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Bowser family photograph album

Item is a leather bound and painted photo album containing 51 portraits in carte de visite and cabinet card format, with occasional light hand colouring. The people depicted in the album are unidentified with the exception of one photograph of W.J. Bowser, LL.B. Most of the portraits are of adults, with only a few of babies. The photographs are from several different countries as photographer's markings from Saint John (N.B.), Moncton (N.B.), Vancouver (B.C.), Boston (Mass.), and Liverpool (England) are visible on some of the cards.

Bowser family photograph album, Vancouver and Victoria

Item is a leather bound and painted photo album containing 16 family portraits in cabinet card format. The family name Bowser can be seen on the back of one of the photographs, but none of the people depicted in the album are identified by name. The photographs are from photographers in Victoria and Vancouver. Album pages have colourful designs and imagery printed around the card spaces.

Canadian Press Famous Players

Item is a photograph of a group of Famous Players personnel with S.S. Fitzgibbons, Canadian President of Famous Players, pictured center. Names annotated on back of photo: "Mrs. A.W. Easthom, Mrs. Neil Path, Lou Karp, S.B. Ellerington, E.B. Marshall, S.R. Martin, W.H. Taylor, W.E. McCartney, A.S. Summers, W.S.L. Pacey, W. Bennett, Carl Rau, Claude Smith."

[Cast of] Stage Door, presented by Vancouver Masquers

Item is a photograph of the cast of the 1938 Vancouver Masquers presentation of "Stage Door" taken on set. The production was directed by Yvonne Firkins and played November 7, 8 and 9. The photograph is signed on the matte border by the cast members. Signatures, back row, from left to right: Yvonne Firkins, Alice [Meiers], Jack Haley, [Milo Dawes], E. A. Lucas, Rosemary Rogers (seated), Danny [McConel], Ken J. McKenzie, Eric [undecipherable]heim, Bill Plommer, [Harly] Rhodes, Anabell Edwards, Jennie Plommer, Molly Land, Jo Thompson. Front row, from left to right: [Marrily] Webster, Mary [Leask], Irene [undecipherable], Daphnie [undecipherable], Mary [Clover], Ethel [Brean], Nora [undecipherable], George Weston, Heather Grey, May Fletcher, and Muriel Davis.

Champion Hose Team of B.C.

Item is a photograph portrait of the firefighters of the 1887 B.C. champion hose team. The individuals in the photograph are (left to right): Back row: J. Moran, W. Hamilton, R. Rutherford, D. Biggar. Middle row: Hugh Campbell, J. Taylor, J. McDonald, J. McKenzie, W. H. Saunders. Front: Captain J. A. Mateer.

Commercial League & City Champions, 1914

Item is a photograph of 1914 commercial league baseball city champions with trophy, 1914. Pictured top row (L-R): R. Solloway (R.F.), T.H. Richardson (pitcher), J. McWhinney (pitcher), H.F. Devlin (pitcher), J.C. Ralston (2ndB.) Middle row: O.L. Stout (1stB.), D. McKenzie (M.G.R.), R. Bullard (Capt.), H. Solloway (L.F.). Bottom row: L. Solloway (3rdB.), L.M.Leach (catcher), L. Bullard (C.F.).

Composite photograph of 35 classmates

Item is a photograph of a portrait composite created by Wm. Notman & Sons, with a background engraving by Eugene L'Africain. Cut-out, full body portraits of young men in scholar's robes were combined with the engraved background to create the original composite photograph: this is a photographic copy. The only identified individual is W.J. Bowser LL.B, (bearded man, seated third to the right of stairs).

Conductors and motor men at Mount Pleasant Barn

Item is a photograph showing conductors and motor men at Mount Pleasant Barn. Mt. Pleasant streetcar and several other streetcars in background. Pictured front row (L-R): Jack Frizzell, Anderson, Grant, Geo. Lenfesty, Jim McCann, Snider, C. Bennett, Andy Keith, Wm. Braim, Ed Manning, Harry Hews (sitting on ground beside dog). Pictured centre row: Jack Howes, Hank Cameron, Tom Routley, McNab, Geo. Martin, John Tibb, Jim Barton, Ave Ross, Bob Brunt, John Perry, Charley Tanner. Pictured back row: Jack Paxman, Harry Vanderwalker, Jim Marshall, Harry Gibbs, McLennan, Brearton, Ross, Paddy Davis, John Jefferies, Jack Clode, Geo. Sherman, Jack Gardner, Harry Hews (on top of car).

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