City of Vancouver Archives

Vancouver on parade [Pacific National Exhibition parade, 1936]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is an amateur film showing the 1936 Jubilee Pacific National Exhibition parade. Film contains footage of the Burrard Bridge, Stanley Park, an RCMP musical ride at near Jericho Beach, Vancouver Fire Department stunt with the firetruck ladder.

Diamond Jubilee Vancouver from Gilford Hotel

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a film showing views of Vancouver, Stanley Park. And the North Shore mountains from Coal Harbour, horses on street in downtown Vancouver, Marine Building from Burrard Street, Diamond Jubilee Parade footage, and scenes around downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver Diamond Jubilee Parade #2

AM1487-: 2013-047.2
Item
July 1, 1946

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a film showing Diamond Jubilee Parade footage, scenes around downtown Vancouver, and street cars.

Vancouver Jubilee - 1936 - Shirley Temple in crowd

AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.127
Item
1936 (Reproduced 2021)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Photo of child actress Shirley Temple attending the Chinatown exhibition. The exhibition was part of Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Temple is flanked by two White men in uniform (likely police constables), a White woman. In the background we can see Wong Foon Sein (aka head of the Chinese Benevolent Association and dubbed the Mayor of Chinatown).”

Vancouver Jubilee - 1936 - Shirley Temple meets Chinese Acrobat

AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.128
Item
1936 (Reproduced 2021)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Photo of child actress Shirley Temple attending the Chinatown exhibition. The exhibition was part of Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Temple is shaking hands with a young Chinese boy dressed in a silk costume whose stage name was ‘The Little Acrobat.’ Other young Chinese people, dressed in costume are on stage as well as an older man.”

Vancouver Jubilee - 1936 - Shirley Temple seated w umbrella

AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.129
Item
1936 (Reproduced 2021)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Photo of child actress Shirley Temple attending the Chinatown exhibition. The exhibition was part of Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Temple is seated and holding a Chinese parasol.”

Vancouver Jubilee - 1936 - Shirley Temple seated

AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.130
Item
1936 (Reproduced 2021)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Photo of child actress Shirley Temple attending the Chinatown exhibition. The exhibition was part of Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Temple seen sitting on a high chair watching something.”

Kwan Grace

AM1688-S1-F6-: 2021-034.335
Item
1936 (Reproduced 2019)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Hand-painted full length portrait of Grace Kwan, the Chinese Jubilee Queen. Photo was been taken outside the studio. Kwan was one of several jubilee queens crowned in the year that the City of Vancouver celebrated its 50th anniversary. Grace Kwan was 18-years-old when she was crowned Miss Chinese Jubilee Queen. It was 1936 and was celebrating its 50th birthday. Chinatown joined in the festivities by creating a fair ground complete with gates and pagoda. Grace was crowned local queen in a colourful ceremony at WK Gardens Chop Suey Restaurant. Later, she would go on to marry one of the owners of the WK Gardens, Harold Lim. She died at age 29.”

[Chinese pagoda and arch erected at Carrall and Pender Streets for Vancouver Golden Jubilee celebrations]

AM54-S4-: Arch N20
Item
[1936?]

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