Monkey Island, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
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- [ca. 1950]
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Monkey Island, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
[Black bear in zoo at Stanley Park]
[Penguins in zoo at Stanley Park]
[The seal pool and monkey enclosure in zoo at Stanley Park]
[The seal pool and monkey enclosure in zoo at Stanley Park]
Stanley Park, three bison in their enclosure
Item is a photograph of three bison walking in their enclosure in Stanley Park. The photograph was taken from the road to Brockton, looking northwest. A cabin is visible in the upper right background.
Stanley Park, three bison grazing in their enclosure
Item is a photograph of three bison grazing in their enclosure in Stanley Park. The photograph was taken from the road to Brockton, looking northwest. A cabin is visible in the upper right background.
Stanley Park, composite of six bison in their enclosure
Item is a photograph of a composite image showing six bison grazing in their enclosure in Stanley Park. The composite image uses two photographs of three bison taken from the same location. The join is visible in the middle of the image and the composite image is shown pinned to a wooden background.
Stanley Park, bear cage with two polar bears and two grizzly bears
Mrs. McCulloch, Vancouver park
[Christmas and] Coronado 1956 [and] spring and summer at home
Item is an amateur film documenting a trip to Coronado, California. Film documents people on a beach, a zoo (likely the San Diego Zoo), golfing, swimming, boating, and the Hotel del Coronado. Film also documents Victoria, B.C. harbour and the British Columbia Parliament Building.
Misc. July 64, First Xmas, Banff Jasper 66
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film containing home movie footage showing Christmas scenes, ships in Burrard Inlet, Lion's Gate Bridge, views of the North Shore, Stanley Park Zoo and train, children and infants playing, scenery around the Okanagan Valley and Bow Lake in Alberta.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Film is a travelogue showcasing scenery, attractions and industry in the Vancouver area. Film contains general and aerial views of Vancouver, plus sequences of the harbour, Vancouver International Airport, Stanley Park, UBC, the Vancouver International Festival and the PNE. Industry is depicted through shots of a sawmill, a fish cannery, a foundry and a shipyard (where the vessel Yukon is launched). Water sports, golf and skiing at Grouse Mountain are shown, as well as Queen Elizabeth Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Granville Street at night and a White Spot drive-in. Individuals involved with the production of the film include: Jim Richardson (script), David Bennett (director), A.J.H. Pullinger (cinematography), Norma Jackson (editing), Lloyd Stump (sound), Saba Bros. Limited (gowns), Marguerite Roozeboom (art direction), recorded by Telesound, Lew Perry (producer).
Silver Lodge Colour - Dogs/Cats/Kids [B&W]
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film containing both black and white and colour footage. Colour portion of film shows rural area, a body of water with tugboat and barge, horse back riding at the Silver Lodge Riding Academy and candid shots of people on horses. Black and white portion shows a residential area (possibly Vancouver), kids and young men playing catch in the backyard, woman feeding treats to cats and a dog doing tricks, Hastings street showing various hotels and retail buildings, the BC Electric building, the Carnegie Library, playground with people on teeter-totters and swings (probably in Stanley Park), grizzly bears at the zoo (probably Stanley Park, the entrance to the Stanley Park Causeway and Vancouver City Hall.
Sawmill fire and Jake Loeppky family
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is an amateur film documenting family life and a sawmill fire in Vancouver. The film consists of home movie footage filmed by Jake Loeppky, including footage of Queen Elizabeth Park, the Stanley Park Zoo, children playing at the family home in Burnaby, children swimming, and the family entertaining at home. The film also includes footage of a logging camp, a large dam, bears, and people waterskiing. Of particular note is several minutes of footage of the five-alarm fire that destroyed the B.C. Forest Products plant and lumber storage facility at 999 West 6th Avenue on July 3, 1960.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is an amateur film documenting Vancouver and Vancouver Island. Film contains images of ski lifts; mountain scenery; cruise ships; the ferry ride to Vancouver Island; Victoria Inner Harbour and the BC Parliament Buildings; Butchart Gardens, particularly the Japanese and Sunken Gardens; MacMillan Park; Lions Gate Bridge; Stanley Park, including images of trails and the Zoo; and Alouette Lake.
Vancouver Aquarium and Stanley Park
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a documentary film documenting the seals at the Stanley Park Zoo and other tourist attractions in Stanley Park. Film documents seals swimming and being watched by crowds at Zoo, as well as people visiting the Stanley Park Gardens and posing with the totem poles on Brockton Point.
Stanley Park, the VanDusen Garden, and the visit of the Kaiwo Maru
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park, the VanDusen Botanical Display Garden, and the visit to Vancouver of the Japanese tall ship the Kaiwo Maru. Footage taken at the VanDusen Garden includes the garden entrance, the administration/library/classroom building, flower beds, roses, trees, ponds, lily pads, blue herons, a starling, and stone sculptures. Footage from Stanley Park includes crowds at the Stanley Park Junction, children and adults riding the Stanley Park Miniature Railway, people watching bears at the Stanley Park Zoo, and other zoo animals including flamingoes and seals. Film also includes footage taken from a sail boat of the Kaiwo Maru in English Bay surrounded by numerous pleasurecraft, with a group of the Kaiwo Maru's crew standing on her bow. The film also includes footage of Vancouver Harbour, downtown Vancouver, and cruise ships at berth as viewed from the deck of a sail boat.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing the San Diego Zoo, San Francisco, driving through the Redwoods, Wayne McCuaig in Boy Cubs, trip to Kelowna, Mara Lake and Fraser Canyon, volleyball at camp, picking blackberries and water skiing.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film containing home movie footage filmed by Allan Crocker. The film shows Stanley Park including the Stanley Park zoo, birds and the Dining Pavilion; Coal Harbour; the Lion's Gate Bridge; Queen Elizabeth Park; a trip to [Caribou?]; an airport; and Christmas celebrations at the Crocker residence, 7347 West Boulevard.
Wildlife : lowland gorilla, Chester Zoo
Wildlife : rhinoceros, Chester Zoo
Wildlife : panther, Chester Zoo
Image is of an elephant, likely at the Oregon Zoo.
Wildlife : camel eating fibre, Trachycarpus fortunei, San Diego Zoo
Alligators and turtles at Hastings Park
Part of Stuart Thomson fonds
Canadian Youth Hostel bike hike [in front of the grizzly bear cage at the zoo]
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Item is a home movie. Footage includes a sailboat filmed from the shore, a polar bear in Stanley Park, a monkey in a cage, Queen Elizabeth Park, ocean waves, a float plane, a winter scene, and scenes of downtown shot from a moving vehicle.
Vancouver - Pacific Celebration [French narration]
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. The film won several awards at film festivals including: Chris Plaque - Best Travel Film, at Columbus International Film Festival; a Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival; the Canuck Award - 2nd Place Best Canadian Travel Film, Canadian Travel Association; a Bronze Award at the Film and Television Festival of New York; and a Certificate of Merit - Recreation at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Producer and director of photography: Robert S. Rodvik; Director and supervising editor: Michael J. Collier; Original music composed and arranged by Ralph Dyck; Narrator: Art Hives; Narration script: Keith Cutler; Laboratory: Alpha Cine Service Ltd.; Electronic Instruments Courtesy of Roland Corp.; Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; New Horizon Film Productions MCMLXXVI.
The English narration is on channel 1 and the French narration is on channel 2.
Allscreen - Vancouver - reel #2
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film consists of raw footage of scenes of Vancouver used in the video postcard "Vancouver - The World in a City." Footage features the City of Vancouver, and includes harbour views, the train in Stanley Park loading and unloading tourists as well as the train ride views; including some zoo animals, children at the petting zoo, Granville Island; especially the Public Market, False Creek Ferries, a view of the Granville Street bridge, the Burrard Street bridge and views from the Granville Street bridge looking downtown. Silent film.
Vancouver - The World in a City
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Item is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. It features several aerial views of the city and highlights the many activities available to enjoy in or near the city. Film also shows the Expo 86 site under construction. Directed and edited by Mike Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Tom Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau. Produced by Yaletown Productions.
BC [British Columbia] postcard - The Rockies to the Pacific
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film is a promotional video for the province of British Columbia. Focusing on different sections of the province in turn the video highlights the features and tourist attractions of each. According to the donor this is most likely the original of the final production with sound and image. Director Mike [Michael] Collier; cinematography Norm Keziere, Dave Geddes, Bob Asgeirsson, Bill Rounds, Tommy Tompkins, and John Anderson; editor Rober Brandreth-Gibbs; research Sharon McGowan; narration script Don White and Sharon McGowan, narrator Art Hives; video services Post Haste Video; film lab Alpha Cine Services; sound mix Pinewood Studios; special thanks to Tourism British Columbia. Produced by Yaletown Productions. b&w 00:10:57-00:11:04 and 00:18:47-00:19:22.
BC [British Columbia] postcard - The Rockies to the Pacific [Japanese version]
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film is a promotional video for the province of British Columbia this version has Japanese narration. Focusing on different sections of the province in turn the video highlights the features and tourist attractions of each. According to the donor this is most likely the original of the final production with sound and image. Director Mike [Michael] Collier; cinematography Norm Keziere, Dave Geddes, Bob Asgeirsson, Bill Rounds, Tommy Tompkins, and John Anderson; editor Rober Brandreth-Gibbs; research Sharon McGowan; narration script Don White and Sharon McGowan, narrator Art Hives; video services Post Haste Video; film lab Alpha Cine Services; sound mix Pinewood Studios; special thanks to Tourism British Columbia. Produced by Yaletown Productions. Ends with an advertisement for 'Canada's Best Selling Video Postcard Series.' b&w 00:10:57-00:11:04 and 00:18:47-00:19:22.
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Item is "Vancouver - Spectacular By Nature;" the last in the series of video post cards; released in 1994. The film features footage of Vancouver and the surrounding area highlighting the activities and attractions available to visitors. The final five minutes of the film features a couple of minutes of archival footage of Vancouver as a way to celebrate and acknowledge its 100 year history. Directed and edited by Mike [Michael] Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Bob Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Produced by Yaletown Productions Inc. b&w from 00:21:43-00:22:40.
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Item is "Vancouver - Spectacular By Nature;" the last in the series of video post cards; released in 1994. The film features footage of Vancouver and the surrounding area highlighting the activities and attractions available to visitors. The final five minutes of the film features a couple of minutes of archival footage of Vancouver as a way to celebrate and acknowledge its 100 year history. Directed and edited by Mike [Michael] Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Bob Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Produced by Yaletown Productions Inc. b&w from 00:21:43-00:22:40.
Crowd watching polar bear at Stanley Park
Crowd watching polar bear at Stanley Park
Bear Pit [polar bears at Stanley Park]
Part of William Orson Banfield fonds
Stanley Park Zoo, children zoo
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Mayor Alsbury Nurses a Little Koala Bear, Sydney Zoo
Part of Major Matthews collection
The Mayor and his wife were guests on the first all-jet airplane service between Canada and Australia
[Bear in tree at zoo, Stanley Park]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
["Trotsky", the Siberian bear, at the Stanley Park Zoo]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.