[Billy (W.M.) Stark seated near bear pit and monkey house at Stanley Park Zoo]
- AM54-S4-: SGN 979
- Item
- [1898?]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
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[Billy (W.M.) Stark seated near bear pit and monkey house at Stanley Park Zoo]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Bear in tree at zoo, Stanley Park]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
Part of Major Matthews collection
People viewing deer in paddock near Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows bears in the zoo
Family movies from 1928 - early roll - Ruby, Chris, Kay - wedding, Valleen etc.
Part of George Thompson fonds
Item is a film consisting of several amateur films that have been spliced together. Footage documents the life of the George and Ruby (nee Wood) Thompson family from approximately 1928-1961. The film includes footage of significant family events such as the couple’s courtship, engagement and 1930 wedding, bringing home their baby daughter Valleen, and Christmas celebrations and holiday meals. Film also includes footage of numerous family scenes and subjects such as playing at the beach, picnicking, swimming, the family’s houses and pets, daughters Valleen and Hellene, and George and Ruby tending to and riding horses.
Film also includes footage of Vancouver attractions, including the Thompsons skiing and playing in the snow at Grouse Mountain circa 1928, and visiting the Stanley Park ornamental gardens and zoo in the 1930s.
The order of the stock date years of the films is as follows: 1929, 1926, 1928, 1939, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1959, 1955, 1946, 1961, 1948 and 1947.
Len and Mabel in Stanley Park, monkey house behind
Stanley Park Zoo, children zoo
Part of Major Matthews collection
B.C. Peat, Stanley Park, Indian River, Airport
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film containing footage of the BC peat plant construction in Delta, the Vancouver Airport featuring Lew Parry rocket structure, planes taking off and landing with North Shore Mountains in the background, scenes of Stanley Park, Lions Gate Bridge, Scenes from somewhere else outside Vancouver (Howe Sound?). Hikers walking through a river valley.
Monkey Island, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
Stanley Park, bear cage with two polar bears and two grizzly bears
Item is a documentary film documenting the Stanley Park Zoo. The film contains footage of various animals at the zoo including Nanook the polar bear, penguins, Oscar the baby seal living with the penguins, seals, sea lions, monkeys, peacocks, pigeons, flamingos, and ducks. The footage of the animals is narrated by Fred Davis. Davis also interviews the curator of the zoo, Alan Best, who talks about his career, his Labrador retriever, and the challenges of diet and climate change for some of the animals at the zoo.
[The seal pool and monkey enclosure in zoo at Stanley Park]
[The seal pool and monkey enclosure in zoo at Stanley Park]
[Black bear in zoo at Stanley Park]
[Penguins in zoo at Stanley Park]
Part of Ernie Reksten fonds
Part of Ernie Reksten fonds
"Canon FX"
Part of Ernie Reksten fonds
Part of Ernie Reksten fonds
Part of Ernie Reksten fonds
Polar bear in Stanley Park Zoo
Part of Vancouver Express fonds
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.
Polar bear from Stanley Park Zoo with rubber tire around its neck
Part of Vancouver Express fonds
Item is a photograph showing a polar bear from Stanley Park zoo with rubber tire around its neck. Caption from Vancouver Express: "How do you change a bear tire? That's the question facing officials at Stanley Park Zoo since one of the polar bears decided to don a tire for neck-wear. It's a quandry not covered by the Michelin Guide."
[Marsupial exhibition sign at the Stanley Park Zoo]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Wildlife : camel eating fibre, Trachycarpus fortunei, San Diego Zoo
Wildlife : rhinoceros, Chester Zoo
Wildlife : panther, Chester Zoo
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.
Image is of an elephant, likely at the Oregon Zoo.
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.
Wildlife : lowland gorilla, Chester Zoo
Stanley Park Zoological Society
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.