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Surf Board Rider
The image shows a Hawaiian surfer on the beach, in traditional clothing known as loin cloth. This clearly shows that much of the Hawaiian culture is still present and significant in some natives regardless of the influence of missionaries.…
Cairus family with croquet equipment
This 12.3 by 17.4cm black and white photograph depicts a typical British Columbian family, dressed in Victorian style clothing. This may have been the family portrait within their household during the later stages of the 19th century. All of the six…
Kwakiutl Songs
The earliest surviving sound recordings from 19th century British Columbia feature a funeral song, healing incantations and a gambling song all performed by Tom Haimasela. The round phonograph cylinders were used as methods to record sound and were…
Map of City of Vancouver Parks
A base map from the City of Vancouver Engineering Department with the City’s parks hand-coloured in green. The base map was created in 1978, with the hand drawing demarcating the City’s parks added in 1980. The map identifies city blocks, the…