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Tan card stock with menu typed on it; menu is divided into Beverage Service (includes water & ice, various types of pops, and fruit juices) and Chef's Specials (includes 5 different options)

This table photo contains two men and two women, who are presumably couples. They are smiling at the camera as they sit around a table at the Palomar Supper Club. Dishware and bottles are visible on the table in front of them. This table photo does…

Minister by the entrance of a church. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken at Elkhorn (Washakada) Residential School. The Elkhorn Residential School started as the Washakada Home for Girls and the Kasota…

McCance creates a set design in vibrant watercolors depicting a hallway in Monsieur Beaunoir's beuatiful mansion. Created for the 13th act of Theatre Under The Stars' 1954 production "New Moon."

Ten girls dressed up with the Girl Guides' uniform. According to annotation on the slide, photograph was taken at Elkhorn (Washakada) Residential School. The Elkhorn Residential School started as the Washakada Home for Girls and the Kasota Home…

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Produced for a 1953 production of Charles Rudolf Friml's operetta Rose-Marie by Theatre Under the Stars…

Glass lantern slide of a dormitory. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken at Elkhorn (Washakada) Residential School. The Elkhorn Residential School started as the Washakada Home for Girls and the Kasota Home…

McCance creates a setpiece in ornate watercolor depicting three stages, the center being prominant. The production title and date is unknown, however it was created for Acts 2, 3, and 5.

A cover for the table card that shows a wide-range view of the inside of the Cave Supper Club with the logo in the top left and the title in the bottom right; they are also advertising the music of Henry Scammell

Full scrapbook page containing colour paper leaflets for visiting acts to the Marco Polo: René Paulo Quartet, Bill Haley and His Comets, Harvey Lowe "World Yo Yo Champion," and "Jim and Pati and the Sparklers."

McCance creates a watercolor featuring a side cutout view of a lean-to shanty from Theatre Under the Star's 1954 production of ""Oklahoma"" set against a dark background surounded by a purple edge. Covering this watercolor…

Building from afar. According to annotation, building was Elkhorn (Washakada) Residential School. The Elkhorn Residential School started as the Washakada Home for Girls and the Kasota Home for Boys were established in the village of Elkhorn, MB in…

McCance draws a shaded region on the back of the rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring the two hotel rooms Act 1, Scene 6. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

A menu and programme printed on red paper with silver text for a special reception by the Vancouver Chinese Community in honour of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

Black and white photograph with slight sepia tone; large group of people (19 people), which is made up of 11 men and 8 women, standing or sitting along one side of the table; they all are enjoying themselves and a few of them look to be laughing

This menu contains a list of food for sale at the Palomar Supper Club. It contains a selection of entrees, vegetables, and desserts, as well as a choice of tea, coffee, or milk. The menu also provides information to purchase tickets for upcoming…

The Marco Polo Scrapbooks are invaluable historical artifacts of Vancouver’s Chinatown nightlife in the 1960s and 1970s. The two books - containing photographs, menus, posters, letters, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera - catalogue the…

McCance draws a set design in pencil featuring large palace's internal columns and external balcony. Created for an unknown production.

McCance draws three features and the floor plan of a set design featuring rotatable entrances to a building. Created for an unknown production, but Vancouver Ballet Society's 1965 production of ""Coppelia"" or Theatre Under…

Five children in playing attitude with the sea in the background. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay and the children might have been students at St. Michael's Residential School. The…

A handwritten message titled "A Birthday Toast" which is written for Christine and Pauline for their 21st birthdays from P.F.

The backside of a black-and-white photograph, showing where tape once held a transparent cover in place. All that remains are darkened stains from that adhesive and the number '16' scrawled in pencil.

McCance creates a set design in watercolors for Act 2, scene 2, of the 1959 Revival of Theatre Under the Stars production of 'The Chocolate Soldier.' Set depicts a room with a short staircase and elevated platform.