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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…

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 Robert Wright's operetta Song of Norway by Theatre Under the Stars.…

The table card folded so that it shows the flaps that enclose the picture

A blank back of the table card with four staples

Sleigh with one person on top and two horses on the front.

McCance creates a fully black cover to obscure parts of an unknown set design. The Cover also features internal borders featuring flowers and consists of a large empty space for part of a set design to show through.

Ten signatures on the card; with some of them being on the same line but most have their own line

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…

red shutters

McCance sketches an odd object with unique squares on the verso of watercolor depicting a team's locker room. Created for the Production of Damn Yankees, 1958.

Letter explaining the reasoning and justification for the orientation of a new map showing the distribution of indigenous groups along the northwestern coast of North America (COAST-1; COAST-2 and COAST-3). This letter accompanied COAST 1.

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the stage's show portal. It features intricate folds to create the illusion of the existence of rocks. Created for the 1963 Vancouver Opera Association's production of Norma.

The table card folded so that it shows the flaps that enclose the picture

Twelve people by the shore with hunted animals. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken near Alert Bay.

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 Robert Wright's operetta Song of Norway by Theatre Under the Stars.…

Approximately 40 children walking in line. 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…

Black & white photo of six people, equal numbers men and women, seated at a table in the Cave; the couple on the right is a young couple while the other two couples are older; the men are all wearing dark suits with patterned ties and the women…

McCance creates a set design in watercolors that is rather eye catching. A pink ladder, and pink bucket, and pink stars are featured prominantly. This set was for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars production of Carousel.

Facsimile map depicting Lewis And Clark's trek across Western North America (1804-1806). Map is a copy by Lewis of a map by Clark and includes notations about indigenous territory as well as population numbers for various tribes. Several rivers…

McCance creates set designs in watercolors for the Vancouver Ballet Society's Playhouse Performances of Coppelia. Set Designs for Acts 1, 2, and 3 show minimalistic, yet beautiful, decorations. Scenes 1 and 3 depict full light while scene 2…

McCance draws a rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring a 1926 Buick that will be part of the show for 3 minutes in Act 1, Scene 3. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

Map of distribution of indigenpus ethnic groups ca. 1850. Map was produced by the Government of British Columbia in 1956. Divisions are based on linguistic groups and include demarcation by language family; language group and dialect groups. GOV-4…

Black and white exterior shot of Marco Polo restaurant with a sandwich board standing in front.

Drink menu for Marco Polo, featuring a comprehensive selection of special cocktails and spirits.