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Room with Christmas decorations. Room seems to be the same as the one described as the dining room at Elkhorn Residential School, item no. 897 fonds 008 Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds, from the Anglican Church of…

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. A small detail image of a forest is included in the bottom left corner. Created for an unknown production in…

Four couples pose for the picture together with two couples standing and two sitting at the table

Nineteen people (adults and children) taking flowers to a grave. Based on the rest of the collection and general aspect, photograph might have been taken in Carcross, Yukon and the grave might be of Bishop Bompas, first Bishop of Selkirk (later…

McCance draws a rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring the Chinese restaurant from Act 1, Scene 7. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

Winter village with a church.

Colour photo of 10 Marco Polo guests seated around a round table bearing a "lazy Susan" and various food dishes. Behind them is what appears to be a stylized painting of a ginkgo tree and crane.

Group of 12 people seated or standing at a table; there are 6 women and 6 men; some of the men are in military uniform

Autographs of eight people, with the women in one section, and men in the other, and the title of the supper club

Church. Based on the rest of the collection and general aspect, photograph might have been taken in Carcross, Yukon and the church might be the St. Saviour's Anglican church. Item is similar to item no. P 166, fonds 365 Henry Hooper Marsh…

Business card of Victor Louie, manager of the Marco Polo.

A black-and-white photograph of a stage with a man and woman sitting on a bench, illuminated by spotlight. A painted road in the background stretches towards a darkened horizon with snow-capped mountains. From the point of the photographer it is…

Black and white photo of Victor Louie, owner of Marco Polo, tasting a dish prepared by chef, who holds up the dish.

Two couples seated at a table with one man wearing military uniform

Laundry room. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken at Elkhorn Residential School. The Elkhorn Residential School started as the Washakada Home for Girls and the Kasota Home for Boys were established in the…

McCance draws numerous rough sketches of various scenes for the set for Gypsy. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

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 Sigmund Romberg's operetta Desert Song by Theatre Under the Stars.…

Woman, two children, and a dog in front of a house. 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…

Colour photo of 10 Marco Polo guests seated around a square table - possibly a celebration as suggested by the presence of balloons.

Nine children in costumes in front of a building. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in 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. Created for an unknown production in 1953 by Theatre Under the Stars. Initialed by Gail McCance.

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 draws numerous rough sketches of various scenes for the set for Gypsy. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.