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McCance draws several sketches of Bottom's Mask for Midsummer's Night Dream. Labeled "Prop's Sheet 1." Unknown production of a Midsummer's Night Dream.

Totem with a building in the background and a boat in the foreground with low tide. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

McCance creates a setpiece in watercolors depicting a vivid impression of flats within Greenwich Village, New York City. Created for the Wonderful Town production of 1962.

A black-and-white photograph of a half-darkened opera set, depicting a dusty courtyard ringed with a low brick and iron wall. At stage-left the sign on a building reads "Hotel du Midi," while barren trees reach into the shadows at stage-…

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.…

Exterior of Marco Polo on the southwest corner of Pender & Columbia in Vancouver's Chinatown. Photograph looks westward, to the restaurant's front entrance and large square signboard.

This photo contains a group of six people standing in front of a wall at the Palomar Supper Club. The group is composed of two Black men, two white men, and two white women, and they are smiling for the camera.

This photo contains a group of six people standing in front of a wall at the Palomar Supper Club. The group is composed of two Black men, two white men, and two white women, and they are smiling for the camera.

Colour photo of a chef serving barbecued meats.

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.

Winter view of the main school building in Shingwauk Residential School, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Shingwauk school opened in 1873 in Garden River, ON, burning down within days of opening. It was replaced two years later with a school built…

A tumbledown series of large post and lintel structures are rendered on a dark construction paper background in garish pastel reds, blues, greens, and yellows. A pennant waves from atop a heap of stony rubble, the only sign of movement. Created for…

A blank back of the table card with four staples

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

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 a set design in watercolors depicting the slightly drab auditorium and stage of the "Cotton Blossom" featuring pink curtains. Created for the 1958 Theatre Under the Stars production of "Showboat."

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. Above the watercolor is a…

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.