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This table photo contains six people smiling and sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club. There are three men and three women who are presumably couples. Several bottles of Canada Dry Ginger Ale are visible on the table in front of them.

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

Black and white photo of four "China Dolls," regular dancers at the Marco Polo Restaurant, posing with various hand gestures.

This menu contains a list of the food for sale at the Palomar Supper Club. It contains a selection of supper specials, a la carte items, and non-alcoholic drinks, which are labeled as "minerals - pints." The menu also contains decorative…

Black and white photo of four "China Dolls," regular dancers at the Marco Polo Restaurant. They are wearing bright costumes and hair decorations, and pose with hands on hips.

Waterfront view of Alert Bay with Saint Michael's Residential School. According to annotations, slide is set number 3063.

The back of the card with two signatures (of Pauline and Christine) and a date stamped on it as well as the "The Cave Supper Club"; it also promotes the music of Earle Hill

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the burlap legs of the stage's show portal. Created for the 1963 Vancouver Opera Association's production of Norma.

Colour photograph #1 of 2, of a musical group performing on Marco Polo's stage. The group consists of 4 men in matching red suit jackets and one woman in sequinned pantsuit on vocals. Behind them are three more musicians, with one on a brass…

Colour photo of a packed venue at the Marco Polo: people dance onstage, while musicians play in the background; diners sit and eat at tables; women in bunny outfits serve or entertain.

This table photo contains four people sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club who appear middle-aged. There are two men and two women, who are presumably couples. They are smiling softly at the camera, and dishware is visible on their…

This table photo contains a group of seven people, composed of three women and four men. They are sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club and smiling at the camera. Handwritten labels identify the subjects of the photo as "Gerry,…

A black-and-white photograph of a crowded stage, with a number of opera characters crowded into a large town courtyard. The buildings in the background have a strange and irregular geometry, and the dress of the characters is decidedly 19th century…

Red card stock with white text which details when the opening days are, advertises Continental Style Dinners, times of food service, times for dancing, and times for floor shows

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.

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-…

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.