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The back of the table card showing space for the autographs and a title; also includes advertisment for the music groups that performed (Earle Hill, Cor. Donald, and Ellice from Winnipeg, Manitoba)

McCance draws two rough sketches of an unknown object for a scene for the set for Gypsy. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

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. Dishware is visible on the table in front of them.

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…

McCance renders a setpiece in pencil and subsequently applies wonderful watercolors to render a remarkable image. The image depicts a home set above a cliff in the background, a fishing hut on an island in the middle, and a building with a pier and…

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…

A blank postcard.

[Front] An illustrated postcard showing a mountain range near Vancouver, B.C. [Back] A blank postcard.

Handbill advertising the prices of a map showing the distribution of indigenous groups along the northwestern coast of North America (COAST-1; COAST-2 and COAST-3). This handbill accompanied COAST 1.

Group of children in a classroom. The lesson seems to be on sewing with nine older children and one teacher or supervisor. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken at Elkhorn Residential School. The Elkhorn…

Street with five totems. According to annotations, photograph was taken in Alert Bay.

Program for "A Night at the Marco Polo," in celebration of the year of the tiger in 1962, featuring dinner, music, and dance.

Two children in a field. 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 for Boys…

McCance creates a beautiful Scrim Curtain design in watercolors for the 1959 Revival of Theatre Under the Star's 'Chocolate Soldier.' The Curtain features a house set in a beautiful area with a fence.

A postcard written in black ink (portrait orientation) with pencil numbers in the upper left corner and no postmark.

This menu contains a list of food for sale at the Palomar Supper Club. It contains "Dinners Deluxe," "Chef's Specials," entrees, desserts, and a choice of tea, coffee, or milk. The cover of the menu contains an illustration…

A black-and-white photograph of a a half-darkened opera set depicting a smll courtyard ringed by high stone walls underneath the watchful gaze of a large angel statue. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers looks out from stage-right, into an…

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…

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

Carver with a feast dish in front of a house. There are five children and one adult in the background. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

McCance draws rough sketches of curtains and an outdoor scene on the verso of the sketches for Gypsy Act 1, sc. 7 (verso). Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

Commercial off-print of text accompanying map showing distribution of indigenous groups in British Columbia ca. 1850 (GOV-3; GOV-4).

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. Dishware is visible on the table in front of them. This table photo does not contain…

Typed letter from the Ladies' Auxiliary of the International Woodworkers of America to the Marco Polo Restaurant. The letter refers to plans for a group of ladies from the Auxiliary to dine at the restaurant, and expresses appreciation for…