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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…

Red card stock with white text which reads "You're A Stranger Just Once at Amato's Supper Club" and has the two addresses for the supper club (Vancouver & Portland below); has a Christmas style

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the upper deck of the "Cotton Blossom" overlooking the water and the far shore. The scene portrays the dreariness of a rainy day. Created for the 1958 Theatre Under the Stars production…

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

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.

Typed letter from the vice-president expressing thanks for a previously held luncheon on behalf of the Vancouver Magigals. The letter also refers to an enclosed cheque to pay for the luncheon.

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…

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…

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