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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.

Item is an image of the starboard side of the train ferry Alaska underway.

Matchbook (closed view) in orange, black and grey, with art deco design, from the Hotel Mayflower. Contact details and a stylized presentation of the hotel's exterior. Matchbook (open view) in orange, black, and grey, with art deco design, from…

Located in page 26 of a scrapbook titled, "Historical Events Volume 3."

Mary Hirose (nee Uyeyama)'s brother Tsutomu Uyeyama (aka Charlie)'s funeral at Kelowna cemetary, Kelowna, BC

This menu contains a list of alcoholic drinks and some food for sale at the Arctic Club. The food is included under sandwiches and club specials, while multiple types of alcohlic beverages are offered including cocktails, wines, beers, "…

This item is a request for payment of the bill for services recieved at the Arctic Club for a Mr D. R. Pattie. Items bought include a Set Soda.

Item is a blank exercise book used by students to practice their Chinese writing. Pages are formatted as a grid.

One of Jean Paul Riopelle's (1923-2002) masterpieces, L’Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg, is highlighted on the $2 commemorative circulation coin that celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth (1923-2023). Each colourized $2 coin, bearing a…

Tan paper with "autographs" written in cursive in the top left corner on an angle; below are three lines for autographs and some music notation

Arctic Club napkin. Two bears in hats stand on their hind legs on a circle of ice.

Joe Uyeyama and Hideo Uyeyama on ferry boat deck on the way back from Victoria College

The Festival Syllabus details the competitions that participants could enter during the first Choral Festival Kathaumixw. It gives a description of what must be performed for each competition, who can perform and what the prize monies are for the…

This table photo includes a young man and woman who are presumably a couple. The man's arm is wrapped around the woman's shoulders, and both are smiling and looking at the camera. Behind the couple are some large empty tables with white…

This item is a membership card to the Arctic Club in the year 1954, for a Mr Colin Shariff. The front is a rainbow gradient with an image of a polar bear making up the shape of the card.

McCance draws a rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring signage for Jocko's Kiddies Show. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

McCance sketches a vertical view of the New Moon on the verso of a Watercolor depicting the horizontal view of the New Moon. Created for the 21st act of Theatre Under The Stars' 1954 production "New Moon."

McCance creates a set piece in watercolors depicting a wonderful scene featuring the throneroom where the wedding will take place. It also provides intricate details for the staircase banister. Set Design produced for unknown production for unknown…

Matchbook from the Carousel Room with image of a circus on outside cover. Inside cover promotes Doric ownership of hotel.

Item is an image is of the port side of the vessel Agapanthus. Image is blurry and out of focus.

Item is an image of the starboard side of the train ferry Alaska's bow damage taken while in harbour.

Letter from the Secretary at the USSR embassy in London to Sydney (Syd) Balarsky. Annotated by Syd typewriter and handwritten notes and forwarded to Susan Tolway. The letter discusses the location of the town Zidikai.