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Sunset Van[couver] Airport

Photograph of an airport in Vancouver at sunset. Found in an envelope labelled "Woodwards Pan June 15 - July 27 [19]63". Caption on the back reads "Sunset Van[couver] Airport".

Photographs

Photographs taken by Dick Chambers during the 1950s and 1960s, primarily of mountaineering trips in the Pacific Northwest and BC, but also including family photographs and photographs of the Vancouver and Mt Seymour areas. A large portion of the photos were shot with Ektachrome film.

Granville Bridge - May [19]53 - Norm[adol]

Photographs of the construction of Granville Bridge in May, 1953. Caption on envelope for all photographs reads "Granville Bridge - May [19]53 - Norm[adol]". [Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Seymour Cabin - Mar[ch] 13-14 [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]

  • WA_2019_030-01-015
  • File
  • March 13-14, 1954
  • Part of Dick Chambers

Photographs of Mt. Seymour Cabin, John Holmes, and the view of Vancouver at night from Mt. Seymour.

Captions:
001: "Vancouver Lights from [Mt] Seymour Parking Lot - Mar[ch] 13 [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
002: "[Mt] Seymour Cabin - John Holmes - Mar[ch] 14 [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
003: "[Mt] Seymour Cabin - John Holmes - Mar[ch] 14 [19]54 - Supreme Norm[adol]"

[Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Fire - Wrights Ropes - Sept[ember] [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]

Photographs of an industrial fire at Wrights Canadian Ropes Ltd. in Vancouver. The photographs depict the fire from many angles and also show firefighters attempting to put out the fire. Captions read: "Fire - Wrights Ropes - Sept[ember] [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]". [Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Gran[ville] Bridge - [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]

Photographs of the construction of Granville Bridge in Vancouver. The photos date from May, July, and September 1953.

Captions:
001: "Gran[ville] Bridge - May [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
002: "Gran[ville] Bridge - July [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
003: "Gran[ville] Bridge - May [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
004: [same as 003]
005: [same as 003]
006: [same as 003]
007: "Gran[ville] Bridge - Sept[ember] [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
008: "Granville Bridge from Houseboat - Fall [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"

[Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Vancouver Harbour + Coal Harbour [sic] - May 9 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]

Photographs of a freighter at anchor in Vancouver Harbour, and a rowboat and yacht at Coal Harbour.

Captions:
001: "Vancouver Harbor [sic] - Freighter at anchor - May 9 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
002: "Rowing Shell - Coal Harbor [sic] - May 9 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
003: "Yacht at Club - Coal Harbor [sic] - May 9 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"

[Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Vict[oria] - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]

Photographs of gulls and photographers on the ferry between Victoria and Vancouver, the Parliament buildings in Victoria, the Empress Hotel in Vicotria, a ferry in the harbour, and gulls on the ferry between Victoria and Seattle.

Captions:
001: "Photographers on Boat Deck - Vict[oria]-Van[couver] - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
002: "Gull - Vict[oria]-Van[couver] - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
003: [same as 002]
004: "Parliament Building Windows - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
005: "Victoria - Yacht + Empress Hotel - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
006: "Victoria - Empress Hotel from Harbor [sic] - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
007: "Victoria - Ferry in inner harbor [sic] - Supreme Norm[adol]"
008: "Victoria - Harbor [sic] - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
009: "Gull from Boat - Seattle-Vict[oria] - May 3 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
010: "Gulls on Boat - Seattle-Vict[oria] - May 3[19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"

[Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

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