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.

Photographs taken by Dick Chambers during the 1950s and 1960s, primarily of mountaineering trips in the Pacific Northwest and BC.

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.]

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.]

Photographs of trees in the Summer of 1955, the view East up False Creek from Granville Bridge in Vancouver in the Spring of 1955, a sunken boat being towed near Clay's Wharf in Vancouver in the Fall of 1953, the Sauk River on a trip to Mt Pugh on May 22, 1955, and two women standing on the deck of a boat.

Captions:
001: "Trees - ? - 1955 - Summer - Plux X Home Photo"
002: "View East up False Creek from Granville Bridge - Spring [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo"
003-004: "Clay's Wharf - Sunken Boat being towed in Fall [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]"
005: "Mt Pugh Trip - May 22 [19]55 - Sauk River - No Print - Plus X Home Photo"
006: "Roy Schofield Sailing - Spring [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo"

Photograph of Clay's Wharf on Granville Island in Vancouver in the fall of 1953. Caption reads: "Clay's Wharf - Pilings + buildings on Gran[ville] Is[land] - Fall [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]". [Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

Photographs of seagulls on the ferry between Vancouver and Nanaimo on December 24, 1953. Captions read: "Gulls - Van[couver]-Nan[aimo] - Dec[ember] 24 [19]53 - Supreme Norm[adol]". [Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos.]

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.]

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.]

Photograph of North Vancouver Ferry Wharf with Vancouver in the distance. Caption reads: "Vancouver from North Vancouver Ferry Wharf - Spring 1953 - (Doris) - Plus X Normadol". [Normadol refers to Ansco Normadol fine grain developer, used to develop the photos. '(Doris)' implies that Doris Chambers took the photo.]