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- Title
- 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 1 of 3)
- Contributor(s)
- Shaparla, Willis (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 1984
- Language
- English
- Description
- Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
- Extent
- 00:34:36, 00:34:36
- Subject(s)
- On to Ottawa trek, Bloody Sunday (1938), Depressions - 1929, Protests, Occupations, Labour unions, Police
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Carnegie Stories
- Title
- 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 2 of 3)
- Contributor(s)
- Shaparla, Willis (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 1984
- Language
- English
- Description
- Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
- Extent
- 00:29:34, 00:29:34
- Subject(s)
- On to Ottawa trek, Bloody Sunday (1938), Depressions - 1929, Protests, Occupations, Labour unions, Police
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Carnegie Stories
- Title
- 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 3 of 3)
- Contributor(s)
- Shaparla, Willis (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 1984
- Language
- English
- Description
- Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
- Extent
- 00:03:09, 00:03:09
- Subject(s)
- On to Ottawa trek, Bloody Sunday (1938), Depressions - 1929, Protests, Occupations, Labour unions, Police
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Carnegie Stories
- Title
- 28 People in a Rooming House - Interview with Jackie Hooper
- Contributor(s)
- Hooper, Jackie (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Description
- Jackie recounts the living conditions and the various rooming houses from her childhood in the West End.
- Extent
- 00:01:32
- Subject(s)
- Apartments, Housing, Living conditions, Family
- Location(s)
- West End
- Time Period
- 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
- Collection
- West End Stories
- Title
- 70 Mile House Hotel:
- Contributor(s)
- Timms, Philip (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1931
- Description
- View of 70 Mile House Hotel. There is a gas station with one pump (Home Oil) at left of photo. Also exists as a lantern slide (67109).
- Subject(s)
- Hotels, Service stations, Log cabins
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Philip Timms Collection
- Title
- Activity on Granville Street near Georgia looking north
- Contributor(s)
- Frank, Leonard (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1935
- Description
- Activity on Granville Street near Georgia looking north.
- Subject(s)
- Music-halls (Variety-theatres, cabarets, etc.), Hotels, Stores, Retail, Women, Automobiles, Pedestrians, Hudson's Bay Company, Hudson's Bay Company Building (Vancouver, B.C.), Colonial Theatre, Buildings
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Leonard Frank Collection
- Title
- An Agricultural Neighbourhood - Interview with Rita MacKay:
- Contributor(s)
- MacKay, Rita (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-09-19
- Language
- English
- Description
- Rita MacKay grew up in the South Cambie area, and lives there still. The rural nature of the area from her 1930s childhood would not be recognized today.
- Extent
- 00:04:20
- Subject(s)
- Neighbourhoods - Historic changes
- Location(s)
- South Cambie
- Time Period
- 1930s, 1940s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- The Ashcroft Journal:
- Contributor(s)
- Timms, Philip (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1931
- Description
- The exterior of The Ashcroft Journal building in Ashcroft. Also exists as a lantern slide (67040).
- Subject(s)
- Canadian newspapers, Buildings
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Philip Timms Collection
- Title
- At the White Spot - Interview with Tevie Smith
- Contributor(s)
- Smith, Tevie (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-05-14
- Language
- English
- Description
- Tevie Smith worked at the first White Spot, and still has praise for the Vancouver institution.
- Extent
- 00:00:57
- Subject(s)
- White Spot (Restaurant), Restaurants, Employment
- Location(s)
- Marpole
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Automobile in Cathedral Grove:
- Contributor(s)
- Frank, Leonard (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1939
- Description
- Automobile in Cathedral Grove.
- Subject(s)
- Trees, Forests and forestry, Automobiles
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Leonard Frank Collection
- Title
- Automobile on the Cariboo Road:
- Contributor(s)
- Timms, Philip (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1931
- Description
- Automobile on the Cariboo Road. Also exists as a lantern slide (67101).
- Subject(s)
- Roads, Automobiles
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Philip Timms Collection
- Title
- The Best Baby - Interview with Herb Torrance:
- Contributor(s)
- Torrance, Herb (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-09-13
- Language
- English
- Description
- Far in the past there was a Best Baby contest at the Kitsilano Showboat.
- Extent
- 00:00:45
- Subject(s)
- Contests, Kitsilano Showboat (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Location(s)
- Kitsilano
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Bus Depot at south-east Dunsmuir and Seymour:
- Contributor(s)
- Frank, Leonard (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1938-08-23
- Description
- Bus Depot at south-east Dunsmuir and Seymour.
- Subject(s)
- Buses, Automobiles, Buildings, Bus terminals, Pacific Stage Lines
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Leonard Frank Collection
- Title
- Canadian Bank of Commerce, Spencer's Department Store, Empire and Marine Buildings:
- Contributor(s)
- Frank, Leonard (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1935
- Description
- Looking west on Hastings Street from Richards Street - Canadian Bank of Commerce - Spencer's Department store - Empire Building - Marine Building - automobiles - street cars. Old Photo Number not available.
- Subject(s)
- Architecture, Automobiles, Urban transportation, Buildings, Street-railroads - Cars, Street-railroads, Department stores, Stores, Retail
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Leonard Frank Collection
- Title
- Canadian Fishing Co.'s Halibut Freezing Plant:
- Contributor(s)
- Frank, Leonard (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1936-01-24
- Description
- Canadian Fishing Co.'s Halibut Freezing Plant.
- Subject(s)
- Canneries, Canadian Fishing Company
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Leonard Frank Collection
- Title
- Car Tales - Interview with Lorne Findlay:
- Contributor(s)
- Findlay, Lorne (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-02-20
- Language
- English
- Description
- As a mechanic during the Second World War and for years after, Lorne Findlay developed a love for classic cars. Here he recalls a tale involving his very first classic car, the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park, and a historic photo shoot. From the South Hill Neighbourhood House program Inside Stories.
- Extent
- 00:02:45
- Subject(s)
- Automobiles - Collectors and collecting
- Location(s)
- West End
- Time Period
- 2010s, 1940s, 1930s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Carnegie Library
- Contributor(s)
- Timms, Philip (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1932
- Description
- The Carnegie Library and City Hall at Main and Hastings. There are several pedestrians on the sidewalks, and a streetcar and the Vancouver City Public Market in the background at left. Also exists as a lantern slide (66953).
- Subject(s)
- Public libraries, Buildings, Street-railroads, Streets, City Hall (Vancouver, B.C.), Pedestrians, Vancouver Public Library - Carnegie Branch
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1930s
- Collection
- Philip Timms Collection
- Title
- Changing Times, Changing Professions - Interview with Ralph Radford
- Contributor(s)
- Radford, Ralph (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 1983-08-27
- Language
- English
- Description
- Ralph talks about his time working in a 1920s dance hall, then in business, journalism, and mining during the Depression. He also speaks about his wife, his retirement, and post-retirement work.
- Extent
- 00:30:24
- Subject(s)
- Music, Mining, Depressions - 1929, Retirement, Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
- Time Period
- 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s
- Collection
- Carnegie Stories
- Title
- Childhood Freedom - Interview with Akira Horii:
- Contributor(s)
- Horii, Akira (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Akira talks about the freedom children had in Vancouver back in the 1940s to explore unsupervised, places like Stanley Park and Hastings Park (Pacific National Exhibition grounds).
- Extent
- 00:00:24
- Subject(s)
- Childhood, Japanese Canadians, Neighbourhoods - Safety, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Active life enthusiasts
- Location(s)
- West End
- Time Period
- 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
- Collection
- Story City
- Title
- Couldn't Find a Better Place - Interview with Vince Chessa:
- Contributor(s)
- Chessa, Vince (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Description
- For Vince, you couldn't find a better place to live than the West End.
- Extent
- 00:00:18
- Subject(s)
- Fish and chips
- Location(s)
- West End
- Time Period
- 1930s, 1940s
- Collection
- West End Stories