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- Title
- Earliest Memories - Interview with Simon Wong:
- Contributor(s)
- Wong, Simon (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 1986
- Language
- English
- Description
- Simon talks about some of his earliest memories which include Expo 86. He describes the Highway 86 Installation and sitting on the motorcycles, and he recalls trying to find Expo Ernie on the fairgrounds so he could shake his hand, prompting Expo Ernie to light up and speak!
- Extent
- 00:01:02
- Subject(s)
- Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo Ernie, Robots, Expo 86 - Highway 86 Installation, Motorcycles, Children
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Expo Retro
- Title
- Expo 86 Doubled - Interview with Jacqueline and Patricia Robbins
- Contributor(s)
- Robbins, Jacqueline (Interviewee), Robbins, Patricia (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2016-09-08
- Language
- English
- Description
- Twins Jacky and Joycy Robbins vividly recall all aspects of Expo 86 and Expo 67. They lament the waning of World's Fairs in general, replaced by virtual travel. They point out how the Expo 86 photos still look fresh and fun.
- Extent
- 00:08:18
- Subject(s)
- Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo 67 (Montreal, Quebec), Buckminster Fuller Dome, Expo Ernie
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Expo Retro
- Title
- Expo Ernie:
- Contributor(s)
- Taylor, Katherine (Photographer)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1986
- Description
- Expo Ernie poses with two female staff.
- Subject(s)
- Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Robots, Expo Ernie
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Expo Retro
- Title
- Expo Ernie and Expo Security Guard:
- Contributor(s)
- Maddocks, Rick (Contributor)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1986
- Description
- Expo 86 security guard poses for a photo with Expo Ernie.
- Subject(s)
- Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo Ernie, Robots, Security guards
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Expo Retro
- Title
- Expo Ernie Becomes Part of the Family:
- Contributor(s)
- Bunnel, Janet (Contributor)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1986
- Description
- Mother and children pose with Expo Ernie at Expo 86.
- Subject(s)
- Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Children, Robots, Expo Ernie
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Expo Retro
- Title
- Mobbing Expo Ernie:
- Contributor(s)
- Stackhouse, Jeff (Contributor)
- Type of Resource
- still image
- Date Created
- 1986
- Description
- People surround Expo Ernie on site at the World's Fair, Expo 86.
- Subject(s)
- Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Robots, Children, Expo Ernie
- Location(s)
- Downtown
- Time Period
- 1980s
- Collection
- Expo Retro