Expo Retro
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Title: Highway 86 Sports CarDescription: Boy sits inside a Highway 86 Installation sports car.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Title: Highway 86 Windsurfing BoardDescription: Boy sits on a Highway 86 Installation windsurfing board.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Honda Odyssey All Terrain Vehicle. Part of the Highway 86 installation.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Title: Hong Kong PavilionDescription: The Hong Kong Pavilion at Expo 86.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Title: How Do You Start This Thing?Description: Young boy sits upon motorcycle at the Highway 86 Installation at Expo 86. Standing beside him is an adult woman and young girl.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Children pose on dinosaur statue at Expo 86.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Garry, employee of Vancouver's renowned architect Arthur Erikson, speaks of how Expo 86 changed the appearance and character of the city. Colette, an architect, returned to Vancouver for Expo 86 with her new credentials excited to see the face of Vancouver transformed by the fair.Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
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Description: Inukshuk stands among demolition rubble of Expo 86 after the World's Fair closed in October 1986.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Ralph recounts his experiences working on the historic tug, the Ivanhoe, at Expo 86.Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
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Title: Jimmy PattisonDescription: Jimmy Pattison poses for photograph with Expo 86 staff employee.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Like so many young people, Expo provided Patrik Andersson and his sister with an avenue into the job market, but in very atypical ways. Their stories are examples of how much Expo influenced people's life paths.Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
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Title: John Lennon's Rolls RoyceDescription: John Lennon's Roll's Royce on display at Expo 86.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Title: John Lennon's Rolls RoyceDescription: John Lennon's Roll's Royce on display at Expo 86.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Bernard recounts viewing the Korean Turtle Ship exhibit at Expo 86.Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
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Title: Land Plaza TowerDescription: Expo-worn out kids pose for dad in the heat; dad needs to get this shot just right because today the tower's painted sky and clouds perfectly match the real sky! The 26-metre-tall conical tower was the centerpiece of the Land Plaza.Type of Resource(s): still image
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Description: Administrative office for Expo 86 where all the hiring was conducted. This is a photograph from the last day at the Expo 86 Operations office on Pender & Abbott.Type of Resource(s): still image