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Photographs depict the construction progress of the Preventive Medical Building (the Wesbrook Building) at the University of British Columbia. Second image does not have label in bottom right corner.

Large, square, steel, three level platform; wooden and concrete foundation built around platform;, crane tower behind structure; six construction workers visible in foreground; existing buildings visible in background.

Black and white label in bottom right corner of image reads "U.B.C. PREVENTIVE MEDICAL BLDG. SHARP THOMPSON BERWICK PRATT ARCHITECTS - VANCOUVER B.C. COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION CO. BUILDERS - ENGINEERS NR DATE "

Photograph depicts the construction progress of the Faculty Club Building at the University of British Columbia.

Multi-level wood, rebar and concrete construction; gently sloping, compact dirt mound in bottom right of image; wood debris and supplies on mound; concrete mixing truck on middle left of image; crane tower behind truck; trees in background.

Photograph depicts Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 - 17 November 1936). Schumann-Heink was an operatic contralto of German descent.

Half body shot of plump, elderly woman wearing a white dress and hat with flowers; leaning against a brick wall, looking into the distance.

Photograph depicts Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962). Viennese by birth, Kreisler was a premier American violinist.

Half body shot of a middle aged man with a mustache; wearing a heavy wool overcoat and fedora, looking off into the distance; appears to be standing in front of some sort of baroque sculpted pillar.

Photograph depicts Russian pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943), at the Great Northern Railway Station in Vancouver, B.C.

Man in overcoat and fedora standing to right of Great Northern caboose; sign on railing of caboose reads "GREAT NORTHERN" with a mountain goat in the middle.

Photograph depicts Russian pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943), at the Great Northern Railway Station in Vancouver, B.C.

Man in overcoat, holding a fedora sitting on a stool on a caboose of the Great Northern Railway; train car partially visible to left of caboose.

Photograph depicts Russian ballerina Mme. Anna Pavlova (12 February 1881 –23 January 1931) aboard the Empress of Canada. She is famous for being the first ballerina to travel around the world to perform ballet for people who had never been exposed to it.

Half body shot of woman wearing knit cap and striped blazer, hands in pockets; standing against white backdrop; black rail partially visible in left of image.

Photograph depicts the Graphic Arts Building addition and parking garage at 1200 West Hastings Street, designed by John H. Harvey, architect, and built by Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd., general contractors.

Rebar and wood grid being prepared for pouring of concrete by four construction workers, two in mid right of image, two in top left of image; legs of two workers partially visible in top right of image.

White title box in bottom right corner reads "GRAPHIC ARTS BLDG. ADDITION & PARKING GARAGE VANCOUVER, B.C.", "JOHN H. HARVEY, ARCHITECT", "COMMONWEALTH CONSTR. CO. LTD. GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 2", "DATE NOV. 27, 1958", "FACING N."

Photograph depicts the Graphic Arts Building addition and parking garage at 1200 West Hastings Street, designed by John H. Harvey, architect, and built by Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd., general contractors.

Rebar and wood grid being prepared for pouring of concrete by three construction workers in top of image.

White title box in bottom right corner reads "GRAPHIC ARTS BLDG. ADDITION & PARKING GARAGE VANCOUVER, B.C.", "JOHN H. HARVEY, ARCHITECT", "COMMONWEALTH CONSTR. CO. LTD. GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 1", "DATE NOV. 27, 1958", "FACING N.W."

Photograph depicts the Sun Press Building, built by Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd., general contractors.

High angle shot of foundation and first story construction of the Sun Press building; wood framing and around newly poured concrete exterior walls; extensive construction debris around perimeter of site; construction workers resting against site trailer, in bottom left of image; The Sun Tower is visible in the background.