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Photograph depicts silk being unloaded from "Achilles".

Stevedores on dock beside freighter; bound sacs being unloaded with the aid of a cargo net and pulley system on ship; rail carts and gantry cranes in background.

Photograph depicts the beginning of construction of the Marine Building.

Group of business men in overcoats, holding hats, featured in front of smaller crowd of workers with brick buildings behind.

Black and white image of Harry Seidelman outside the family residence at 4623 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts (from left) Archbishop A.U. DePoncier, unknown, His Excellency Viscount Willington (Governor General of Canada) and Lady Willington, unknown woman, Rev. Principal W.H. Vance D.D. (Anglican Theological College), Canon Greig (?) (Treasurer of Anglican College) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Seven people (two women, five men) standing on the steps of a stone building; four men are in formal academic dress; man in middle wearing top coat, top hat, and pinstriped trousers; two ladies are wearing drop waist dresses and cloche hats.

Photograph depicts Mayor Taylor of Vancouver (right) making a presentation to a performer at Orpheum Theatre. The Orpheum Theatre was built in 1927 by the Orpheum vaudeville circuit and showed mainly movies until the 1970s. In 1974, it was purchased by the City of Vancouver, underwent extensive renovations and was reopened in 1977 as the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Two men, one in a dark suit, the other in a light suit (Mayor Louis D. Taylor), on stage shaking hands in right of image; crowd gathered backstage, behind curtain; audience and orchestra conductor in left of image; ornate Spanish Baroque detailing on interior of theatre; handwriting over stage which reads "[Presentation] of [L?] Pass to Orpheum Theatre".

Photograph depicts "Lady Cecilia", part of the Union Steamship Co. fleet

Angled front shot of docked two stack steamship; nautical flags at bow and stern ends of ship; crowd on ship and smaller crowd on dock; "LADY CECILIA" painted on bow; sign beside ship reads "VAN LUMBER CO.", "CECILIA", "BOWEN ISLAND", "ONLY"

Photograph depicts the foyer of the Orpheum Theatre. The Orpheum Theatre was built in 1929 by the Orpheum vaudeville circuit and showed mainly movies until the 1970s. In 1974, it was purchased by the City of Vancouver, underwent extensive renovations and was reopened in 1977 as the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Obscured chandelier in middle of image; Spanish Baroque architectural detailing on walls, ceiling, staircases and archways; street entrance/exit in bottom middle of image.

Photograph depicts the interior of a theatre.

Large wood floored stage; ten large mission style pendant light fixtures hanging from ceiling; balcony type seating in middle right of image; stage set in left of image.

Photograph depicts performers in Japanese costume with fans.

Six Caucasian girls wearing Japanese costumes, holding fans; four girls standing; two girls kneeling.

Photograph depicts the formal gardens at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sundial on pedestal in lower right of image; two gravel walkways; various trees and shrubs to right of walkways; long narrow plots still to be planted on left side of walkways.