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No. 23, Facing S.E. - Science Service Laboratory Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Dept of Agriculture

Photograph depicts construction progress on the Science Service Laboratory Building for the University of British Columbia's Department of Agriculture.

Mound of foliage in foreground of image; wood pallets stacked in front of two storey glass paneled building to right of three storey concrete and brick building; bare trees in background

Title box in lower right corner reads: "SCIENCE SERVICE LABORATORY BLDG. U.B.C. VANCOUVER DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE", "THOMPSON BERWICK & PRATT ARCHITECTS", "E.H. SHOCKLEY & SON LTD., VANCOUVER GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No 23", "DATE OCT. 31, 1959", "FACING S.E.".

No. 13, Facing S.W. - Science Service Laboratory Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Dept of Agriculture

Photograph depicts construction progress on the Science Service Laboratory Building for the University of British Columbia's Department of Agriculture.

Frame of three storey concrete structure; scaffolding and cement funnel tower in front of structure; three cement mixers parked in front of structure; group of men in far left of image; flat dirt area in foreground.

Title box in lower right corner reads: "SCIENCE SERVICE LABORATORY BLDG. U.B.C. VANCOUVER DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE", "THOMPSON BERWICK & PRATT ARCHITECTS", "E.H. SHOCKLEY & SON LTD., VANCOUVER GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No 13", "DATE APR. 30, 1959", "FACING S.W.".

No. 6, Facing N.W. - Science Service Laboratory Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Dept of Agriculture

Photograph depicts construction progress on the Science Service Laboratory Building for the University of British Columbia's Department of Agriculture.

Concrete foundation and one storey concrete and wood framed structure in middle of image; group of construction workers gathered near end of structure; lumber stacking in right of image; bare trees and evergreens in background.

Title box in lower right corner reads: "SCIENCE SERVICE LABORATORY BLDG. U.B.C. VANCOUVER DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE", "THOMPSON BERWICK & PRATT ARCHITECTS", "E.H. SHOCKLEY & SON LTD., VANCOUVER GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No 6", "DATE DEC. 30, 1958", "FACING N.W.".

No. 2, Facing N.W. - Science Service Laboratory Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Dept of Agriculture

Photograph depicts construction progress on the Science Service Laboratory Building for the University of British Columbia's Department of Agriculture.

Flat, dirt area with tread marks and bulldozers in foreground; two storey white building in top right corner of image; treed area in top left corner.

Title box in lower right corner reads: "SCIENCE SERVICE LABORATORY BLDG. U.B.C. VANCOUVER DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE", "THOMPSON BERWICK & PRATT ARCHITECTS", "E.H. SHOCKLEY & SON LTD., VANCOUVER GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No 2", "DATE OCT. 24, 1958", "FACING N.W.".

United Grain Growers Pier, course of construction, Vancouver

Photograph depicts construction on the United Grain Growers pier.

Angled front shot of concrete slab attached to steel posts in the harbour; smaller, attached slab on left side; various construction supplies on both slabs; wooden boards and small shack floating on water on left side of smaller pier; trawlers in the harbour in the background; low cloud and fog over mountains.

Title box in top right corner reads "UNITED GRAIN GROWERS PIER GENERAL CONTRACTORS COMMONWEALTH CONSTR. CO LTD.", "No. 10", "DATE 5-25-53"

United Grain Growers Pier, course of construction, aerial view

Photograph depicts construction on the United Grain Growers pier.

High angle shot of concrete slab attached to steel posts in water; various construction supplies on levels of slabs; two construction workers on pier.

Title box in top right corner reads "UNITED GRAIN GROWERS PIER GENERAL CONTRACTORS COMMONWEALTH CONSTR. CO LTD.", "No. 8", "DATE 5-25-53"

Mainland Transfer, Canadian Pacific Airline truck

Photograph depicts a Canadian Pacific Airlines van and plane.

Close, angled shot of van; printing on side of van reads "Canadian Pacific Airlines"; licence plate reads "C43731"; propeller plane behind van; printing on side of place reads "Canadian Pacific"; baggage truck in far right of image; terminal in far left background.

Photograph was associated with the terms "Transco. Ltd." and "White and Taylor Ltd.".

Sally Rogow

Oral history interview with Sally Rogow, who was born in New York, 1930. Sally's grandparents were born somewhere in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Sally's uncle was the first Jewish man to be a Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Army, while her mother helped organized women during the Second World War. Sally worked as a teacher, teaching blind and handicap children, eventually advocating for those with Special Needs.

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