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16 photographs and a tram ticket from an album.
Photo 1 is the waterfront taken from the ferry.
Photo 2 is the waterfront taken from Stanley Park.
Photo 3 is a river and mountains, captioned 'A little more Rockies'.
Photo 4 is of two bridges,…

Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a ship, captioned 'Princess Margeritte'.
Photo 2 is a ship captioned 'Island Packet'.
Photo 3 is a ship captioned 'The Seattle Ferry'.
Photo 4 is a girl shovelling snow.
Photo 5 is an airman, a woman…

Left - the top of a totem pole with tree in the background. Right - two tall and two shorter totem poles in an enclosure with path leading up to it. Tree is the background. Captioned 'Totems at Vancouver'.

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View of a distant totem pole with cross arms top and with a smaller one in front in an enclosure with railings behind and trees to the right. Captioned 'Prospect Point, The Thunderbird Pole, commemorative of the meeting of the Squamish people with…

View across water of city skyline. Captioned 'Vancouver Skyline'.

Top - view along a beach with buildings and trees in the distance.
Bottom - view along a beach with sea wall on the left with road and trees behind it. Captioned 'English Bay, Vancouver'.

Left - view from a grass bank along a suspension bridge. Right - view of a suspension bridge going from left to right across a river. Captioned Lions Gate Bridge Vancouver'.

Two bison in an enclosure with a building middle background with trees behind. Captioned 'Bison at Vancouver'.

During operation to Ludwigshaven. Gives account of rear gunner Flight Sergeant P Perehinski (of Vancouver) continuing to give evasive action to pilot despite being wounded. Also mentions lucky escape of George Bilton where a prayer book and…

Top left - newspaper cutting (London Gazette) with citation for Pilot Officer Baker and Warrant Officer Meek.
Top right - newspaper cutting - Lancaster lands on bomb door. Account of badly damage Lancaster with wounded crew returning from operation…

Two airmen wearing tunics and side caps walking down a city street.

Right page - left - distant view of bison with trees behind. Captioned 'Bison in Stanley Park, Vancouver'.
Right - view across lake.

Right page - left - view of rock outcrop. Captioned 'Siwash Rock'.
Right - ornate carved wooden prow to ship. Captioned 'Prow of a Japanese ship'.

Right page - left - view across lake. Captioned 'Bever [sic] Lake, Vancouver'.
Right - distant figure standing under columned structure. Captioned 'Lumber Mans [sic] Arch'.

Right page - left - totem pole, captioned 'Totem Pole'.
Right - elk on far side of wooden fence with trees on left. Captioned 'Elk in Stanley Park'.

Right page - left - airman wearing tunic and side cap standing in front of a large tree. Captioned 'Hollow tree, Stanley Park'.
Right - view of distant suspension bridge. Captioned 'Lions Gate bridge Vancouver'.

Right page - left - airman wearing greatcoat and side cap standing with bank behind. Captioned 'we land in Vancouver Island'.
Right - an airman standing wearing greatcoat and side cap surrounded by totem poles. Captioned 'Thunder Bird Park,…

Right page - left - view across water of city. Captioned 'Vancouver'.
Right - three airmen in a boat on water with city on shore in distance. Captioned 'Morgan, Heap, Macdonald'.

Envelope with note 'Canada, trip from Brandon to Vancouver, photos'.

Totem pole in enclosure. Airman sitting on rails to right. Trees in the background. On the reverse 'Thunderbird Totem Pole, Stanley Park, Vancouver B.C.'.

Two airmen wearing tunics with side cps walking down a city street. On the reverse 'Vancouver B.C. Feb'.

Note 'a few of the sights you see from the train between Brandon and Vancouver'.

Lions Gate bridge with no traffic, only a few pedestrians.

A view of the entrance to Stanley Park, Vancouver, looking north.

A postcard of a car full of people partly inside the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park.