Totem poles stand at the entry gate to the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Totem poles stand at the entry gate to the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

June 25, 1947

Date

1947-06-25

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of totem poles standing at the entrance gate to the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. A drive stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. At far right, a bus is parked in partial view; it is viewed from the rear. On the back of the bus, it reads, "GRAY LINE[...]," "THE GRAYLINE SIGHT[...] TOURS." "C4-173 47 BRITISH COLUMBIA," "32 C-1947-C.L. A 100," and "173." Wood fencing with a gate in the middle lines the left side of the drive. A totem pole (partial view) stands in front of the fence and along the left edge. A woman and man stand in front of it with their backs to the camera. To the immediate right of the man, a sign reads, "[...]TRANCE·." The gateway stands left-of-center. Signage over the gate reads, "CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE THE WORLD FAMOUS SWINGING BRIDGE." Atop the wood beams, a large, carved bird figure stands atop a reptilian carved figure. Signage to the right of the gate reads, "BUS STOP," and "PICNIC GROUNDS INSIDE." To the right of the signs, another tall totem pole stands in front of the fence. Pines rise in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2294. Banff trip June 1947. June 25, 1947. Vancouver, B.C. Mertie West at Capilano Park. Totem pole in the park. The suspension bridge in park. Mertie West on main street Vancouver B.C. Georgia Hotel in back ground where we stopped. 4 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

British Columbia--Vancouver

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Totem poles--Canada--Vancouver
Buses--Canadian--Canada--Vancouver
Parks--Canada--Vancouver
Gates--Canadian--Canada--Vancouver