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Potlatch, 1951

Potlatch, 1951

City of 鶹ýӳArchives A-15-20. Benjamin W. Leeson photo. 1951 Potlatch Posing in their potlatch finery, these First Nations people take part in an illegal potlatch in Quatsino, northern 鶹ýӳIsland, sometime between 1895 and 1898.
鶹ýӳSpecial, 1970

鶹ýӳSpecial, 1970

Cristopher Wright. 1970 鶹ýӳSpecial Synonymous with the words “cheap” and “lots of floor space,” the 鶹ýӳSpecial architectural style hit the streets in the early 1970s.
Pope John Paul II, 1984

Pope John Paul II, 1984

Gerry Kahrmann / The Province. 1984 Pope John Paul II The first Pope to visit Vancouver. Judging by the crowds who came to see him, it was well worth the trip.
Cates Tugs, 1992

Cates Tugs, 1992

David Clark / The Province. 1992 Cates Tugs A visual staple of the North 鶹ýӳshoreline, Cates Tugs is owned by Dennis Washington, who is also the owner of Southern Railway of BC, Montana Rail Link and Seaspan.
Ballard Power, 1979

Ballard Power, 1979

Courtesy Ballard Power Systems (www.ballard.com). 1979 Ballard Power Power business. Ballard Power, developers of the portable 1kW power unit, charge up for business in Vancouver. View the entire Metro 鶹ýӳHistory 365 Series HERE .
Human Be-In, 1967

Human Be-In, 1967

Ken Oakes / 鶹ýӳSun. 1967 Human Be-In To underscore and support a large anti-Vietnam protest happening on the same day, over 1000 “hippies” took a page from San Francisco and converged on Stanley Park for the first Human Be-In in Vancouver.
United Nations Habitat Conference, 1976

United Nations Habitat Conference, 1976

鶹ýӳSun. 1976 United Nations Habitat Conference Habitat happening. 鶹ýӳhosted the United Nations Habitat conference in 1976, drawing crowds that included Margaret Trudeau, Paul Manning, Ron Basford and Barney Danson.
Bathtub Races, 1967

Bathtub Races, 1967

Peter Battistoni / 鶹ýӳSun. 1967 Bathtub Races Bathtubs are usually thought of with water on the inside, but not according to the inspiration of Nanaimo mayor Frank Ney, who instituted the first bathtub races.
鶹ýӳDivers Supply, 1966

鶹ýӳDivers Supply, 1966

Courtesy Phil Nuytten. 1966 鶹ýӳDivers Supply Phil Nuytten, already diving at the age of 12, put his aspirations to the test and opened his own scuba store at the tender age of 15. View the entire Metro 鶹ýӳHistory 365 Series HERE .
Thunderbird Dynasty Pole, 1936

Thunderbird Dynasty Pole, 1936

Philip Timms photo, 鶹ýӳPublic Library VPL 4931. 1936 Thunderbird Dynasty Pole Carved by Chief Joe Capilano of North Vancouver, the Thunderbird Dynasty Pole was dedicated in 1936 at Prospect Point in Stanley Park.
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