Item 2023.001.0014 - Photo Album Page on Tofino Wharf

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Photo Album Page on Tofino Wharf

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2023.001.0014

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  • 1933 - 1937 (Creation)

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1 album leaf (2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm or smaller)

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Arlee Gale has been a long-term volunteer at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, and is a current volunteer at the West Vancouver Art Museum. She was always involved in some aspect of clothing and textiles, whether it was teaching, retail or research and consulting. While volunteering at UBC’s MOA she has held many positions including Treasurer, Internal Coordinator and President. The experience of teaching textiles and clothing courses at UBC; owning a fabric store, and working with large garment manufacturers has given Arlee extensive knowledge of textiles. She joined MOA as a volunteer hoping to work with the fabric collections and is now the co-founder of the Textile Committee at MOA. Cousin to Richard Thomas Low a federally-appointed judge in Canada. Arlee is known to be active in her community, including contributions to Senior Living magazine, donations to West Coast LEAF (Legal Education and Action Fund), the Arts Club of Vancouver Theater Company, The textile Museum of Canada, and the West Vancouver Art Museum. She is currently living in West Vancouver.

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Front of page contains 1 postcard with the label of ‘”The Princess Norah” at Tofino Whatf’. Shown is Princess Norah coming into the Tofino Wharf. There is a group of people standing on the wharf on the right side of the photo, and a troller on the interior side of the wharf. The back states that the troller is “West Hope” and belongs to the hotel manager and about a journey to Long Beach in it.
Back of page contains 1 photo of a sunset in Tofino. The buildings along the coast are not visible because of the darkness of the photo along the edges.

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    All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.

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