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Vancouver Float, Tulip Festival. Bellingham, Wash. Jukes Studio

Description

Image showing Vancouver's car-mounted float in the Bellingham Tulip Festival, with a replica of Captain Vancouver's "Discovery" flag ship and a man dressed up as Vancouver. Float is decorated with two-dimensional totem poles and British and US flags.
Texts on the float reads, "Greetings from Vancouver, B.C. The City of Vancouver was named after Capt. George Vancouver, explorer, and discoverer of Burrard Inlet. An exact replica of the "Discovery" Capt. Vancouver's flag-ship on which he sailed into Burrard Inlet June 1782.
Handwritten notes on verso.
Title taken from recto.

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Title
Vancouver Float, Tulip Festival. Bellingham, Wash.
Creator
Jukes Studio
Date Created
1924-01-06
Description
Image showing Vancouver's car-mounted float in the Bellingham Tulip Festival, with a replica of Captain Vancouver's "Discovery" flag ship and a man dressed up as Vancouver. Float is decorated with two-dimensional totem poles and British and US flags.
Texts on the float reads, "Greetings from Vancouver, B.C. The City of Vancouver was named after Capt. George Vancouver, explorer, and discoverer of Burrard Inlet. An exact replica of the "Discovery" Capt. Vancouver's flag-ship on which he sailed into Burrard Inlet June 1782.
Handwritten notes on verso.
Title taken from recto.
Extent
1 photograph : black and white
Subject
Events; Floats (Parades)
Geographic Location
Vancouver (B.C.)
Genre
Postcards
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
UL_1626_03_0126; UL_1626_03_0126
Collection
Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs. UL_1626_03_0126
Date Available
2023-05-12
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record
http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/uno-langmann-family-collection-of-b-c-photographs-2
DOI
10.14288/1.0432253
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Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca