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George F. Lowe fonds Beacon Hill Park (Victoria, B.C.)
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[George F. Lowe collection, reel 04 : Apple blossoms ; V-E Day]

Amateur film. Apple blossoms (at 10 Bushby Street, home of George F. Lowe). May 8, 1945: V-E Day victory parade in downtown Victoria, with huge crowd surging onto Douglas Street at the parade's end. Victoria's Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian communities are represented in the parade. The final shot shows the V-E Day crowd gathering at Beacon Hill for an outdoor service of thanksgiving.

[George F. Lowe collection, reel 22 : Union Steamship trip, 1962 ; Naval parade, 1962 ; Barkerville, 1963 ; Victoria, 1963]

Amateur film. George and Elsie Lowe on holiday trip aboard a Union Steamship vessel: shore line near Bella Coola; fish boats; Butedale with Indian children on docks; naval parade, Victoria; Barkerville sights; motel; horses; highway; swimming pool; shore line; RCMP historical site; scenery; Butchart Gardens; Beacon Hill Park.