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Sketch of Beatrice Florence Greenstock and Rose Butcher

Item consists of two portrait studies on one sheet, of two young girls by Sophia Pemberton. The sketches were undertaken in England and consist of the heads of two people. The upper one is identified as Beatrice Florence Greenstock and dated July 21, ca. 1899, and the lower one is identified as Rose Butcher and dated June 22, 1899.

Coronation day

The item is a documentary film made in 1952. It shows BC-related activities in London England leading up to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, including the laying of a wreath on the grave of Capt. George Vancouver and Lt.-Gov. Clarence Wallace planting a dogwood tree in the same churchyard. The film begins and ends with BC footage showing highlights of the 1951 Royal Visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. There is also a brief sequence showing decorations and activities in Victoria and Vancouver to mark the coronation.

The 132,000 volt submarine cable in the Mainland - Vancouver Island interconnection : part 2, manufacture of cable

The item is a workprint of an industrial film made in 1956. It is the second film of a three-part engineering record of the manufacture and laying of an undersea power cable from the mainland to Vancouver Island. Part two shows the manufacture of the cable by British Insulated Callender's (Submarine Cables) Ltd. at Trafford Park, Manchester and the loading of cable onto the ship "Ocean Layer" for shipment to BC. There is no BC footage.

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