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Beacon Hill Park (Victoria, B.C.)
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[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.

[Royal visit, 1939 ; Victoria]

Amateur film. Family; kids, zoo, Beacon Hill Park; house and family. Victoria; springtime; naval ships in harbour; view from Government House; rowing and canoeing regatta (in the Gorge?). Vancouver; sailing to English Bay; fireworks; royal visit, 1939 (quick drive past with King and Queen); departure of royal yacht with naval escort; kids at beach.

Royal visit to Victoria, B.C., May 29/31, 1939

Amateur film. REEL 1: Rehearsal for presentation of colours, and troops drilling. The Fifth Regiment Guard of Honour rehearsing at the Parliament Buildings. King and Queen leave the Parliament Building on May 30 to drive through the city, returning later down Government Street. The Royal Canadian Navy at Beacon Hill Park; presentation of the colour by the King. King inspects war veterans. Queen with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Premier Pattullo. REEL 2: Naval party returns to the RCN Barracks, Esquimalt, to deposit the colours. Officers, sailors and guests disperse for refreshments. Ogden Point Docks, May 31. Destroyer escort. The King and Queen arrive, inspect Canadian Scottish Guard of Honour, war veterans, and war nurses. King and Queen board the C.N.S.S. "Prince Robert" and are seen waving from the deck. An hour later, Premuier Pattullo inspects the BC Provincial Police and special constables outside the Parliament Buildings.

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