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Tofino Series
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- Graphic material
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2023.001.0001-0015
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1933 - 1937 (Creation)
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9 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm or smaller
6 album leafs (24 photographs : b&w and col. ; 17 x 25 cm or smaller)
6 album leafs (24 photographs : b&w and col. ; 17 x 25 cm or smaller)
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Gale, Arlee
(unknown-)
Biographical history
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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The series contains a range of photographs of Tofino and the surrounding area, including Tofino wharf, people fishing and landscapes.
Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation of the Nuu—chah-nulth people, south of Clayoquot Sound. Settlers came to the site and the surrounding around starting in the 1890s. Officially named Tofino with the opening of a post office in 1909, although its first store was opened in 1901, a school in 1906 and a wharf and lifeboat station in 1908 and its church in 1913. Tofino was incorporated as a municipality in 1932. Tofino developed around the fishing and logging industries, now known for its natural beauty and a great destination for outdoor recreation.
Many fishermen of Japanese descent began to settle in the area in 1923, and in 1942 the federal government ordered that all Japanese Canadians were to be expulsed from the west coast with their belongings, such as their boats, were confiscated.
Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation of the Nuu—chah-nulth people, south of Clayoquot Sound. Settlers came to the site and the surrounding around starting in the 1890s. Officially named Tofino with the opening of a post office in 1909, although its first store was opened in 1901, a school in 1906 and a wharf and lifeboat station in 1908 and its church in 1913. Tofino was incorporated as a municipality in 1932. Tofino developed around the fishing and logging industries, now known for its natural beauty and a great destination for outdoor recreation.
Many fishermen of Japanese descent began to settle in the area in 1923, and in 1942 the federal government ordered that all Japanese Canadians were to be expulsed from the west coast with their belongings, such as their boats, were confiscated.
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- English
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MMBC off-site storage.
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No restriction. Replace with: 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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- Gale, Arlee (Creator)
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December 2023