“The Nook” Shell House, previously located on Victoria Drive in Vancouver. From the Uno Langmann Collection:.

Photographer Yucho Chow played a crucial role in documenting the lives of Vancouver immigrants and people of colour during the early to mid 1900s. Learn more in Part 1 of our two-part blog series about Chow's life and works:.

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Kinesis: News about women that’s not in the dailies (1974-2001) covered local, national, and international women’s issues and worked actively to combat sexism, racism, classism, homophobia, and ableism. Browse the collection through Open Collections:.

Next week is the first week of classes at UBC! This photo is from UBC student registration, 1975. From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection:.

It’s the best day of the year–International Dog Day!. “This is Sheila. What do you think of her?”. From the Chung Collection:. #internationaldogday

Here is a 1902 tourist map of Nara, Japan featuring a Buddha inset. From the Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era Collection:.

A girl and her crow. From the Uno Langmann Collection:.

CITR's Discorder Magazine, September 1985. Browse Discorder's entire run through UBC Open Collections:.

Carol Brice was a contralto singer from North Carolina. She performed in operas, taught music at the University of Oklahoma, and was the first Black musician to win the prestigious Naumberg Award. From the Mme. Pauline Donalda Collection (circa 1949): .

Isn’t this first class?. … asks this Canadian Pacific Railroad advertisement from sometime after 1920. From the Chung Collection:.

wo men on horses in front of a bakery, circa 1910. From the Meiji at 150 collection:.

Happy Friday! Take some time to relax this weekend, like the lil’ devil on this bookplate. From the Rare Books and Special Collections Bookplates Collection:.

In 1928, world-renowned filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch used Canada's Rockies as a stand-in for the Swiss Alps in his film Eternal Love. Learn more about the Rockies' brush with Hollywood fame in this week's blog post:

This collage by Albert Lee features his parents’ wedding photo and a handwritten letter from Guangdong, China. From the Chinese Canadian Stories Collection:.

Girls' night!. Two sharply dressed gals ready for a meal at Kelly’s Steakhouse. From the Uno Langmann Collection:.

“A Klondyke Nugget”. From a photo album housed within the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection:.

Kamishibai propaganda plays were produced in Japan during World War II to generate loyalty and patriotism. Excerpts from the Kamishibai Propaganda Plays Collection:.1. 2. 3. 4.

Saturday, August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This photo is from a Native Students Awareness Week event at the UBC Museum of Anthropology in 1988. From the Alma Mater Society Image Collection:.

Tomorrow is World Cat Day! In celebration, we bring you an assortment of excellent cats from Open Collections. ​​1. 2. 3.

The Berkeley 1968-1973 Poster Collection is full of eye-catching images and illustrations that encapsulate the political sentiments of their time and place. Browse the entire collection through UBC Open Collections:. #protestposter