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[New Westminster] Photographs of the Final Three Years of BC Provincial Exhibition Logger Sports at Queen's Park in 1927, 1928 and 1929

The Stride Studios (Charles Stride - Photographer)

New Westminster, BC: Stride Studios, 1927, 1928, 1929. Rare photos from the final three years of the BC Provincial Exhibition Logger Sports events, held in Queen's Park in 1927, 1928 and 1929 in New Westminster. A devastating fire in 1929 reduced the main buildings to rubble, causing the exhibition to be hosted in large tents. Winston Churchill also attended the 1929 Exhibition and gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 people. Events in progress shown here are log burling, cable splicing, timber chopping and what looks like a very high dive from a laddered platform into a pool. Eleven sepia toned gelatin silver prints, all measuring 5 x 7 inches wide, with ten of the photos having the rubber stamp "Photo By / The Stride Studios / 657 Columbia Street / New Westminster, B.C." to versos and one photo lacking. The single 1927 photo with no rubber stamp has an old price and date of 1927 in pencil on the verso, seven of the photos have an old price and the date of 1928 in pencil to versos, three photos have an old price and the date of 1929 in pencil to versos. Additionally, all seven 1928 photos have their numbers written in ink at their lower right margins and in pencil to verso as well as a small, suplementary "Stride Studio" rubber stamp at lower left margin, while the three 1929 photos all have their numbers written in negative at their lower right corners. All photos are in Fine condition. Provenance : from the Estate of D. E. Mackenzie, a prominent citizen and longtime Official of the Exhibition. Fine. Item #4242

"The Stride Studios was a commercial photographic studio located in New Westminster, B.C. operated by photographer Charles Stride (1890-1972). The studio was located at 657 Columbia Street, New Westminster... In 1968, a fire in an adjacent building threatened the studio. When fire crews arrived, they doused the flames with water that destroyed the extensive collection of negatives. Charlie Stride died a few years later, in 1972." Coquitlam Archives, accessed 05/23. It is possible that these prints may have become unique, due to the loss of the Stride negatives.

Price: $495.00 CAD  other currencies