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BC, Canada: Heritage House Publishing Company, Limited, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Like New/No d/j as Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book This award-winning biography by respected postcard historians Fred Thirkell and Bob Scullion pays tribute to photographer Frank Gowen, one of British Columbia's greatest artistic eyes. The book focuses on the life and selected works of Frank Gowen, whose images and name will always be synonymous with the photographic history of Greater Vancouver. Gowen came to Vancouver during the First World War and established himself as "the Stanley Park photographer". Although he travelled throughout British Columbia, many of his finest images are from the parks, streets, and historic sites of the Lower Mainland. Gowen's Greater Vancouver extended from White Rock to the Sunshine Coast, as he explored the playgrounds, edifices, and landmarks of a vibrant West Coast community. 176pp.
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by Thirkell, Fred; Scullion, Bob
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- Title Frank Gowen's Vancouver: 1914-1931
- Author Thirkell, Fred; Scullion, Bob
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- Edition First Edition
- Pages 176
- Language ENG
- Publisher Heritage House Publishing, BC, Canada
- Date 2003
- ISBN 9781894384483
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- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Canadiana
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Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; single crease to spine; "First edition 2001" highlighted; otherwise very minimal wear; Frank Gowen's Vancouver extended from White Rock to the Sunshine Coast as the photographer and his camera explore the playgrounds and edifices of a vibrant West Coast community. In the city itself, Stanley Park and particularly the park's famed Hollow Tree, became Gowen's personal domain. The pictures selected for this book provide a testimonial to the heritage and natural beauty of B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
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Heritage House Publishing, 2001. paperback. Very Good. 11x0x8. Heritage House Publishing [Published Date: 2001]. Soft cover, 176 pp. Stated First edition, 2001]. In very good condition. Black and white pictorial paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white photo reproductions. [from back cover] Frank Gowen's Vancouver extended from White Rock to the Sunshine Coast as the photographer and his camera explored the playgrounds and edifices of a vibrant West Coast community. In the city itself, Stanley Park, and particularly the park's famed Hollow Tree, became Gowen's personal domain. In this era when the picture postcard was firmly entrenched as a popular means of communication, Gowen's images travelled around the world, establishing an ever-growing awareness of one of the world's finest harbours and the lands that surrounded it. The pictures…
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