Sunday Strays - Victoria BC Canada- a 'Movie Snaps' street photograph

Here's another stray photograph from my collection. Sad to say, but no names at all.  The Movie Snaps stamp is on the back though with the address and phone #. And a #   7717

On the back is written in pencil - "To Mother hope you like it"

Certainly looks like 1940s/early 50s clothing to me. Someone doesn't look too happy there. A nice early fall - or more likely - an earlyish spring day in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada?

According to David Mattison's Camera Workers, the British Columbia photographers database, Movie Snaps was in business at 707 Yates St., Victoria from 1949 to 1951. 

The City of Victoria Archives doesn't seem to have any 'Movie Snaps' photographs listed, but there are online photos of Yates Street theatres. 

Historical Colonist newspaper, Victoria BC Canada - soon on-line free

Breaking news from the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society's seminar tonight -

Dave Obee, B.C. author and genealogist, announced that 50 years of Victoria's historical Colonist newspapers will be on-line and available free through the Times Colonist website by December 11, 2008. This is really great news for genealogy and local history as the Colonist is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year as is British Columbia and the Colonist and its successors, including today's Times Colonist, have historically covered news around the province as well as local Victoria news and, of course, provincial politics, since Victoria is British Columbia's capital.

In the meantime, enjoy the Times Colonist's 150th anniversary features - many written by Dave Obee himself: http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/features/150/day_history.html