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Seize the TimeVancouver Photographed

1967 – 1974

KeremidschieffSelected photos from the forthcoming book by

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Driving cab was a somewhat controversial occupation for a woman when I shot this photo for an article in 1969.

East Hastings Street, Fall 1970. Happiness was a consignment store for local crafts-people run by Roger Brewton, who helped found the Vancouver Free University.

Flower girls at the corner of Georgia and Granville Streets, 1970

Pioneer cyclist on the Stanley Park seawall, 1968.

Vancouver Mayor Tom “Terrific” Campbell, a land developer, presides over a contentious council meeting, 1970.

Participants at an August, 1970 outdoor meeting at the foot of Carrall Street, organized by the Downtown Tenants Association, responding to plans to displace Downtown Eastside residents via redevelopment.

Long-time city alderman Harry Rankin is the speaker.

March Against Frustration, March 14, 1970.

Anti-war march organized by the Vietnam Action Committee, April 18, 1970.

Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau tries to wield his charm while skirting protesters on his way into a $50-a-plate Liberal Party fundraiser held at Seaforth Armoury, August 8, 1969.

Protesters march down Robson Street on their way to St. Paul's Hospital, part of an abortion rights rally, May 1970.

A demonstration on October 17, 1970, organized by the Vancouver Liberation Front to protest the eviction of tenants from the Jericho Hostel, escalated into a larger rally to protest Trudeau’s invocation of the War Measures Act in response to kid-nappings by the Front de Liberation du Quebec.

Strawberry Mountain Fair, near Mission, May 16 & 17, 1970.

Strawberry Mountain Fair, near Mission, May 16 & 17, 1970.

Unidentified young man enjoying the sunshine & vibes, circa summer 1970.

In 1972, L&K Lumber moved to evict eighteen squatters who had settled on land they owned, just east of Second Narrows Bridge on the north shore — the Mudflats, as the settlement was called.

This photo, taken in August 1972, accompanied a Vancouver Sun story about the evictions.

Eric Clapton of Cream, Pacific Coliseum, June 1968.

Taj Mahal, PNE Gardens Auditorium, November 16, 1969.

Janis Joplin at McMahon Stadium in Calgary in early July, 1970, part of the Festival Express tour.

Ian Anderson, lead singer of the group Jethro Tull, Pacific Coliseum, July 24, 1973.

Rich Danko, Robbie Robertson, and Bob Dylan, Seattle Center Coliseum, February 9, 1974.