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Thunderbird Dynasty Pole, 1936

Philip Timms photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 4931. 1936 Thunderbird Dynasty Pole Carved by Chief Joe Capilano of North Vancouver, the Thunderbird Dynasty Pole was dedicated in 1936 at Prospect Point in Stanley Park.
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Philip Timms photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 4931.Philip Timms photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 4931.

1936

Thunderbird Dynasty Pole

Carved by Chief Joe Capilano of North Vancouver, the Thunderbird Dynasty Pole was dedicated in 1936 at Prospect Point in Stanley Park. It was erected to commemorate the fateful meeting of the Squamish people and Captain George Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­on June 12, 1792. The pole was a popular tourist destination until it succumbed to carpenter ants.

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