Designed by Lew Parry, this futuristic rocket ship was built for a parade float of the Sheet Metal Workers, Union 280, in Vancouver's Golden Jubilee parade, 1936. When the Vancouver Airport opened, the rocket and its base were installed at the airport entrance, and remained there until at least 1960. (City of Vancouver Archives COV-S477-3-F111-: CVA 775-193, detail.)
Unidentified. The current owner of the image, the City of Vancouver Archives, considers it to be in the public domain.
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