Cocktail dress of black silk gazar. The halter-style neckline of the dress ends in straps at center back of the fitted, dropped-waist bodice. The skirt is a semi-full, gathered, mid-thigh length. There is a boned inner bodice of black silk tulle with bust pads, grosgrain bust and waist stays fastening with hooks-and-eyes, an elaborate closure involving halter drape and inner and outer zippers down the left sideseam and five snaps that secure the halter panel and disguise the zipper. Fully lined in black chiffon.

Evening dress of black velvet and fuchsia satin. The dress has an empire-length bodice of black velvet, with a scoop neckline and long fitted sleeves which have hidden zipper closures. The Empire waistline is accented with a horizontal band of fuchsia satin with bow at center front. Extending down from the waistband is the full fuchsia satin skirt. The full-length skirt has vertical inverted pleats edged with bands of black velvet that extend from the waistband to just below the hips. At center back is a zipper closure. The bodice is lined in black silk, and has a black grosgrain ribbon inner waistband which secures with hook-and-eyes. The skirt has an inner slip lining of fuchsia fabric with a wide fuchsia satin hem matching the skirt. Designer label stitched into garment at right center-back, beside the zipper "Oscar de la Renta" with second label "Made in U.S.A." sewn below. Hand written on the designer label is notation "5638 F-92".

The view is of the free standing elliptical colonnaded wall.

The view shows a detail of the colonnaded elliptical wall that resembles Rome's Colosseum.

The upward raking view shows the facade detail of engaged columns and square insets.

The close detail view shows the separation of the free standing outer wall and the rest of the building.

The extremely close view shows the upper two colonnades of the free standing wall.

The close detail shows the window detail of the freestanding outer wall.

The summit of the freestanding wall is shown. The simple, unadorned engaged columns and square insets are shown.

The ground floor view of the exterior includes the stairs and some background context of other buildings.

The southern view through the colonnade of the outer wall looks north.

The view includes both the entry area of the main building as well as a portion of the freestanding elliptical wall.

The main entry to the library at the left is shown with a portion of the curved outer wall at right.

The view shows the inner side of the free standing elliptical wall as well as a sliver of the facade of the main library building.

The view is outward from between the main library building and the curved outer freestanding elliptical wall. The west plaza is shown.

The view upward shows the glass ceiling bridging the two portions of the library complex.

The view includes the glass ceiling between the two sections of the library, the curved outer retail wall and on the right the main library building.

An interior wall of the library is shown in close detail.

The Federal Government Office Tower is shown in this view. The Vancouver Library Square includes a library facilities, retail shops, parking, federal office tower and a public garden.

The raking upward view shows the facade of the government office tower.

The view shows the intersection of the various parts of the built complex. The facade looks particularly golden in the sunlight.

The southern outer retail wall is shown in this view.

The street side retail elevation of the curved portion of the elliptical wall is visible in this view.

The view shows the east entrance and the intersection of the main library building and the curved retail wall.