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Major Matthews collection

  • AM54
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1860]-1974

The collection consists of Major Matthews' private papers and records gathered by Matthews relating to the history of Vancouver when he was City Archivist. It includes numerous military records; collected photographs, [186-?]-1968; correspondence and pamphlets relating to Vancouver's water supply; examples of letter-heads, business stationery, tickets, notices and so on used in Vancouver in the 1880s; records of the planning and building of the First Narrows Bridge, Vancouver; an obituary book of clippings from newspapers; correspondence and clippings relating to unemployment and relief in Vancouver, 1931-1939; clippings relating to mayors of Vancouver, 1932-1971; clippings, photographs and menus relating to the visit of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, 1951; clippings relating to distinguished visitors to Vancouver 1928-1953; a scrapbook of clippings relating to pioneer Vancouver aviator, William Stark, 1912; genealogical records relating to the family of J.S. Matthews; numerous topical and categorical files relating to a wide variety of subjects; and a series of index cards describing the history of street and place names in Greater Vancouver.

Matthews, James Skitt, Major

King George High School Matric

Photograph shows left to right: (top row): Marguerite Sampson, Annie Henderson, Carol Helme, Hilda Binns, Marguerite Stinson, Virginia Eaton, Alice Bennett, Adeline Claman, Mildred Nellist, Margaret Andrews, Nancy Monks, Beth Tingley, Barbara Mandell, Agnes King; (second row): Lorna Brown, Dorothy Hillhouse, Elsie Davidson, Lillian McKenzie, Mr. T.H. Roberts, Edna Garner, Eleanor Nicholson, Sybil Bolt, Grace McNeillFlorence Williamson, Mr. A.B. Morrison, Freda MacArthur, Florence Henderson, Muriel Sinton, Gertrude Johnston; (third row): Gladys Brealey, Helen Selbie, Muriel Allen, Alix Binns, Helen Chambers, Mr. H.M. Robertson, Mr. J.R. Sandersdon, Mr. G.W. Clark, Mr. S.M. Moodie, Kathleen Clark, Minnie Lazarus, Evelyn Blain, Mollie Adam, Agnes Cressman; (fourth row): Elizabeth Dobbins, Dorothy Eyre, Winnie Green, Mary Cain, Mrs. E.B. Bell, Mr. D.B. Johnston, Mr. B.J. Wood, Mr. C.H.Cornum, Mary Higginbotham, Ruel Wonder, Maxine McSwayn, Ida Brealey; (fifth row): Fred Stone, Edwin Elliott, W. Murphy, Walter Patrick, John Williams, C. Pugsley, Maurice Freeman, King George High School, Ted Welsman, Jack Piters, James Case, G. Parker, Walter S. Owen, Wilfred Owen, Albert James; (sixth row): R.C. Robson, Allen Jones, James Sheasgreen, J.A. McMillan, F.H. Newitt, B. Williams, William Cornyn, L.W. Campbell, Dalton Allan, G.W. Ashworth, Willard O'Hara, C.B. Owen, John MacDonald, T. Tokunaga, (botton row): Chin Fat, Wong Poon, Harry Elliott, G. McPherson, Herbert D.King, Grant Wiswell, B. Wales, Bruse Macdonald, Jack Sills, H.B. Bonsall, J. Barton, Murray Rowan, M. Golley, Desmond Lawrence and A.H. Rutherford

London Paper Sold on Wall Street 2 Days After Publication

Item is a photograph of a newspaper vendor selling an "Evening Standard". Photograph is annotated " London Paper sold on Wall St., 2 days after publication, New York, N.Y.. For the first time in history the London Evening Standard is sold on Wall St., in the heart of New York's financial district, but two days after it first appeared for sale in London. A batch of the newspapers were part of the half-ton of cargo flown here aboard the Mercury, Imperial Airways pick-aback plane, which flew from Foynes, Ireland, to Port Washington, N.Y., in 25 hours and 7 minutes. This particular copy is a July 19th edition, and was on sale in Wall St., 7:p.m., July 21.

Mainland Football Team

Studio portrait - men identified (left to right): Back row: H.J. Elwood, R.P. Woodward, J. Malcolm, G. McL. Brown, C.G. Johnson, W.J. Hutchins, R.E. Palmer. Second row: A.B. Williams, J.M. Bowell, R.H. Lister, J.O. Benwell, G.A. Nicholls. Front row: C.E. Woodward, E.A. Greame, R.M. Fripp, J. Lowndes.

Mosquito fleet. Vancouver, B.C. July 15, 13

Photograph shows ten small steam tugs at the Gore Avenue wharf, including the "Stormer", "Etta White", "Kitsap", "Reliance", "Cleeve", and "Dolphin". Photograph also shows three sailing ships loading lumber at Hastings Sawmill. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

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