City of Vancouver Archives

[10th Avenue and Cambie Street, site of City Hall]

AM54-S4-: City N29.2
Item
13 Sept. 1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the location of the current City Hall prior to construction.

[10th Avenue and Cambie Street, site of City Hall]

AM54-S4-: City N29.1
Item
1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the location of the current City Hall prior to construction.

[A baseball game at Recreation Park at Smithe Street and Homer Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2945
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Aerial survey view of First Narrows, Stanley Park, the West End, Downtown and North Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Air P87
Item
[ca. 1956]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Perpendicular view (mosaic)

[Aerial view looking east over Stanley Park, Coal Harbour and Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P66
Item
[ca. 1926]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

[Aerial view of Burrard Inlet, Hastings-Sunrise, Burnaby and the District of North Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.3
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Exhibition Park and P.N.E. Golf Course, Second Narrows Bridge, New Brighton Park, Callister Park, Burrard Inlet, Lynn Creek, Lynn Park, Seymour Creek, Vancouver Harbour Commissioners Railway, Inspected Shingles Ltd., Cascade Rock and Gravel Co. Ltd., Canadian Shingle Co. Ltd. (Capilano Timber Co. Ltd.), Alberta Pool Elevator, Columbia Grain Elevator Co. Ltd., Canadian Pacific Railway, Girls Industrial School and Old Peoples Home sites.

[Aerial view of Mount Pleasant, South Strathcona and Kensington-Cedar Cottage]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.6
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows aerial view of the east end of False Creek, Thornton Park, Great Northern Railway and Canadian National Railway yards, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland, Trout Lake, Kingsway, Vancouver Technical School grounds, Renfrew playing fields, John Hendry Park, British Columbia Electric Railway Right of Way, Clark Park, Grandview Highway South, Great Northern Railway.

[Aerial view of the West End showing the increase of apartment buildings west of Cardero Street]

AM54-S4-: Dist P133
Item
1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows oblique view of Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park and Lord Roberts School

[Aerial view of Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.5
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Kitsilano, Kits Point, Kitsilano Beach, R.C.A.F. Equipment Depot, Kitsilano Pool, Burrard Bridge, C.P.R. Kitsilano Trestle, Granville Island, Granville Bridge, Cambie Bridge, False Creek, C.P.R. False Creek Yards, West End, Yaletown, Arbutus Ridge, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Little Mountain Reservoir, Connaught Park, Quilchena Golf Course, Douglas Park, Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course, Queen Elizabeth Park, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Barracks, Shaughnessy Military Hospital, Hillcrest Park, Robertson & Hacket Sawmill, City Yard, West Coast Ship Builders and Athletic Park.

[Aerial view of Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park looking east to Indian Arm]

AM54-S4-: LP 170
Item
Dec. 1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

[Aerial view of West Point Grey, Kitsilano, Dunbar - Southlands and University Endowment Lands]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.4
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the south Slope of English Bay, Spanish Banks, Locarno Beach Park, Jericho Beach, R.C.A.F. Jericho Air Station, Kitsilano pool, Connaught Park and Kitsilano Beach Park, Caldecott Park, Quilchena Golf Course, School for Deaf and Blind and Quesnel Park.

[Bird's eye view of] Vancouver and Mt. Pleasant from tower of Catholic Church [Holy Rosary Church] looking south

AM54-S4-: LP 103.4.1
Item
July 28, 1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the 600 block of Hamilton Street. Prominent features in the photograph are the First Baptist Church, B.C. Portland Cement Factory and the Cambie Street Recreation Grounds (later Larwill Park).

[Boat in Burrard Inlet, near Brockton Point]

AM54-S4-: SGN 109
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Boats in Burrard Inlet, near Brockton Point]

AM54-S4-: SGN 108
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Composite of three Vancouver scenes]

AM54-S4-: SGN 32
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph consists of a composite of three photographs, showing a salmon cannery, Brockton Point, and a view of Vancouver from Mount Pleasant. The images were photographed while mounted on a sheet of newspaper.

[Composite view of ships and Stanley Park sites]

AM54-S4-: SGN 61
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph consists of a composite of four photographs showing: large tree in Stanley Park, bridge in Stanley Park, the S.S. "Beaver" on shore (Bo P124), and the "Empress of India" at Vancouver dock (Bo P 6.4).

[Fenced Powell Street grounds]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-19.4
Item
[between 1897 and 1902]

Part of Major Matthews collection

The Secord Hotel is visible in the background.

Little Mountain from the air

AM54-S4-: Air P88
Item
[ca. 1952]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Queen Elizabeth Park, Little Mountain Reservior, the quarry and Little Mountain Housing Project.

Looking over Brockton Point, Stanley Park

AM54-S4-: LGN 661
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Coal Harbour and Stanley Park from the West End.

[Portion of Hotel Vancouver and C.P.R. Park - Georgia and Granville Streets]

AM54-S4-: Hot P20
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Powell Street grounds when it was fenced]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-14.1
Item
[between 1897 and 1902]

Part of Major Matthews collection

The Secord Hotel is visible in the background.

Samuel Garvin Prop. & staff of pure Milk Dairy Co. Vancouver. B.C. June 15.1916

AM54-S4-3-: PAN NVIA
Item
15 June 1916

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows S. Garvin and other in an automobile among hore-drawn milk wagons and delivery men in front of the bandstand in Robson Park. Photograph also shows houses in the 500 block 13th Ave E, the 2900 block Carolina Street and 600 block 14th Ave E.

Souvenir of Vancouver

AM54-S4-: SGN 121
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph consists of various images of Vancouver, including sites in Stanley Park, boats, street scenes, a cannery, and other photographs, surrounded by foliage and fruit.

Staff of Pure Milk Dairy Co. Samuel Garvin Prop. Vancouver B.C. 15/6/16

AM54-S4-3-: PAN NVIB
Item
June 15, 1916

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows S. Garvin and others in an automobile among horse-drawn milk wagons and delivery men in front of a bandstand in Robson Park. The photograph also shows houses and buildings in the 500 block 13th Ave E. and the 2900 block Carolina Street.

[Stanley Park, viewed from English Bay]

AM54-S4-: SGN 97
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Tea being spread out to dry in C.P.R. park at Granville and Georgia Streets]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1083
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a customs agent sitting on a box of tea, watching Asian workers empty tea out of boxes and spread it out to dry with rakes.

[The C.P.R. Park at the corner of Georgia Street and Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P33
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Three boys at Kitsilano Beach park]

AM54-S4-: Be P47
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Victory Square from Cambie and Pender Streets]

AM54-S4-: Park N18
Item
[192-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Victory Square from Hamilton and Pender Streets]

AM54-S4-: Park N19
Item
[1927]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View across the C.P.R. park towards] Granville Street and Georgia Street

AM54-S4-: Hot P9
Item
1893

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Hudson's Bay store under construction, Lord Strathcona Block, Lord Durham Block, Lord Elphinstone Block and the first Hotel Vancouver