City of Vancouver Archives

[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)

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.

[Aerial view looking west south-west of the] District of North Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Air P97.6
Item
Feb. 23, 1962

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Deep Cove, Panorama Park, Deep Cove Yacht Club, Public Wharf (foot of Gallant Avenue), Deep Cove Resorts and Deep Cove Park.

[Three boys at Kitsilano Beach park]

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

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Kitsilano Beach Park from Whyte Avenue and Arbutus Street]

AM54-S4-: Be P48
Item
June 1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Apodaca Park (D.L. 4974) and Cove from the water]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-215
Item
Mar. 7, 1953

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph made of 3 separate photographs joined together. Panoramic view. The sections have been described separately as CVA 371-215.1, CVA 371-215.2 and CVA 371-215.3.

[Apodaca Park (D.L. 4974) and Cove from the water]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-215.1
Item
Mar. 7, 1953

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view

[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

[View of Stanley Park causeway]

AM54-S11-4---: CVA 371-3048
Item
[1956]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows street level view of Stanley Park causeway. Major Matthews used this photograph in deciding the location of the Lord Stanley statue.

Pioneer Place design

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-484
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph of an artist's conception for the design of Pioneer Place. Notes written on the back include: "see draft letter from JSM to Mr. Fraine Nov. 23, 1960 and to JSM from A M Fraser Nov. 30, 1960" and "Received from Superintendent Park Board, Vancouver, Nov. 18th, JS Matthews, City Archivist" and "On Dec. 31 1916 [1961?], P. B. Stroyan told me this work had been partially completed. That it was a Park Board official's design. What would be the use of my trying to compose an inscription for a tablet at this late date. JS Matthews"

[View of Canadian National Railway Station and Thornton Park on Main Street]

AM54-S4-: Can P23.2
Item
[ca. 1932]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the C.N.R. Freight, National Canners Ltd. and the Massey-Harris buildings.

[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.

[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.

[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

[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

[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

[Arch at entrance to Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1048
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a man standing under the arch in front of the bridge into Stanley Park.

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.

[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).

[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

[Woman among the Seven Sisters in Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: LP 253
Item
[ca. 1905]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified people in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-1.3
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified people in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-1.4
Item
[189-?]

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.

[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.

[Golden Gate Park]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-25.1
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

In the Park, Beacon Hill Victoria, B.C.

AM54-S4-: Out P108
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Selma Park, B.C.

AM54-S4-: Out P1149
Item
[ca. 1929]

Part of Major Matthews collection

The C.N.R. Park Prince Rupert

AM54-S4-: Out P638.5
Item
[193-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Spring Time in the Walks (Town Park)

AM54-S4-: Out P940.09
Item
1958

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of the Great Northern (Union) and Canadian National Stations and Thornton Park]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N101
Item
Sept. 8, 1924

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the Hotel Ivanhoe, the G.N. and C.N. freight buildings and Massey-Harris Farm Implements.

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.

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.