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Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Subseries consists of records relating to individuals, places, and subjects. Arrangement is alphabetical by name or subject.
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Air - A.R.P. trial blackout, 1941
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Subseries consists of records relating to various categories of subjects associated with Vancouver and with British Columbia in general. Arrangement is alphabetical first by subject category, then by subcategory, then by file title.
Part of Major Matthews collection
Series consists of a collection of records and other material relating to various individuals, places, and subjects, most of which are connected with the history of Vancouver and area. These files are the result of J.S. Matthews' continuous information-gathering activities during his tenure as city archivist. Series comprises two subseries: topical files and categorical files. Includes narrative notes, transcripts of interviews, correspondence, memoranda, reports, genealogical documents, excerpts from minutes of meetings, maps, plans, diagrams, profiles, and ephemera.
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Series consists of J.S. Matthews' clippings from local and regional newspapers and relating to the history and development of Vancouver and outlying areas, public and private individuals, organizations, governments (municipal, provincial, federal), politics, ethnic groups, social issues, military, transportation and buildings.
[Easter service in a Ukrainian Church]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Priest is Petro Sametz.
[Bicycle racers and others at Brockton Point]
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Group portrait showing high wheel and regular bicycles and W.H. Blackmore, Fred Blackmore, Bill Findlay, Lionel Yorke and others
[Miss Marian E. Meilicke, reportedly the first woman taxi driver in Vancouver]
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Mount Sir Donald from Mount Abbott Glacier National Park
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[Stark family and cook assembled on porch of summer cottage at English Bay]
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Individuals in the photograph include: Mr. and Mrs. James Stark, Jessie Stark (later Mrs. F.R. Begg), Walter Stark, William Stark, and an Asian servant. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
J. Gillis putting the weight [at Brockton Point]
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Duncan Gillis throwing the weight
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Item is a photograph showing Gillis completing a hammer throw.
Duncan Gillis throwing the weight
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Item is a photograph showing Gillis completing a hammer throw.
[Vancouver Health Department] Salus Generis Humani
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Men identified (left to right): Top row: J. Gibbs, H. Simmers, Dr. C.S. McKee, J.E. Masson, L. Robertson Second row: E.G. Bishop, S.H. Goodall, H.E. Browning, J. Pitman Third row: C.E. Birch, Dr. E.D. Carder, Robert Marrion, Dr. F.T. Underhill, J.M. Burge Fourth row: M. Jackson, G. Godson, J. Vance, F. Marrion, R.H. Meek Bottom row: C.H. North, J.G. Morgon, R. Townley, J. Hynes, S. Burgoyne, H. Gidley, E.L. Slorin.
6th Regiment Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles Officers - Officers - 1911
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Men identified (left to right): Top row: H.B. Scharsmidt, Chas. Milne, C. Gardiner Johnson, H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, W. Hart-McHarg, W.D.S. Rorison, J.D. Inkster. Second row: G.W. Melhuish, J.S. Tait, J. Reynolds Tite, J. Duff Stewart, H.D. Hulme, G.A. Boult, Anthony Turner. Third row: G.H. Worthington, H.C. Akroyd, Alex Graham, W.H.Forrest, J. Sclater, A. Rowan, J.S. Matthews. Fourth row: W.J. McManus, W.S. Latta, J.H. MacGill, C.C. Owen, P.M. Ferris, R.G. Maxwell, J. Eades Ward. Bottom row: T.V. Scudamore, D.P. Bell-Irving.
[Exterior of cottage - 132 East 10th Avenue]
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[Exterior of cottage - 140 8th Avenue]
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[Employees standing in front of the Hastings Sawmill building]
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Photograph shows "Dumps" Baker, "Cinch" Smith, Mr. Treyenza, Charles Coldwell, Calvert Simson, A.J. Mouatt, Fred Cordiner, Alex Merryfield, Peter Cordiner, W.T. "Silly Billy" Frost, August Nielson and others
[Fairview High School of Commerce track team]
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Group portrait showing (left to right): Walter Scott, Percy Williams, Graham Bruce, Dave Hendry and Alf Harvey
["The Fan Drill" presented at Hart's Opera House in aid of Alexandra Hospital]
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Group portrait showing (left to right) standing: Nellie Boultbee (Mrs. J.O. Benwell), Miss Martin (Mrs. J.M. Buxton), Sydney Boultbee (Mrs. A.E. Phillips), Rose Townley (Mrs. Grange Holt), Elizabeth Alexander (Mrs. J.G.L. Abbott) and Jennie Johns; seated: Mrs. Storey; kneeling: Mrs. John G. Woods, Elizabeth McDougall (Mrs. Beetham), Miss McWhinney and Anne Bodwell
Indians in procession at St. Mary's, Mission
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[A parade of men on horses and bicycles on Georgia Street at Howe Street]
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Photograph shows Colonel Markham (left "1") and Major Fowler (right "3") standing in the foreground. The print has been marked with ink at the bottom edge showing numbers 1, 2 and 3 for which only 1 and 3 are identified.
Pete Muldoon New Westminster Hockey Team Champions P.C.H.A.
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Head and shoulders portrait
[Aerial view of] British Pacific Properties [and North Vancouver]
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Oblique view. Photograph shows Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge
[Aerial view of Gibson's from 1000 feet]
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Vancouver looking east from [Howe Sound]
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Oblique view. Photograph shows Point Grey, University of British Columbia and University Endowment Lands.
Typewritten letter from Hunting Survey Corporation Limited on verso of print.
[F.V. Longstaff at an Alpine Club camp at Peyto Lake in Banff National Park]
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[B.C.E.R. car (number 26) "Robson St.-Park" with passengers]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[B.C.E.R. car (number 25) loaded with passengers]
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[View of the reception held for the Duke of Connaught in the court house grounds]
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Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows barges under construction and the B.C. Cement Co. plant in the background. Men identified: Joseph McDonald, Henry R. McDonald and Mr. W.W. Burrough
[The Reeve and Councillors inpecting Little Mountain Quarry]
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Photograph shows Reeve George Rae
[S.S. "Cutch" and men on a picnic at Hermit Island]
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Some of the men are identified (left to right): Isaac Oppenheimer, J.C. Keith, Mr. McKee, H.T. Ceperly, J.T.C. Williams and Harry Abbott
[Rev. Charles Montgomery Tate and others]
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Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Indian salmon temple (shrine)]
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Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph was exhibit 8 in the Ducharme murder case
[Dr. Frank Burnett's schooner "Tropic Bird"]
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[Vaudeville actors who performed at the Orpheum Theatre]
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Item is a photograph showing a group studio portrait of six Black performers; Dora Dean is the woman in the centre.
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J.S. Matthews' notes with negative states, "End of Pipe Line Road. First Narrows. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris have lived here almost fifty years.; Picnic is on the edge of beach. Her Lord Stanley dedicated. Oppenheimer opened.; Stanley Park water works house. Pipe Line Road. Prospect point.; Old Indian [indigenous] clearing. Occupied Chief Haatsalanogh (Kitsilano) 1863.; See R.E. [Royal Engineers] survey this is Chaythoos. Here Hay-tulk was buried."
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Photograph shows trucks and a horse-drawn delivery wagon in front of the English Meat Market, So. Van. Produce Co., Sterling Confectionery and the Lending Library at the 1000 block of Denman Street. The stores are attached to houses.
[View of the second Hotel Vancouver under construction]
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Photograph also shows the Birks building to the left and the court house and other buildings to the right.
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File consists of newspaper clippings related to marriages; first in Vancouver, first in Port Moody, by U.S. Army Chaplain, in Stanley Park Refreshment Booth, in Big Hollow Tree, 67 years to 71 years, on C.P.R. train, Civil marriages, Court house, on UBC
Part of Major Matthews collection
Album is a commerative album of the visit of Warren G. Harding, President of the United States, to Vancouver in 1923.