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Major Matthews collection Vancouver (B.C.) Item Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.) With digital objects
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Stanley Park from the air

Oblique view. Photograph shows Coal Harbour, H.M.S.C. Discovery, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club marina, Rowing Club marina, Brockton Oval and the Burrard Inlet waterfront.

[Vancouver Automobile Club in Stanley Park]

People identified: W. E. Flummerfelt beside first car; W. J. Annand and Billy Stark in second car; Harry Stevens, E.W. McLean in third car; Ernie Stark, F.R. Stewart in fourth car; Mr. Morrison in fifth car; Harry Hooper, Harry Musclow, G.A. Barrett in sixth car - the first taxi in Vancouver.

Negative of four images about the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall

Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives. Images show: Crowds at C.P.R. station waiting for arrival of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York; View of West End buildings, Coal Harbour and Stanley Park, looking northwest from the Hotel Vancouver; Hastings Street decorated for visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall; the Chinese Arch on Hastings Street, one of the arches created for their visit.

[Panoramic view of Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park]

Prominent buildings identified are Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia), the Georgia Medical Dental Building, Immigration Building, Marine Building, Royal Bank and Pier "BC". Ships identified are (L-R): "Catala", "Princess Louise", "Robert Merrick", "Empress of Japan", "Aorangi", C.P.R. transfer car barage, "Kyuqust" and Union Oil Co. Tanker.

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