City of Vancouver Archives

"... On the other hand I felt that Mr. Kiniski's sensitive portrait of the villain opposite the buoyant acting of Rogers, was entirely up to festival standards"

AM1562-S03-3-: 92-33.1
Item
[196-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

Item is a cartoon. Display caption acquired with the item says: "In the mid-1960s the International Festival was suffering from poor attendance. Obviously wrestling at the P.N.E. was not."

"... So we invite them to become part of the Festival... Think of the prestige it would give our attendance records."

AM1562-S03-3-: 92-33.6
Item
15 Aug. 1959

Part of City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

Item is a cartoon. Display caption acquired with the item says: "The International Festival was still having attendance problems when the B.C. Lions were in one of their heydays."

"15 Trucks to Serve You" - [Morrow's Coal and Ice Company at 1025 Main Street]

AM1535-: CVA 99-4147
Item
1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

"18" Studebaker 6 cyl. Hearse Armstrong and Hotson

AM1535-: CVA 99-5153
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photograph also shows that the hearse was also used as an ambulance.

"34th St. George's" - St. George's School - Troop Boy Scouts 1933

AM995-S1-: CVA 805-5
Item
Mar. 31, 1933

Part of St. George's School fonds

Group portrait on the school grounds

"3rd Section - 4th Division ammunition Column" 68th Field Battery C.F.A. - Vancouver, B.C. 1916

AM1535-: CVA 99-5087
Item
1916

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

"A Colonel in the Army... and here I thought you were in show business"

AM1562-S03-3-: 92-33.2
Item
15 July 1961

Part of City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

Item is a cartoon. Display caption acquired with the item says: "In 1961 the International Festival presented its first military tattoo."

"A Glimps[e] of Home"

AM54-S4-: Dist P1
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a view of the West End from Kitsilano Point

"A Good Citizen Medal" presented to J.S. Matthews, City Archivist, by acting Mayor T.J. Orr on behalf of the Native Sons of B.C., Vancouver Post, No.2

AM54-S4-: Add N59
Item
June 18, 1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

"A Group of Ladies of the Old Huntingdon Hotel"

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-770
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Notes on back are: "Front row - Mrs. Schieber (Reirson), Sumas, Wa; Mrs. Moulton, deceased; Mrs. Julia York, operated C.P.R. coffee stand at Huntingdon Depot. Back row -Artie Nims, Vancouver; unknown and Mrs. McCormack (Teena McGregor), Vanco...

"A Safe Passage" - The Missanabie in dock at Plymouth after disembarking the 47th Battalion

AM1376-: CVA 172-02
Item
Nov. 1915

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

"A Slogan for Malkin[?]."

AM22-F3--
Item
[12 Oct. 1928?]

Part of Campbell Sweeny fonds

An Mss election limerick. Page 208.

"A Vancouver tooth-pick" (fir tree) length 204 feet

AM1052-: AM1052 P-372
Item
[190-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Mrs. [F.C. Manning?] of Calgary, Alberta.

"A bit of English Bay, Vancouver, B.C."

AM1562-: 71-28.1
Item
[190-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

"A narrative story of aid to civil power", published in Canadian Defence Quarterly

AM1519-: PAM 1932-37
Item
1932

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

"A" Company 62nd Batt[alion] C.E.F. (Vancouver, B.C.)

AM54-S4-: VLP 65.4
Item
Dec. 1915

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the exterior of the Women's Building in Hastings Park.

"A" pan installed & "E" being installed

AM1592-S8-2-F02-: 2011-092.6923
Item
Apr. 27, 1949

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

"About Banks and Banking Since 1863. A Reminiscence."

AM22-F3--
Item
[19-?]

Part of Campbell Sweeny fonds

Pages 269-276.

"Albert Canyon". C.P.R. Selkirk Mountains

AM54-S4-: LGN 636
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

"All Our Yesterdays: When Capt. Sweeny Killed Maj. Warde" (Montreal Gazette, copy).

AM22-F2--
Item
Jan. 1924.

Part of Campbell Sweeny fonds

No page numbers.

"Always young," Bowen Island

AM336-S3-3-: CVA 677-602
Item
[191-?]

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Lettering on the back of the postcard states "Terminal Steamship Co.'s route."

"Amateur Hour" The Birds' Paradise, Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1215
Item
[ca. 1938]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Albert Jones playing the violin

"American-La France" Vancouver - Point Grey [firemen and engines in front of V.F.D. Firehall No. 2]

AM54-S4-: VLP 124
Item
Dec. 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified (left to right): In fire engines: Slim Sullivan, Ed Morgan, H.E. Edwards, Jack Dyer, Billie Hall, Unidentified, A. Gordon (rear), Torquil Campbell, Geo. Williams, Dan Maher (rear). Standing: "Cappy" Smart, J.H. Carlisle, ...

"Among friends". Stanley P[ar]k Vancouver, B.C. and North Vancouver and Brockton Point from Stanley Pk. Van. B.C.

AM54-S4-: SGN 1056
Item
[1910?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a copy of two photographs showing scenes of Stanley Park.

"Angeline, daughter of Chief Seattle"

AM1052-: AM1052 P-903
Item
[ca. 1908]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

"Aorangi," at C.P.R. Wharf

AM54-S4-: Bo P389
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

"Applause"

AM1674-S6-: 2014-089.0215
Item
[1970]

Part of Hugh Pickett fonds

"Aquilo" in First Narrows

AM1592-1-S9-F74-: 2011-092.3435
Item
[191-] (copied 197-?)

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

"Arcadia" from Garage on Hastings

AM1551-S2-: 2010-006.183
Item
May 27, 1970

Part of Ernie Reksten fonds

"Arras". "There but for the grace of God goes". London

AM54-S4-: LP 61.5
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the town of Arras in ruins

"Arts in our town , October '48" : the Community Arts Council of Vancouver and Vancouver Musicians Mutual Protective Union, A.F. of M. present an orchestral concert under the direction of Gregori Garbovitzky, Vancouver Technical School, Monday, October 25

AM1519-: PAM 1948-120
Item
1948

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

"As Rodney so aptly put it, mere words cannot do justice in describing the magnificent Festival ballet."

AM1562-S03-3-: 92-33.8
Item
5 July 1968

Part of City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

Item is a cartoon. Display caption acquired with the item says: "Norris believed the magic of dance could creep into even humdrum lives. In 1964 the Vancouver International Festival brought the stars of the Paris Opera Ballet to town."