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[Panorama view of Vancouver looking north from Nelson Street]

Prominent buildings in photograph are: Manhattan Apartments (784 Thurlow Street), Marine Building (355 Burrard Street), Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia Street), Provincial Court House (750 Hornby Street); Second Hotel Vancouver (Granville Street), Vancouver Block (736 Granville Street), First Baptist Church (969 Burrard Street) and St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church (1012 Nelson Street).

Georgia Street at Hornby Street

Photograph shows horse-drawn carriages on street, including one for the Badminton Hotel; Christ Church Cathedral; and a building containing both a grocery store (Kyle Grocery) and a picture framing store (Timms Art Emporium), later the site of the Georgia Medical - Dental building, then Cathedral Place.

[Hastings Street at Cambie Street, looking west]

Notes on accompanying label read: "Hasting Street at Cambie. The old Court House Square, now the site of the Cenotaph and Victory Square. Some wooden stores are to be seen next to the Business College. The street traffic was not too heavy then. Champion and White's wagon is the star attraction. Citizens often went shopping in a buggy. What was the use of hurrying? - Timms Photo"

[View along Granville Street looking south from the waterfront]

  • An attached label reads: "Looking south on Granville Street, during the 'Klondyke Boom,' 1898-9. The Williams stone buildings on the right gives the key to the picture. The Royal Bank and Post office are now on either corner. - Philip Timms."
  • Notes on the back of the photograph contain information regarding the purchase of the photograph by the Hudson's Bay Company.
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