[Construction of Buntzen Lake Power Plant number one]
- AM54-S4-: LGN 814
- Item
- [1913?]
Part of Major Matthews collection
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[Construction of Buntzen Lake Power Plant number one]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Partially constructed Coquitlam Dam, showing upstream side of sluice tower]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Men turning sod for B.C. Electric Railway Company's Fraser Valley line]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Silo and barn of Fraser Valley farm, showing wiring and electrical switches]
Part of Major Matthews collection
View of settling pond taken from 1200.0 looking to 1400.0 on 24th June 1913
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows water below flumes of Coquitlam Dam.
Map of City of Vancouver showing distribution of electric light, gas, & power services
Part of Major Matthews collection
Item is a map which shows the City of Vancouver in the early parts of the 20th century (ca. 1905) and depicts city blocks which had been supplied with electric street lights, with electric power and gas service. J.S. Matthews annotated the map in 1947 with counts of electric street lights in various neighbourhoods.
[B.C. Electric Railway Company parade float, showing Vancouver's first streetcar]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Burrard Street, looking south from Hastings Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Burrard Street, looking south from Georgia Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Road construction in front of second C.P.R. station]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Men laying streetcar tracks in front of second C.P.R. station]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
[Illuminated arches on Hastings Street for visit of Governor General the Duke of Connaught]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of illuminated signs on Hastings Street, looking east from Abbott Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Signs for "Palace Hotel", "Allen's Cafe", "Stark's Glasgow House Carpets", "Rex Theatre", "Hotel Regent", "Cascade Beer", "Regal Theatre" and "Marshall Optical" are visible.
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of railway tracks and cars, buildings, and other structures at east end of Georgia Viaduct]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Men building streetcar tracks on Powell Street, between Hawks and Campbell Streets]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Granville Street, looking north from Pender Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of 41st Avenue, looking west from East Boulevard]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows interurban line, municipal hall for Point Grey, and various businesses, including the Bank of British North America.
[Lower portion of concrete smoke stack from reconstruction of Vancouver Steam Plant]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Burrard Street, looking south from Burnaby Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Burrard Street, looking north from near Davie Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Vancouver Gas Company float for Vancouver Pageant parade]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Burrard Street, looking south from near Georgia Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Burrard Street, looking north from Nelson Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[View of Pender Street, looking east from Granville Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Men excavating street and laying streetcar tracks on Fourth Avenue, looking east from Fir Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Men gathered under trees for opening of Saanich Interurban Railway]
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[Various scenes regarding activities of the B.C. Electric Railway Company]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of six photograph prints, showing: head office building on Carrall Street; woman sketching next to Fraser Valley interurban line near Sumas Lake; view of Buntzen Lake Power Plant number one from Indian Arm; view of partially constructed Buntzen Lake Power Plant number two from Indian Arm; parade for Duke of Connaught passing B.C. Electric head office; and military inspection by the Duke of Connaught in front of Vancouver Courthouse. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the six images.
[Various scenes regarding activities of the B.C. Electric Railway Company]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of six photograph prints showing: interior of interurban car "Connaught"; head office building illuminated with electric lights; interior of partially constructed Buntzen Lake Power Plant number two; illuminated arches on Granville Street for visit of Duke of Connaught; view of Burrard Inlet; New Westminster interurban depot decorated for visit of Duke of Connaught. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the six images.
[Various views of Buntzen Lake Power Plant]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints showing: power plant number two viewed from Indian Arm; partially constructed high voltage switch room of power plant number two; partially constructed interior generator room of power plant number two; and power plant number one viewed from Indian Arm. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the four images.
[Interior view of B.C. Electric Railway Company showroom in main office building, Carrall Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows various electrical appliances on display, including lamps, stoves, washing machines, fans, air filters, incubators, and other machines.
[B.C. Electric Railway Company display at exhibition]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows various items on display, including a battery operated truck, and various electrical appliances.
[Men and women in B.C. Electric Railway Company showroom in head office building, Carrall Street]
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Photograph shows employees standing with displays of electrically operated appliances.
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows front window of showroom, displaying gas stoves.
[B.C. Electric Railway Company showroom in head office building, Carrall Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows showroom containing various electrically powered objects, such as cars, lamps, and various appliances.
[B.C. Electric Railway Company display of electrical appliances]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows an exhibition display of electrical appliances including irons, stoves, air filters, and vacuum cleaners.
[Two outdoor lighting fixtures]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of two images of ornamental light fixtures.
[Pelton-Doble hydraulic valves used for power plant penstocks]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Pelton-Doble hydraulic valves used for power plant penstocks]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Men on float in False Creek to determine electric currents from streetcar tracks in Fairview area]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Men in photograph include Distribution Engineer Mr. Busch (in bowler hat), and Assistant Engineer R. Lyon (in cloth cap).
Part of Major Matthews collection
Individuals in photograph include A.T. Goward (centre), E.H. Adams (second from left), and G.M. Tripp (third from right).
[View of 300 block of Water Street, looking west]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Various scenes regarding the construction of the Coquitlam Dam]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints, showing: exploration cut at centre line of dam; partially cleared dam site; two men sawing tree stump on dam site; and partially cleared dam site covered in snow. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the four images.
[Various scenes regarding the construction of the Coquitlam Dam]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints showing: view along centre of partially constructed dam, showing sluices; area around dam covered in ice and snow; excavated area on dam site; and water cresting over dam. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the four images.
[Various scenes regarding the construction of the Coquitlam Dam]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph negative is a copy of five photograph prints, showing: water cresting over the top of the Coquitlam Dam; the clearing of the Coquitlam Dam site with a donkey engine; the roots of a large tree cleared off the Coquitlam Dam site; bridge over Coquitlam Dam; and two men sawing tree stump at Coquitlam Dam site. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the five images.