City of Vancouver Archives

AM1535-: CVA 99-1436
Item
[ca. 1926]

AM1052-: AM1052 P-433
Item
[1935?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Vancouver Girls Band posed with their instruments and their conductor, Arthur Delamont, on the steps of the Vancouver courthouse

[Vancouver firefighter dressed as Santa Claus visiting patient of Children's' Hospital]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-256
Item
[ca. 1962]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department truck and staff on street publicizing muscular dystrophy campaign]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-246.2
Item
[ca. 1961]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department staff member explaining tools to interviewer and boy scouts]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-252
Item
1962

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Vancouver Fire Department information booth at Pacific National Exhibition.]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-309
Item
1967

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Vancouver Day celebration attendees and children watching performance

AM1576-S6-12-F68-: 2011-010.1168
Item
June 13, 1986

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Vancouver Day celebration attendees and children watching performance

AM1576-S6-12-F68-: 2011-010.1167
Item
June 13, 1986

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Vancouver Daily Province : Marie Moreau : models, bathing suits

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-14856
Item
May 28, 1947

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Vancouver Daily Province : Marie Moreau : models, bathing suits

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-14857
Item
May 28, 1947

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Vancouver children's party on board H.M.S. Bonaventure

AM1376-: CVA 210-1
Item
July 1904

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver Boys Club Association : three boys

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-13418
Item
1950

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Vancouver Bookbinding Company, Cambie Street, G.A. Roedde, Manager

AM54-S4-: Misc P11
Item
1891

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Henry Wetzell, Mrs. G.A. Roedde, Frank McVConnell, Miss Emma Roedde, Mr. G.A. Roedde and two unknown boys

Vancouver Aquarium and Stanley Park

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a documentary film documenting the seals at the Stanley Park Zoo and other tourist attractions in Stanley Park. Film documents seals swimming and being watched by crowds at Zoo, as well as people visiting the Stanley Park Gardens and posing with the totem poles on Brockton Point.

Vancouver - Spectacular by Nature - Japanese version CH 1/2 - English version CH 3/4 [Japanese version CH 1/2]

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-349
Item
1994

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is "Vancouver - Spectacular By Nature;" the last in the series of video post cards; released in 1994. The film features footage of Vancouver and the surrounding area highlighting the activities and attractions available to visitors. The final five minutes of the film features a couple of minutes of archival footage of Vancouver as a way to celebrate and acknowledge its 100 year history. Directed and edited by Mike [Michael] Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Bob Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Produced by Yaletown Productions Inc. b&w from 00:21:43-00:22:40.

Vancouver - Spectacular by Nature - Japanese version CH 1/2 - English version CH 3/4 [English version CH 3/4]

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-349.1
Item
1994

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is "Vancouver - Spectacular By Nature;" the last in the series of video post cards; released in 1994. The film features footage of Vancouver and the surrounding area highlighting the activities and attractions available to visitors. The final five minutes of the film features a couple of minutes of archival footage of Vancouver as a way to celebrate and acknowledge its 100 year history. Directed and edited by Mike [Michael] Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Bob Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Produced by Yaletown Productions Inc. b&w from 00:21:43-00:22:40.

Valerie Jerome, teacher at Southlands [elementary school] with students in the UBC Endowment lands

AM1533-S2-4-: 2009-005.419
Item
1987

Part of Dunbar History Project fonds

Item filed under Schools. Courtesy Valier Jerome. Pictured are from left to right seated: David Harakal, Wendy Fukushim, Patrick Corney, and Wade Grant. Standing: Miles Galbreath, Valerie Jerome, and Kristina Cockle.

Urban Safari Films Inc. - PAL D1 - International Image

AM1553-6-S2-: MI-492
Item
Oct. 20, 1995

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is part one of two, Digital PAL Master, includes textless BG; theatrical feature film released May 1996 at Cannes Film Festival. Yaletown Entertainment Group, Full Circle and G.L.A.S.S. Films present David Naughton, Linda Kash, in a Reto Salimbeni film, "Urban Safari." Starring Jay Brazeau, Donnelly Rhodes, Andrea Nemeth, with Teryl Rothery, David Palffy, Rebecca Toolan, Adriana Tripa, Barry Pepper, Charles Seigel. Executive producers Michael Collier and Reto Salimbeni, Line producer R. Earl Peturson, Casting Akiko Morison (Canada) and Kathy Henderson (USA), Art director Peter Hinton, Costume designer David Lisle, Music composed and conducted by Brahm Wenger, Editor Jana Fritsch, Director of photography Vic Sarin, Story by Reto Salimbeni, Screenplay by James J. Desmarais,and Alison Rosenfeld Desmarais and P.J. Reece, Producer Michael Collier, Director Reto Salimbeni. The story follows a couple living in New York trying to impress their neighbours and boss by telling everyone that they were going on an African vacation that the Johnson's could not actually afford. Hilarity ensues as they hide out in their own home and various neighbours who have keys to their apartment take advantage of the 'empty' home for the two week vacation period. The small family grows closer in crisis and decide to make some life changing choices.

[Unidentified young people's theatre company in costume on stage]

AM1535-: CVA 99-5286
Item
[191-?]

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Unidentified six Chinese children - early 1930s

AM1688-S1-F2-: 2021-034.067
Item
Sept. 1934 (Reproduced 2020)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “September 1934, Vancouver. Photo of five unidentified Chinese children. Photo was purchased on EBay from a seller who obtained it at a flea market in Vancouver.”

Unidentified person and child

AM1675-S4-F34-: 2018-020.6512-: 2018-020.6512.17
Part
[ca. 1986]

Part of BC Gay and Lesbian Archives

[Unidentified men, children and building in Port Moody]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-19.2
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified man standing in front of house with girl, age] 3 y[ea]rs, 3 mo[nths, and dog]

AM1477-2-S4---: CVA 1477-562.10
Item
[1904?]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Unidentified man speaks to unidentified woman and one of the contest winners

AM1576-S6-12-F63-: 2011-010.2216-: 2011-010.2216.12
Part
Nov. 1985

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Unidentified man speaks to unidentified woman and one of the contest winners

AM1576-S6-12-F63-: 2011-010.2216-: 2011-010.2216.11
Part
Nov. 1985

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Unidentified man speaking with award winner of 4-H Club and Future Farmers competition, P.N.E. director R. Gram in rear

AM281-S8-: CVA 180-2905
Item
1955

Part of Pacific National Exhibition fonds

Unidentified man speaking with award winner of 4-H Club and Future Farmers competition in Livestock building

AM281-S8-: CVA 180-2925
Item
1955

Part of Pacific National Exhibition fonds

[Unidentified group on the steps of a house numbered 526]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1915
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

[Unidentified group of tennis players]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2670
Item
[188-?] ; reproduced [194-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

[Unidentified group at picnic]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-305
Item
[1889 or 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

[Unidentified group]

AM1376-: CVA 1376-249
Item
[ca. 1915]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

[Unidentified girl,] age 2 y[ea]rs 8 mo[nths, holding teddy bear]

AM1477-2-S4---: CVA 1477-562.8
Item
[1904?]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Unidentified elementary class

AM1376-: CVA 520-1
Item
June 22, 1906

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows a group of children seated on the stairs of an unidentified building. Viola Harron (later Worsley) is identified as 3rd row, 5th from the left.

[Unidentified children at Rivers Inlet cannery]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-15.3
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified boy with dog]

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-238
Item
[192-?]

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

[Unidentified boy reading a book]

AM1477-2-S5---: CVA 1477-497
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Boy is likely a friend of Kenneth Taylor's.

[unidentified boy]

VPD-S714-: CVA 480-435
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Vancouver Police Department fonds

[Unidentified beach in Okanagan]

AM505-S1-: CVA 660-282
Item
[between 1915 and 1920]

Part of John Davidson fonds

Unidentified baby

AM1036-S7-: CVA 703-7.10.24
Item
[197-?]

Part of Hamber family fonds

Unidentified acrobat - girl 4

AM1688-S1-F3-: 2021-034.112
Item
[192-?] (Reproduced 2018)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “1920s, Location: likely Vancouver. Photo of a young Chinese girl holding a bouquet of flowers. Appears to be part of a series of other photos taken of a young girl doing acrobatics in the Yucho Chow studios.”

Unidentified acrobat - girl 3

AM1688-S1-F3-: 2021-034.111
Item
[192-?] (Reproduced 2018)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of an unidentified young girl doing acrobatics. Part of a series of 4 photos.”

Unidentified acrobat - girl 2

AM1688-S1-F3-: 2021-034.110
Item
[192-?] (Reproduced 2018)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of an unidentified young girl doing acrobatics. Part of a series of 4 photos.”

Unidentified acrobat - girl 1

AM1688-S1-F3-: 2021-034.109
Item
[192-?] (Reproduced 2020)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of an unidentified young girl doing acrobatics. Part of a series of 4 photos.”

Unidentified - two Chinese girls - early 1930s

AM1688-S1-F2-: 2021-034.068
Item
[ca. 1932] (Reproduced 2021)

Part of Yucho Chow Community Archive collection

Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Two unidentified young Chinese girls pose in silk Cheongsam gowns. The photo was found in the archives of the Harry Con family of Vancouver.”

Uncle Charlie [and] baby

AM1470-: MI-64
Item
1934

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting children sledding, likely Diana, Barbara, Victor Vance, and John Fife Spencer. Film also documents women sunbathing , the gardens at Aberthau (?), and Elizabeth Ann on the lawn at Aberthau with a man, likely Gertrude Spencer's brother, Charles Winch.

Umbrella fountain play structure at Expo '86

COV-S477-3-F111-: CVA 775-62.25
Item
1986

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Two young spectators

AM1576-S6-12-F07-: 2011-010.2080
Item
Apr. 6, 1984

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Item is a photograph showing two children seated on the floor. Caption from back of print: "Two young spectators." Caption and photograph appeared in volume 1, issue no. 4 of the Centennial Update newsletter.