City of Vancouver Archives

[Second electric light power house in Vancouver, in lane between Hastings and Pender Streets, near Abbott Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu N5.2
Item
[Aug. 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the building as it appeared in 1931. J.S.Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Panoramic view of downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]

AM54-S4-: PAN P92.3
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph of downtown Vancouver. This is a cropped version of PAN P92.1.

[Panoramic view of downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]

AM54-S4-: PAN P92.2
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is almost a 360 degree view. Buildings and some landmarks are identified in ink on print. This is a cropped version of PAN P92.1.

Written on the back of the print in what appears to be Major J.S. Matthews writing:
"Building permits issued.
Court House, superstructure, 7 Dec 1907 (addition, 30/3/1912)
excavation, 8 Mar 1907
Dominion Trust 21 Apr 1908
Carter-Cotton Bldg (Province Bldg) 5 Oct 1908 (addition Pender St 14/11/10)

Street cars and vehicles:- left hand rule of the road until 1921.

Have not investigated but this looks July or August 1908 or perhaps July-Aug 1909"

[Panoramic view of Vancouver looking east, south and west from the Post Office tower]

AM54-S4-: PAN P93
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews identification notes on print.

[Wooden shed and gate]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-103
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Vancouver from C.P.R. Docks

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-36
Item
1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

Elevation sketch of Seaforth Armoury

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-889
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph of an elevation sketch by McCarter and Nairne structural engineers.

[Wah Chong family outside laundry business on Water Street]

AM54-S4-: SGN 435.1
Item
1884

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with contact print in Archives.

[Exterior of Labor Temple]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2131
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Vancouver waterfront] before the fire [of 1886]

AM54-S4-: LGN 450
Item
[1886]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings and ships of waterfront, including Hastings Sawmill, the S.S. "Beaver", the Hastings Mill Store and wharf, and other buildings. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Hastings Sawmill]

AM54-S4-: Mi P36
Item
July 1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the buildings within the mill site

[Birds eye view of Vancouver looking north from tower of Holy Rosary Church]

AM54-S4-: LP 103.2.1
Item
July 28, 1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the 500 block of Seymour Street and the intersection of Pender Street. Prominent buildings are the MacKinnon building, the Fairfield Building and the Delmonico Hotel. Photograph also shows wooden sidewalks.

[Group portrait] 211th (B.C. Section) O.S. Battalion C.E.F. "Am. Legion"

AM54-S4-: VLP 73
Item
1916

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Spokane and Red Mountains, showing Le Roi Mine from Columbia Ave. Rossland

AM54-S4-: LP 263.1
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Sites and buildings identified: 1. Spokane Mt., 2. Le Roi Mine, 3. War Eagle Mine, 4. Centre Star Mine, 5. Nickle Plate Mine, 6. Red Mt., 7. Columbia Ave., 8. Spokane St., 9. Travers Hardware, 10. Ritchie Blk., 11. Jas. Price Tailor, 12. Stussi's Store & Post Office, 13. Shirley Bakery, 14. Pacific Hotel, 15. Grand Hotel, 16. Clifton Hotel, 17. Edgren's Store.

Our First Fifty Years 1886 - 1936 Vancouver, Canada. View Looking North From Nelson Street

AM54-S4-: CVA 371-3177
Item
1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

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).

[Unidentified chalets in the mountains]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2817
Item
[192-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Vancouver from Ninth Avenue (Broadway), between Ash and Cambie Streets]

AM54-S4-: SGN 444
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives state, "Ninth avenue between Ash and Bridge Sts. before 1899 showing CPR Stores Building, Vancouver Opera House, Congregational Church, Leamy & Kyle Sawmill (closed before 1899). Ash Street on left. Ninth Avenue road tip lower left corner. House in centre on eighth avenue."

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