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Old piles stood almost in center of spot now occupied by bridge tower on North Shore. Note slash on Stanley Park side of Narrows

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-3
Item
Apr. 15, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a steamboat travelling into the harbour and the Prospect Point signal station and lighthouse in the background

On this date the last of the 61 wire ropes which form each of the suspension cables were secured to their butts in the anchorage.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-58
Item
May 31, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

One of the "cellars" cut out of solid blue clay will be walled with concrete for cable anchorages on South Shore. Note steel reinforced rods.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-28
Item
Oct. 31, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Only the top steel-work bwetween the two pillars remains to be finished. Roadbed will be laid over the flat cross-bar.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-54
Item
May 9, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Painting quickly followed erection of steel. Painter shown at work on North Shore viaduct using spray-gun. Final coat is sea-green.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-50
Item
May 4, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Petroglyph rock]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P199.4
Item
Sept. 7, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Petroglyph rock]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P199.5
Item
Sept. 7, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Petroglyph rock]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P199.1
Item
[ca. 1949]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Petroglyph rock]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P199.2
Item
Sept. 7, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Petroglyph rock]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P199.3
Item
Sept. 7, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Powerful crane on "creeper" lifts a section of North Shore tower into position. Note man at lower right steadying section with rope.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-42
Item
Mar. 30, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Progress made on construction of pedestrian subway and overhead traffic road at causeway entrance to Stanley Park.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-40
Item
Feb. 16, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club in the background

Ready-built sections of catwalks were drawn up two at a time, placed in position and bolted to supporting cables.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-49
Item
May 4, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Remembrance Day service at the centotaph at Victory Square]

AM54-S4-: Mon P121
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Rough grading of driveway through Stanley Park finished. Pathway banks have been seeded with grass

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-12
Item
Aug. 3, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Scow load of granite blocks for facings of the two piers. The stone and cement piers measure twenty feet in height.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-31
Item
Dec. 8, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Section of suspension cable. Diameter 13 1/2 inches. Cable is wire-wrapped over a cedar covering. 1050 tons in cables.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-72
Item
July 5, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a label for the Anglo-Canadian Wire Rope Company Limited

Sections of Bridge road-bed supported from main cables. Each section is raised from scows. Union Steamship passing.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-65
Item
June 19, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

South face of cable anchorage on North Shore. Suspension cables enter the two "windows&quot...

South face of cable anchorage on North Shore. Suspension cables enter the two "windows" and go down into concrete.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-33
Item
Dec. 8, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

South Shore. Near the floor shown, tons of earth engulfed and and crushed a worker - the only fatality of entire bridge construction

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-25
Item
Oct. 31, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

South Shore view showing completed catwalkas from tower to tower, cables and stay-wires. Catwalks braced together near top.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-59
Item
May 31, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Steel has been erected on top of North Shore cable anchorage. One of cables is shown passing through "window" of anchorage.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-39
Item
Feb. 16, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Steel work on the bridge road-bed is complete and concrete laying on road through Stanley Park finished to bridge head.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-68
Item
July 31, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Structural steel workers walk along narrow trestles "away up", even as you and I move along solid sidewalks. Note big crane for lifting steel.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-32
Item
Dec. 8, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Stuart Cameron and Company workmen placing granite facings of South piers. Huge blocks were cut to fit and numbered and brought by barge.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-30
Item
Dec. 8, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Stumps covered the ground less than a year before this picture was taken of bridge approach on North Shore

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-43
Item
Apr. 20, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Surveyor's stakes show cut-off of Lost Lagoon. Present road now curves almost through center of this picture. Road now flanked with pathway.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-20
Item
Sept. 1, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Suspension cables enter the cable anchorage on North Shore, below the viaduct and are anchored into 20,000 tons of solid concrete.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-69
Item
Oct. 16, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Taken by long-distance lens from below cable anchorage on South Shore. North Shore steel is going up. Workmen are wearing steel helmets.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-37
Item
Feb. 16, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

The 61 strands in each suspension cable are secured to seven steel butts shown above. These butts are set in tons of solid concrete.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-52
Item
May 4, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

The Union Jack marks "the top" - it is tradition among steel workers to fly the flag when top is reached. "Creeper" has finished its job.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-53
Item
May 9, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Tower piers are finished (South Shore). A few days after this picture was taken work commenced on erection of big steel construction "creeper".

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-34
Item
Jan. 12, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

View from near top of south Bridge tower looking towards Stanley Park and driveway. The cables on left of catwalk. A steep climb.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-63
Item
June 11, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

View from Prospect Point showing barge which started operations on North Shore waterfront. Note first breakwater and right-of-way slash.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-5
Item
Apr. 21, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a dredge in the background

With "creeper" construction completed the first steel of South Shore towers was erected on February 2, 1938. View from Prospect Point.

AM54-S9-F1-: CVA 265-35
Item
Jan. 28, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

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