Personality ships of British Columbia.
- VM 27 .B7 G74 1969
- 1969
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Personality ships of British Columbia.
[Plaque commemorating opening and dedication of C.P.R. Piers B and C on July 4, 1927]
Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds
[Plaque commemorating opening and dedication of C.P.R. Piers B and C on July 4, 1927]
Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds
Incription on verso print reads: "This bronze plaque will remain as long as the Pier exists. Cost of plaque $1400.00."
Points of call of M.V. Caribou I
Part of Gault Brothers fonds
Item is map of the British Columbia coast from Stewart to Victoria showing ports of call previously visited and ports of call not previously visited by the Caribou Shipping Company.
Port of Vancouver : the story and guide to western Canada's gateway to the world
Port watch : a retrospective look at 100 years of ships and shipping in Vancouver harbour.
Report on British Columbia marine insurance rates
[Ship loading grain at Alberta Wheat Pool]
Part of Stuart Thomson fonds
Silk trains : the romance of Canadian silk trains, or "the silks."
St. Regis Paper Company [loading "Renown" Brand flour for export to China]
St. Regis Paper Company [loading "Renown" Brand flour for export to China]
Street map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, British Columbia
Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection
Item is a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage Co. with a street map of Greater Vancouver on one side and information on the services and facilities of Bekins Moving and Storage on the other.
The First Narrows bridge proposal
The pioneer days of the trans-Pacific service : 1887-1891
The Port of Vancouver : Canada's Pacific gateway
The Princess story : a century and a half of West Coast shipping.
Those beautiful coastal liners : the Canadian Pacific's Princesses.
Timetable : Canadian Australasian Line, Ltd. : via Vancouver
Union Steamships Limited : ports of call : cargo and passenger routes
Item is a map showing ports of call along the British Columbia coast.
Vancouver - Pacific Celebration
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. The film won several awards at film festivals including: Chris Plaque - Best Travel Film, at Columbus International Film Festival; a Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival; the Canuck Award - 2nd Place Best Canadian Travel Film, Canadian Travel Association; a Bronze Award at the Film and Television Festival of New York; and a Certificate of Merit - Recreation at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Producer and director of photography: Robert S. Rodvik; Director and supervising editor: Michael J. Collier; Original music composed and arranged by Ralph Dyck; Narrator: Art Hives; Narration script: Keith Cutler; Laboratory: Alpha Cine Service Ltd.; Electronic Instruments Courtesy of Roland Corp.; Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; New Horizon Film Productions MCMLXXVI.
The16mm release print that the digital child was made from, was struck from the internegative/original negatives, and the optical sound track; it is closest thing to an original in the donation for this production. It is the only record of this movie on film with a soundtrack.
Vancouver - Pacific Celebration [French narration]
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. The film won several awards at film festivals including: Chris Plaque - Best Travel Film, at Columbus International Film Festival; a Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival; the Canuck Award - 2nd Place Best Canadian Travel Film, Canadian Travel Association; a Bronze Award at the Film and Television Festival of New York; and a Certificate of Merit - Recreation at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Producer and director of photography: Robert S. Rodvik; Director and supervising editor: Michael J. Collier; Original music composed and arranged by Ralph Dyck; Narrator: Art Hives; Narration script: Keith Cutler; Laboratory: Alpha Cine Service Ltd.; Electronic Instruments Courtesy of Roland Corp.; Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; New Horizon Film Productions MCMLXXVI.
The English narration is on channel 1 and the French narration is on channel 2.
Vancouver : the world's distributing base for Western Canada
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park, downtown Vancouver, the Vancouver Planetarium, and Vanier Park. The film documents a number of attractions within Stanley Park including the Stanley Park Miniature Railway, Stanley Park Junction, various sections of the seawall, the Brockton Point Lighthouse, Coal Harbour Marina, Elek Imredy's sculpture Girl in a Wetsuit, the replica figurehead of the RMS Empress of Japan, tennis courts, Prospect Point lookout, Lost Lagoon, the Stanley Park Golf Course, totem poles, and the Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge (1938-). The film also includes footage of birds including Canada geese, seagulls, swans, mallard and wood ducks, and peacocks. The film documents Vancouver Harbour and its facilities, and includes footage of shipping containers, cranes, cargo ships, seabus, and a floatplane.
The film also documents downtown Vancouver and includes footage of numerous prominent buildings including the Marine Building, Vancouver Harbour Centre, Bayshore Inn, the Westcoast Energy Building, Hotel Vancouver, the Provincial Court House, Robson Square under construction, the Georgia Medical Dental Building, the Bank of Nova Scotia Tower, TD Tower, the Vancouver Block, Commodore Ballroom, Sun Tower, Dominion Building, Andrew Wesley Church, and the Hudson's Bay Company building. The film also contains night footage of the Vancouver skyline, Granville Street with illuminated signs, a fountain lit by coloured lights, and neon signs in Chinatown, including those for the Marco Polo Chinese Smorgasbord, Loon Foon Kwok restaurant, Ming's, South Seas Dining Lounge, Ho Inn Chop Suey, and Bing C. Wong & Associates Accounting and Taxation Service.
Film also includes footage of the exterior of the Bloedel Conservatory, a tugboat in False Creek, the downtown Vancouver skyline as viewed from Kitsilano, an old house (number 1160, street unknown), sailboats in English Bay, the Vancouver Planetarium, Vanier Park, and Beach Avenue as seen across False Creek from Vanier Park.
Vancouver Board of Trade shipping Guide
Vancouver, B.C., Pacific terminus of the C.P.R.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection
Item is a brochure published by a real estate development company, promoting the city and its properties. The front side of the unfolded brochure contains information about the city, about Ross and Ceperley, and has information about prominent buildings, many with photographs or illustrations.
[View of C.P.R. Piers B and C]
Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds
Inscripton on verso of print reads:"Second largest pier in the world. Opened and dedicated by Louis D. Taylor, Mayor of Vancouver, July 4, 1927, Diamond Jubilee of Confederation."
W. R. Campbell Ltd. : "a complete service" : [advertisement]
Western shores : narratives of the Pacific Coast
Yaletown Productions Inc. Highland Valley Copper - "A Temporary Use of the Land"
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Itemis a promotional short, titled "A Temporary Use of the Land," produced by Yaletown Productions for Highland Valley Copper (Cominco), Logan Lake, B.C.