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Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys' Band posed on the steps of the Vancouver courthouse with their instruments and their conductor, Arthur W. Delamont. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Mrs. Mary Robinson, Queens Park, London, from Susan.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the third Hotel Vancouver. The second Hotel Vancouver is slightly visible on the left side of the image.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the third Hotel Vancouver. The second Hotel Vancouver is slightly visible on the left side of the image. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to E. Edgar, c/o Ted Johnson, Belmont Hotel, Prince Rupert, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the downtown Vancouver waterfront, viewed from across Coal Harbour at Stanley Park. The Shell and Standard Oil fuelling stations in Coal Harbour and the C.P.R. wharf and freight shed are visible. The Marine Building, the second and third Hotel Vancouver, and other downtown buildings are shown.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the second Hotel Vancouver.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of buildings in the area of Howe and Georgia Streets, looking west. The provincial courthouse, the third Hotel Vancouver, the Georgia Medical-Dental Building, and other buildings are shown in this image. The south side of the block of Georgia Street between Granville and Howe is vacant, and a pedestrian is pictured walking across it; this image appears to show the site of the second Hotel Vancouver following its demolition. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Mrs. [Lois Lines?] of New Westminster, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of Victory Square and its vicinity, looking east down Hastings. The Province Building, across the street from the square, is among the buildings shown in this image.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the second Hotel Vancouver, the provincial courthouse, and the courthouse grounds, viewed from Georgia Street.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the original Lumberman's Arch, also known as the Bowie Arch.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the German Arch, viewed from Granville Street looking north. The German Arch is in the image's foreground, and other arches are visible in the background. Streetcars, pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages and cars are also pictured.

Item shows Coal Harbour looking toward downtown.

Oblique view

Panoramic view. Image is one of two panoramas mounted on board to show the changes in the cityscape between circa 1890 and 1923.

Panoramic view. Image is one of two panoramas mounted on board to show the changes in the cityscape between circa 1890 and 1923.

Oblique view showing Fairview, Vancouver General Hospital, False Creek and the Expo 86 and other sites under development on the north side, Granville Island, Granville Bridge, Burrard Bridge, Yaletown, Downtown, the West End, Stanley Park and the Lions Gate Bridge, North Vancouver and The Lions in the background

Cycling through Pacific Spirit Regional Park and then along 18th crossing Crown.

Item is a documentary film documenting a street demonstration in Vancouver in July 1981 protesting the screening of the sexually explicit feature film Caligula in a conventional movie house (not a pornographic establishment). The film includes footage of a crowd of several dozen adults and children carrying placards and picketing the Towne Cinema (919 Granville Street) where Caligula was being shown, a spokesperson for the organization United Citizens for Integrity explaining their reasons for protest, and a number of heated debates on the street between protestors and bystanders/theatre-goers. Film also includes some general views of Granville Street showing the Towne Cinema and nearby buildings.

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.

Item is a documentary film documenting prominent buildings in downtown Vancouver on and around Granville Street, Burrard Street, Georgia Street, and Robson Square. These buildings include the Marine Building, Provincial Court House, Hotel Vancouver, Scotiabank Tower, Vancouver Block, Dominion Building, Eatons Building, BC Electric/Hydro Building, TD Tower, Bayshore Inn, Westcoast Energy Building, and several other skyscrapers. Film also includes footage of Granville Street street scenes, a trolley bus, and Robson Square under construction.

Item is a documentary film documenting downtown Vancouver at night and is mostly made up of footage of neon and illuminated electric signs on Granville Street and in Chinatown. The film documents Granville Street at night, with crowds on the sidewalks and many illuminated electric signs visible, including those of the Orpheum, Vogue, and Odeon theatres. Also included is footage of a lighted fountain, the Hudson's Bay Company Building, and traffic signals. The film also documents the neon signs of a numerous restaurants and businesses in Chinatown, including the Marco Polo Restaurant, Ho Ho Chop Suey, the South Seas, Cathay Importers Company Limited, Ho Inn Chop Suey, Ming's, Asia Garden, and Loon Foon Kwok restaurant.

Item is an amateur film documenting the 1958 Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition Parade and British Columbia scenery. The film begins with footage of floats in the P.N.E parade. Identified floats and performers include the train from Montreal to Port Moody 1886, New Westminster, Comox Valley, Sannich, Vancouver Fire Department, Fraser Expedition, Canadian Order of Foresters, The Moonlighters, Horseshoe Bay, and the P.N.E Minstrel Band. Businesses and buildings shown include Standard Stations, British American Oil Company, Canadian Pacific Railroad, Radio CKWX 1130, Hotel Vancouver, Georgia Hotel, the Provincial Courthouse, and Pacific Western Airlines. Footage also shows downtown street banners. The second half of the film includes footage of the RCMP riding onto Hastings Park racetrack in formation in front of an RCMP band being conducted and a crowd. Houses in the Hastings-Sunrise area to the east of Hastings Park are also shown.

Item is an amateur film documenting the 1958 Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition Parade and British Columbia scenery. The film begins with footage probably taken from a Kettle Valley Railroad train going through the Okanagan. The film ends with footage of floats in the P.N.E parade. Identified floats and performers include Shell, White Spot, and the New Westminster Shrine Club General Band. Businesses shown include Oscar's, Standard Stations, British American Oil Company, Canadian Pacific Railroad, and Pacific Western Airlines.

Item is an amateur film that begins with a shot of a film box with the number 1 written on it in a circle and continues with footage of a crane and wrecking ball demolishing Fire Hall No. 1 (729 Hamilton Street). Film also shows the General Post Office building, part of the Dominion Building, and street banners.

Photograph shows the old Hotel Vancouver.

Photograph shows the Marine Building, the Vancouver Block, the Hotel Vancouver and the Shell, Standard, Home and Imperial fuel barges.

Photograph shows the spire of Holy Rosary Cathedral, the Sun Tower and the Dominion Building.

Photograph shows the Marine Building, Immigration building and Deadman's Island.

Photograph shows the 600 block of Semour and the 600 block of Georgia Street. Photograph shows the Waverly Hotel (600 Georgia) [701 Seymour] Stanley Park Livery Stables (600 Georgia), Strathcona Block (618 Georgia), Vancouver Opera House (759 Granville), first Hotel Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co. Building and Christ Church.

Oblique view showing Coal Harbour, Deadmans Island, Brockton Point and North Vancouver in the background

Photograph shows 81 to 85 West Cordova Street from across Cordova Street.

Photograph shows 73 Water Street from across Water Street.

Photograph shows 66 to 68 Water Street from across Water Street. Photo also shows street lamp. Business shown the Town Pump.

Photograph shows 55 to 57 West Hastings Street from across Hastings Street. Businesses shown include Model Boot Shop.

Photograph shows 44 Water Street from across Water Street. Photo also shows street lamp.

Photograph shows 41 to 43 West Hastings Street from across Hastings Street. Businesses shown include Save on Meats and the Hotel Strathcona on the left.

Photograph shows 40 to 50 Powell Street from across Powell Street.

Photograph shows 33 to 35 East Hasting Street from across Hastings Street. Photo also shows cars parked and driving in front of the building. Businesses shown include China Arts and Crafts Limited.

Photograph shows 311 to 317 West Hasting Street from across Hastings Street. Photo also shows street lamp. Businesses shown Moler School of Hairdressing and Sally's.

Photograph shows 306 to 312 Water Street from across Water Street.

Photograph shows 305 to 307 Water Street from across Water Street.

Photograph shows 28 to 32 Water Street from across Water Street. Photo also shows street lamp. Business shown Metalmorphosis.

Photograph shows 16 to 22 Water Street from across Water Street. Photo also shows street lamps and a parked car.

Photograph shows 15 to 27 West Hastings Street from across Hastings Street.

Photograph shows 15 to 19 West Cordova Street from across Cordova Street. Business shown is the Pig and Whistle pub. A car is parked outside the pub.

Photograph shows 103 to 109 W. Cordova Street.

Photograph shows 101 West Cordova Street from across Cordova Street. Business shown is Harkley and Haywood Sporting Goods Ltd.