City of Vancouver Archives

[Mayor L.D. Taylor, Col. E.J. Ryan, contractor, and T.S. Dixon of the Vancouver Board of Trade standing on the site of the Canadian National Railways Hotel at Georgia and Hornby on the first day of construction]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-56
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Dec. 4 1928

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows the start of construction for the third Hotel Vancouver.

[Reeve Cornett of South Vancouver, Mayor L.D. Taylor of Vancouver and Councillor Lembke of Point Grey prior to amalgamation in 1929]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-57
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[1928]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Inscribed on recto: "United we stand - divided we fall"

[L.D. Taylor with George J. Fowler at the L.A. Express office]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-58
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May 1929

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows L.D. Taylor (left) with Vancouver businessman George J. Fowler during their visit to Los Angeles. This visit completed Taylor's world tour.

[L.D. Taylor in Tokyo, Japan]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-59
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1929

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows L.D. Taylor (back row, third from the left) at a meal with other tourists and women in traditional Japanese dress during his world tour.

Press room, The World, Vancouver, B.C.

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-6
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[1913]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows several employees of the World Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. standing in front of and sitting on machinery in the press room of the World Building at 500 Beatty Street.

[Mrs. Eugene F. (Kate) Cooley]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-60
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1929

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Item is a photograph showing L.D. Taylor's sister Kate in a garden, mounted on a card. Printed on the card is: "Season's Greeting, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Cooley."

[Studio portrait of L.D. Taylor with two women in traditional dress in Tokyo, Japan]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-61
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1929

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph taken during L.D. Taylor's world tour.

Portland Rose Festival, 1931

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-62
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1931

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows L.D. Taylor (centre) with an unidentified man and woman in a car covered in flowers. The word "Vancouver" is spelled in flowers at the front of the car.

[L.D. Taylor with unidentified woman]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-63
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[193-]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

[Mayor L.D. Taylor of Vancouver and Reeve R.M. Grauer with airplane on day of aerial race around Sea Island]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-64
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[1931]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows L.D. Taylor in the rear cockpit of the Aero Club Fleet airplane, with his pilot Adam Richardson of the Air Pilot's and Navigator's Association in the front cockpit. R.M Grauer, Taylor's competition in the race, stands next to the plane.

City Council 1933

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-65
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1934

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Group portrait. Men identified (left to right): Standing: A.C. Cowan, W. Deptford, W. Loat, J.J. McRae, A.G. Harvey, J. H. Shinnick, L.D. McDonald, W.W. Smith. Sitting: H.J. DeGraves, R.N. Fraser, Louis D. Taylor, Myor, J.W. Twiss, G.C. Miller.
Inscription by L.D. Taylor on verso of photograph reads: "Will there be 1931 unity of w[estern] Canada to demand Ottawa act on public works for unemployment?"