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Item is a portion of a map showing the Great Northern and Canadian National railway stations and surrounding buildings. Annotations are one of the Great Northern warehouses and adjacent buildings outlined in ink.

Item is a map showing data from a topographical survey of Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. The area of the park around the lagoon is depicted, but no topography is indicated.

Item is a topographical map of the municipalities surrounding Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet. Municipal boundaries, roads and other transportation infrastructure, and radio stations are also included. The Greater Vancouver water supply areas and waterways are shown along with pipe lines, power lines and telegraph lines.

File consists of specifications and architectural drawings for proposed renovations to the City Hall building for the Public Library Board, likely in anticipation of the building being empty after its replacement by the new City Hall on Cambie Street.

Item is an architectural drawing of a ceremonial arch erected for the the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The drawing depicts plans, elevations and details.

File consists of drawings depicting various buildings designed for an "Indian village" or "Indian museum" to be located in the Lumberman's Arch area of Stanley Park. Five of the drawings are of buildings designed by Henry E.C. Carrey for the Arts, Historical and Scientific Association of British Columbia, who came up with the original idea for a collection of buildings to represent a model First Nations village. When the project failed to garner funding, the Association handed the project off to the Parks Board.

Two later drawings by Parks Board Superintendent A.S. Wooton are for a smaller, single building referred to as an "Indian museum" proposed for the same site.

Item is a portion of a map of the area around False Creek, showing surrounding rail lines. The map has been annotated to show land owned by the Great Northern Railway around the perimeter of the False Creek infill site and along the GNR right-of-way.

File consists of architectural drawings created for various renovation projects proposed and completed at "old" City Hall, at the corner of Main and Pender Streets. Drawings are plans, exterior elevations, sections. Many of the drawings were created by Arthur J. Bird, Building Inspector / City Architects (head of the Building Department).

Projects documented include expansion of the Treasurer's office, and addition of the Annex to the south of the original building.

Item consists of an architectural drawing of the ceremonial arch erected for the Prince of Wales' visit to Vancouver. The drawing depicts a front elevation.

Item is a copy of a map of border strips along the edge of Mountain View Cemetery; the copy has been annotated to show possible areas to convert to grave sites, possibly in the 1940s.

Item is an architectural drawing of Fred Townley's design for a freight house for the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway Company. The drawing includes a general floor plan of the freight house, and a more detailed floor plan of a portion of the building.

Item is a portion of a map which has been annotated to show the location of rail signals and other crossing infrastructure where the Great Northern Railway line crosses Georgia Street between Raymur Avenue and Glen Drive.

File consists of architectural drawings and construction and later additions to the building. Drawings are plans, exterior elevations and sections.

Item is a photograph album containing 137 prints. The photographs show life as a student at Braemar School including portraits of students, classes, clubs and teachers. There are also some images showing an outdoor trip to Twin Island, school buildings and school activities.

File consists of architectural drawings of the original design for and later alterations to the building. Drawings include plans, exterior and interior elevations, sections and details.

Item is an extract of a report of a Committee of the Privy Council, dated 8 July 1893, regarding foreshore rights in Vancouver of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, with two accompanying maps. One map is in the file; the other one is catalogued as Map 648.