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Item is an amateur film opening with footage of downtown Vancouver showing several Vancouver Fire Department trucks and engines and a lot filled with lumber, then cutting to footage taken from the back of a moving train, showing snow covered scenery, followed by Sam and Margaret Magoffin standing on a porch with several other people and a dog, Margaret and a man standing in front of a car, and additional footage taken from a moving train showing a sign for Yoho, mountain scenery and the Cathedral train station. The film also contains footage taken in downtown Victoria, B.C. showing the legislative building, Inner Harbour and CPR Steamship Terminal building, followed by dogs, likely the Magoffin’s golden retrievers, and several minutes footage of a dog show.

Map shows interim and ultimate headline, interim headline, ultimate headline, and existing headline, as well as streets, lots, railway yards and waterfront industries in the False Creek area. Map was created for the "False Creek development" study, "Harbour headline" project.

Item contains both nautical chart and map data. Nautical chart data includes soundings, anchorages, ferry lines, wharves, and waterfront businesses. Map features include district lots, streets, railways, and municipal boundaries.

Item is a set of maps printed on one sheet. The main map shows an isometric view of the port of Vancouver from Stanley Park through the Second Narrows Bridge (including North Vancouver). The perspective point appears to be located above the Granviile Street and West Georgia Street intersection. Note that the isometric view of locations west of Granville Street is from the south-east, rather than the south-west, as indicated in the title.
The map depicts the port infrastructure, including piers, drydocks and companies located in the port.

The inset maps are a key plan showing the location of the port relative to the Lower Mainland as a whole, and a larger-scale map entitled "Plan of the Port of the City of Vancouver from Coal Harbour to Second Narrows". It contains more detail about the names of the various piers, drydocks and companies and shows the North Vancouver port facilities as well as south shore ones.

Item is a map showing the Fraser River and its North Arm as well as the Westminster Waterway surrounding New Westminster. A key map shows the location of New Westminster in relation to the Greater Vancouver area.

Item is a fire insurance map of the "Coal Harbour" [south shore of Burrard Inlet] area. The Hastings Saw Mill Company and Coal Harbour Fishery are shown in detail. Other businesses along Front Street are identified including hotels and stores.

Item is a map showing shorelines, estuaries of adjacent creeks, mud flats, tide levels and soundings in feet. Map notes velocity of current at First Narrows.

Item is a sheet with three nautical charts. The main chart depicts Burrard Inlet from Atkinson Point [Point Atkinson] in the west to the "townsite of Port Moody" in the east. The inset charts depict Vancouver Harbour and the Second Narrows.

Item is a map sheet containing three nautical charts. The main map shows English Bay and Burrard Inlet and the land bordering these bodies of water, including North and West Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, the University Endowment Lands and Port Moody. Inset maps depict the north arm of Burrard Inlet and a chart showing Vancouver Island in relation to the B.C. coast and the state of Washington, U.S.A.

Item is a nautical chart of Vancouver Harbour from Second Narrows in the west to Port Moody in the east, showing soundings in fathoms, tidal information, anchorages, beacons, and waterfront businesses. Street names are shown on land areas.

item is a nautical chart of Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Harbour from Point Grey in the west to Second Narrows in the east, showing soundings in fathoms, tidal information, anchorages, beacons, and waterfront businesses. Street names are shown on land areas. A Royal Canadian Air Force bombing range at Jericho Beach is identified as a danger area.

Item is a nautical chart of Vancouver Harbour from First Narrows in the west to Second Narrows in the east, showing soundings in fathoms, tidal information, anchorages, beacons, and waterfront businesses. Street names are shown on land areas.

Item is a nautical chart showing English Bay and Burrard Inlet with soundings in feet, anchorages, locations of submarine cables, and ferry lines. Land features include city blocks and district lot numbers. Includes inset maps of the North Arm of Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island.

Item is a nautical chart showing English Bay and Burrard Inlet with soundings in feet, anchorages, locations of submarine cables, and ferry lines. Land features include city blocks and district lot numbers. Includes inset maps of the North Arm of Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island.

Item is a nautical chart showing English Bay and Burrard Inlet with soundings in feet, anchorages, locations of submarine cables, and ferry lines. Land features include city blocks and district lot numbers. Includes inset maps of the North Arm of Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island. Note at the bottom of map states, "Not to be used for navigational purposes."

Item is a map of the old City of Vancouver south to 16th Avenue. The map depicts District Lots and blocks, railway lines, street car lines, industrial areas, parks, postal information, schools, property boundaries.

Item is a map showing major landmarks, railway lines, harbour lands reclaimed, proposed wharves and piers, retaining walls and dredging, and soundings in fathoms in Vancouver Harbour (Burrard Inlet) and False Creek.

Pier D, Empress of Russia, Deadman's Island and Brockton Point are visible in the distance. Photograph was taken in the summer.

Photograph was taken in the summer.

Photograph was taken in the summer.

Photograph was taken in the summer.

This item consists of raw footage featuring B.C./Expo 86 aerials; shot in 35mm and transferred to one inch tape. Original negative no longer exists and only video footage survives. Some of this material was used in Yaletown Production's video postcard series. There are several shots of the B.C. Pavillion, now the Telus World of Science; including nighttime shots of the B.C. Pavillion, the Expo grounds and the city. Some scenes have been sped up.

This item consists of raw footage featuring B.C./Expo 86 aerials; shot in 35mm and transferred to one inch tape. Original negative no longer exists and only video footage survives. Some of this material was used in Yaletown Production's video postcard series. Includes nighttime footage of downtown Vancouver.

Film is a promotional video for the province of British Columbia this version has Japanese narration. Focusing on different sections of the province in turn the video highlights the features and tourist attractions of each. According to the donor this is most likely the original of the final production with sound and image. Director Mike [Michael] Collier; cinematography Norm Keziere, Dave Geddes, Bob Asgeirsson, Bill Rounds, Tommy Tompkins, and John Anderson; editor Rober Brandreth-Gibbs; research Sharon McGowan; narration script Don White and Sharon McGowan, narrator Art Hives; video services Post Haste Video; film lab Alpha Cine Services; sound mix Pinewood Studios; special thanks to Tourism British Columbia. Produced by Yaletown Productions. Ends with an advertisement for 'Canada's Best Selling Video Postcard Series.' b&w 00:10:57-00:11:04 and 00:18:47-00:19:22.

Film is a promotional video for the province of British Columbia. Focusing on different sections of the province in turn the video highlights the features and tourist attractions of each. According to the donor this is most likely the original of the final production with sound and image. Director Mike [Michael] Collier; cinematography Norm Keziere, Dave Geddes, Bob Asgeirsson, Bill Rounds, Tommy Tompkins, and John Anderson; editor Rober Brandreth-Gibbs; research Sharon McGowan; narration script Don White and Sharon McGowan, narrator Art Hives; video services Post Haste Video; film lab Alpha Cine Services; sound mix Pinewood Studios; special thanks to Tourism British Columbia. Produced by Yaletown Productions. b&w 00:10:57-00:11:04 and 00:18:47-00:19:22.