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T.S.S. Catala

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the T.S.S. Casala, a ship in the fleet of the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia, entering Vancouver Harbour. North Vancouver is pictured in the background.

Courthouse, hotel district, and Georgia Street, Vancouver, Canada.

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.

Part of hotel and business section, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the area of downtown Vancouver bounded by Burrard, Nelson, and Granville Streets, looking northeast. Pictured in this image are, from left to right, the third Hotel Vancouver, the provincial courthouse, the second Hotel Vancouver, the Vancouver Block, and a residential neighbourhood comprised of single-family homes.

Vancouver Harbor, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Canadian Pacific Railway Station at the foot of Granville Street, looking north toward Stanley Park and the North Shore. A C.P.R. steamship is pictured at the wharf to the west of the station. The freight sheds to the west of the station are also shown. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Miss McCaulay at Slocan Junction via Nelson from J. Burns in Vancouver.

Aerial view of passenger ship entering the Narrows, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of a passenger ship entering the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet, seen from the air above Stanley Park, looking northwest. Portions of Stanley Park and West Vancouver are visible. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Morgan of Sedgewick Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands from Royal in Vancouver.

Entrance to Burrard Inlet[,] Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of a Canadian Pacific Railway Company steamship moored at the wharf to the east of Pier "A," which is shown under construction. Buildings on the south shore of Brockton Point are visible in the image. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Miss Barrows of Prince Rupert from F.W. G. in Vancouver.

Looking N across harbour, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the North Vancouver ferry dock in Vancouver Harbour. Passengers on foot and in cars are pictured disembarking from a ferry. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway dock is also shown; a steamship is moored on its west side. North Vancouver is visible in the distance.

[Beach and ocean]

Item is a postcard printed with an image of a sailboat sailing in a body of water, possibly English Bay. A larger boat is visible in the distance. A rocky beach is pictured in the foreground.

General Hospital. Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Vancouver General Hospital's first hospital building in Fairview. The hospital is viewed from the north and is shown after the completion of a driveway at its front entrance. This postcard is one of a series entitled "Along line of Canadian Pacific Railway."

Waterfront view, Vancouver, 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.

English Bay Beach, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, looking north. Shown in this image are bathers on the beach; the slide and diving platform; the English Bay Bathhouse; the Sylvia Hotel; houses; the Englesea Lodge; a dancing pavilion; and Stanley Park. The Promenade Pier had been demolished at the time that this photograph was taken.

English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, viewed from the water looking southeast. Postcard shows bathhouses, other buildings, the slide and diving board, and bathers and boaters. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Miss F. MacKenzie of Bridge of Allan, Scotland.

English Bay Beach, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, looking north. Sun bathers are pictured in the foreground, and the slide and diving platform, two other bathing rafts, Englesea Lodge, and Stanley Park are shown in the background. The mountains of the North Shore above West Vancouver are also shown. Recent logging activity and cutblocks are visible along the slopes above West Vancouver.

Pier English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Promenade Pier at English Bay, looking down the Promenade Pier to the pavilion at its terminus. Lee's Tea & Refreshment Parlor is pictured on the right. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Miss Netta Prince of Vancouver B.C.

The Beach, English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of English Bay viewed from the beach looking north. Bathers are shown in the foreground. The Promenade Pier and houses are pictured in the background. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Miss A.D. Sears of Hemel Hempsted, Herts, England.

English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, viewed from the Promenade Pier looking west. Pictured in the image are bathers in the water; bathers crowding the slide and diving platform and the beach; a bathhouse; and residential buildings. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to J.H. Schofield of Trail, B.C.

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