City of Vancouver Archives

New Westminster, British Columbia

AM54-S4-: Out P171
Item
[1866 to 1870]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Royal Columbian Hospital, Irving House and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

[North shore of Deer Lake]

AM54-S4-: Out N546.3
Item
[ca. 1921]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a rowboat tied to the shore and houses across the lake.

[Northeast view of downtown Vancouver from the roof of the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: PAN P88
Item
1908

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing Coal Harbour, Deadman's Island, Burrard Inlet, the S.S. "Charmer", the Winch Building under construction, the Bank of Montreal and the Hudson's Bay Co. buildings.

[Northland Navigation Co.'s "Canadian Prince"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P537.7
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Northland Navigation Co.'s "Tahsis Prince" at dock]

AM54-S4-: Bo P537.1
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Northwest view of Vancouver from Dunsmuir and Hornby Streets]

AM54-S4-: VLP 62
Item
1925

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view shows Deadman's Island, Brockton Point, Vancouver Rowing Club, Immigration building, C.P.R. Pier A, Y.W.C.A. Building, B.P.O.E. Clubrooms and the Metropolitan building.

[Norwegian ship "Tajana" stranded on Village Island]

AM54-S4-: Bo P142
Item
193-?

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Old and new Canadian Pacific Railway stations, piers and ships from the foot of Howe Street]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N44
Item
Mar. 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing Pier C, Pier "D" under construction and the Post Office Clock.

One negative with four maritime images

AM54-S4-: LGN 667
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of four prints showing scenes around Vancouver: [Interior of salmon cannery; Ship passing through First Narrows; Sailing ships in front of Hastings Sawmill; and C.P.R. Station from dock]. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[One of C.P.R.'s Trans-Pacific Royal Mail "Empress" Ships]

AM54-S4-: Bo P366
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[One of the last squatter's shacks near the Burrard Bridge on False Creek]

AM54-S4-: Wat P128
Item
Nov. 13, 1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a man sawing drift wood

[Paddle wheeler "Maude"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P148.2
Item
1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Paddle wheeler "Maude" and tugboat "Isabel"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P148.1
Item
1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Panoramic view of downtown Vancouver looking east from Granville and Hastings Streets]

AM54-S4-: PAN P85.1
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

View of waterfront showing the C.P.R. yard, piers and ships; courthouse under construction; Granville Street from the 500 block and south; Holy Rosary Cathedral and the spire of St. Andrew's Church; the railway station and yard, Kelly Douglas and Co. Ltd. and David Spencer Ltd.; and Hastings Street, streetcars and the Dominion Bank building.

[Panoramic view of] Hastings Sawmill, August 1912

AM54-S4-: Mi P28
Item
Aug. 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Hstings Sawmill, the ship "Curron", and the tugboat "Commodore"

[Panoramic view of Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: LP 49
Item
1930

Part of Major Matthews collection

Prominent buildings identified are Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia), the Georgia Medical Dental Building, Immigration Building, Marine Building, Royal Bank and Pier "BC". Ships identified are (L-R): "Catala", "Princess Louise", "Robert Merrick", "Empress of Japan", "Aorangi", C.P.R. transfer car barage, "Kyuqust" and Union Oil Co. Tanker.

[Panoramic view of waterfront at Gibsons]

AM54-S4-: LP 192.4
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Panoramic view of waterfront at Gibsons]

AM54-S4-: LP 192.5
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.]

AM54-S4-: SGN 933
Item
[1900?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

["Parthia"] early C.P.R. ship on Pacific Ocean

AM54-S4-: Bo P61
Item
[between 1888 and 1892]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Partial view of C.P.R. "Empress of Japan"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P183
Item
1939

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Partial view of C.P.R. "Empress of Japan" at dock]

AM54-S4-: Bo P242.2
Item
[ca. 1903]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Partial view of C.P.R. "Empress of Japan" at dock]

AM54-S4-: Bo P242.3
Item
[ca. 1903]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Passenger liner "Oronsay" leaving Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-: Bo P414
Item
1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Passenger liner "Orsova" at dock]

AM54-S4-: Bo P413
Item
1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Passengers and crew on deck of the ship "Santa Maria"]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1588
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Passengers disembarking from the ship "Islander" at the Evans, Coleman and Evans dock]

AM54-S4-: SGN 24
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Passengers on board Union Steamship Company ship "Selma"

AM54-S4-: SGN 1582
Item
[1910?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

"Pealark" [in] Portsmouth Harbour

AM54-S4-1-A-6-: A-6-133
Item
[186-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[People gathered to view ship at C.P.R. dock]

AM54-S4-: SGN 55
Item
[1887?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

Percy Powys [near] Henley Bridge

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-3
Item
[ca. 1880]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a man poling a boat

Peruvian Man of War "America" washed up at Arica South Amer by Tidal Wave August 1868

AM54-S4-1-A-6-: A-6-251
Item
Aug. 1868

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Picnic at Jericho Beach]

AM54-S4-: Be P52
Item
[ca. 1887]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a passenger scow. Reverend Ebenezer Robson identified in group.

Picnic party leaving Jericho

AM54-S4-: Be P17
Item
1890

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a paddle wheel steamboat "Richmond" and a scow. Mr. and Mrs. Dalgliesh are identified on far right.

[Piers and docks on the Vancouver waterfront]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N235
Item
1920

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Evans Coleman and Evans, the West Vancouver and North Vancouver Ferry docks, GTP storage and docks, Gore A dock, V&V Stevedoring Company, Vancouver Ice and Cold Storage and New England Fish Company in the background

[Pilot cutter "Claymore" in Skunk Cove]

AM54-S4-: Out P105.2
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Playing golf at the Malibu Club]

AM54-S4-: Out P463.1
Item
1946

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a boat in Jervis Inlet

Polarskibet Fram i hallen pa Bygdones

AM54-S4-: Bo P405.8
Item
1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the polar ship Fram inside the Fram house at Bygdøy

Polarskuten FRAM

AM54-S4-: Bo P405.7
Item
1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the deck of the polar ship Fram inside the Fram house at Bygdøy

[Power boat race on Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-: Sp P99.1
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Power boat race on Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-: Sp P99.2
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Printer's picnic group on dock and on board the "Cutch"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P125
Item
Aug. 1894

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group partially identified: 1. Archie Campbell, 2. O'Brien, 3. Campbell, 4. Dr. McGuigan, 5. Sam Robb, 6. Gibson, 7. Tom Duncan, 8. Jack McLagan, 9. J.C. McLagan, 10. J.C. Keith, 11. Mrs. J.C. McLagan, 12. Galbraith, 13. Brainbridge, 14. Fred Fowler, 15. Mat. Peard, 16. Geo. Bartley, 17. F.X. Martin, 18. John H. Brown, 19. Thos. F. McGuigan, 20. Geo. F. Baldwin, 21. John Booltbee, 22. Thos. Evans, 23. Prof. Edward Odlum, 24. F.L. Carter-Cotton, 25. Dr. Lefevre, 26. Shoebottom, 27. C.S. Philp, 28. Capt. Frank Monk, 29. W.J. Trythall, 30. Tilley, 31. Sam Greer, 32. Wm. Bailey.

R.C.M.P. Patrol Ship "St. Roch" [in] The Harbour

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-89
Item
1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a mounted photograph that is the interior part of a 1957 Christmas card sent to Major Matthews from Colonel W.J Burns-Miller. The card's folder commemorates British Columbia's Centennial year, 1958. The card contains more information on the history of B.C. and a thank-you letter from Matthews to Burns-Miller dated Dec. 23, 1957.