City of Vancouver Archives

G.W.G. McConachie and Mrs. W.G. McConachie before pre-inaugural flight of the "Empress of Sydney" to Australia.

AM54-S4-: Air P42.1
Item
July 10, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Canadian Pacific Airlines] pre-inaugural flight [of "Empress of Sydney"]

AM54-S4-: Air P42.2
Item
July 10, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Individuals identified left to right: W.R. "Wop" May, W.G.W. McConachie, C.H. "Punch" Dickens

[Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ashthorpe in front of a B.C. Airways Ltd. "Ford Transport" airplane]

AM54-S4-: Air P55.2
Item
[ca. 1930]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Mr. G.A. Thompson in cockpit of airplane]

AM54-S4-: Air P74.2
Item
Oct. 14, 1920

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph showing the pilot and plane of the first trans-Canada air mail flight.

[James Wedell and William Templeton beside Wendell Williams Air Service Incorporated airplane]

AM54-S4-: Air P76
Item
Dec. 5, 1931 ; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Mr. A. Maclachlan, Miss Bow and Mr. Frank Way [on tarmac] for United Airlines inauguration of air express service between Canada and the United States

AM54-S4-: Air P78.1
Item
[193-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Mr. Maclachlan [on tarmac] for United Airlines inauguration of air express service between Canada and the United States

AM54-S4-: Air P78.2
Item
[ca. 193-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Frank Way, first Customs Officer, Sea Island Airport and Keith Rider, pilot

AM54-S4-: Air P79.1
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows an experimental airplane named "Gilmore the Record Breaker" NR-14215

Mr. Way bids Pilot Rider farewell and good luck on the first non-stop flight between Canada and Mexico.

AM54-S4-: Air P79.5
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Samuel Hill at Peace Arch dedication corner stone ceremony]

AM54-S4-: Arch P34
Item
Sept. 6, 1921

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Samuel Hill laying the corner stone at the Peace Arch dedication]

AM54-S4-: Arch P36
Item
Sept. 6, 1921

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Hon. John Oliver and Samuel Hill at Peace Arch dedication]

AM54-S4-: Arch P39
Item
Sept. 6, 1921

Part of Major Matthews collection

Lumberman's Arch in Stanley Park

AM54-S4-: Arch P43
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Crickmay's Summer Camp at Greer's Beach]

AM54-S4-: Be 34.2
Item
1894

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men's swimming race in English Bay]

AM54-S4-: Be P12.04
Item
1905

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Second Beach in Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: Be P13
Item

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Crickmay's camp on the beach at the foot of Bayswater Street]

AM54-S4-: Be P35
Item
1896

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The men's tents at Crickmay's summer camp at the foot of Bayswater Street]

AM54-S4-: Be P36.1
Item
1895

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Boats for hire at Kitsilano Beach]

AM54-S4-: Be P49
Item
1904

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph identifies N.S. Ross and his son George

[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.

Crickmay's camp near the English Bay Cannery

AM54-S4-: Be P85.1
Item
1895

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Greer's Beach (Kitsilano Beach) at the foot of McNicoll Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Be P85.2
Item
1894

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Group of men and boys on Greer's Beach (Kitsilano Beach)]

AM54-S4-: Be P86
Item
1889

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified left to right: W.T. Dalton and C.E. Hope. Photograph is a view looking north from about the foot of Whyte Avenue.

Machine gun

AM54-S4-: Bo N276.2
Item
1939

Part of Major Matthews collection

Machine gun

AM54-S4-: Bo N276.3
Item
1939

Part of Major Matthews collection

Imperial Cannery Steveston

AM54-S4-: Bo N278.1
Item
Aug. 17, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows fishermen removing fish from the hold of a boat

Imperial Cannery, Steveston

AM54-S4-: Bo N278.2
Item
Aug. 17, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows fishermen removing fish from the hold of a boat

[Group portrait of various dignitaries aboard the H.M.C.S. "Rainbow"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P107.1
Item
[1910 or 1911]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows W.F. Findlay (reporter), Reverend Father Clinton, Colonel C.A. Worsnop, Colonel J. Duff Stuart, Major Boultbee, His Worship L.D. Taylor (Mayor), Captain Jas Selater, Captain H.D. Hulme, Alderman J.S. Crowe, and the Mayor's secretary.

[Group portrait of various dignitaries aboard the H.M.C.S. "Rainbow"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P107.2
Item
[1910 or 1911]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Lieutenant Colonel J. Duff Stuart and Mayor L.D. Taylor

[Group portrait of officials aboard the Canadian Australian Royal Mail steamship "Miowera&qu...

[Group portrait of officials aboard the Canadian Australian Royal Mail steamship "Miowera" for the inauguration of the "All Red Route"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P113
Item
1893

Part of Major Matthews collection

Individuals identified are: Captain H. Newcombe, J.C. McLagen, George McLaren Brown and C. Gardner Johnson.

[Men on deck of "Empress of Ireland"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P117
Item
[between 1908 and 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Inspection of wooden ship building site]

AM54-S4-: Bo P120
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified: General Lessard far left and men in right row: Arthur Hendry, E.W. Hamber, unknown, unknown, General Leekie

[Men onboard sternwheeler "Lightning"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P121
Item
[189-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

S.S. "Charmer" at wharf

AM54-S4-: Bo P130.2
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[China and Japan freight shed on C.P.R. wharf at foot of Howe Street]

AM54-S4-: Bo P130.4
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Stevedores and other men on the bow of the S.S. "Kootenay"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P131.6
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Ship builders on frame of the "Coquitlam City"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P145
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Life boat under construction]

AM54-S4-: Bo P177
Item
1906

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men onboard B.T. Rogers' yacht]

AM54-S4-: Bo P184
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified left to right: Mr. Osborne Plunkett Mr. B.T. Rogers and the others unknown

[Cargo of tea on dock from the "W.B. Flint"] 1st Tea Ship

AM54-S4-: Bo P185
Item
Aug. 1, 1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified left to right: F.F. Nelson, Mr. Forrest, H. Abbott, C.T. Conover, J.B. Tiffin

[Men onboard "Empress of Russia"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P191
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified left to right: Max Enos, W.F. Findlay, Dick Freeman, Capt. E. Betham, Ronald Kenvyn and J.J. Foster

[Men onboard steamboat]

AM54-S4-: Bo P192
Item
[between 1900 and 1905]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Man holding stair handrail identified as Ned Fregonne

[Men attempting to salvage the tugboat "Ella McKenzie"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P206.2
Item
Apr. 28, 1939

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men on center decks of the R.M.S. "Aorangi"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P214.1
Item
Dec. 1897

Part of Major Matthews collection

[S.S. "Cutch" and men on a picnic at Hermit Island]

AM54-S4-: Bo P228.1
Item
1892

Part of Major Matthews collection

Some of the men are identified (left to right): Isaac Oppenheimer, J.C. Keith, Mr. McKee, H.T. Ceperly, J.T.C. Williams and Harry Abbott

[Men on board S.S. "Cutch"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P228.2
Item
1892

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified top (left to right): Evan Thomas, unknown, Mr. McKee, Edward Mahon, unknown boy, John Mahon, C.T. Dunbar, H.A. Jones, Sir John Reid, Capt. Johnson, W.J. Meakin, Isaac Oppenheimer, George Grant MacKay, George Turner, unknown, J.C.T. Williams, Otto Semish, Oppenheimer, William Sulley, Grange V. Holt, E. Lindsay Phillips
Bottom (left to right): Mr. Corbould, unknown, H.T. Ceperley, S.O. Richards, Mr. Fry, T.H. Calland, Tom Dunn, J.C. Keith, H.B. Abbott