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Major Matthews collection Panoramic photographs
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[Panoramic view looking north from the Hotel Vancouver]

Photographs show the west side of the 600 Block of Howe Street, Manor House, Deadman's Island, the 600 Block of Granville Street, the Van Horne Block, the Hudson Bay Company store, the Homer Street Methodist Church, the tower of Holy Rosary Cathedral and other buildings and houses

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

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 downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]

Photograph is almost a 360 degree view. Buildings and some landmarks are identified in ink on print. This is a cropped version of PAN P92.1.

Written on the back of the print in what appears to be Major J.S. Matthews writing:
"Building permits issued.
Court House, superstructure, 7 Dec 1907 (addition, 30/3/1912)
excavation, 8 Mar 1907
Dominion Trust 21 Apr 1908
Carter-Cotton Bldg (Province Bldg) 5 Oct 1908 (addition Pender St 14/11/10)

Street cars and vehicles:- left hand rule of the road until 1921.

Have not investigated but this looks July or August 1908 or perhaps July-Aug 1909"

[Panoramic view of Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park]

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.

Peace Ceremonies July 19-1919

Photograph shows a crowd gathered for The Great Peace Celebration and Thanksgiving service in front of the Pavilion in Stanley Park. The rock garden is also shown in the panorama.

[Piers and docks on the Vancouver waterfront]

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

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