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[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"

Part of Vancouver, B.C. from Hotel Vancouver

Photograph shows the east side of the 600 Block Granville Street including the temporary Hudson's Bay store, the New York Block, the new Hudson's Bay Store under construction and the Bank of Montreal building (at (Dunsmuir Street)

Portion of Vancouver, B.C. Looking Northeast

Photograph shows a view from the Hotel Vancouver showing part of the B.B. Johnson (Johnson and Howe) Block and the east side of the 600 Block of Granville Street including the New York Block and the Bank of Montreal

Souvenir of Vancouver

Photograph consists of various images of Vancouver, including sites in Stanley Park, boats, street scenes, a cannery, and other photographs, surrounded by foliage and fruit.

[Sperling Avenue looking east]

Photograph shows Neale house on northeast corner of Sperling Avenue and Lougheed Highway surrounded by fields and vacant land. Railway tracks visible in the distance.

[Sperling Avenue looking east]

Photograph shows Neale house on northeast corner of Sperling Avenue and Lougheed Highway surrounded by fields and vacant land. Railway tracks visible in the distance.

Spokane and Red Mountains, showing Le Roi Mine from Columbia Ave. Rossland

Sites and buildings identified: 1. Spokane Mt., 2. Le Roi Mine, 3. War Eagle Mine, 4. Centre Star Mine, 5. Nickle Plate Mine, 6. Red Mt., 7. Columbia Ave., 8. Spokane St., 9. Travers Hardware, 10. Ritchie Blk., 11. Jas. Price Tailor, 12. Stussi's Store & Post Office, 13. Shirley Bakery, 14. Pacific Hotel, 15. Grand Hotel, 16. Clifton Hotel, 17. Edgren's Store.

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