City of Vancouver Archives

[Looking west from Downtown towards Deadman's Island and Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P63.1
Item
1929

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the Immigration Building

[Northern view from Downtown towards North Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P131.2
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Brockton Point

[Northern view of the 600 Block between Howe Street and Granville Street from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P146
Item
[ca. 1902]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Van Horne Block, the Japanese Consulate, the Alhambra Theatre and the Bank of Montreal

[View of the waterfront looking west from near the foot of Dunlevy Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Wat P45
Item
1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The building where John Morton was born]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1952
Item
1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

False Creek

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2647
Item
Apr. 2, 1917

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a shipyard under construction and a Northern Construction Company Contactors' building

False Creek

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2648
Item
Feb. 28, 1917

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a shipyard under construction and a Northern Construction Company Contractors' building

Birds-eye view of the north western portion of the business section

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-37
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph consisting of 3 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows the Pacific building on Hastings at Howe St. under construction, and the Post Office. The centre section shows the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Canada Life Building under construction, Spencers and MacDonald Coal. The right section shows the Dominion Trust building, Delmonico Hotel and the Pender Hotel.

Centre business section

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-40
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph consisting of 2 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows Homer Street at Hastings and Cordova and boats along the waterfront. The right section shows the O'Brien hall, the Dominion Building and the Carter-Cotton (Province Newspaper) building.

A section of Vancouver where the older buildings are being replaced by modern structures

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-43
Item
[190-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph comprised of 3 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows the old Court House, Carter-Cotton building, Province building, and horse carts along Hastings Street. The centre section shows the Henderson Building, W.R. Megaw Co. warehouse in old Drill shed and the Loo building. The right section shows C.B. Higginson Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Stevenson Bros., Lotzkar Sheet metal Shop and other buildings.

A section of Vancouver's waterfront

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-46
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph comprised of 2 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows the CPR station and Kelly Douglas & Co. Warehouse. The right section shows boats loading.

Cable Station Banfield V.I.

AM54-S4-: Out P969.1
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Banfield Cable Station from the water]

AM54-S4-: Out P969.2
Item
Jan. 18, 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Some buildings in Atlin during the Klondike Gold Rush

AM54-S4-: Out P527.1
Item
[between 1900 and 1902]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Waterfront view of] Esquimalt Village

AM54-S4-1-A-6-: A-6-181
Item
[186-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Road Leading to Dockyard - Esquimalt

AM54-S4-1-A-6-: A-6-182
Item
[186-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the telegraph office, church and other buildings.

[A store and hotel on Coal Harbour]

AM54-S4-: Out P966.1
Item
1927

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph adhered to an album page. The page is titled "Quatsino Sound" and the photograph is annotated "Coal Harbour, store, hotel and telegraph. Trail to Hardy Bay at end of wharf."

Ypres in 1915. Locality 158

AM54-S4-: Gr War P43
Item
1915

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a line of troops and a clock tower surrounded by scaffolding

[Exterior of the Lacey R. Johnson residence - 455 Seymour St.]

AM54-S4-: Bu P119
Item
1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

People identified: Mr. L.R. Johnson and son on porch and Miss Johnson (Mrs. Walter F. Evans) in window. The Durham Block is to the left.

Broadway and Waterloo [Street] northeast

AM54-S4-1---: CVA 20-91
Item
1932

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a Ruddy-Duker Ltd. billboard advertising Durant Cars at Gray Cambell Ltd. and the Broadway Lumber [Yard] Company in the background

[Northward view from the center of the Burrard Bridge]

AM54-S4-: Br P5
Item
Jan. 15, 1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the houses in the 1000 block of Beach Ave., the new and old Hotel Vancouver and the Vancouver Block.

[A waterfront settlement on Ladner Road near New Westminster]

AM54-S4-: Out P7
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Negative of four images about the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall

AM54-S4-: LGN 721
Item
[1901]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives. Images show: Crowds at C.P.R. station waiting for arrival of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York; View of West End buildings, Coal Harbour and Stanley Park, looking northwest from the Hotel Vancouver; Hastings Street decorated for visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall; the Chinese Arch on Hastings Street, one of the arches created for their visit.

B.C. Electric [Hydro Building - 970 Burrard Street under construction]

AM54-S4-: Bu P522
Item
1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Hotel Vancouver

Fire Ruins [of] Hanbury and Evans Bakery and adjoining buildings [in] Mt. Pleasent [Pleasant]

AM54-S4-: Dist P143
Item
1908

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows 2414 Westminster Avenue (Main Street)

Ghant from which the survivors in the entrenchment were embarking when fired upon by Nana's people and brought back to Cawnpore

AM54-S4-1-A-6-: A-6-252
Item
[186-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View looking north from City Hall]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P138
Item
[ca. 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (Dairyland) building, the Cambie Bridge, False Creek and Downtown in the background

Donald, B.C.

AM54-S4-: SGN 216
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings next to railway lines.

Nepigon [Nipigon] River, Lake Superior. Famous trout fishing resort

AM54-S4-: SGN 203
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings at the edge of the river, as well as surrounding hills.

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

[Unidentified building]

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-26
Item
[ca. 1881]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified lake and lock]

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-20
Item
[ca, 1880]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified building with mansard roof]

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-41
Item
[ca. 1887]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified American city]

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-39
Item
[ca. 1887]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Hart Street and Market Place

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

Part of Major Matthews collection

Victoria, B.C. from Government Buildings

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-37
Item
1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

Victoria B.C.

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 5-11
Item
[ca. 1886]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a view across James Bay from government buildings

[A lighted Ruddy-Duker Ltd. billboard at the corner of Broadway and Cambie Street]

AM54-S4-1---: CVA 20-112
Item
1932

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows billboards for the Junior Chamber of Commerce advertising safe night driving and for Bovril and Nunn, and Thomson Funeral Directors in the background