City of Vancouver Archives

[A man standing on a car demonstrating yoyo techniques for a Sun $100 YoYo Contest]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1922
Item
Mar. 28, 1933 ; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A McLaughlin Buick phaeton on Marine Drive near the mouth of the Fraser River]

AM54-S4-: Str P334
Item
1918 ; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A miniature golf course at the corner of Cardero Street and Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Sp P69
Item
1930 ; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A Monarch car]

AM1184-S1-: CVA 1184-1867
Item
1948

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

[A Morley Smith Motors Limited convertable in a parade along West Boulevard to celebrate the beginning of trolley bus service]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-12
Item
July 18, 1952

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

A motor scamper 'cross Canada : part 2

AM1519-: PAM 1966-35
Item
Apr. 1966

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Item is the second of two excerpts from a book by Percy Gomery about driving a Maxwell from Montreal to Vancouver in 1920.

[A parade of automobiles]

AM1535-: CVA 99-903.4
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

[A parade of military vehicles travelling west along Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1097
Item
July 1, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the first car with a Washington license plate and the Hotel Vancouver

[A parade of military vehicles travelling west along Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1099
Item
July 1, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the first car with a Washington license plate, the Hotel Devonshire and Hotel Georgia and the Hudson's Bay building in the background

[A parade of military vehicles travelling west along Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1098
Item
July 1, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the first car with a Washington license plate and the Hotel Vancouver

[A parade of military vehicles travelling west along Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1104
Item
July 1, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A parade on Hastings Street looking east from Carrall Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1022
Item
[ca. 1915]

Part of Major Matthews collection

A Person owning an older commercial building is faced with 4 alternatives

AM123-S4---: CVA 810-208
Item
1960-1968

Part of Mercantile Mortgage Company fonds

Item is a slide used to accompany the presentation "The Townsite Story".

[A road in Stanley Park]

AM1376-: 2011-038.1
Item
[ca. 1926]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

[A sightseeing car in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P34
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Mr. McDonald, Mr. Walker and others

[A sightseeing car in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P29
Item
1906

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Harry Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. John Hendry and Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Macpherson

[A six-cylinder Ford in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P36
Item
1909

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ingles and others

[A street car in the 700 block of Main Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-663
Item
ca. 1925

Part of Major Matthews collection

Street car sign on second streetcar reads "Broadway" and destination blind reads "St Bon-Tache" (St Boniface and Tache Avenue in Winnipeg). Advertisement on the first street car is an ad for the film Excuse Me featuring Conrad Nagel at the Bijou. Store sign between the street cars gives an address of 723 Main Street. The Royal Alexandra Hotel is in the background.

[A "Wolseley" car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P152
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A "Wolseley" car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P153
Item
1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A woman driving a car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P178.1
Item
1910 ; reproduced [1962?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A woman driving a car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P178.3
Item
1910 ; reproduced [1962?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A wrecked 1925 Chevrolet]

AM54-S4-: Trans P108.6
Item
1940

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A wrecked 1934 Austin 7]

AM54-S4-: Trans P108.2
Item
1940

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A wrecked car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P108.4
Item
Dec. 9, 1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A wrecked car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P108.1
Item
Dec. 9, 1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A wrecked car]

AM54-S4-: Trans P108.5
Item
1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Abbotsford, B.C. [street scene with Heppner Jeweler]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-15772
Item
June 1947

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Abbott and Cordova [Streets looking] north

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-54
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Abbott and Cordova [streets looking] south

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-56
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph shows Woodwards

Abbott and Cordova [streets looking] west

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-57
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph shows Woodwards and the walkway to the parkade

Abbott and Hastings [streets looking] east

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-59
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Abbott and Pender [streets looking ] north

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-62
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph shows the Lotus Hotel

Abbott and Pender [streets looking] east

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-63
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph shows the Arco Hotel

Abbott and Pender [streets looking] west

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-65
Item
[between 1980 and 1997]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Abbott Street - Parking lot and sign for Wosk's]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-11489
Item
Feb. 20, 1969

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Able [Moving, Storage and] Transfer [at] 801 Powell [Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-325
Item
Sept. [19]73

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Aerial ladder in action during fire at lumber warehouse]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-354
Item
[ca. 1955]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Aerial view of the Westcoast Building construction site - 1333 West Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P725.6
Item
[1969]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the 1300-1400 blocks of West Georgia Street, Pender Street and the shipyards in Coal Harbour

[Aerial view of Water Street construction, 1 of 4]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-13172
Item
May 1975

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Aerial view of Water Street construction, 2 of 4]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-13173
Item
May 1975

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Aerial view of Water Street construction, 3 of 4]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-13174
Item
May 1975

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Aerial view of Water Street construction, 4 of 4]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-13175
Item
May 1975

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Aero Club members with car and trailer at Minoru Park, Lulu Island]

AM54-S4-: Trans N24.1
Item
[1915]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Aftermath of racing car collision with fence

AM281-S8-: CVA 180-0459
Item
1933

Part of Pacific National Exhibition fonds

Ailanthus altissima

AM1502-S1-1-: CVA 1502-2202
Item
Sept. 1985

Part of VanDusen Botanical Garden Association fonds

Air Pageant [and] Diamond Drilling

AM980-: MI-125
Item
1932-[1939]

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Item is a reel of ten amateur films by an unknown creator spliced together. It contains footage with sub-titles of the Kamloops Air Pageant of July 13, 1932, including footage of a Lockheed Vega plane taking off and landing, a man parachuting from a plane, as well as views of the crowd watching the event. Also included on the reel is footage of people cutting down Christmas trees and loading them on to their car, dogs playing in the snow, a man hunting with dogs, women swimming in a lake, men diamond drilling, and brief footage of a train travelling through what appears to be the Fraser Canyon.