City of Vancouver Archives

Aerial view of crowd at outdoor concert in Empire Stadium

AM281-S8-: CVA 180-4264-: CVA 180-4264.12
Part
Aug. 27, 1978

Part of Pacific National Exhibition fonds

Pennant Day June 10, 1914 Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N15C
Item
10 June 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the Northwestern League Champions and a marching band in Athletic Park.

Pennant Day June 10th 1914 Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N15A
Item
10 June 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the North Western League Champions holding a pennant and a ten member marching band.

[18th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps' Bugle and Drum Band outside Beatty Street Drill Hall]

AM54-S4-: Mil P85.1
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

[6th Regiment, The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles, Bugle Band marching at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition]

AM54-S4-: Mil P246
Item
Aug. 23, 1909

Part of Major Matthews collection

[7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry C.E.F. on inspection parade]

AM54-S4-: Gr War P9.1
Item
[ca. 1917]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Colonel Gilson

[Brass band of the 72nd regiment of the Seaforth Highlanders assembled on steps of Courthouse]

AM54-S4-: LGN 531
Item
[1913?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Brass band of the 72nd regiment of the Seaforth Highlanders assembled on steps of Elysium Hotel on Pender Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 530
Item
[1913?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Bugle Band of the New Westminster Companies of the 6th Regiment, The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles]

AM54-S4-: Mil P146
Item
[between 1903 and 1911]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing Arthur Leslie, Oswald Peele, Frank Biladeau, J.T. Burnett, Tom Sayer, A. Mortison, H.Walker Sangster, Tim Mahoney, W. Sutherland, Tom Trapp, Rufus K. Sangster, Stewart Gordon, Chris Jackson and Arthur Wise

[Bugle Band, The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles]

AM54-S4-: Mil P289
Item
1909

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing Lieutenant W.J. McManus and others in front of the Beatty Street Drill Hall

[Canadian Pacific Airlines christening of the "Empress of Vancouver"]

AM54-S4-: Air P41.1
Item
July 22, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Airplane identified as Canadair Four CF-CPR 404

[George H. Baillie at Kitsilano Beach delivering address at the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first trans Canada train]

AM54-S4-: Can P96.3
Item
May 23, 1947

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Kitsilano Boys Band

[Gordon Neighbourhood House, 1005 Jervis Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P718
Item
[1954]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Gordon House and on Jervis and Nelson Street a Canadian Legian event with a band

Vancouver School's Music Teachers [at] Kerrisdale Arena

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-459
Item
1974

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows high school bands situated around a conductor on a podium

Bands and Bandstands

AM54-S17-M562
File
1899-1972

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Group portrait of the Firemen's Band of Vancouver on the courthouse steps]

AM54-S4-: LP 315
Item
Sept. 1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

Band members identified (left to right): Top row: Frank Allan, Ken MacKenzie, Don Pamplin, Bert Bealing Second row: Percy Fletto, Abe Boychuck, Charlie Sutherland, Rod McArthur, Bob Pecknold, Stan Kirby, Percy Bryant, Doc Bowyer Third row: Vern Sommerville, Bob Miller, Stan Bourne, Fred Whitmore, Doug Holebrook, William Kox, Fred Gustinni, Bob Spence, Bert Miller, Sid Harrison, Linde Williams, Albert Beeton, Percy Richards, Jack Wilkinson Bottom row: Charlie Weir, Garnet Marsh, Frank Lawson, Norm Trasolini, Randy Owens, Barry Foster, Charlie Sellers, Bill Burden, Malcolm Johnson, Jack Hamilton, Morris Moye

[Tsimpsian brass band on the north side of the 500 block of Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: In P120.1
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Molson's Bank, Mahon, McFarland and Mohon Building, the Thompson-Ogle Building and Shelton's Furniture Store

Indian Band at Mission City

AM54-S4-: In P37.5
Item
1898

Part of Major Matthews collection

Pipe Band 1st Battalion (72nd C.E.F.) The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

AM54-S4-: Mil P68
Item
May 17, 1925

Part of Major Matthews collection

Sixth Regiment Band (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-: Mil P250
Item
1901

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing: W. Wallace, J. Courtney, E. Cox, G. Hitchcock, O. Trouse, I. Whitcomb, J. Lawson, J. Grant, G. Armishaw, C. Sordet, H. Cellet, W. Grant, D. Evans, T. Turner, F. Highfield, Lieutenant Colonel C.A. Worsnop, F. Kennedy, R. Chance, W. Chandler, J. Burns, J. Cronshaw, W.T. Rushton, W. Gawne, J. McDonald

[The Vancouver Police Pipe Band march past the Duke of Connaught on the Cambie Street grounds]

AM54-S4-: Duke of Conn P13
Item
1916

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Beatty Street Drill Hall

[Mayor L.D. Taylor shaking hand of member of the Cold Stream Guards Band]

AM1477-1-S5-: CVA 1477-87
Item
[ca. 1931]

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows Alderman E.W. Dean to the left of the guard.

[Memorial service for King Edward VII at Recreation Park]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2943
Item
May 20, 1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

[No. 1 Salvation Army Band marching to a Mother's Day gathering at Memorial South Park]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1449
Item
May 9, 1948

Part of Major Matthews collection

Military march in [Empire?] stadium

AM1517-S1-: 2008-022.210
Item
196-

Part of Leslie F. Sheraton fonds

[A Knights Templar parade at Hastings Street at Gore Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2126
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Police Pipe and Drum Band at the Caledonian Games]

AM54-S4-: Pol P13.1
Item
1917

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing Joseph Shields, Pipe Major and others

[Interior of Salvation Army Temple - 301 East Hastings Street during opening ceremony]

AM54-S4-: Bu P373.1
Item
Feb. 18, 1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Squamish Indian band practising]

AM54-S4-: In P45
Item
1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Chief Joe Capilano at far right

[Miss Koo-Yu-Ching dances to a Chinese orchestra]

AM54-S4-: Port P824
Item
May 11, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

We drivers (part 2)

AM1487-: 2013-020.11
Item
1936-1939

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a film containing part 2 of We Drivers. Film contains footage of North Vancouver, a picnic at Horseshoe Bay, Howe Sound, road from Marine Drive to Grouse Mountain, Grouse Mountain highway and Chalet, the gate to Grouse Mountain; the view from Grouse Mountain, hiking around Grouse Mountain, ferry from North Vancouver to downtown Vancouver, the Vancouver skyline from the Burrard Inlet, a band stand, horse racing at Hastings Park and speed boat racing at Harrison Lake. Produced for Trimble Service Garage.

[Marching band on Burrard Street toward Davie Street]

AM1376-: 2021-028.4
Item
May 29, 1939

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a photograph showing band members with drums passing by a group of houses along the north side of Burrard Street.

Stanley Park railway

VPK-S652-: MI-108
Item
[after 1947]-[1983]

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting the Stanley Park Miniature Railway and other recreational activities in the park. The b&w footage of this film documents the construction of the miniature railway including bulldozing of the land and building of the railway tracks. It also contains footage of a ceremony involving hammering in the last spike as well as footage of the train running along the tracks in full operation carrying passengers and arriving at a station filled with crowds of people waiting to take a ride. The colour footage of this film documents other recreational activities in the park such as people doing arts and crafts, archery, and the 19th Annual Sandbox Contest. Collingwood Park is also documented in the film with footage of children participating in a tug of war and high jump. There is also footage of an unidentified ceremony involving a musical band, flag raising and balloon releasing.

First prize winners [Vancouver Kitsilano Boys' Band]

AM1052-: AM1052 P-423
Item
[between 1952 and 1953]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys' Band posed on the steps of the Vancouver courthouse with their instruments and their conductor, Arthur W. Delamont

Kitsilano boys band alumni : playboard, February 1978