City of Vancouver Archives

[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

Canadian Pacific [Airlines] "Empress of [Vancouver]" in the air

AM54-S4-: Air P40.5
Item
July 13, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Airplane identified as Canadair Four CF-CPR 402

Canadian Pacific [Airlines] "Empress of [Vancouver" in the air]

AM54-S4-: Air P40.4
Item
July 13, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Airplane identified as Canadair Four CF-CPR 402

Opening Day of Vancouver International Airport

AM54-S4-: VLP 136
Item
July 22, 1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

[William McIntosh Stark in a Curtiss School airplane]

AM54-S4-: SGN 426
Item
[1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[William McIntosh Stark behind the wheel of a Curtiss School airplane]

AM54-S4-: SGN 427
Item
[1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Mr. and Mrs. William McIntosh Stark behind wheels of Curtiss School airplane]

AM54-S4-: SGN 428
Item
[1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Mr. and Mrs. William McIntosh Stark in a Curtiss School airplane]

AM54-S4-: SGN 425
Item
[1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Official Vancouver Civic Airport opening]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N05B
Item
22 July 1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows people gathering near the runway to view airplanes and hangars.

[Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ashthorpe in front of a B.C. Airways Ltd. "Ford Transport" airplane]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2427
Item
[ca. 1930]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Mr. G.A. Thompson in cockpit of airplane]

AM54-S4-: Air P74.2
Item
Oct. 14, 1920

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph showing the pilot and plane of the first trans-Canada air mail flight.

[A hydroplane prior to a test flight]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1179
Item
1918

Part of Major Matthews collection

Jet airplanes, first in Vancouver 4th May 1948, jumbo jets, executive jets

AM54-S17-MS11000.2
File
1961-1967

Part of Major Matthews collection

Russian jet airplane, visit of 15th June 1958

AM54-S17-MS11001
File
1958

Part of Major Matthews collection

Jet airplanes, first in Vancouver 4th May 1948

AM54-S17-MS11000.1
File
1945-1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Gas-turbine

AM54-S17-MS10996
File
1952-1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Aeroplanes bomber, first

AM54-S17-MS10992
File
1943

Part of Major Matthews collection

Ambulance (air)

AM54-S17-MS10991.2
File
1952-1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

Airplane rocket

AM54-S17-MS10991
File
1944

Part of Major Matthews collection

Airplanes advertised for sale, privately owned aircraft

AM54-S17-MS10990
File
1946-1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

Airplanes plastic [Atwood, H.N.]

AM54-S17-MS10989
File
1940-1941

Part of Major Matthews collection

Airplanes large

AM54-S17-MS10988
File
1949-1952

Part of Major Matthews collection

Aeroplanes with names

AM54-S17-MS10985
File
1943-1953

Part of Major Matthews collection

Aeroplanes newspaper clippings, photographs

AM54-S17-MS10986
File
1931-1941

Part of Major Matthews collection

Aeroplanes, early

AM54-S17-MS10984
File
1911-1962

Part of Major Matthews collection

Aerocar

AM54-S17-MS10983
File
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Pilot Keith Ryder, Mr. Way and Noel Humphries and Joe Bertalino prior to the first non-stop flight to Mexico]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-718
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A biplane]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-642
Item
[192-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph. Notes written on the back include:
"This is an early Vancouver plane, one of the first after the war. It fell into English Bay, and drowned the son of a clergyman. I think his name was Brenton.
It was recovered and rebuilt by defunct 'Dominion Airways' of Vanc'r, and, in 1939, was stated to be lying, disused, at Sea Island Airport.
I think, at time it fell, that it belonged to a firm called Canada Aircraft Ltd, Vancouver, about 1919 or 1920"

[Official Vancouver Civic Airport opening]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N05A
Item
22 July 1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows crowds along the runway to view airplanes and hangers.

[Airport and runways under construction]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N04
Item
1 May 1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows two hangars.

[First Nations men wearing regalia at Western Canada Air Show]

AM54-S4-: In P57
Item
Aug. 1, 1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified (left to right): Joseph (Splahk-tum), the sons of Chief Jack Stogen, Chief Jack Stogen (Semilano), Chief Moses Joseph, Chief Jimmy Jimmy (Swahsh), Stanley Joseph

[A Supermarine built "Walrus" seaplane suspended from a crane]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-356
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows an amphibious biplane usde by the Navy and Airforce (numbered 769 and K8343) with a man kneeling on the upper wing

[Replica Boeing B&W-1 float plane on Coal Harbour]

AM54-S4-: Air P112.1
Item
Mar. 3, 1969

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The event commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first mail flight from Canada to the United States.

[Replica Boeing B&W-1 float plane and pilot Clayton Scott]

AM54-S4-: Air P112.2
Item
Mar. 3, 1969

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows William E. Boeing Jr. (in the white coat). The event commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first mail flight from Canada to the United States.

[Pilot Earl Ortman beside] an experimental [air]plane named "Gilmore the Record Breaker&quot...

[Pilot Earl Ortman beside] an experimental [air]plane named "Gilmore the Record Breaker" NR-14215

AM54-S4-: Air P79.2
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

The "Empress of Auckland", C.P.A. transpacific aircraft, on tarmac at Vancouver Airport.

AM54-S4-: Air P39
Item
July, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Canadian Pacific Airlines] "Empress of Vancouver" over city of Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Air P40.2
Item
July 13, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

William A. Straith [at the controls of a Farman Pusher Biplane]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2337
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Members of the first Aero Club in British Columbia in front of their bi-plane at Minoru race track]

AM54-S4-: Trans P86
Item
Sept. 8, 1915

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows (left to right): Billy Macrae, Phil Scott, W.M. (Billy) Stark, Phil H. Smith, Murton A. Seymour and Vic Phillips

[Parachuting from a Curtiss Flying Boat over Lulu Island]

AM54-S4-: Trans P75
Item
[1923 or 1924]

Part of Major Matthews collection

First International Mail Flight Vancouver to Seattle - W.E. Boeing of Seattle leaving Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Trans P45
Item
Mar. 3, 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows W.E. Boeing climbing into a float plane

First International Mail Flight Vancouver to Seattle - W.E. Boeing of Seattle leaving Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Trans P44
Item
Mar. 3, 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows part of Vancouver Rowing Club and a float plane in Coal Harbour

[Murton A. Seymour at the controls of William Stark's airplane at Minoru Race Track]

AM54-S4-: Trans P12
Item
Sept. 8, 1915

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men await for Queen Elizabeth to deplane]

AM54-S4-: Port P1690.02
Item
Feb. 1, 1963

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The Canadian Pacific Airlines airplane in which Queen Elizabeth travelled]

AM54-S4-: Port P1690.01
Item
Feb. 1, 1963

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Lady Lowson and Sir Denys C.F. Lowson, Lord Mayor of London prior to boarding a Trans-Canada Air Lines flight]

AM54-S4-: Port P1227
Item
1951

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Major D.R. McLaren, Percy Richards, Alderman G.C. Miller, Sheriff Welch, Sheriff Lovely, John Cates, Mr. Anscombe, Premier Johnson, Mrs. Hume, His Worship F.J. Hume, W.T. Boston and others