- COV-S632-: CVA 789-27
- Item
- Aug. 4, 1915
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Capilano [Creek] looking upstream from north part of island
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Capilano [Creek] West Channel looking upstream from lower end
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Film is a travelogue showcasing scenery, attractions and industry in the Vancouver area. Film contains general and aerial views of Vancouver, plus sequences of the harbour, Vancouver International Airport, Stanley Park, UBC, the Vancouver International Festival and the PNE. Industry is depicted through shots of a sawmill, a fish cannery, a foundry and a shipyard (where the vessel Yukon is launched). Water sports, golf and skiing at Grouse Mountain are shown, as well as Queen Elizabeth Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Granville Street at night and a White Spot drive-in. Individuals involved with the production of the film include: Jim Richardson (script), David Bennett (director), A.J.H. Pullinger (cinematography), Norma Jackson (editing), Lloyd Stump (sound), Saba Bros. Limited (gowns), Marguerite Roozeboom (art direction), recorded by Telesound, Lew Perry (producer).
Seens [scenes] of Van[couver], Capilano, Stanley Park
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing various scenes around Vancouver. The first half of this film documents a Gray Line Tours bus trip through Vancouver and second half contains scenes showing landmarks of Vancouver and surrounding areas. Film contains footage showing: Empress of Japan Figurehead in Stanley Park, U.B.C., Chinatown, Hotel Georgia, Lion's Gate Bridge, Court House, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Capilano Golf and Country Club, Prospect Point, Stanley Park, views of downtown and North Shore Mountains from Little Mountain, City Hall, sailboats in Burrard Inlet, and Swimmers at Kits Beach.
Capilano [River, North] Vancouver
[Children standing on bridge at] Capilano
[St. Paul's] Catholic Church, North Vancouver
Capilano River and Suspension Bridge
Tram going across the Capilano River at the dam site; Lions' in the distance
Item is a photograph showing Chief Joe Mathias shaking hands with a young child. Annotation on verso: "Donated by Mrs. F.M. Bland, 1964."
Chief Mathias of Capilano with Grey Eagle
Item is a photograph showing Chief Joe Mathias of Capilano with Grey Eagle and three others. Annotation on verso: "Donated by Mrs. F.M. Bland, 1964."
Item is a photograph of the wishing well at the suspension bridge in Capilano Canyon. The well is flanked with unpainted statues, a male, a female, and three children. The well is decorated with first nations style art and the sign reads "The Old Indian Wishing Well of Capilano".
Group on barge [(Transfer No. 2)including Carl and the Captain]
Group portrait
CAA-AAA-Approved Ranch Motel : Marine Drive and Capilano Road, North Vancouver, B.C.
Item is a postcard showing the Ranch Motel in North Vancouver. Caption on back of photograph: "On the beautiful North Shore. Centre to all scenic panoramas. 7 minutes to city centre over Lions Gate Bridge. 48 modern units (some kitchens) heated pool, coffee shop. The back of the postcard includes personal correspondence addressed to Mr. and Mrs. A. Mortander.
Cypress Canyon, North Vancouver, B.C.
Capilano Canyon and flume, Vancouver, B.C.
Target practice in the woods off Indian River Road, North Vancouver; Greenwood Archers
Suspension Bridge, Capilano Canyon, 200 feet high : Vancouver, B.C.
Bridge crossing Capilano Canyon, North Vancouver, B.C.
This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Mrs. Harrison of Montreal, Quebec.
North Vancouver, B.C. - City Hall
This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Miss G. Barnes of Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, B.C.
Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, B.C. Opened November 7th, 1925
Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Item is a postcard printed with an image of the Second Narrows Bridge over Burrard Inlet. The vantage point is to the southeast of the bridge. The bridge is pictured in the process of opening.
Suspension bridge, Lynn Canyon, Vancouver, B.C.
Capilano Canyon and flume, Vancouver, B.C.
This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to Mr. A. Brown, care of M.W. Brown, Volta, California.
Capilano Canyon, near Vancouver B.C.
Capilano Canyon, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)
Capilano Suspension Bridge, Capilano Canyon, B.C.
Capilano Suspension Bridge, length 450 ft., height 230 ft. Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Capilano Valley & the Lions, North Vancouver, B.C.
Capilano Valley and the "Lions," Vancouver, B.C.
First Capilano Canyon Suspension Bridge, height 200 ft., length 450 ft., Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
Fishing on the Capilano River, near Vancouver, B.C.
Map of portion New Westminster District
Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection
Item is a heavily-amended copy of a map illustrating intended land settlement and subdivision in 1877 in the future sites of Vancouver, Burnaby and the North Shore, from an area bordering on English Bay to an area bordering on North Arm. Also shown are bodies of water, Hastings & Granville Road, and the settlements of Hastings and Granville. Annotations by J.S. Matthews in 1954 made on the copy are tracings in white pen and darkening the background to improve the copy.
Plate 163 [Key Plan of North Vancouver]
Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection
Plate 164 [Lonsdale Avenue to Second Street to Chesterfield Avenue to Burrard Inlet]
Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection
[Clearing the road after the Seymour Creek washout]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Construction of reservoir at Burwell Lake]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Construction of reservoir at Burwell Lake]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Construction of reservoir at Burwell Lake]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Construction of reservoir at Burwell Lake]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Bill McGuigan and three friends at Grouse Mountain
Part of McGuigan family fonds
[Ferry line-up on Lonsdale Ave.]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Ferry line-up on Lonsdale Avenue up to Eighth Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Fifteenth Street looking east towards Grand Boulevard]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Fred Hicklenton, W.J. McGuigan, James McGeer and unidentified boy on Grouse Mountain]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Water system at Burwell Lake]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Item is a panorama print created from negatives Mount N38.1 (left side) and Mount N38.2 (right side).