City of Vancouver Archives

[Canadian Pacific Air Lines seaplane]

AM1184-S3-: CVA 1184-1557
Item
1942

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

[Canadian Pacific Air Lines seaplane landing on the water]

AM1184-S3-: CVA 1184-1558
Item
1942

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

[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 P40.4
Item
July 13, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

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" over city of Vancouver

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

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

Canadian Pacific Airlines [luggage being loaded onto a plane]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2287
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [luggage being loaded onto a plane]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2284
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [luggage being loaded onto a plane]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2283
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [luggage handlers]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2282
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [passengers disembarking]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2290
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [passengers disembarking]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2288
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [passengers disembarking]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2291
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [passengers disembarking]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2286
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [passengers disembarking]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2289
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Canadian Pacific Airlines [plane about to depart]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-2285
Item
1944

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

[Canadian Pacific Airlines pre-inaugural flight of the "Empress of Sydney" to Australia]

AM54-S4-: Air P37.3
Item
July 10, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the Immigration and Customs building.

[Canadian Pacific Airlines seaplane getting ready for take-off]

AM1184-S3-: CVA 1184-1559
Item
1942

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

Captain Bell-Irving engaging three of the enemy's aeroplanes

AM1---: CVA 1158-047
Item
1915

Part of Bell-Irving family collection

Item consists of a photo-reproduction of a painting by W. Avis, created for a British magazine.

Captain Bell-Irving, although seriously wounded lands his aeroplane safely

AM1---: CVA 1158-064
Item
1916

Part of Bell-Irving family collection

Item consists of a photo-reproduction of a painting by W. Avis, created for a British magazine.

Captain Frank M. Hawks leaving Vancouver airport for Los Angeles

AM1535-: CVA 99-6669
Item
Nov. 30, 1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Captain [Frank M.] Hawks leaving Vancouver airport for Los Angeles

AM1535-: CVA 99-4102
Item
Nov. 30, 1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photograph shows The Texaco Company No. 13 Travel Air plane

[Captain Frank M. Hawks leaving Vancouver airport for Los Angeles]

AM1535-: CVA 99-4103
Item
Nov. 30, 1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photograph shows The Texaco Company No. 13 Travel Air plane

Captain Frank M. Hawks leaving Vancouver airport for Los Angeles

AM1535-: CVA 99-6668
Item
Nov. 30, 1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

[Captain Glover, Major [Tudhope?] M.C, and Mayor L.D. Taylor at Jericho Beach Station before seaplane flight]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-21
Item
1926

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows (from left to right): Captain Glover of the B.C. Electric Railway Company, Major [Tudhope] and Mayor L.D. Taylor dressed in flight gear standing in front of a seaplane at the Jericho Beach Station. An article in the March 6, 1939 The Daily Province states that this was Taylor's first flight.

[Captain Glover, Major [Tudhope?] M.C, and Mayor L.D. Taylor in seaplane at Jericho Beach Station preparing for flight]

AM1477-1-S2---: CVA 1477-22
Item
1926

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Photograph shows seated in plane (from left to right): Captain Glover of the B.C. Electric Company, Mayor L.D. Taylor, and Major [Tudhope]. The photograph also shows a man standing on the nose of the plane turning a crank. An article in the March 6, 1939 The Daily Province states that this was Taylor's first flight.

[Captain H.P. Sales and Lieutenant W.H. Welsh in front of an R.A.F. bi-plane near San Quentin]

AM54-S4-: Gr War P11.2
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Catalina Patrol Bomber float plane on the water]

AM54-S4-: Air P1.4
Item
[ca. 1944]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Charles K. Hamilton] First Air Plane Visitor to Vancouver B.C.

AM54-S4-: Air P43
Item
Mar. 25, 1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Chief Constable McRae of Richmond at airport [in cockpit of biplane]

AM1535-: CVA 99-1954
Item
1929

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Cine exec - air to air stock shots [Canada's Magnificent Snowbirds original source material: air to air footage]

AM1553-8-S2-: MI-295
Item

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film consists of raw footage taken from airplanes of the Snowbirds. Footage was used in the one hour television network documentary featuring Canada's aerobatic team, the Snowbirds, titled "Canada's magnificent Snowbirds."

City Hall, arrival of Mayor [Rathie]

AM427-S4-: CVA 289-160
Item
June 16, 1963

Part of William Orson Banfield fonds

City Hall, arrival of the Mayor [Rathie]

AM427-S4-: CVA 289-159
Item
June 16, 1963

Part of William Orson Banfield fonds

[City of Vancouver truck making delivery at] Vancouver Airport

AM1535-: CVA 99-4454
Item
Nov. 19, 1935

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photograph shows sacks being loaded into the nose of an airplane

[City of Vancouver truck making delivery at] Vancouver Airport

AM1535-: CVA 99-4453
Item
Nov. 19, 1935

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photograph shows the terminal building in the background

[Close up view of first PBY Catalina produced at the Sea Island Boeing plant]

AM1184-S3-: CVA 1184-1189
Item
[1942]

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

Photograph shows the aircraft "Athlone".

Close view of Le Prieur rockets on Nieuport 16 N959, after capture by the Germans

AM1---: CVA 1158-071
Item
[between 1914 and 1918]

Part of Bell-Irving family collection

[Cockpit of a plane in a hangar]

AM640-S1-: CVA 260-1144
Item
[ca. 1939]

Part of James Crookall fonds

[Cockpit of an Westland Lysander plane]

AM640-S1-: CVA 260-1357
Item
Dec. 23, 1939

Part of James Crookall fonds

Columbia Aviation display

AM281-S8-: CVA 180-0558
Item
1934

Part of Pacific National Exhibition fonds

[Contrails in sky at airshow]

AM640-S1-: CVA 260-466
Item
[ca. 1936]

Part of James Crookall fonds

[Contrails in sky at airshow]

AM640-S1-: CVA 260-467
Item
[ca. 1936]

Part of James Crookall fonds

[Corporate demo tape] Demo "A" ; 10 minutes

AM1553-8-S3-: MI-508
Item
1990

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is a Yaletown Productions demo tapes with segments from programs produced. Includes clips of previous productions including "A sense of wonder: Teaching elementary science," "Land above the trees," advertisements created for Vancouver Helicopters, [Alcan Aluminium Limited] or Trade: Securing Canada's Future, B.C. Hydro, SFU, Petro-Canada, and Expo 86. With the Yaletown Productions Inc. logo at the end of the tape.

CP Air 747-217B C-FCRD c/n 20927/244 ex N602BN taxiing at Toronto en route to Vancouver as flight CP4

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2041
Item
[1986]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

C.P. Air's newly built three jet hangar

AM1667-: CVA 134-066
Item
Apr. 4, 1970

Part of Vancouver Express fonds

Item is a photograph showing the newly built C.P. Air hangar. Caption from Vancouver Express: "Enormous new hangar, the largest in Canada accommodates three jets at CP Air's new $24 million Vancouver airport operations centre. Servicing-office complex covers an area equal to three football fields. Immense building is already being used and is scheduled for official opening later this month."