City of Vancouver Archives

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1940
Item
[191-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

[360 degree view of Vancouver from the roof of the second Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N218
Item
Aug. 1914

Photograph shows many downtown streets and buildings including the Vancouver Block, Wesley Methodist Church, Christ Church, the World Building as well as Coal Harbour, Burrard Inlet and the North Shore in the background.

57th annual report : 1970

AM1519-: PAM 1970-44
Item
1970

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

A glimpse of the city from Stanley Park

AM336-S3-3-: CVA 677-728
Item
1907

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Photograph shows a young boy standing behind a bench, looking across Coal Harbour to Downtown Vancouver.

[Aerial view] Coal Harbour and Deadman's Island

AM54-S4-: Air P106.7
Item
[195-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the HMCS Discovery military base.

[Aerial view looking east over Stanley Park, Coal Harbour and Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P66
Item
[ca. 1926]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

[Aerial view of North Vancouver, First Narrows, Stanley Park, West End, Coal Harbour, Burrard Inlet, Vancouver Waterfront and Downtown]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.1
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Lions Gate Bridge, Beaver Lake, Lost Lagoon, Prospect Point, Brockton Point, Deadman's Island, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, H.M.C.S. Discovery, Brockton Oval and English Bay.

Aerial view of Ocean Falls [harbour]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-107.01
Item
Sept 1949

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Aerial view of Ocean Falls [harbour]

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-107.02
Item
Sept 1949

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

[Aerial view of Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park looking east to Indian Arm]

AM54-S4-: LP 170
Item
Dec. 1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

[Aerial view of Vancouver Harbour looking east from Lost Lagoon]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2912
Item
[ca. 1935]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing Coal Harbour, Deadman's Island, Denman Arena, the Marine and other buildings, and the piers along the waterfront

Alberta Mill fire

AM1535-: CVA 99-1623
Item
July 1927

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Alberta Mill fire

AM1535-: CVA 99-1622
Item
July 1927

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Allscreen - Vancouver - reel #4

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-256
Item
1984

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film consists of raw footage of scenes of Vancouver used in the video postcard "Vancouver - The World in a City." Film features aerial views of: B.C. Place Stadium, the City of Vancouver from Stanley Park, Coal Harbour, the seawall, Stanley Park, the downtown area, the B.C. Ferries-run seabus, the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre still under construction, the Expo Centre (now the Telus World of Science) under construction, as well as views of the development of the Expo site, the Fraser river, log booms on the Fraser river, the Airport, the University of British Columbia campus, and the Lions Gate bridge. Silent film.

Allscreen - Vancouver - reel #5

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-257
Item
1984

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film consists of raw footage of Vancouver that was used in video post card "Vancouver - The World in a City." Footage includes scenes of the Lynn Valley suspension bridge, the Grouse Mountain 'Skyride' (gondola), views from Grouse Mountain of the Lower Mainland, the Expo 86 site under construction, B.C. Place Stadium, the Expo Centre (now the Telus World of Science) under construction, and people walking in downtown Vancouver, City Hall, Simon Fraser University campus in Burnaby B.C., and the University of British Columbia campus, Silent film.

Along the gulf coast riviera

AM1594-: MAP 319
Item
[1933 or 1934]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a brochure promoting tourism along the British Columbia coast using Union Steamships routes. The unfolded brochure has text and illustrations on one side and on the other text with a map showing the routes to destinations described in the brochure.

Along the no. 20 line : reminiscences of the Vancouver waterfront.

FC 3847.5 .K59
1980

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

America by rail - Alaska

AM1553-7-S1-: MI-504
Item
1992

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is a tourist promotional video for travelling in Alaska. Features shots showing off the Alaskan landscape, following a train of tourists on their route to Northern Alaska. Includes footage of dogsledding and snowmobiling. Video has a predominantly country music soundtrack. Dubbed in Japanese with Japanese title screens and Japanese credits.

NHK [Nippon Hoso Kyokai; official English name: Japan Broadcasting Corporation]

Anchorage [4 large ships anchored in harbour]

AM1668-: CVA 293-102
Item
July 23, 1974

Part of William Edgar Knowles Middleton fonds

Anchorage [4 large ships anchored in harbour]

AM1668-: CVA 293-102.1
Item
July 23, 1974

Part of William Edgar Knowles Middleton fonds

Annual report

AM1519-: PAM 1971-159
Item
1971

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Annual report

HE 554 .C2 V34
1944-1972

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

Annual report : 1962

AM1519-: PAM 1962-176
Item
1962

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Annual report of North Fraser Harbour Commissioners for the year 1954

AM1519-: PAM 1954-144
Item
1954

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Annual report of North Fraser Harbour Commissioners for the year 1958

AM1519-: PAM 1958-19
Item
1958

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Another view of Eagle Harbour

AM1559-: CVA 258-33
Item
1923

Part of Hubert William Lovell fonds

Photograph was taken in the summer.

Australian Cruiser New Zealand [HMS New Zealand]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-10.05
Item
[1913]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Photograph shows HMS New Zealand anchored in Vancouver Harbour. A gift from the people of New Zealand to the Imperial Government, HMS New Zealand was on a ten month tour of the Dominions before joining the Grand Fleet.

[Avalon Harbour, Santa Catalina Island]

AM1477-2-S5---: CVA 1477-520
Item
Sept. 1910

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

[Avalon Harbour, Santa Catalina Island]

AM1477-2-S5---: CVA 1477-519
Item
Sept. 1910

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

B.C. / Expo '86 - aerials #1

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-346
Item
1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

This item consists of raw footage featuring B.C./Expo 86 aerials; shot in 35mm and transferred to one inch tape. Original negative no longer exists and only video footage survives. Some of this material was used in Yaletown Production's video postcard series. Includes nighttime footage of downtown Vancouver.

B.C. / Expo 86 - aerials #2

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-347
Item
1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

This item consists of raw footage featuring B.C./Expo 86 aerials; shot in 35mm and transferred to one inch tape. Original negative no longer exists and only video footage survives. Some of this material was used in Yaletown Production's video postcard series. There are several shots of the B.C. Pavillion, now the Telus World of Science; including nighttime shots of the B.C. Pavillion, the Expo grounds and the city. Some scenes have been sped up.

BC [British Columbia] postcard - The Rockies to the Pacific

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-342
Item
1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film is a promotional video for the province of British Columbia. Focusing on different sections of the province in turn the video highlights the features and tourist attractions of each. According to the donor this is most likely the original of the final production with sound and image. Director Mike [Michael] Collier; cinematography Norm Keziere, Dave Geddes, Bob Asgeirsson, Bill Rounds, Tommy Tompkins, and John Anderson; editor Rober Brandreth-Gibbs; research Sharon McGowan; narration script Don White and Sharon McGowan, narrator Art Hives; video services Post Haste Video; film lab Alpha Cine Services; sound mix Pinewood Studios; special thanks to Tourism British Columbia. Produced by Yaletown Productions. b&w 00:10:57-00:11:04 and 00:18:47-00:19:22.

BC [British Columbia] postcard - The Rockies to the Pacific [Japanese version]

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-343
Item
Aug. 1988

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film is a promotional video for the province of British Columbia this version has Japanese narration. Focusing on different sections of the province in turn the video highlights the features and tourist attractions of each. According to the donor this is most likely the original of the final production with sound and image. Director Mike [Michael] Collier; cinematography Norm Keziere, Dave Geddes, Bob Asgeirsson, Bill Rounds, Tommy Tompkins, and John Anderson; editor Rober Brandreth-Gibbs; research Sharon McGowan; narration script Don White and Sharon McGowan, narrator Art Hives; video services Post Haste Video; film lab Alpha Cine Services; sound mix Pinewood Studios; special thanks to Tourism British Columbia. Produced by Yaletown Productions. Ends with an advertisement for 'Canada's Best Selling Video Postcard Series.' b&w 00:10:57-00:11:04 and 00:18:47-00:19:22.

Bird's Eye View - Vancouver Harbour B.C. Proposed Kitsilano Terminal and Free Port

AM1376-: CVA 380-1
Item
Mar. 1917

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a mounted photographic copy of an aerial oblique perspective drawing of a proposed terminal and port facility located, but never built, at Kitsilano Point, Vancouver, B.C.