City of Vancouver Archives

Polo June/27 - Douglas Lake vs. Vancouver

AM1036-S10-: MI-135
Item
1927

Item is an amateur film documenting a polo game between Douglas Lake and the Vancouver Polo Team. The film includes footage of crowds and poloists between periods of play, and a full shot of Colonel Chaplin on horse.

Spencer's parade

AM1470-: MI-31
Item
[1927?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting the Spencer's Toy Parade staged by the Spencer's Department Store in Vancouver. Film documents floats and costumed marchers, and crowds watching the parade as it moves south on Dunsmuir Street past t...

Spencer's parade

AM1470-: MI-32
Item
[1927?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting the Spencer's Toy Parade staged by the Spencer's Department Store in Vancouver. Film documents floats with fairy tale and storybook themes, and the arrival of Santa Claus.

Greencroft - Badminton '28

AM1036-S10-: MI-140
Item
1928

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting several badminton games between unidentified guests of the Hamber family at their residence on 3838 Cypress Street. The film also shows footage of the guests chatting at the side of the court, and two full shots...

Polo Game for BC Challenge Trophy, June 20, 1928

AM1036-S10-: MI-131
Item
1928

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting the Vancouver Polo team defeating Douglas Lake 13-4 for BC Challenge Trophy. The film contains footage primarily of the match being played, with Norman Drysdale scoring for the Vancouver Team. It also shows Mrs....

Willingdon - party on Vencedor

AM1036-S10-: MI-142
Item
1928

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hamber entertaining Governor General Lord Willingdon, Vancouver Mayor L. D. Taylor, possibly Lady Willingdon, and several other unidentified guests on their yacht Vencedor. The film also shows...

Odds & ends: Goldheart 1948, 865 Wildwood 1979, K[nox] Lake 1979, people W[est] Van show 1950, garden 1980, G.T. jumping 1947, Grouse Mountain 1930

AM1590-: 2011-016.5
Item
[1930-1980]

Part of George Thompson fonds

Item is a film consisting of at least seven separate pieces of amateur film footage spliced together. Film includes black and white footage taken at Grouse Mountain in 1930 showing men and women skiing, a snowplough clearing snow, a dogsled, and a...

Stanley Park highlights

VPK-S652-: MI-104
Item
[between 1930 and 1950]

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park including recreational activities and special events in the park. The film contains footage of traffic entering Stanley Park, Lions Gate Bridge viewed from the park, totem poles, as well as scen...

Buccaneer Bay Ven[cedor?]

AM1036-S10-: MI-148
Item
193?

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Aldyen Hamber spending time at the beach with several male and female companions, all wearing bathing suits.

Vencedor at Bellingham, July 1/31

AM1036-S10-: MI-143
Item
1931

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting a party on the Hamber yacht Vencedor. The film shows footage of people dancing on accordion music. A young woman dancing alone and with Mrs. E. W. Hamber is displayed throughout.

Governor General his excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Bessborough, PC, GCMG, and her excellency the Countess of Bessborough visit Britannia Mines on Commodore E. W. Hamber's steam yacht "Vencedor" of the R. V. Y. C. Thursday Sept. 8th 1932

AM1036-S10-: MI-153
Item
1932

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is a newsreel documenting the visit of Governor-General his excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Bessborough, PC, GCMG, and her excellency the Countess of Bessborough with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hamber to the Britannia Mines. The film show...

Buccaneer Bay & Ranch - May 24/34

AM1036-S10-: MI-144
Item
1933

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Mrs. E. W. Hamber at a beach accompanied by several female and male companions in bathing suits getting ready for a swim. The film also shows footage of sailboats on the ocean, a boy holding a dog and three unid...

Minnekhada Ranch

AM1036-S10-: MI-152
Item
193?

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Mrs. E. W. Hamber with 8 guests horseback riding over obstacle course in the forest of the Hamber Minnekhada ranch in Coquitlam. Some of the guests posing full front on camera alongside Mrs. Hamber are Garleigh ...

Sailing Races and Cowichan Pictures - Sept. 1 - 2 - 3rd

AM1036-S10-: MI-146
Item
1934

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hamber entertaining guests on their private yacht Vencedor. The film shows full-shots of the couple on deck, and two unidentified guests playing the piano, the bass and the guitar on the yacht...

English Bay Yacht Races & Cruise Buccaneer Bay - May 24/34

AM1036-S10-: MI-145
Item
1934

Part of Hamber family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting sailing yacht racing. The sailing yacht with the white hull is Eric Hamber's 'Lady Van' that won the Lipton Cup in 1934. The film also shows footage of Mrs. E. W. Hamber full-front and together wi...

July 1936

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

Item is a film containing home movie footage showing views of the shore from a boat, people gathered on a pier, houses along an unidentified shoreline, men drinking on a boat, views of Burrard Inlet from above and a parade downtown in 1936.

Our outdoor heritage

VPK-S652-: MI-105
Item
1940

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting Vancouver's parks in 1940. This film names Vancouver the "Playground City of the North West" and contains footage of Stanley Park, Connaught Park, Douglas Park, Devonshire Park, Shaughnessy Pa...

Horse races and Shetland Ponies, Virginia and Family

AM1487-F03-: 2012-033.11
Item
[ca. 1942]

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

Item is a film containing footage of a pageant, people riding horses and ponies, the Capilano Suspension Bridge and surrounding area, the Capilano River valley and surrounding trails, orchestra at Malkin Bowl, a picnic, children playing in backyar...

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 bui...

P.N.E. Parades 50, 51, 52, 53, and 56 - P.N.E. Ground [s] 60 and 61

AM1601-S1-: 2012-010.14
Item
1950-1961

Part of Harry Lin Chin fonds

Item is a film showing P.N.E. parades and the P.N.E. grounds. The film contains footage of parade floats, cheerleaders, marching bands, Mounties and Shriners. The film also shows crowds gathered in downtown Vancouver, and features the surrounding ...

City of playgrounds

VPK-S652-: MI-120
Item
[1950]

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting people participating in recreational activities in Montreal?s parks. Some of the recreational activities documented in the film include children?s playground activities, a parade, races, baseball, tug-of-war...

PNE Parade - Start of the RCMP Musical Ride

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

Item is an amateur film documenting the 1958 Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition Parade and British Columbia scenery. The film begins with footage of floats in the P.N.E parade. Identified floats and performers include the train from Montreal t...

Coqu[itlam] Lake Okanagan and [Myra] Canyon [and] Start of PNE Parade

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

Item is an amateur film documenting the 1958 Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition Parade and British Columbia scenery. The film begins with footage probably taken from a Kettle Valley Railroad train going through the Okanagan. The film ends with ...

RCMP Musical Ride

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

Item is an amateur film documenting the 1958 Vancouver RCMP Musical Ride. It contains footage of police on horses perfoming in formation at Hastings Park racetrack in front of an RCMP conducted band and a crowd. Houses in the Hastings-Sunrise area...

Visit of Queen Elizabeth - dogwood - playground

VPK-S652-: MI-111
Item
1959

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting Queen Elizabeth's 1959 visit to Vancouver. The film shows preparation of a presentation for her visit to Queen Elizabeth Park as well as the presentation being viewed by Queen Elizabeth. The presentati...

Opening of 2099 Beach [Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation building]

VPK-S652-: MI-106
Item
1962

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting the opening of the Board of Parks and Public Recreation building at 2099 Beach Avenue as well as recreational activities and special events in Stanley Park. The film contains footage of the ribbon cutting ce...

[Vancouver and miscellaneous industrial activities]

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

Item is a documentary film documenting Vancouver street scenes and cityscapes as well as a variety of industrial activities. This films contains colour footage of a sea plane, mills and mining, shipbuilding, steel making, as well as Vancouver str...

Opening of Bloedel Conservatory

VPK-S652-: MI-107
Item
1969

Part of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds

Item is a documentary film documenting the opening of the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park on December 6th, 1969. Film contains bird?s eye view footage of the Bloedel Conservatory, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver as seen from an a...

4 - 'Strawberry Mt. [mountain] rock festival" orig[inal] ECO 100', M. Collier

AM1553-1-S2-: MI-576
Item
[197-]

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