City of Vancouver Archives

A dragon in the sky [Empress of Japan figurehead in Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: LP 58
Item
1940

Part of Major Matthews collection

[S.S. "Princess Alice"]

AM54-S4-: LP 96
Item
[between 1911 and 1941]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[H.R.H. Duchess of Connaught's cabin (interior) on the "Empress of Ireland"]

AM54-S4-: LP 97
Item
[between 1912 and 1919]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Boating scenery near Vancouver

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-13
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a boat up the North Arm of Indian River near Granite Falls.

Some coast boats

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-27
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the "Cowichan" and the "Prince Rupert" at the Grand Trunk Pacific Dock.

A section of Vancouver's waterfront

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-46
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph comprised of 2 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows the CPR station and Kelly Douglas & Co. Warehouse. The right section shows boats loading.

[S.S. "Danube" leaving for Skagway, Klondike Rush]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-12.1
Item
1898

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men in boats at B.C. Iron Works Machinists' picnic]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-13.3
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified boats in Rivers Inlet]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-16.4
Item
1898

Part of Major Matthews collection

[S.S. "Rothsay" at Mannion's brickyard, Deep Cove, Bowen Island]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-2.1
Item
[ca. 1899]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[S.S. "Rothsay" at Mannion's brickyard, Bowen Island]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-2.3
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified man in boat with fish]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-26.2
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified men fishing]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-26.5
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified boat]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-29.3
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[H.M.S. "Sparrowhawk," torpedo boat in Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-3.1
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. S.S. "Princess Louise"]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-3.2
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Docked at Evans, Coleman and Evans shipping and commission agents, located at the foot of Columbia ave.

[S.S. "Boscowitz" at Rivers Inlet, loading First Nations people returning home at close of fishing season]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-30.2
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified men on boat in Skeena River]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-33.1
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Unidentified men on boat in Skeena River]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-33.2
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[H.M.S. "Imperieuse"]

AM54-S4-1-M-3-: M-3-9.4
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Queen [Royal visits to British Columbia 1939 and 1951]

AM1471-: MI-173
Item
1939, 1951

Part of George K. McWilliam fonds

Item is a reel of amateur films documenting the royal visits to British Columbia in 1939 and 1951. The first part of the film reel contains approximately five minutes of footage of the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Vancouver in May 1939. It includes views of and from Queen Elizabeth Park, and a band procession leading the royal motorcade from the park. Also included are views of crowds lined up along Georgia Street near Howe and in Stanley Park watching the band procession and royal motorcade, followed by views of the Lions Gate Bridge, steamships on Burrard Inlet and Siwash Rock. The film also includes footage of the royal motorcade on Columbia Street in New Westminster, followed by footage of Stanley Park, Prospect Point, Coal Harbour, Lions Gate Bridge, and Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver, all taken from a boat in Burrard Inlet. The second part of the reel film contains approximately nine minutes of footage of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and H.R.H. Prince Philip's October 1951 visit to Victoria, British Columbia. The footage shows the couple's arrival on the H.M.C.S. Crusader and members of the Canadian Scottish Regiment and the Royal Canadian Artillery performing and greeting the couple prior to their meeting with Premier Byron Johnson in front of the Legislative Buildings. The film also includes scenes of a motorcade to the Empress Hotel and the royal couple exiting the hotel with the Premier, footage of the Princess stopping to tour at an unidentified building, additional motorcade and band footage, and scenes of the royal couple departing on the H.M.C.S. Crusader.

Alaskan Scenery and the Chinese Exhibit at Vancouver's Golden Jubilee

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

Item is a moving image/film documenting a Chinese performance at Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebration that includes a theatrical stage show, a trapeze artist, and moving images of the Chinese Arch erected at Pender Street near Carrall Street. There are also images of an unknown beach. This section is preceded by the title frame: Chinese Exhibit Golden Jubilee at Vancouver, B.C.. Film also includes footage taken from a passanger ship moving up the Alaskan coast. The stops are separated by the title frames: Ketchikan, Alaska; Castle Rock; and Peril Straits.

"Expo" day 3 - cam[era] rolls 4-5

AM1553-8-S7-: MI-245
Item
1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film consists of raw footage taken at Expo86 and includes scenes of the Minolta Space Drop ride, food carts, crowds, the gondolas and the view from the gondola ride, people walking on the seawall, RCMP officers, the RCMP musical ride (outdoor venue, crowds seated on grass), the floating McDonalds (and the McDonalds Tidy Tug picking up floating garbage), a beer garden, music, pavilion signs, Expo 86 grounds and the outside of several national and provincial pavilions. Silent film.

Economic Development - [the electronic and aerospace industry in Vancouver - reel no.2]

AM1553-8-S5-: MI-263
Item
1992

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Cycling through Pacific Spirit Regional Park and then along 18th crossing Crown.

Majesty of water

AM1553-2-S4-: MI-268
Item
1979

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film produced for for the Ministry of Tourism and Small Business Development by New Horizons Films.

The lions gate bridge - Vancouver B.C. - construction 1937-1938

AM1553-1-S1-: MI-271
Item

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Footage of the lions gate bridge construction.

Full speed ahead

AM1553-2-S2-: MI-273
Item
1979

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film produced by New Horizon Films for the Canadian Forces. It is an informational and promotional film about being a naval officer. Directed and filmed by Robert S. Rodvik, edited by Michael J. Collier, narration by Lt.(N) G. Davidson, S. Rodvik, narrator Campbell Lane, technical advisors Lt.(N) Terry Wolfe and Lt.(N) Glen Davidson.

Focus on Expo - one inch master - Aug. '86

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-344
Item
Aug. 1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

This item consists of video transfers of film footage shot at Expo 86. The raw footage was transferred to video and edited on tape into a finished production. According to the donor this is the original of the final production with sound and image combined. "Vancouver - Focus on Expo 86" was released August 1986 as a video postcard. Film featuring highlights of Expo 86 . Includes royal visit, highlights of USA, USSR, China, GM, Canada, BC, Folklife pavillions. Director, Michael Collier; Cinematography Bob Asgiersson; Editor Robert Brandreth-Gibbs; Writer Chris Aikenhead; Narration script Chris Aikenhead and Don White; Narrator Jim Hault; Video services Post Haste Video; Film Lab Alpha Cine Services; Sound mix Pinewood Studios; Produced by Yaletown Productions Inc. for Allstar Productions Inc.

Collier, Michael J.

Paris

AM1470-: MI-41
Item
[1929?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting the Spencer family travelling to and within France by train and by boat. Film documents Colonel Victor and Gertrude Spencer, and children Isabell Louise, Diana, and Barbara.

Ile de France

AM1470-: MI-46
Item
[1930?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting members of the Spencer family riding on the ocean liner "Empress of France". Film documents men loading cargo, including automobiles. Film includes footage of Barbara and Diana Spencer.

Mrs. Spencer [United Kingdom vacation]

AM1470-: MI-47
Item
[1930?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Gertrude Spencer with daughters Barbara, Diana, Trudean (?), and other girls, visiting Cornwall, London, and other locations in England. Film documents the group visiting the seashore, and landmarks including the Keigwin Arms in Mousehole and several churches.

On board home

AM1470-: MI-50
Item
[1930?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Diana, Barbara, and John Fife Spencer wearing life jackets on the deck of a ship, with Gertrude Spencer seated nearby. The film also documents members of the Spencer family playing badminton on the ship.

Rockies by Rail ; music and FX [effects] only offline

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-509
Item
1992

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is a version of "Rockies by rail" which has no narration, only music and effects. There is a time code reading at the bottom of the screen throughout. Footage includes some nice panning shots of the city of Vancouver. Michael Collier is sometimes one of the train passengers. Some footage was shot in Alaska as well as British Columbia.

Our trip on the Deerleap

AM1470-: MI-73
Item
Jul. 1936

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting a yacht, likely the Deerleap, Col, Victor Spencer's yacht. Film documents people in rowboats, and a seaplane taking off and landing in Coal Harbour. Film includes footage of Elizabeth Ann Spencer. Accompanying note reads, "Deerleap trip July 1936 good".