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City Hall (Vancouver, B.C.) With digital objects
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[Group photograph] First Council - Greater Vancouver

Individuals identified are: (back row L-R): J.A. Paton, W. Loat, R. Wilson, D. DeGraves, W.H. Lembke and R.N. Fraser, (front row L-R): W.C. Atherton, P.C. Gibben, John Bennett, W.H. Malcin, A. MacInnis, E.W. Dean, Geo. Miller. Photograph shows the main entrace, City Hall, on Main Street.

[Richmond Town Hall and School]

Photograph shows (left to right): Wilber H. Garratt, Leo Carscallen, Master Robinson, Peter Carscallen, James Sexsmith, Mr. Kinney, unknown, George Sexsnith, William Mellis, Kate Smith, Grace Sweet, Mae Vermilyea, Anna Noble, Frances Sexsmith, Anna May Sexsmith and Pearl Robinson

Forest Fire - N.W. [Vancouver Civil] Strike - [Woodwards promotions]

Short films are spliced together on this reel. 00:02 - 01:34 shows a forest fire raging and being battled on the ground and from the air. Includes footage of a sawmill. 01:35 - 03:26 depicts workers, with signs, in front of Vancouver City Hall, on strike. Most of the signs read: Negotiate Now: End Civil Strike. 03:27 - 04:22 consists of animated advertisements for Woodward's department store.

Allscreen - Vancouver - reel #5

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.

Bing Goes Bang - In Vancouver

Item is a newsreel film documenting Bing Crosby's visit to Vancouver in 1948. The film contains footage of Bing Crosby at City Hall receiving the Key to the City from Alderman J.D. Cornett; performing at Sunset Community Centre site and turning the sod at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new building; attending a Squamish First Nations ceremony at the Forum where he was made "Chief of Thunder Voice"; and playing golf at the Capilano Golf Club.

[Henry Darling and Son, Ltd. warehouse]

Photograph shows people and parked cars in front of the former Oppenheimer Bros. warehouse on Powell Street which was used as a City Hall after the fire of 1886. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

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