City of Vancouver Archives

[Third Avenue looking north showing new buildings and businesses]

AM54-S4-: Out P630.1
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows raised wooden sidewalks

[Sidewalk construction on Main Street at East 35th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Str N314.2
Item
2 Apr. 1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows men and equipment on the side of Main Street and large signs warning of construction zone.

[Southern view of Samuel and Fitzgerald McCleery's farms - District Lots 315 and 316]

AM54-S4-: LP 355.2
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item consists of 3 photographs mounted on board to form a sectional panoramic view of MacDonald Street (Old Kaye Road)

[Sperling Avenue looking east]

AM54-S4-: Out N515.2
Item
10 Apr. 1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Neale house on northeast corner of Sperling Avenue and Lougheed Highway surrounded by fields and vacant land. Railway tracks visible in the distance.

[Sperling Avenue looking east]

AM54-S4-: Out N515.1
Item
10 Apr. 1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Neale house on northeast corner of Sperling Avenue and Lougheed Highway surrounded by fields and vacant land. Railway tracks visible in the distance.

[Street in Chilliwack, B.C.]

AM54-S4-: LGN 918
Item
[1913?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Streetcar line construction on Westminster Avenue (Main Street)]

AM54-S4-: Trans P77
Item
1889

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a view looking north from near Prior Street

[People entering streetcar on Main Street at 25th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: LGN 487
Item
[1912?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows streetcars, pedestrians, and buildings on either side of the street. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[View of the last Vancouver Lulu Island inter urban tram near 41st Avenue and West Boulevard]

AM54-S4-: Dist P104.2
Item
July 18, 1952

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Lucas Motors and other businesses in the 5600 5500 blocks of West Boulevard

[View of the south side of the 700 and 800 Blocks of Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P646.2
Item
[ca. 1928]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows signs on the Williams Building (Mackinnon Block) for the Liberal Headquarters, Dr. Max M. Johnson, Cunningham's Drug Store and Leonard's Cafe, Harwood Taxi and The Pacific Building and the Credit Foncier Building

[View of the west side of Granville Street from Broadway]

AM54-S4-: Str P412.2
Item
[ca. 1943]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows part of the Aristocratic coffee shop and other businesses

[View of Westminster Avenue looking north from street car terminus at 9th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Str N270
Item
[1899]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] Anyox, B.C.

AM54-S4-: LP 312
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view shows wooden streets and sidewalks, clear cut logging and Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co.

[View of] Burrard St. north from Nelson

AM54-S4-: Str N181
Item
24 Apr. 1923

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] Granville St. looking north from Pender

AM54-S4-: Str N117.2
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] Hastings St. looking east from Hornby

AM54-S4-: Str N118.2
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Winch building, the stone wall around the home of C.T. Dunbar, a horse and cart in the street and wooden sidewalks.

[View of] Hastings St. looking west from Abbott St.

AM54-S4-: Str N49.1
Item
1923

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Woodward's store and businesses along Hastings Street.

[View of] Melville Street

AM54-S4-: Str N122.2
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] Pender St. looking east from about Bute St.

AM54-S4-: Str N116.3
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

[West Hastings Street looking east from Homer Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P21
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Western view of Fairview from the tower of King Edward High School on 12th Avenue and Oak Street]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P128.1
Item
1905

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the C.P.R. Kitsilano Trestle and the Granville Street Bridges

[Westminster Avenue (Main Street) looking south from 6th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Str P297
Item
[ca. 1893]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the residences of George W. Campbell and Dr. W.D. Brydone-Jack

B.C. Electric [Hydro Building - 970 Burrard Street under construction]

AM54-S4-: Bu P522
Item
1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Hotel Vancouver

Beach Avenue English Bay, foot Davie St.

AM54-S4-: SGN 1619
Item
[1918?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Columbia Street Great Westminster Fire

AM54-S4-: Out P364
Item
Sept. 11, 1898

Part of Major Matthews collection

Cordova St[reet looking west from Carrall Street] : July 1886 - five weeks after the fire.

AM54-S4-: Str P7.1
Item
July 1886 ; reproduced 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows businesses being rebuilt after the great fire. Some businesses in the photograph are: Burrard Hotel, Tom Dunn Hardware, Grant & Arkell, Dietz (sp?) Winch, Daily News (on Hastings Street), Sekl's Furniture Store, Dougall House, Tom McDonald (on Pender Street), Mathison the Printer (on Hastings Street), Cosmopolitan Hotel, Mizony's Restaurant, F.W. Hart Furniture, Tilley's (sp?) Book Store and the Telephone Exchange.

Cordova Street looking east from Cambie Street, Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Str P281
Item
1890

Part of Major Matthews collection

Cordova Street Looking West [from Carrall Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P118
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Dunn-Miller Block

[Two views of Melville Street covered in snow]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1572
Item
[1917?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of two photograph prints, each showing houses, trees, street and sidewalks covered in snow. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Two views of Melville Street covered in snow]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1574
Item
[1917?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of two photograph prints, each showing houses, trees and sidewalks covered in snow. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Various scenes regarding the activities of the B.C. Electric Railway Company]

AM54-S4-: LGN 974
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of nine photograph prints, showing: interior of Buntzen Lake Power Plant number one; New Westminster Bridge over Fraser River; railway line east of Huntington; loading strawberries at Douglas Road on the Burnaby Lake line; Columbia Street, New Westminster; two farming scenes; panoramic view of town; and B.C. Electric Railway sightseeing car. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the nine images.

[View along New Road showing the childhood home of James Skitt Matthews]

AM54-S4-: Out P579
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View looking north from City Hall]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P159.2
Item
July 25, 1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (Dairyland) building, the Cambie Bridge, False Creek, Downtown anf The Lions in the background

[View of 1300 block Robson Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N264
Item
[1928]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[View of Burrard Street, looking north from near Davie Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1125
Item
10 Mar. 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Burrard Street, looking south from Burnaby Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1126
Item
10 Mar. 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Burrard Street, looking south from Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1010
Item
26 Jan. 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Cambie Street looking north from 49th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Str N250
Item
24 May 1952

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Cordova Street looking east from Cambie Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P301
Item
July 12, 1893

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a Loyal Orange Lodge parade

[View of Cornwall Street, looking west from Chestnut Street]

AM54-S4-: SGN 420
Item
[Aug. 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[View of downtown buildings and Burrard Inlet, looking north west from the roof of the Johnstone-Howe Block at the corner of Georgia and Granville Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 695
Item
[1901?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[View of Georgia and Granville Streets, showing parked cars and the demolition of the Strathcona block]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1542
Item
[1912?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[View of Georgia Street looking east from Broughton Street]

AM54-S4-: Air P91
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Clarke Simpkins car dealership (1300 block West Georgia), Felix Apartments (610 Jervis Street), Lancaster Apartments (621 Jervis), Imperial Oil Building (1281 West Georgia), and the Rixon Court Apartments and Coffee Shop (720 Jervis Street)