City of Vancouver Archives

Suggested harbour improvements Burrard Inlet

COV-S365-: LEG1967.05
Item
[191-?]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

H.M.S. Bonaventure in Vancouver Harbour, B.C.

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2450
Item
[192-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Deadman's Island and Inlet, Vancouver, B.C.

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2568
Item
[192-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Looe, Entrance to Harbour

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1646
Item
[ca. 1929]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

This postcard includes personal correspondence addressed to Maurice Baggs of Vancouver.

Inner harbour, Mevagissey

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1669
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Torquay Harbour

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1775
Item
[ca. 1905-1928]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

This postcard includes personal correspondence addressed to Mr. Arthur Baggs of Bath.

Vancouver, B.C. [harbour]

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2250
Item
[194-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Vancouver, BC

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

Item is a documentary film documenting bridges, Vancouver Harbour, the Stanley Park (B.C.) seawall, and maritime traffic around Vancouver. The film includes footage of False Creek, the Granville (Street) Bridge (3rd, 1954-), the Burrard Bridge (1932-), the Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge (1938-), the Second Narrows Highway Bridge (1960-), the Stanley Park seawall and sculptures including Elek Imredy's sculpture Girl In A Wetsuit and the replica figurehead of the RMS Empress of Japan, the shipping facilities at Vancouver Harbour, and the seabus terminal. The film also includes footage of boats and ships including a sailboat, tugboat, cruise ship, seabus, ferry, and cargo ships.

Vancouver harbour

AM1376-: CVA 1376-192
Item
[between 1890 and 1905]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver Harbour

AM1376-: CVA 1305-1
Item
Feb. 7, 1924

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Panoramic view showing Burrard Inlet including 42 ocean steamers in port of which 25 were for grain cargoes, 17 vessels at berth (not shown in photograph) and the Harbour Commissioners wharf and Grain Elevator No. 1 and log booms

Vancouver Harbour, foot of Cardero Street

COV-S62-: CVA 296-050
Item
Apr. 6,1949

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing boats in the harbour at the foot of Cardero Street. Boats shown include the "Victorac" and the "Reel Fisher".

Vancouver harbour from the roof garden [of David] Spencer's [Department] Store

AM1559-: CVA 258-8
Item
1923

Part of Hubert William Lovell fonds

Pier D, Empress of Russia, Deadman's Island and Brockton Point are visible in the distance. Photograph was taken in the summer.

Another view of Eagle Harbour

AM1559-: CVA 258-33
Item
1923

Part of Hubert William Lovell fonds

Photograph was taken in the summer.

Vancouver Harbour : plan of south shore, Burrard Inlet between Heatley Ave. and Victoria Dr.

AM1594-: MAP 642
Item
revised Jan. 1944

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map which shows parcels of land along Burrard Inlet and district lots in downtown Vancouver. Piers, factories and mills along the waterfront are identified. Soundings are shown in feet.

National Harbours Board

Tidal current charts : Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a booklet containing twelve charts showing tidal currents in Vancouver Harbour at different points in the tidal cycle.

Vancouver, British Columbia. Souvenir from the lion gateway

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a promotional brochure for the City of Vancouver, included as a holiday supplement in the Vancouver Daily and Weekly World newspapers. The brochure was designed to be folded.

Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia, 1932

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a nautical chart showing English Bay and Burrard Inlet with soundings in feet, anchorages, locations of submarine cables, and ferry lines. Land features include city blocks and district lot numbers. Includes inset maps of the North Arm of Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island.

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.

Ports and harbours : address by Sir Bruce Gordon White to the Transportation and Customs Bureau, Vancouver Board of Trade, Friday, May 19, 1950

AM1519-: PAM 1950-43
Item
1950

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

[East half Granville Island before filling]

AM54-S4-1-A-10-: A-8-25.1
Item
[ca. 1916]

Part of Major Matthews collection

East half Granville Island before filling

AM54-S4-1-A-10-: A-8-22.1
Item
[ca. 1916]

Part of Major Matthews collection

File shows harbour, log boom and industrial shoreline.

East half Granville Island before filling

AM54-S4-1-A-10-: A-8-23.1
Item
[ca. 1916]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Filling of government dock at Victoria, B.C. [Victoria outer dock]

AM54-S4-1-A-10-: A-8-29
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Ocean Falls [harbour dredging]

AM54-S4-1-A-10-: A-8-16
Item
Aug. 1916

Part of Major Matthews collection

National Harbours Board News Bulletin

AM1519-: PAM 1961-28
Item
1961

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Privy Council (Canada) collection

AM127
Fonds
1886-1893

Item is an extract of a report of a Committee of the Privy Council, dated 8 July 1893, regarding foreshore rights in Vancouver of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, with two accompanying maps. One map is in the file; the other one is catalogued as Map 648.

Cates : a tradition that was born with Vancouver

AM1519-: PAM 1982-11
Item
1982

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Item includes a history of C.H. Cates & Sons Ltd., fleet capacity and sketch of a proposed facility.

[Waterfront scene]

AM363-S02-: 2002-060.3
Item
[192-?]

Part of Harold D. Kalman fonds

Item is a drawing of a harbour that may be Coal Harbour.

The Princess Pat

COV-S670-: 2013-080.02
Item
1984

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

This item is a print of one of seven images created by graphic designer and artist David Hornblow for the City of Vancouver street banner series known as "Waterfront Images". This print depicts a portion of the Canadian Pacific ship Princess Patricia and the central span of the Second Narrows Bridge.

Hornblow, David

Sulphur and wood

COV-S670-: 2013-080.06
Item
1984

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

This item is a print of one of seven images created by graphic designer and artist David Hornblow for the City of Vancouver street banner series known as "Waterfront Images". This print depicts a tugboat pulling log booms. Two large piles of sulphur are shown in the background.

Hornblow, David

Abandoned ferry

COV-S670-: 2013-080.07
Item
1984

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

This item is a print of one of seven images created by graphic designer and artist David Hornblow for the City of Vancouver street banner series known as "Waterfront Images". This print depicts a portion of a passenger ferry.

Hornblow, David

Burrard Viaduct Construction [1 of 10]

COV-S663-: CVA 800-2441
Item
Sept. 1983

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Building of Burrard Viaduct with Coal Harbour in the background, including part of Deadman's Island and a floating fuel station on the left and the mountains beyond.