City of Vancouver Archives

Built in 8 hours by the union carpenters of Vancouver

AM1376-: CVA 1376-670
Item
[191-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows a 60 x 250 foot building under construction

[Building constructed in 8 hours by the union carpenters of Vancouver]

AM1376-: CVA 1376-671
Item
[191-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows a 60 x 250 foot building under construction and a carbon electric light

[View of the Metropolitan Building under construction - 839 Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P556
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Richard Marpole residence at 801 Hastings Street.

[Tracks and buildings outside entrance to underground shaft]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1768
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Partially excavated area filled with water]

AM54-S4-: SGN 1776
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction

AM1592-1-S2-F04-: 2011-092.1233
Item
[191-] (copied ca. 1977)

Part of The British Columbia Sugar Refining Company fonds

[Pipes and rocks in partially excavated area of Coquitlam Dam construction site]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.6
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Various scenes regarding the construction of the Coquitlam Dam]

AM54-S4-: LGN 980
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of five photograph prints, showing: water cresting over the top of the Coquitlam Dam; the clearing of the Coquitlam Dam site with a donkey engine; the roots of a large tree cleared off the Coquitlam Dam site; bridge over Coquitlam Dam; and two men sawing tree stump at Coquitlam Dam site. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the five images.

M. P. Cotton Co. Ltd. [engineers and general contractors] - Shaughnessy Heights - [construction crew]

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-250
Item
1911

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Photograph shows a group of workers, with tents and shacks in the background. Various houses can be seen in the distance.

[Men standing in partially excavated area of Coquitlam Dam construction site]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.5
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Point Grey Municipality: Shaughnessy Heights from Granville Street, 1911

AM54-S4-: PAN P54
Item
1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing houses under construction including "Hycroft" and Angus Drive leading to the Crescent.

[View of False Creek looking north showing Connaught (Cambie Street) Bridge]

AM1584-: CVA 7-231
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of James Luke Quiney fonds

Vancouver, B.C.

AM1376-: CVA 73-2
Item
1911

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Panoramic view from approximately Pender Street and Granville Street looking north showing the Orpheum Theatre at 805 West Pender Street, the top of the Post Office building and clock tower, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Dominion Building, the World Building (Sun Tower) and Burrard Inlet in the background

[Various scenes regarding the construction of the Coquitlam Dam]

AM54-S4-: LGN 982
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints, showing: exploration cut at centre line of dam; partially cleared dam site; two men sawing tree stump on dam site; and partially cleared dam site covered in snow. Negative was created to produce lantern slides of the four images.

Buntzen No. 1 Plant under construction

AM54-S4-1-L-17-: L-17-2
Item
1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men clearing rocks at Coquitlam Dam construction site]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.3
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men clearing rocks from Coquitlam Dam construction site]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.4
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men operating monitor at Coquitlam Dam construction site]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.2
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Partially cleared Coquitlam Dam site, looking up Coquitlam Lake]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1140
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Four views of Coquitlam Dam construction]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1307
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints, showing: upstream view of dam site, showing diversion channel in foreground and camp buildings in distance; timber on shores of Coquitlam Lake; partially cleared shores of Coquitlam Lake, up to the new high water level; and a boat building shed on the west side of Coquitlam Lake, upstream from the dam site. Negative created in order to produce lantern slides of the four images.

[Partially constructed] telephone building

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-751
Item
1911

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

The back of the photograph mounting contains the note: "Telephone building. Vancouver, B.C. Carl working on it."

M. P. Cotton Co. Ltd. [engineers and general contractors] - Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, B.C. - [construction crew]

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-248
Item
1911

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Photograph shows a group of workers assembled in a yard, along with a number of horse-drawn carts.

[View of buildings along Hastings and Pender Streets, looking east from Carrall Street and showing the construction of the World Building at Pender and Beatty Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu N385
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Partially constructed Coquitlam Dam, showing stepped concrete core wall and hydraulic monitor]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1139
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View looking north from Granville Street and 14th Avenue]

AM1376-: CVA 73-1
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Panoramic view showing part of Kitsilano, Fir Street, Fairview and the Kitsilano Trestle Bridge, the West End and Downtown in the background

[Men standing next to trestle at Coquitlam Dam construction site]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.7
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Four views of Coquitlam Dam construction]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1308
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints, showing: view looking east along centre line of new dam; view of downstream side of new dam during construction, showing trestles and flumes, cableway and skip, and part of the New Westminster Waterworks intake; view looking east on dam construction, showing trestle supported flume; and sluicing operations on dam site, showing monitor and high pressure water jet. Negative was created in order to produce lantern slides of the four images.

M. P. Cotton Co. Ltd. [engineers and general contractors] - Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, B.C. - [construction crew and carts]

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-247
Item
1911

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

A note on the back of the mounting board states "The Bunkers located on the west side of the Granville in 2600 block."

M. P. Cotton Co. Ltd. [engineers and general contractors] - Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver, B.C. - [construction crew]

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-249
Item
1911

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Photograph shows a group of workers assembled in a yard, surrounded by various shacks and tents.

[Main Street at River Road (Marine Drive)]

AM54-S4-: Str P121
Item
1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Boswell's general store and an unidentified building under construction

[The frame of the World (Sun) Tower under construction]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1274
Item
1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Coquitlam Dam construction site, showing trestle and monitor in partially excavated area]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1138.1
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Four views of Coquitlam Dam construction]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1305
Item
[1911?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph negative is a copy of four photograph prints, showing: hydraulic monitors sluicing materials to build up dam; partially cleared area at the shore of Coquitlam Lake, before the raising of water levels; downstream view of construction of original dam; and flumes and trestles used in dam construction. Negative was created in order to produce lantern slides of the four images.

Men using crane and pulleys to erect Lumberman's Arch on Pender Street near Hamilton Street, for visit of Duke of Connaught

AM54-S4-: Arch N38.2
Item
[Sept. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men using crane and pulleys to erect Lumberman's Arch on Pender Street near Hamilton Street, for visit of Duke of Connaught

AM54-S4-: Arch N38.5
Item
[Sept. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men working on partially cleared site of the Buntzen Lake Power Plant number two]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1263
Item
[1912?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A group of men building a wooden structure beside a cemetery]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-972
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A group of men in front of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building under construction 2199 West 4th Avenue at Yew Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-234
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a sign for Smith and Sherborne General Contractors

Example of Use of Timber in Large Buildings

AM1376-: CVA 1376-545.20
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows a four-story hotel under construction with framework, exterior and interior finish of Douglas Fir and a Cedar shingle roof

[Construction progress photograph of the S.D. & P.C. site on False Creek]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.024
Item
[4 June. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. Photograph shows the Sleeping, Dining, and Parlour Car Dept. Storage warehouse site on False Creek.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.006
Item
[18 May 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking east. Photograph shows the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.012
Item
[1 June. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking is looking east. Photograph shows the station site with a derrick, the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building, and the Domion Express Co. Building.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.023
Item
[10 Jul. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. Photograph shows the station site with wagons and workmen.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.025
Item
[25 Jul. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking east. Photograph shows the station site, the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building, the Dominion Express Co. Building, and with the Dominion Building in the southeast distance.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.026
Item
[25 Jul. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking east. Photograph shows the station site with workmen and the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.038
Item
[31 Jul. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking east. Photograph shows the station site with a derrick and the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.048
Item
[19 Aug. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking southeast. Photograph shows the station site, the construction office, and the corner of the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.051
Item
[19 Aug. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking east. Photograph shows the station site, a corner of the Kelly Douglas & Co. Building, and with the Dominion Building in the distance.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.054
Item
[28 Aug. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking north. Photograph shows the excavated site with a derrick, locomotive, railcars. Image includes the CPR Freight Office and a CPR steamship moored at the wharf.

[Construction progress photograph of the third CPR station site excavation]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-5.057
Item
[28 Aug. 1912]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Progress photograph for Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. of the third CPR station site. View is looking east. Photograph shows the station site with derricks. Image includes the 500 - 600 blocks of Cordova St. with an electric streetcar, the second CPR station, the Hotel St. Francis, and Clarke & Stuart Stationers.

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