City of Vancouver Archives

[32,000 year-old tree sample found 80 feet down in mud at Lynn Creek]

AM54-S4-: Tr P56.3
Item
[between 1940 and 1948]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[32,000 year-old tree sample found 80 feet down in mud at Lynn Creek]

AM54-S4-: Tr P56.2
Item
[between 1940 and 1948]

Part of Major Matthews collection

A Bit of Canadian highway - part of the route followed by Thos. W. Wilby on his ocean journey across Canada]

AM54-S4-: LGN 532
Item
[Oct. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A car backed into the HollowTree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P244
Item
1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a Ford Model T automobile.

A delightful resting place, Stanley Park

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-14
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

A Fallen Giant (Diameter 13 feet) Lynn Valley, B.C.

AM54-S4-: Tr P55
Item
[ca. 1905]

Part of Major Matthews collection

A Forest Path Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-: St Pk P264
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

A glimpse at the Fraser above North Bend [B.C.]

AM54-S4-: SGN 193
Item
[1890?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows trees in the foreground, and river and mountains in the background.

[A group gathered around the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P119
Item
[between 1905 and 1907]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Grimmett and others

[A group in a car in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P118
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows left to right: (front): Sam Almond, Jack A. Grimmet, Will McKnight; (middle): Grace Grimmet, Mrs. Robinson and her son; (back): Mrs. J.F. Grimmett, Mr. Robinson and a "Presto-O-Lite" gas tank on the running board

A Group of Firs, Stanley Park

AM54-S4-1-S-3-: S-3-23
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A group of men in front of a huge tree]

AM54-S4-1-S-4-: S-4-65
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

[A group of unidentified men in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P60
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

[A horse-drawn carriage in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P49
Item
1908

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Howe and Mr. Irvine

[A horse-drawn sleigh in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P46
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A huge hollow tree stump on the Vancouver Exhibition grounds at Hastings Park]

AM54-S4-: Tr P41
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A huge log near the corner of Georgia Street and Seymour Street]

AM54-S4-: Tr P13
Item
1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows J.W. Horne and others

[A huge tree]

AM54-S4-: Tr P57
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A large tree in front of an unidentified house]

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-44
Item
[ca. 1887]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A man standing beside a huge cedar tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P9
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A path along the shore of the First Narrows]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P93
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A path through a grove of trees]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1304
Item
[between 1907 and 1914]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A path through a grove of trees]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1303
Item
[between 1907 and 1914]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A phaeton (carriage) driven by John Henry Cocking in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P239
Item
1907

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the passengers: Mr. Samuel Gough and Mrs. Gough (nee Woodward)

[A sightseeing car in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P29
Item
1906

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Harry Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. John Hendry and Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Macpherson

[A sightseeing car operated by Vancouver Transfer Company in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P326
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Dr. Walkem's son on the back seat

A South Vancouver Residence [near 45th Avenue and St. George Street]

AM54-S4-: Dist P46
Item
1926

Part of Major Matthews collection

A three room stump house corner 26th Avenue and Seacombe Road [Prince Edward Street], Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-: SGN 988
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a rough shack incorporating two tree stumps as part of the structure. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[A tree house]

AM54-S4-: Tr P30
Item
1924

Part of Major Matthews collection

Abandoned Railway Grade [in] Rogers Pass

AM54-S4-: Can P228.2
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Abraham W. Watson album]

AM54-S4-1-A-18
File
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

File is album of photographs of unidentified adults and children (family and friends of Abraham Watson?) and early scenes of Vancouver (including houses in the West End, the 1600 Block Robson Street, English Bay pier, Stanley Park and a dentist at work), Victoria, Banff and other locations. Nearly all of the photographs are unidentified.

[Alex and William Fenton in their "Thomas" car in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans N9b
Item
[1903 or 1904]

Part of Major Matthews collection

"Among friends". Stanley P[ar]k Vancouver, B.C. and North Vancouver and Brockton Point from Stanley Pk. Van. B.C.

AM54-S4-: SGN 1056
Item
[1910?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a copy of two photographs showing scenes of Stanley Park.

Among the Seven Sisters. Big trees, Stanley Pk., Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-: SGN 1051
Item
[1910?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[An Oldsmobile "Rolling Peanut" in the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P46.1
Item
1902

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Ernest W. Stark and the Wright sisters

[An Oldsmobile "Rolling Peanut" in the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Trans P46.2
Item
1902

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Ernest W. Stark and the Wright sisters

[An unidentified group around the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: Tr P34
Item
1905

Part of Major Matthews collection

[An unidentified group in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P202
Item
[ca. 1908]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing William McGirr and others

[An unidentified group of workmen in front of the Hollow Tree]

AM54-S4-: St Pk P211.1
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing left to right: (back row): G. Tucker, Mr. Barnes, E. Baggs, Mr. Brown, Frank Waite; (middle row): Mr. Sutton, G. Goldie, Harry Lindsay, Mr. Baldwin, Fred Coombes, E. Ellis, Mr. Logan; (front row): Mr. Williams, Mr. McCarthy