City of Vancouver Archives

Vancouver Pageant

AM54-S4-: Fl P5.6
Item
June 12, 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a parade on Hastings Street from Carrall Street

Our First Fifty Years 1886 - 1936 Vancouver, Canada. View Looking North From Nelson Street

AM54-S4-: CVA 371-3177
Item
1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

Prominent buildings in photograph are: Manhattan Apartments (784 Thurlow Street), Marine Building (355 Burrard Street), Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia Street), Provincial Court House (750 Hornby Street); Second Hotel Vancouver (Granville Street), Vancouver Block (736 Granville Street), First Baptist Church (969 Burrard Street) and St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church (1012 Nelson Street).

[View of Main Street and Logan Avenue]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2187
Item
1897

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Apartment buildings on Granville Street and 16th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Str N38
Item
Sept. 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Spokane and Red Mountains, showing Le Roi Mine from Columbia Ave. Rossland

AM54-S4-: LP 263.1
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Sites and buildings identified: 1. Spokane Mt., 2. Le Roi Mine, 3. War Eagle Mine, 4. Centre Star Mine, 5. Nickle Plate Mine, 6. Red Mt., 7. Columbia Ave., 8. Spokane St., 9. Travers Hardware, 10. Ritchie Blk., 11. Jas. Price Tailor, 12. Stussi's Store & Post Office, 13. Shirley Bakery, 14. Pacific Hotel, 15. Grand Hotel, 16. Clifton Hotel, 17. Edgren's Store.

[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.

[Aerial view of Mount Pleasant, South Strathcona and Kensington-Cedar Cottage]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.6
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows aerial view of the east end of False Creek, Thornton Park, Great Northern Railway and Canadian National Railway yards, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland, Trout Lake, Kingsway, Vancouver Technical School grounds, Renfrew playing fields, John Hendry Park, British Columbia Electric Railway Right of Way, Clark Park, Grandview Highway South, Great Northern Railway.

Part of Hastings Street, Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Str P127
Item
July 1, 1888

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Hastings Street looking east from Granville Street and the Alfred Bunker and Customs House building (formerly L.A. Hamilton's house)

[Inspection of 6th Regiment D.C.O.R. on Cambie Street grounds]

AM54-S4-: VLP 76.21
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the houses in the 600 block on the west side of Cambie Street and the spires of the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and Holy Rosary Cathedral

[C.P.R. right of way between Cordova and Carrall Streets]

AM54-S4-: GF N3
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows man sitting on tree stump across from the Oyster Bay Cafe, which was the site of City Hall after the fire in 1886. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[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.

[Carriages on Ninth and Pacific Avenue]

AM54-S4-: SGN 827
Item
[Sept. 1901]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Granville Street and 37th from the 5200 block, Shaughnessy]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N256
Item
Apr. 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the Shaughnessy Golf Club and Course far right.

[Cordova Street looking west from Carrall Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1216
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Dunn-Miller Block

[View of Cornwall and Chestnut Streets, looking east towards partially constructed Burrard Street Bridge]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-854
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Boundary Road and Park Avenue [Vanness Street] Station

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-818
Item
1908

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Cedar Street (Burrard Street), looking south from 1st Avenue]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-817
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Cedar Street (Burrard Street), looking north from 1st Avenue]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-816
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Cornwall and Cypress Streets near entrance to Burrard Street Bridge]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-815
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Kingsway looking east from Slocan Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-813
Item
[192-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-60
Item
1890

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a view looking west from Carrall Street showing the Dunn-Miller Block

[Panoramic view looking north from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P143.1
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photographs show the west side of the 600 Block of Howe Street, Manor House, Deadman's Island, the 600 Block of Granville Street, the Van Horne Block, the Hudson Bay Company store, the Homer Street Methodist Church, the tower of Holy Rosary Cathedral and other buildings and houses

[Canadian Pacific Railway Pier 'D' fire]

AM54-S4-: Can N34
Item
1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows crowds gathered at foot of Granville Street watching the burning of CPR pier.

[View of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arriving at the reception outside the Courthouse on Hastings and Cambie Streets]

AM54-S4-: Duke of C and Y P36
Item
Sept. 30, 1901

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Flack Block and Northwest Mounted Police

[Granville Street looking north from about Dunsmuir Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P361
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a woman riding a bicycle

Finished bitulithic pavement Fraser St. and 34th Ave. [now 33rd Ave.]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-64
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] Main St. and 51st Ave. looking north

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-32
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] 56th Avenue

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-4
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of] 34th Ave [now 33rd Ave] showing bitulithic paving

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-58
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of the] Main St. bog [between 33rd Avenue and 41st Avenue]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-28
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of road paving at the] Intersection Main St. and 34th Ave. [now 33rd Avenue]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-59
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Joyce Street looking south west towards Carleton School]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-85
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of intersection probably River Avenue, now Marine Drive, and Fraser Street]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-127
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of finished] Paving Main St. and 17th Ave. looking north [showing the Winram block]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-30
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of an intersection on Kingsway]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-106
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of a dirt road, possibly 33rd Avenue, with street car tracks along one side]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-54
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of 33rd Avenue showing road work in progress]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-69
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Surveyors on street in South Vancouver]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-75
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Street car outside the Winram Block, 17th and Main St.]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-43
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Houses in South Vancouver]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-72
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows houses on a residential street with wooden sidewalks and an unpaved road.

[Horse and cart travelling along] 34th Avenue [now 33rd Ave.] before paving

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-57
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Horse and cart travelling along 34th Avenue (now 33rd Avenue) before paving]

AM54-S4-1-A-16-: A-16-40
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Panoramic view of Vancouver looking east, south and west from the Post Office tower]

AM54-S4-: PAN P93
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews identification notes on print.

[Panoramic view of downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]

AM54-S4-: PAN P92.2
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is almost a 360 degree view. Buildings and some landmarks are identified in ink on print. This is a cropped version of PAN P92.1.

Written on the back of the print in what appears to be Major J.S. Matthews writing:
"Building permits issued.
Court House, superstructure, 7 Dec 1907 (addition, 30/3/1912)
excavation, 8 Mar 1907
Dominion Trust 21 Apr 1908
Carter-Cotton Bldg (Province Bldg) 5 Oct 1908 (addition Pender St 14/11/10)

Street cars and vehicles:- left hand rule of the road until 1921.

Have not investigated but this looks July or August 1908 or perhaps July-Aug 1909"

[Panoramic view of downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]

AM54-S4-: PAN P92.3
Item
[ca. 1909]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph of downtown Vancouver. This is a cropped version of PAN P92.1.

Vancouver, B.C. "The livest and most beautifully located city in Canada"

AM54-S4-: PAN P79
Item
Aug. 31, 1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view (280 degrees) taken from the dome of the World Building showing the Beatty Street Armouries, the Cambie Street Grounds, Central High School, Vancouver High School, the Dominion Building, the railway yards and the eastern industrial areas

[North to south east view of Shaughnessy from near 37th Avenue]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N257B
Item
Apr. 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Shaughnessy Golf Club and a Fire Hall in the distance.

[Northern and eastern view of] Vancouver, B.C. [showing Burrard Inlet, Downtown, False Creek and Yaletown]

AM54-S4-: PAN P98
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing Coal Harbour, Deadman's Island, the Westminster Avenue Trestle and Cambie Street Bridges, St. Andrew's Church, the Beatty Street Drill Hall and the Sun Tower

[View of the 1900 Block and 2000 Block of Nelson Street]

AM54-S4-: PAN P103
Item
1908

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing 2075 Nelson Street, 2045 Nelson Street, 2001 Nelson Street, 2040 Nelson Street, 2000 Nelson Street, 1966 Nelson Street and 901 Chilco Street, 2010 Barclay Street and 2005 Comox Street in the background

Vancouver Harbour 1923

AM54-S4-: PAN P59
Item
1923

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view from Pender Street showing the C.P.R. car barge dock, the Immigration Building and Pier A and the squatter's shacks on Deadman's Island

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