City of Vancouver Archives

[Crowds assembled outside fence of Kitsilano Pool to view Olympic swimming trials]

AM54-S4-: Be N11
Item
[16 July 1932]

Photograph shows: people at west edge of pool; cars parked in vacant lot on Balsam Street; and English Bay, Stanley Park, and the North Shore mountains in the distance.

[Hastings Street west of the Marine Building]

AM54-S4-: Bu N29
Item
[Sept. 1932]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows cars parked along street, and various buildings, including the Marine Building and the Blue Ribbon Tea Company building. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[McDonough Hall at southeast corner of Hastings and Columbia Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu N81
Item
[1931?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Cars parked in front of building at 129 Cordova Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu N143
Item
[31 Jan. 1940]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows building which was site of the Savoy Theatre (later the Grand Theatre) as it appears in 1940.

[View of the 700 block West Hastings Street looking west to Howe Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N182.1
Item
Sept. 21, 1921

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Williams Building, Pacific Building, Credit Foncier Building and a portion of the Post Office.

[View of Granville Street at Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N193.2
Item
[1928]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Canadian Bank of Commerce and a policeman directing traffic with a hand held sign.

[View of Hastings Street looking east from Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N193.3
Item
[1928]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Canada Life Building and the Bank of Nova Scotia building.

[400 Block West Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N131
Item
Apr 1944

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the McMillan Building

[President Harding's parade procession to Stanley Park proceeding up Granville Street at Dunsmuir Street]

AM54-S4-: Port P942.09
Item
July 26, 1923

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print in Archives

The Birks Building under construction

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-41
Item
Dec. 2, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

The Birks Building under construction

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-43
Item
Dec. 28, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[B.C. Electric Railway Company's building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-71
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item shows newly-completed B.C. Electric Railway building at 435 Carrall Street (at Hastings).

[Credit Foncier Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-95
Item
[ca. May, 1914]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is exterior view of newly-completed Credit Foncier Building at 850 West Hastings Street (at Hornby Street).

First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors

AM54-S4-1-M-13-: M-13-5
Item
May 4, 1937

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph

[Exterior of T.B. Hospital at 2647 Willow Street]

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-25
Item
[ca. 1936]

Part of Major Matthews collection

T.B. Hospital

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-27
Item
July 6, 1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph at 2647 Willow Street showing a sign for E.J. Ryan Contracting Company

T.B. Hospital

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-30
Item
June 1, 1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph at 2647 Willow Street showing a sign for E.J. Ryan Contracting Company

[View of Spanish Banks Beach (formerly Point Grey Beach) from Marine Drive and Blanca Street]

AM54-S4-: Be P77.1
Item
1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Mr. Greig in automobile

[Procession on Hastings Street of sailors from Chilean ship "Presidente Pinto"]

AM54-S4-: Bo P365.2
Item
Mar. 1, 1952

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Opening of Georgia Street Viaduct]

AM54-S4-: Br P27
Item
July 1, 1915

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Barricade on the Georgia viaduct]

AM54-S4-: Br P84.1
Item
Mar. 15, 1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the B.C. Electric gasometer.

[Exterior of the Winch building - 739 West Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P15
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Post Office clock tower and electric street lights.

[Exterior of the Holden Building (temporary City Hall) - 16 E. Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P56
Item
July 9, 1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

Building is decorated for the Golden Jubilee. Individuals identified in front of entrance (left to right): Mr. Black, William Holden, Mrs. Winbigler, Dr. Hugh C. Winbigler, Major J.S. Matthews, Mr. Dean. Photograph shows the Only Fish and Rex Cafes.

Hudson's Bay Co. Store Vancouver B.C. [N.E. corner of Georgia and Granville Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P77
Item
[ca. 1926]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Exterior of Bank of Montreal building - 580 Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P121
Item
July 22, 1929

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Royal Trust Building and the Pender Hotel.

[Men on scaffold cleaning the exterior of the Post Office - 701 West Hastings Street for the civic Golden Jubilee]

AM54-S4-: Bu P255.5
Item
1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men cleaning the exterior of the Post Office - 701 West Hastings Street for the civic Golden Jubilee]

AM54-S4-: Bu P255.6
Item
1936

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Exterior of Court House from Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P257.1
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Exterior of the Court House from Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P257.4
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Exterior of Vancouver Iron Works Ltd. - 1155 W. 6th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Bu P269.1
Item
July 1943

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of the north side of the 900 block Georgia Street from the driveway of the old Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Bu P301
Item
[between 1940 and 1948]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Georgia and Devonshire Hotels and the Georgia Medical-Dental Building.

[Exterior of the Hudson Bay Co. Store at night - Granville and Georgia Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P316
Item
[ca. 1944]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[H.M.S. "Hood" sailors on parade in front of the Kelly, Douglas and Co. Ltd. building 361 - Water Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P330
Item
June 25, 1924

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Exterior of the Salvation Army Temple - 301 East Hasting Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P373.3
Item
Feb. 18, 1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Point Grey Municipal Hall and grounds, 5851 West Boulevard]

AM54-S4-: Bu P446.2
Item
Oct. 1953

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of the new Post Office construction site from Dunsmuir and Hamilton Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.2
Item
July 8, 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph. Photograph shows the Vancouver Block with a Shell sign on top of the clock.

[View of the new Post Office construction site from Dunsmuir and Hamilton Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.8
Item
Sept. 8, 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph. Photograph shows the Vancouver block with a Shell sign on top to the clock and a part of Holy Rosary Cathedral.

[The new Post Office building site looking towards Georgia between Hamilton and Homer Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.9
Item
Sept. 8, 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph

[The new Post Office building under construction from the corner of Homer and Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.28
Item
Apr. 5, 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph. Photograph shows the "W" on the roof of the Woodward's building and the Sun Tower.

[The new Post Office building under construction from the corner of Dunsmuir and Hamilton Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.29
Item
Apr. 5, 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph. Photograph shows the Vancouver block and part of the Holy Rosary Cathedral.

[Group portrait of hunters with a black bear on Georgia near Seymour Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P484
Item
1913 ; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men identified (left to right): Harry Duker, Eddie Weed, Alf Taylor, Harold Brown and Joe Newton. Photograph shows Leo A. Malfet Taxidermist, the Georgia Cafe and part of the Hudson Bay Co. store under construction.