City of Vancouver Archives

[Railway yards] immediately below Keefer's house

AM54-S4-: Can N105
Item
1885; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Semlin and Parke Bonaparte House on the Cariboo Trail]

AM54-S4-: Out P203
Item
[186-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Mrs. Hastings on [a horse named] Kate [in front of] Maple Bank - 1869

AM54-S4-1-A-6-: A-6-122
Item
1869

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows Admiral Hastings

[First] May Day [Queen of the May celebration] New Westminster, B.C.

AM54-S4-: VLP 41.2
Item
May 1870

Part of Major Matthews collection

Girl standing on fire engine is Helen McColl and man under Maypole with hands in pockets is Col. Scott

[Second May Queen celebration at Queens Park, New Westminster]

AM54-S4-: VLP 41.1
Item
May 1871

Part of Major Matthews collection

People identified: Man in top hat: Col. Scott and two girls in front of Maypole (left): Helen McColl, (right): Elizabeth Irving

[An unidentified group picnicking]

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 4-18
Item
[ca. 1880]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a lean-to and a campfire

The Alturas Gold Mining Company [mine]

AM54-S4-: Out P333.1
Item
[188-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

Bunlin Scanlon

AM54-S4-1-: CVA 5-1
Item
[ca. 1880]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait outdoors showing an open sod covered structure in the background

[Studio portrait of family]

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-297
Item
[188-?]

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Photograph shows one man, seated, and four women (two seated and two standing).

[Exterior of Bligh and Clemes "Morton House"]

AM54-S4-: Out P753.2
Item
[ca. 1880] ; reproduced 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Cyclists at the foot of Drake's Statue]

AM54-S4-: Out P374
Item
1884

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows C.T.W. Piper holding the horse that his daughter Minnie is riding.

[C.P.R. New Westminster Junction]

AM54-S4-: Can P177
Item
[ca. 1885]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Bottom left corner shows inscription: "143, Harrison Station" [Image subject possibly shows Harrison Mills C.P.R. site?].

[L.A. Hamilton's camp on the southside of False Creek]

AM54-S4-: Dist P36
Item
1886 ; reproduced June 1940

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Miss Isabelle Hamilton holding Isobel Hamilton and John Leask

[C.P.R. engine # 47 - the "Pacific Express"]

AM54-S4-: Can P181
Item
1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Arrival of first C.P.R. train at Port Moody]

AM54-S4-: Can P56
Item
July 4, 1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the masts of the ship "Duke of Abercorn"

[Behind L.A. Hamilton's campsite on the southside of False Creek]

AM54-S4-: Dist P35
Item
1886; reproduced June 1940

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph show Miss Isabelle Hamilton holding Isobel Hamilton, John Leask, A.J. Dana and Louie

[Exterior of Elgin House]

AM54-S4-: Out P29
Item
July 18, 1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Miss Alberta Fagan (Mrs. A.M. McGovern), Peter Righter and others

Snow Plow and [Train]

AM54-S4-: Can P200
Item
1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

North Arm [Granite] Falls

AM54-S4-: Out P16.1
Item
1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Group portrait on and around C.P.R. "Ocean to Ocean" locomotive "401"]

AM54-S4-: Can P63
Item
[ca. 1887]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Group of men, women and children assembled on and around C.P.R. passenger train]

AM54-S4-: LGN 731
Item
[1887?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Exterior of the Sunny Side Hotel northwest corner of Water Street and Carrall Street

AM54-S4-: Hot P7
Item
May 24, 1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows decorations for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and Mrs. William McGirr and Miss Mellie McGirr

[Granite] Falls North Arm

AM54-S4-: Out P16.2
Item
1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Mr. and Mrs. Dagliesh and guests outside Dagliesh residence at Jericho]

AM54-S4-: SGN 159
Item
[1888?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Playing tennis on grass court at Benjamin Springer's residence]

AM54-S4-: Out P232
Item
1888

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Mrs. Townley, Dr. Beckingsale, Benjamin Springer, Eva Springer, J.O. Benwill, Mrs. Monte Woods (nee Dickenson), Rose Townley and others

[The grass tennis court at Benjamin Springer's residence]

AM54-S4-: Out P231
Item
1888

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing Dr. Bell-Irving, Ben Springer, Eva Springer, Louis Springer, Hugh Springer, Mrs. Ben Springer, Herbert (Bob) Springer, Mabel Springer, Nell Boultbee, Mrs. Beckingsale, Mrs. John Bowell, Rose Townley, Mrs. Townley, Miss Mackay, Mrs. Monte Wood (nee Dickson), J.O. Bowell, Frank Springer, Dr. Beckingsale and others

[Staff of first Hotel Vancouver gathered in the Georgia Street entrance]

AM54-S4-: Hot P3
Item
[ca. 1888]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait

[A picnic in Stanley Park]

AM54-S4-: Port P475
Item
1888

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait showing Mrs. Benwell, J.C. Keith, John Williams, Bob Spinks, Elizabeth Alexander (Mrs. J.G.L. Abbott, Mrs. Blaiklock, Beatrice Abbott, Miss Crease, Helen Cambie, Mable Tatlow, R.G. Tatlow, Elizabeth Cambie, Mrs. Sewell (nee Freer), Miss Pooley (Lady Stanley), W.F. Salbury, Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. W.F. Salsbury, Miss Leaycroft, Hamilton Abbott, Dick Spinks, Arthur Salsbury, Mrs. A.O. Leask, Rose Townley (Mrs. Grange Holt), Mrs. A.J. Dana, Mr. Geddes, Dick Harvey, Mrs. Spinks, Miss Wales, Mr. Bevan, Mr. Spinks, Allen Cameron, Mrs. Wilgress, Mrs. J.C. Keith, Miss Laycroft, R.G. Tatlow, H.O. Alexander and others

[Group portrait in front of Thomas William Fletcher's cottage]

AM54-S4-: Out P380
Item
[ca. 1888]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows (left to right): A. Oliver, Miss Pickering, Miss Emily Bailey, Master Oliver, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Robert Bailey, Robert Bailey and Master Oliver

[A float in the 400 Block of Powell Street ready to join the Dominion Day parade]

AM54-S4-: Str P245
Item
[ca. 1889]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Choice Groceries in the background

[The North Arm Bridge looking north from Sea Island]

AM54-S4-: Out P366
Item
1889

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Edward McDade, Duncan Smith, Miss Hazel Smith, Mr. Urquhart, Mrs. Duncan Smith, Mr. Brown, Captain Stewart, Mr. Sinclair, Billy Williams, Ed Smith, Mr. McBain and others

Sleighing

AM1376-: CVA 1376-193
Item
[189-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows horse-drawn sleighs

English Bay

AM1376-: CVA 1376-188
Item
[between 1890 and 1895]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

[The Richmond Hotel under construction]

AM54-S4-: Out P673
Item
1890 ; reproduced 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men and women assembled around a picnic table]

AM54-S4-: SGN 160
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Men, women and children assembled for sports meet at George Black's property, Hastings Townsite]

AM54-S4-: LGN 552
Item
[3 May 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Men, women and children assembled for sports meet at George Black's property, Hastings Townsite]

AM54-S4-: LGN 566
Item
[3 May 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Men, women and children assembled near Tom Turner's orchard for picnic]

AM54-S4-: LGN 689
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Prospect Point, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-: LGN 473
Item
[1890?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Observation Point including people in carriages assembled around gazebo. Photograph also shows a photographer with camera on a large tree stump.