City of Vancouver Archives

G.W.G. McConachie and Mrs. W.G. McConachie before pre-inaugural flight of the "Empress of Sydney" to Australia.

AM54-S4-: Air P42.1
Item
July 10, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Opening day at Brighouse Race Track

AM54-S4-: Park P8.2
Item
June 29, 1933

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Clark Gable, Jack Brighouse and others

Orison Davis Sweet [and] Alice Sexsmith Sweet

AM54-S4-: Port N970
Item
[ca. 1900] ; reproduced 1962

Part of Major Matthews collection

Studio portrait

Women go to work at the Sea Island plant of Boeing aircraft to help build Catalina PB4s

AM54-S4-: Air P1.3
Item
Dec. 30, 1945

Part of Major Matthews collection

[A Canadian Olympic Team member greets a woman at the airport]

AM54-S4-: Sp P78.02
Item
Dec. 15, 1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Canadian Olympic Team member is greeted at the airport]

AM54-S4-: Sp P78.08
Item
Dec. 15, 1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Canadian Pacific Airlines christening of the "Empress of Vancouver"]

AM54-S4-: Air P41.3
Item
July 22, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photographs shows Mrs. C.E. Thompson and Grant McConachie

[Canadian Pacific Airlines christening of the "Empress of Vancouver"]

AM54-S4-: Air P41.2
Item
July 22, 1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Mrs. C.E. Thompson and Grant McConachie.

[Civic officials await their flight on Trans Canada Airlines]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1001
Item
Feb. 28, 1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

Group portrait in front of the airplane showing Dr. Murray, Alderman Fisher, Alderman Proctor, Mayor Thompson, Alderman Gervin, Alderman Showles, Alderwoman Sprott, Alderman Wilson, William Templeton, Chief Mulligan, Major J.S. Matthews, Mr. Lower...

[Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Royal Highness Prince Philip at the airport]

AM54-S4-: Port P1690.07
Item
Feb. 1, 1963

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows W.A.C. Bennett, Mayor and Mrs. Rathie, Lieutenant Governor Pearkes and others

[Lady Lowson and Sir Denys C.F. Lowson, Lord Mayor of London prior to boarding a Trans-Canada Air Lines flight]

AM54-S4-: Port P1227
Item
1951

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Major D.R. McLaren, Percy Richards, Alderman G.C. Miller, Sheriff Welch, Sheriff Lovely, John Cates, Mr. Anscombe, Premier Johnson, Mrs. Hume, His Worship F.J. Hume, W.T. Boston and others