- COV-S648---: CVA 808-9
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- 1979
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
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Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Vancouver Fire Department - Hall No. 2
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Panoramic view showing group portrait on the grounds of the courthouse with a fire truck in the background
Vancouver Fire Department No. 18
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Panoramic group portrait in front of Fire Hall No. 18 showing a fire truck in the background
Family gathering at the house of Dr. and Mrs. Farish
Item is a photograph showing a gathering of family members. Document accompanying photograph states: "Descendent families of Charles Gowen. Born in London, England Feb. 18, 1819, died in Victoria, Dec. 8, 1892, and Anne E. Anderson, born in Malton, Yorkshire, England, Mar. 27, 1827, died in Victoria Nov. 11, 1920. Married Aug. 26, 1855 at Placerville, California by Rev. S.S. Wheeler." Document then lists the various descendant families.
Document identifies the people in the photograph:
Top row, left to right: W.J. McKerlie, Revely Farish, Napier Gowen, Mrs. Flo. Patten, Nelson Gowen, Frank Cooper, Napier Gowen Jr., Mrs Frank White.
3rd row: Mrs. Dora Gordon, Dr. J.C. Farish, Mrs. Thelma McKerlie, Mrs. Napier Gowen, Chas. Revely, Mrs. Frank Cooper, Mrs Nelson Gowen, Frank White, Wm. Tisdall (Buzz), Dorothy Tisdall (Pindy).
2nd row: Mrs. C.E. Tisdall, Mrs. J.C. Farish, 2nd, Mrs. J.W. Hackett, Mrs. George Gowen, Gus Gowen, Mrs. Napier Gowen Sr, Polly Gowen, Mrs Harold Carne.
1st row: Mrs. H. Warren, Laddie Watkis Fennell, Bill McKerlie, Chas. Gowen, Adele McKerlie, Peggy Fennell, Ruth Tisdall (WInkie).
Document also contains a list of absentees.
Panoramic group portrait on the school grounds. Cirkut print shows the same man appearing at both ends of the photograph.
[Men and vehicles at] No. 2 Hall [on Seymour Street] , Vancouver Fire Dept., May 1, 1919
Item is a photograph showing the No.2 Fire hall personnel outside of the fire hall on Seymour Street with vehicles. Pictured: John Murray (fifth from left), Harvey McPhatter (sixth from left), Fred Trerise (seventh from left), Jack McLeod (twelfth from left), Fred Taylor (thirteenth from left).
[Construction of the Dedicated Fire Protection System Kitsilano extension in Vanier Park]
Photograph shows the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Chestnut Street, the Vancouver Museum and the DFPS pipeline laid out in the park during construction.
[Construction of the Dedicated Fire Protection System Kitsilano extension in Vanier Park]
Photograph shows the Vancouver Museum and parking lot, part of the Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory, the DFPS pipeline, bulldozer and excavation machinery.
[Newly constructed Ballantyne Pier at the foot of Hawks Avenue]
Panoramic view showing steam ships at dock and and Grain Elevator No. 2 under construction
Panoramic view group portrait outside the school showing Elsie Esplen in the front row, sixth from the right
Panoramic view group portrait on the grounds beside the school
Panoramic view showing Burrard Inlet including 42 ocean steamers in port of which 25 were for grain cargoes, 17 vessels at berth (not shown in photograph) and the Harbour Commissioners wharf and Grain Elevator No. 1 and log booms
Western Canada Shipyards Ltd. Vancouver B.C. Mar. 14/18
Panoramic view showing group portrait of employees including Harry Foster and three ships under construction.
Canadian Federation of Business & Professional Women's Clubs, 3rd Annual Convention
A.U.U.C. 7th Provincial Convention, Vancouver, B.C.
B.C. Electric Rly. Co. Observation Car "Teddy" Lyons conductor
Photograph shows the street level retail shops (Christian Science Reading Room, Black Cat Malted Milk Conf. & Coffee Shoppe) in the Dick Building (1490 West Broadway)
British Columbia Liberal Association Executive Meeting Hotel Vancouver
Group portrait inside the hotel
British Columbia Magistrates Convention Feb. 8-9, 1950 - Hotel Vancouver - Vancouver, B.C.
Group portrait
B.C. Electric Railway observation car and passengers
Item is a photograph showing B.C. Electric Railway observation car and passengers. Pearl Steen is pictured in the centre. Annotations including an arrow pointing to Pearl Steen, her name and date are written on image.
Right portion of panorama, view of the National Harbours Board fish wharf
Part of Major Matthews collection
Panaoramic view showing C.P.R. Pier D and Downtown in the background
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
Vancouver, B.C. "The livest and most beautifully located city in Canada"
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
[Panoramic view of downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]
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"
Part of Major Matthews collection
Panoramic view showing the Granville Bridge with the span open, C.P.R. Trestle Bridge, Robertson and Hacket Sawmill, Canadian Pipe Co., Vancouver Granite Co. and Marpole Coal Co.
Reunion Banquet Boys of the Old Vancouver High School Quadra Club
Part of Major Matthews collection
St. Andrews & Caledonian Society Annual Banquet Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C.
Part of Major Matthews collection
The Canadian Bar Association - 34th Annual Meeting Banquet - Hotel Vancouver
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows men and women seated at a banquet
The Canadian Bar Association 34th Annual Meeting (Buffet Dinner at U.B.C. Library Lawn)
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows people seated at a banquet on the lawn of the Main Library
[University of B.C. Arts in front of the "Fairview Shacks", Laurel Street and 10th Avenue]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Group portrait
[The Duke of Cornwall and York inspecting the naval guard of honor at C.P.R. station]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows old "Yosemite" paddlewheeler in background
March Past. Sixth Regiment D.C.O.R. Parade for Inspection by General Otter
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows the Cambie Street Grounds
No. 2 Company 29th Vanc[ouve]r Batt[alio]n C.E.F.
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows the exterior of the Women's Building in Hastings Park.
[View of Stanley Park Park paths about 200 yards east of the Coal Harbour bridge entrance]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Panoramic view from Burrard Inlet showing the World (Sun) Tower under construction
[Alberta Lumber Co. mill at False Creek]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph alo shows the North Shore mountains in the background.
[B.C. Plywoods plant, North Arm, Fraser River]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Ballantyne Pier under construction]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph also shows the Great Northern Railway and Balfour Guthrie docks.
[C.P.R. trainload of halibut and salmon heading for the New England Fish Co., Boston]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph also shows the rear of the Cambie Rooms, McClary Manufacturing, Northern Electric, Hudson's Bay Co. and Dominion Rubber in the background.
[C.P.R. trainload of Huntting-Merritt Lumber Co. Ltd. red cedar shingles]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Canadian Pacific Railway docks at the foot of Granville Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Pier C, Pier D, Canadian Pacific Railway yards.
[Canadian Pacific Railway Piers B, C and D and "R.M.S. Aorangi"]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph also shows the Immigration Building.
[Canadian Pacific Railway station and S.S. "Princess Mary" at Pier D]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Canadian Pacific Railway station, S.S. "Princess Mary" at Pier D]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph also shows C.P. passenger and freight cars and hotel buses.
[Canadian Pacific Railway yard, Pier D, ships and waterfront]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph also shows a vehicle ferry crossing the inlet.
[Canadian White Pine Co. mill and lumber yard on the North Arm of Fraser River]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Dominion Creosoting and Lumber Company Limited]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows part of the plant, a storage yard filled with metal drums and a dock with a hoist
[Eastern view of the First Narrows showing the Waterworks cottage in Stanley Park]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows the West Vancouver Ferry and Chay-thoos Indian Clearing.
[Group portrait of I.B.S.A. (International Bible Students Association) members' convention picnic]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Hamilton Bridge Western Ltd. building, False Creek]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph also shows the Columbia Machine Works and Dominion Construction Co. Ltd. buildings.