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Item is an educational video produced by the Vancouver School Board for use with a textbook entitled ‘Exploring Vancouver’s Chinatown: A Resource Guide’. The film has no narration, but a background score with Chinese instruments, and scene noise in some places. It opens with footage of the sun rising over Chinatown from a rooftop vantage point. It lingers on vendors and storefronts preparing to open, a Tai Chi class in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden’s main pavilion, Tai Chi in a local park, scenes of residential streets, houses, schools, and playgrounds. The film includes footage of a variety of local businesses, such as a barbershop, an apothecary, a school, calligraphy, tailor, fire department, auto repair, and a newspaper printer. It concludes with footage of the musicians playing the background music and street scenes of the sun setting over Chinatown.

Item is a promotional film developed to support and promote the Vancouver School Board’s Partners in Education program. The film presents testimonials and success stories from various businesses and schools who have taken advantage of the program, discussing what benefits the partnered schools and businesses were able to bring to each other. The film begins with school administrators and business people talking about the program. The film then presents a number of success stories with various business and schools. The partnerships profiled include: The Port of Vancouver, Chevron Canada, Unisys Canada Inc., University Hospital, the Dr. Sun Yat-Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens, the Champlain Mall, the Pan Pacific Hotel, and Vancouver Community College.

The film involves testimonials and short interviews with a number of teachers, school administrators, and business: Jim Matkin (President, BC Business Council), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Ken Haycock (School Principal), Ken Harvey (Director, Vancouver School Board), Dr. Dante Lupini (Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver), Gwen Smith (School Principal), Barbara Duggan (Vancouver Port Corporation), Gary Ryan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Bill Strachan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Neil Prinsen (Teacher), Maris Pavelson (Unisys Canada Inc.), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Arlene Cook (Teacher), Lesley Bainbridge (University Hospital), Diane Bolton (Champlain Mall), Joyce Anderson (School Principal), Anne Shorthouse (Program Manager, VSB), Gail Smith (Program Manager, VSB), and Darcy Rezak (Vancouver Board of Trade).

Mel Yip is a grandson of Yip Sang.

Item is a photograph of a photograph showing the Wing Sang Building prior to its expansion in 1901. Individuals identified are: Yip Sang (far left), his number seven son Yip Kew Hong (holding Yip Sang's hand) and his number six son Yip Kew Gin (second from the right).

Photograph shows the Wing Sang Building prior to its expansion in 1901. Yip Sang is on the far left.

Yip Sang is the fifth person from the left.

Item is a photograph showing two people at a counter.

Photograph is a view of the 600 block of West Hastings Street, looking west from Granville Street. S. Blackson, Tobacconist, at 636 West Hastings Street is visible.

Photograph taken during Vancouver Board of Trade trip to the Cariboo and northern British Columbia.

Item is an amateur film documenting Vancouver city lights at night in 1964, including several neon signs and Theatre Row on Granville Street. The film also contains snow scenes and footage of the William Gardner family at Capilano Road in North Vancouver in December 1964 and January 1965, and footage of the family at their West Vancouver home between May and July 1965.

Item filed under Art and culture.

Item filed under Retail and commercial development. Copy of VPL photograph 11960.

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from top of Lipsett Building looking north."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from South entrance looking north east."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from railway spur entrance looking north."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from south fences approximately 75 paces looking north."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from approximately half way down yard opposite east side railway spur entrance looking south."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from approximately half way down yard opposite east side railway spur entrance looking north."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from north end shore line approximately 113 paces looking north."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from north end shore line approximately 85 paces looking south."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view "from north end looking south."

Item is a photograph showing the Hammond Furniture property behind the Lipsett Engineering building on Powell Street. According to accompanying notes photograph shows the view from: "North end shoreline."

Part contains a recording of The Rational from June 1, 1984 hosted by Peter Royce and B. Kane. Speakers include: Jill [Bend], Pauline Woodward, Jim [Gogo], and Bill [Zander] (Carpenter's Union).

Item is an audio cassette containing a recording of The Rational from June 14th hosted by Patrice Lesley. Topics include a Metro Vancouver transit strike and West End residents resisting the neighbourhood presence of Burger King.

Item is a film made up of several films that have been spliced together. The film documents the Wood family’s trip to England and contains footage of the steamship journey, the Queen’s Guard parading, a war memorial, St. James’ Park, Buckingham Palace, the Thames, horse races, family scenes, a church, and a wedding. Film also documents locations and events in Vancouver, including the exterior and interior of Wood’s Jewellery Store (Arthur Wood & Co., 2511 Main Street), family gatherings at a house, possibly the Wood family home at 1656 Robson Street, and a troop of cavalry riding in dress uniforms. The stock date years of the film are in the following order: 1926, 1931, 1929, 1931 and 1932.

Item is a copy of sections of a November 1889 fire insurance map that have been pieced together. Includes the area between Seymour and Dunlevy Streets, from the south shore of the Burrard Inlet to Keefer Street. Map shows Chinatown, part of False Creek, and buildings and their uses (commercial, residential, industrial). The name of the business, business owner, or type of business is noted for most commercial and industrial buildings.

Item is a section showing Burrard Street to False Creek and waterfront to Robson Street. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; the locations of hotels, court house, businesses, parks, and schools; crown leases; C.P.R. land and the company's Piers B and C, yards, sheds and depot; the B.C. Electric Railway Carrall Street Yard; and the Union Steamship Company.