City of Vancouver Archives

Vancouver International Airport Historical Information

AM1519-: 1975-038.1
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1975

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Consists of a list of sources on the history of the airport and a chronology of the airport, produced by the Master Planning Project Team of the Vancouver International Airport.

Lillian and Sam with group at airport

AM1523-S5-1-F060-: 2008-010.3293
Item
[Feb. or Mar. 1967]

Part of Paul Yee fonds

Vancouver Airport

AM1576-S6-12-F12-: 2011-010.1885
Item
1929 (reproduced ca. 1984)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Miscellaneous photographs of Tillicum - February 10, 1985 - Vancouver Airport

AM1576-S6-12-: 2011-010.1933
Item
1985

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Item is a contact sheet featuring thirty-six images of Tillicum's visit to the Vancouver Airport, including Tillicum at the Tourism British Columbia booth; greeting William Hutt, Captain George Vancouver and tap dancers; and standing with two RCMP officers. Shows frames 2A to 37A.

Stanley Park - Winter Skate - New Immigrant Arrived Airport

AM1601-S1-: 2012-010.02
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[1948-1951?]

Part of Harry Lin Chin fonds

Item is a home movie which pictures Lions Gate Bridge from the Stanley Park side, the view from Coal Harbour, and outdoor skating and tennis in Lost Lagoon and/or Beaver Lake in the wintertime. The second half features immigrants disembarking at Vancouver airport, exiting United Air Lines' customs and immigrations and taking photographs. Lew Parry's Steet Metal Worker's Local 280 float sculpture is briefly filmed.

Segment titles as indicated on the original film leader are: Stanley Park + Harbour; Winter Skates; Harry; Nov Mel + Party; New Immigrant Arrives in Van. airport; Jean Chin Poy Lin; Mrs Chin Hong + Mrs. Chiu; Nen + Bing Chin; Go See Yow and Poon's Goddaughter.

L[as] V[egas] and Air Travel to Van. Airport - Sept, 1973 and UBC Japanese Garden

AM1601-S1-: 2012-010.16
Item
1973

Part of Harry Lin Chin fonds

Item is a film showing travel to the Las Vegas strip including hotels, casinos and desert. Film also contains air travel footage showing airport security, flight attendants serving beverages and aerial views of the US and San Francisco. Towards the end of the film, there is footage of the Vancouver Airport from the plane, and the arrivals terminal. The film ends with footage of the UBC Japanese Garden (Nitobe?) and parking lot.

Flying scenes B.C. Coast, 1946-1960

AM1487-F05-: 2013-004.03
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1946-1960

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a film showing airplane scenes of the B.C. Coast including a seaplane parked near cabin on lake, aerial footage of mountains, rivers and populated regions along the B.C. Coast, float planes and aerial footage of Vancouver and the Lion's Gate Bridge.

Vancouver Airport & Admin buildings

AM1376-: 2014-055.16
Item
July 27, 1956

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver Jubilee

AM1487-: 2018-008.1
Item
1947 [reprinted 197-]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a promotional film showing the Diamond Jubilee celebration events, a brief history of Vancouver and concludes with footage of Vancouver after 1945. The film shows historical photographs of Vancouver and focuses on various aspects of development in Vancouver including industry, media, communications, transportation, power plants, city planning, city governance, tourism and architecture.

The film was commissioned by the Vancouver Jubilee Publicity Committee and later sponsored by the British Columbia Electric Company Ltd.

Individuals involved in the creation of the film include: John Young (Director of Photography), L.E. Weekes (Cameraman), Maureen Balfe (Editor), Gordon Inglis and Margaret Jestley (Narrators), C. Fredenburgh (Lighting), L.M. Parry (Producer), William D. Dix (Director)

This film is a re-print made by the Vancouver Museum in the late 1970's for a program called "Vancouver's Heritage in Film".

Trans-Canada Films