City of Vancouver Archives
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View of Locarno Park and Jericho Beach from 2nd Avenue and Sasamat Street, 1917. http://ow.ly/EPOS50CIqbh #jerichobeach #locarnopark #sasamatstreet #pointgrey

Wall clock and calendar at Wing Hing Dry Goods, April 1981. http://ow.ly/TMs650Cu1PZ #winghing #drygoods #calendar #wallclock

Flag day at Exhibition, 1929. https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/flag-day-at-exhibition-

Hudson Bay Co. Display Department: Hoover booth and pressure cooking display, February 5, 1947. http://ow.ly/qmBi50CgUap #HBC #cooking #pressurecooking

New blog post: New in the Public Domain 2021 http://ow.ly/xKLQ50DrGYS #publicdomain #AuthentiCity #matthewscollection

Due to the COVID-19 situation, public access to the Archives’ Reading Room is by appointment only. Please call 604-736-8561 or email [email protected] to discuss your research needs. For further info regarding the City’s COVID-19 response visit ow.ly/fNc450yP1uw

A solid cooking range, Royal Stove Repair Works, ~1926. https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/cooking-range-royal-sto #kitchen #cookingrange #stove #TBT

Isabell Bell-Iriving in an early colour photograph, 1913. A note on the back of the print reads "One of the earliest colour plates in Vancouver." http://ow.ly/UhxD50Azm4W #Portrait #ColourPhoto

Mel Yip standing in front of window of the Wing Sang Company Building at 51 East Pender Street, 1945. http://ow.ly/RqOe50Bfjal #WingSangCompany #PenderStreet

The Windsor Hotel, Granville St., with proprietor W.H. "Billy" Allen, 1909. https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/windsor-hotel-granville #windsorhotel #granvillestreet

Studio portrait of two young women and a child, 1880s. http://ow.ly/HLDJ50Alfb3 #Portrait #tintype

Letty Jones and Aunt Lizzie, ~1903. http://ow.ly/VSja50AEBD1 #Portraits

Woman in white dress, 1900s. http://ow.ly/1egG50ArfX9 #Portrait

Three boys posing for the camera, 1891. http://ow.ly/Ycfk50AojE0 #Portrait

Corner store and apartments at 478 Union Street, ~1972. http://ow.ly/GP7Y50zXdkL #Strathcona #UnionStreet

Woman standing in front of tree with someone peeping out the window, 1900s http://ow.ly/l2AG50AojZs #Portrait

New blog post: Researcher Spotlight: Jennifer Chutter http://ow.ly/WlU050Cpxm4 #SPOTA #Archives #AuthentiCity #Strathcona #sfu #liberalstudies

Join panelists Dr. Margaret Andrews and Andy Yan with moderator John Atkin on Dec 3 @ 7pm PST for Vancouver Through Two Plagues: The 1918/19 Spanish Flu & CoViD-19. This online event is presented by the Friends of the Vancouver City Archives Tix $15 ... For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vancouver-through-two-plagues- #covid19 #spanishflu #twoplagues #FOVCA #AndyYan #MargaretAndrews #JohnAtkin

Portrait of a woman and man, 1910s. http://ow.ly/AgiV50Alf4e #Portrait

Woman taking photograph of group, 1910s. http://ow.ly/rGTG50ArfUD #Portraits