Vancouver by the decade

Try a short phrase like “people waiting for a streetcar”, "crowd around a large tree", or "kids playing at the beach" — the results will match the meaning, not just the exact words.

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[The Mission at North Vancouver Indian Reserve]

[The Mission at North Vancouver Indian Reserve]

[1889 or 1890]

[C.P.R. crossing under construction on Cordova between Seymour and Granville Streets]

[C.P.R. crossing under construction on Cordova between Seymour and Granville Streets]

[ca. 1887]

[View from C.P.R. Station of the docks]

[View from C.P.R. Station of the docks]

[1888 or 1889]

"Nicola" No. 6 [C.P.R. locomotive]

"Nicola" No. 6 [C.P.R. locomotive]

1885; reproduced 1955

[C.P.R. Station and round house]

[C.P.R. Station and round house]

[ca. 1885]

[View of Glacier House and Sir Donald Peak]

[View of Glacier House and Sir Donald Peak]

1886

[View of the first Capilano Creek dam under construction]

[View of the first Capilano Creek dam under construction]

1888

H.M.S. Triumph & Caroline

H.M.S. Triumph & Caroline

1887

[Barrister L.P. Eckstein's office in a tent after the great fire]

[Barrister L.P. Eckstein's office in a tent after the great fire]

1886; reproduced 1932

[Refugee bivouac near south end of Westminster bridge after the Great Fire]

[Refugee bivouac near south end of Westminster bridge after the Great Fire]

June 14, 1886

[Exterior of Moodyville Hotel]

[Exterior of Moodyville Hotel]

1886

[View of New Westminster from the water]

[View of New Westminster from the water]

1888

Salmon in Morrison Creek, Harrison

Salmon in Morrison Creek, Harrison

[ca. 1889]

[Captain and Mrs. George William Robertson and daughter]

[Captain and Mrs. George William Robertson and daughter]

[ca. 1889]

C.P.R. loop, trestle and track above

C.P.R. loop, trestle and track above

[ca. 1886]

[View of the Fraser River and Hope Mountain]

[View of the Fraser River and Hope Mountain]

Aug. 1889

Ox Team Hauling Logs Royal City Mills Camp Near Vancouver, B.C.

Ox Team Hauling Logs Royal City Mills Camp Near Vancouver, B.C.

1889

[Interior of bunk and cookhouse at a logging camp]

[Interior of bunk and cookhouse at a logging camp]

[ca. 1885]

Batoche

Batoche

[between 1885 and 1887]

[Logs on chute at Hastings Sawmill]

[Logs on chute at Hastings Sawmill]

1888

[A portion of the Cariboo Wagon Road and C.P.R. tracks near Yale]

[A portion of the Cariboo Wagon Road and C.P.R. tracks near Yale]

[ca. 1888]

Victoria, B.C. from Government Buildings

Victoria, B.C. from Government Buildings

[1889 or 1890]

[Mr. J.F. Smith]

[Mr. J.F. Smith]

[188-?]

[Captain R.G. Tatlow and C. Gardiner Johnson]

[Captain R.G. Tatlow and C. Gardiner Johnson]

[between 1887 and 1890]

[J.A.R. Homer, Esq., M.P.]

[J.A.R. Homer, Esq., M.P.]

[between 1881 and 1886]

[William A. Insley]

[William A. Insley]

[between 1887 and 1892]

[Thomas Dunn and family]

[Thomas Dunn and family]

[188-?]

[View of English Bay Beach looking south]

[View of English Bay Beach looking south]

[ca. 1889]

["Princess Louise" and sailing ship docked at C.P.R. wharf]

["Princess Louise" and sailing ship docked at C.P.R. wharf]

[1886 or 1887]

["Beaconsfield" lumber ship loading at Hastings Sawmill]

["Beaconsfield" lumber ship loading at Hastings Sawmill]

[1886 or 1887]

[View of Kamloops looking east]

[View of Kamloops looking east]

Original 1883; reproduced [193-?]

Str. Premier rounding Brockton Point, Vancouver, B.C.

Str. Premier rounding Brockton Point, Vancouver, B.C.

[ca. 1889]

[Union Steamship Company S.S. "Leonora" lying off City Wharf, foot of Carrall St.]

[Union Steamship Company S.S. "Leonora" lying off City Wharf, foot of Carrall St.]

[1889 or 1890]

[Picnic at Jericho Beach]

[Picnic at Jericho Beach]

[ca. 1887]

[H.M.S. "Triumph" with sailors on top of the masts]

[H.M.S. "Triumph" with sailors on top of the masts]

[ca. 1887]

[Group portrait of the crew of the H.M.S. "Cormorant"]

[Group portrait of the crew of the H.M.S. "Cormorant"]

[ca. 1888]

Highest Trestle between Vancouver Kamloops - 7 miles north of Boston Bar

Highest Trestle between Vancouver Kamloops - 7 miles north of Boston Bar

1885; reproduced 1955

[Bridge across the Thompson River]

[Bridge across the Thompson River]

[188-?]

Vancouver Iron Works and Foundry

Vancouver Iron Works and Foundry

1889

[Group assembled in garden in rear of 74 Cordova St.]

[Group assembled in garden in rear of 74 Cordova St.]

[ca. 1888]

[Mrs. Sheehan on steps of house (1371 Seymour St.) in Yaletown]

[Mrs. Sheehan on steps of house (1371 Seymour St.) in Yaletown]

1887

[C.S. Bailey in front of his studio at 227 Hastings Street]

[C.S. Bailey in front of his studio at 227 Hastings Street]

[ca. 1888]

[Interior Vancouver City Foundry and Machine Works]

[Interior Vancouver City Foundry and Machine Works]

[ca. 1889]

[Exterior of the Ferguson Building - S.W. corner of Hastings and Richards Streets]

[Exterior of the Ferguson Building - S.W. corner of Hastings and Richards Streets]

[ca. 1889]

[Exterior of Van Volkenburgh and Bro. Market - 17 Water Street]

[Exterior of Van Volkenburgh and Bro. Market - 17 Water Street]

[ca. 1889]

Steamship Beaver wrecked on Prospect Point, first Steamer on Pacific, 1835

Steamship Beaver wrecked on Prospect Point, first Steamer on Pacific, 1835

[between 1888 and 1892]

General view of Vancouver from the West

General view of Vancouver from the West

[ca. 1888]

Gold Range Views - Driving the Golden Spike, by the Hon. D.A. Smith, on C.P.R.

Gold Range Views - Driving the Golden Spike, by the Hon. D.A. Smith, on C.P.R.

Nov. 7, 1885

[Capilano Creek Dam]

[Capilano Creek Dam]

1888

[Children's party on tennis court at Benjamin Springer's residence]

[Children's party on tennis court at Benjamin Springer's residence]

[ca. 1888]