Vancouver by the decade

[Woman and man making steel cables]

[Woman and man making steel cables]

1943

[Oblique view of Vancouver, Fraser River and Richmond looking north]

[Oblique view of Vancouver, Fraser River and Richmond looking north]

June 5, 1948

[People look at a cannon at the opening of Bessborough Armouries]

[People look at a cannon at the opening of Bessborough Armouries]

[ca. 1944]

[Window display at B.C. Electric Railway Company commemorating Vancouver's Diamond Jubilee]

[Window display at B.C. Electric Railway Company commemorating Vancouver's Diamond Jubilee]

1946

[Lion at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square]

[Lion at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square]

July 4, 1944

["Hallelujah Point" tablet erected by the Salvation Army]

["Hallelujah Point" tablet erected by the Salvation Army]

[ca. 1948]

Item : CVA 586-78.04 - [Interior view of] theatre, Ocean Falls

Item : CVA 586-78.04 - [Interior view of] theatre, Ocean Falls

Aug 1949

[Capilano Waterworks intake building]

[Capilano Waterworks intake building]

Jan. 20, 1944

[Capilano Waterworks intake building]

[Capilano Waterworks intake building]

Jan. 20, 1944

[Board of Trade delegation in front of the Royal Alexandra Hotel]

[Board of Trade delegation in front of the Royal Alexandra Hotel]

Aug. 2, 1947

[Major J.S. Matthews speaking at the unveiling of the walking beam of the S.S. "Beaver" at Prospect Point]

[Major J.S. Matthews speaking at the unveiling of the walking beam of the S.S. "Beaver" at Prospect Point]

July 26, 1941

Item : CVA 586-1898 - [Presentation of a coffee table to] Ruth Challenger at A.R.P. office

Item : CVA 586-1898 - [Presentation of a coffee table to] Ruth Challenger at A.R.P. office

1944

Item : CVA 586-2649 - [Man working at McKenzie, White and Dunsmuir Limited]

Item : CVA 586-2649 - [Man working at McKenzie, White and Dunsmuir Limited]

May 1944

[A sand trap on Smithers golf course]

[A sand trap on Smithers golf course]

[between 1940 and 1948]

[View of] lighting at Jubilee Show

[View of] lighting at Jubilee Show

July 1946

[Head and shoulders portrait of] Mrs. James (Elizabeth) Walker, nee Silvey]

[Head and shoulders portrait of] Mrs. James (Elizabeth) Walker, nee Silvey]

20 Aug. 1943

[Letter from George Vancouver in display box presented by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers to the Archives on the City's diamond jubilee]

[Letter from George Vancouver in display box presented by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers to the Archives on the City's diamond jubilee]

[1946]

[Portrait of Alexander McKay, mace bearer]

[Portrait of Alexander McKay, mace bearer]

[1945]

[Female witnesses at the Boland murder trial entering the police station]

[Female witnesses at the Boland murder trial entering the police station]

14 Jan. 1944

[Portrait of Beverly Lucille Borland, later Mrs. Arthur Gourlay]

[Portrait of Beverly Lucille Borland, later Mrs. Arthur Gourlay]

May 1942

[Group gathered around a desk while a man signs a recruitement poster]

[Group gathered around a desk while a man signs a recruitement poster]

Oct 1942

[Captain Kellett's cairn]

[Captain Kellett's cairn]

[between 1940 and 1944]

[Partial view of upper deck of St. Roch while stuck in ice]

[Partial view of upper deck of St. Roch while stuck in ice]

Sept. 1944

[Kelly, Douglas and Co. Ltd. warehouse under construction - Sussex Avenue and Kingsway]

[Kelly, Douglas and Co. Ltd. warehouse under construction - Sussex Avenue and Kingsway]

July 1947

The Cottage in Petersham Where Captain George Vancouver, R.N., Lived

The Cottage in Petersham Where Captain George Vancouver, R.N., Lived

1948

Item : CVA 586-591 - [View of] Deep Cove

Item : CVA 586-591 - [View of] Deep Cove

[1941?]

Item : CVA 586-854 - Northern Telephone Company employees

Item : CVA 586-854 - Northern Telephone Company employees

[1942?]

Item : CVA 586-860 - Mail boat leaving S.S. "Prince George"

Item : CVA 586-860 - Mail boat leaving S.S. "Prince George"

[1942?]

Item : CVA 586-1020 - Speakers platform [for Victory Bond parade at] Malkin Bowl

Item : CVA 586-1020 - Speakers platform [for Victory Bond parade at] Malkin Bowl

[1943?]

Item : CVA 586-2416 - Shaughnessy Hospital dining [room]

Item : CVA 586-2416 - Shaughnessy Hospital dining [room]

Apr. 1944

Item : CVA 586-2621 - [Man looking at rudder and propellor of] West Coast Salvage barge

Item : CVA 586-2621 - [Man looking at rudder and propellor of] West Coast Salvage barge

Apr. 1944

Item : CVA 586-2626 - Canadian White Pine plant Victory Loan [promotion]

Item : CVA 586-2626 - Canadian White Pine plant Victory Loan [promotion]

Apr. 25, 1944

Item : CVA 586-2698 - Ian McKenzie turning first sod at Shaughnessy Hospital

Item : CVA 586-2698 - Ian McKenzie turning first sod at Shaughnessy Hospital

1944

Item : CVA 586-3085 - Chilliwack Fair

Item : CVA 586-3085 - Chilliwack Fair

1944

Item : CVA 586-3171 - A.R.P. first aid competition [at] Seaforth Armouries

Item : CVA 586-3171 - A.R.P. first aid competition [at] Seaforth Armouries

Oct. 1944

Item : CVA 586-3174 - A.R.P. first aid competition [at] Seaforth Armouries

Item : CVA 586-3174 - A.R.P. first aid competition [at] Seaforth Armouries

Oct. 1944

[S.S.] Greenhill Park explosion

[S.S.] Greenhill Park explosion

Mar. 6, 1945

[Man inspecting the welding on a machine at] Lawrence Manufacturing Company

[Man inspecting the welding on a machine at] Lawrence Manufacturing Company

Feb. 1945

D.L. 172 - A.R.P.  banquet

D.L. 172 - A.R.P. banquet

Apr. 1945

Allied Officers' Club [interior]

Allied Officers' Club [interior]

Dec. 1945

Board of Trade - choosing Jubilee slogan contest winner

Board of Trade - choosing Jubilee slogan contest winner

Feb. 1946

Shell Oil Company opening of new plant at Shellburn

Shell Oil Company opening of new plant at Shellburn

Nov. 21, 1946

United Distillers Limited [plant]

United Distillers Limited [plant]

July 1945

Farm near Chilliwack

Farm near Chilliwack

Nov. 18, 1946

General Truck Sales Limited [at 1275] Seymour Street

General Truck Sales Limited [at 1275] Seymour Street

Nov. 21, 1946

[Portrait of Mr. Thomas Hughes, U.S. Consul-General and his wife in the Hotel Vancouver]

[Portrait of Mr. Thomas Hughes, U.S. Consul-General and his wife in the Hotel Vancouver]

18 Jan. 1944

[Theatre Under the Stars performers behind Malkin Bowl]

[Theatre Under the Stars performers behind Malkin Bowl]

July 1942

[A.R.P. demonstration  at the University of British Columbia

[A.R.P. demonstration at the University of British Columbia

July 1942

[Unidentified man reading into a CKMO microphone]

[Unidentified man reading into a CKMO microphone]

1942

Women go to work at the Sea Island plant of Boeing aircraft to help build Catalina PB4s

Women go to work at the Sea Island plant of Boeing aircraft to help build Catalina PB4s

Dec. 30, 1945