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Photograph taken near downtown Vancouver. Image captured the south side, just east of the centre line.

Photograph depicts an unused spur leading southward to Morrison Steel and Wire Company Ltd. The spur crosses a disused line running on the south side of Cartwright Street.

Photograph depicts the realignment of track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. New track was linked up and graded while old track was removed all within 7 days of the date the photograph was taken.

Photograph depicts a freight train, "Extra 382-Eastbound," passing southbound over Fraser Bridge at New Westminster.

Photograph depicts the Burlington-Northern Railroad (USA), formerly the Great Northern Railway. Visible are two GN locomotives leading the last passenger train out of Vancouver on the Vancouver-Seattle-Vancouver run.

Photograph depicts a Great Northern Railway interchange curve to CPR tracks near Raymur Avenue/ Powell Street, Vancouver. Visible is a part of an export train, consisting of 11 (dead) General Motor locomotives hauled by a GNR switcher towards the Centennial Dock area. The process of destruction was to take place in Pusan by Korean National Railways.

Photograph depicts a shay locomotive which was last steamed in service on October 9, 1973. Here, it was en-route to the National Museum of Sciene in Ottawa. It was off-loaded at the CPR dock from the Gulf of Georgia barge. Now it was to be loaded onto a depressed flat car for the trip to Ottawa.

Photograph depicts a CPR tail ferry ramp just east of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Displays the connection with the ramp (in the foreground) and the barge (in the middle distance).

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry slip, east of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Visible are loaded cars of pulp that came from Harmac. They were being unloaded off of an 18 car barge owned and operated by D. Yorke and Sans Ltd. This slip was the oldest extant in Vancouver. It was to be replaced or relegated by a new CPR rail slip being that already being built.

Photograph depicts a new CPR rail terminal ramp that was being built on the site of the former Pier A, Vancouver Harbour.

Photograph depicts a CPR rail ferry slip, east of of Pier A3 in Vancouver Harbour. Visible is the last car that just came off the barge.

Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Oriana," backing out from CPR Pier C in Vancouver. Minor assistance was needed from two cates tugs.

Photograph depicts a liner called the "Oriana."

Photograph depicts a P & O liner, the "Orcades," at CPR Pier B. It was about to sail to Hawaii and New Zealand.

Photograph depicts a weather ship of the Canadian Coastguard called "Vancouver." It was fitting out after launching. This vessel and its sister ship, "Quada," were the largest vessels ever built on the western coast of Canada. "Vancouver" was retired in May 1981 as it was too costly to service.

Photograph depicts the "Queen of Victoria" that had been damaged after it had collided with Russian freights in an Active Pass. Damage displayed imprints of the freight's bow. 3 were declared dead. Photograph taken from a floating steam crane at the Burrard Dock that was used to remove mangled automobile through the gaping whole, as shown.

Photograph depicts the "Queen of Victoria" of B.C. Ferries at the Burrard Dry Dock after it had been spit in half and had an extra section insterted. The section unpainted contrasts with the white portions of the original slip.

Drawing depicts visual notes taken at the 2020 Public Health Summer Institute with the theme "Think Globally, Act Locally: Public Health and the Anthropocene". Themes related to the COVID-19 pandemic are depicted.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving the Man of the Year Award from the Newsmen’s Club of BC for outstanding achievement in public service. The award was presented by Dr. John B. MacDonald, President of UBC on November 7, 1964.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston after receiving his honourary degree. Mrs. Williston is pictured with him.

Photograph believed to have been taken at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, B.C. Unidentified individuals can be seen walking in front of forest in background.

Item is one of nine photographs accompanying a greeting card from Agnes Hauglak, Addie Milewski’s sister, reading: “I though you might want these photos. I had to go and send every one their family things. Thank you for being kind to my sister Addie, Agnes M Hauglak”; see also items 2009.6.1.569 - 2009.6.1.577.

Photograph depicts the False Creek Trestle bridge open and the Granville Bridge looking east.

Photograph depicts the piers of the south tower on the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts the Lions Gate Bridge on west side looking south from the shore of North Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts the Second Narrows railway bridge in Vancouver from the south bank. The bascule does not move.

Photograph depicts the north side lifting tower of the Second Narrows railway bridge in Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts the Second Narrows Railway Bridge in Vancouver, BCwith the lifting span up.

Photograph depicts the road and rail bridges at Second Narrows, Vancouver B.C. The photograph was taken from Boundary Rd. looking north.

Photograph depicts the rail approach to the Second Narrows Railway Bridge in Vancouver, BCThe shot taken on CPR trackage and from underneath the road bridge on the south bank.

Photograph depicts the Second Narrows Railway Bridge, looking east.

Photograph depicts the road bridge crossing the south section of the north arm of the Fraser River at Fraser St. The view is from the north bank of Lulu Island.

Photograph depicts the Fraser St. road bridge over the north section of the north arm of the Fraser River, looking north from Mitchell Island to Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts the Cambie St. Bridge in Vancouver, BC, looking southeast and showing the southern fixed span on the bridge.

Photograph depicts a bandstand at English Bay in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the building for the Vancouver Supply Company located at 25 Alexander St. in Vancouver, B.C. It is at the center of the old downtown and may have been a former fire hall.

Photograph depicts the former C.P.R. route connecting existing False Creek rail yards and the Burrard shoreline main line. The view is looking southwest from the intersection of Powell St. (in foreground) and Columbia St. (not seen) in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the Grand Central Hotel at the intersection of Marpole Ave and Hudson St. in south Vancouver. The hotel was built in 1912 by J.J. Graver and run from 1913-1915. It re-opened in 1920 as a home for incurables (veterans). In 1937 it became the provincial infirmary and closed in May 1965.

Photograph depicts a corner building on Chilco and West Georgia St. facing Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C. The view is looking east across Chilco St.

Photograph depicts the site of a former C.P.R. connection between the mainline into Vancouver and False Creek yards at West Pender St. In Vancouver. The rails are not used but still appear in the street and on the parking lot on the far side. Another parallel set of tracks 30 yards to the east are in daily use.