Photograph depicts a steam tugboat named "Master" owned by the World Ship Society (Vancouver Chapter). Photograph taken during Carnival and Regatta week in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts Vancouver Fireboat #2 at the pier in front of the immigration building.
Photograph depicts the U.S.S. Cowell, a heavy destroyer in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.
Photograph depicts the H.M.C.S. Beacon Hill at English Bay in Vancouver during the maritime festival.
Photograph depicts the C.N.R. ship "Prince George" outward bund passing under the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" with the steam up at Kingcome Navigation Dock in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a fire float at False Creek. It is one of the two operated by the Vancouver Fire Department in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the mooring on south side of Coal Harbour and 100 yards east of the Bayshore Hotel, looking northwest to north.
Photograph depicts the Vancouver Fire Department fire boat #2 moored at the federal dock beside the immigration building in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the "Nanaimo Chief" at Granville Island, False Creek, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the ship the "Princess Louise" at Lynn Terminals in Vancouver Harbour.
Photograph depicts the ship the "Princess Louise" under tow at about 7:30 pm, passing Brockton Point in Vancouver Harbour.
Photograph depicts the steam tug "Prestige" in Vancouver Harbour. It is disused and passively preserved.
Photograph depicts Coal Harbour in Vancouver. The view is looking east at the Bayshore Hotel and facing the Harbour Park Development site, newly filled with rock.
Photograph depicts Coal Harbour in Vancouver. The photo is facing land fill with stone on the tidal side. The site is for the first block of the Harbour Park Development Ltd. high rise apartments.
Photograph depicts the Lynn Terminals wharf in Vancouver Harbour. The view is looking east with the Second Narrows bridge in the background. The photo also shows a steam dredger at work.
Photograph depicts the CP rail in the False Creek area in Vancouver. It is between Beatty and Cambie Streets with Smithe St. crossing from left to right in the foreground. The photo includes an insulated box car of the Southern Pacific Railway, #SP 67343, built in 1961. The track at the right is physically usable but is unused.
Photograph depicts a view in a lane on the south side of the 1300 block of Richards St. in Vancouver. It includes a Louisville & Nashville car # L&N 109534, that is "paper loading only", has blue paintwork, and was built in June 1953. The end of the spur is at about Drake St. but it is covered in gravel for the last 25 yards. The car was spotted at the Cascade Imperial Mills Ltd. located at #1205 Richards St. Two-thirds of the block is occupied by the Johnston Terminals, Merchandise Storage Division. The building has 6 rail access doors but only 4 are in use. There is usually at least 1 car spotted along the building.
Photograph depicts Pier #2 in Vancouver at the north end of Columbia St. It shows disconnected trackage on the east side of the pier that was formerly serviced by the CPR. It has not been in use for some years. The switch fittings were made by the Nelson Iron Works in Seattle.
Photograph depicts the CPR grade crossing gates adjacent to the intersection of Alexander and Columbia Streets. The signal (gate control) tower is in the background. The view is looking east.
Photograph depicts the CPR locomotive yards at Drake St. in Vancouver. The disused winch in shack is used for moving cars into the repair shed. There is bushes growing out of the track.
Photograph depicts the CPR False Creek yards in Vancouver. Turning the "Canadian" on the loop. An observation car is in the foreground. The view is looking southwest.
Photograph depicts Hamilton St. in Vancouver. The photo was taken at the back of 1250 Homer St, but is actually on Hamilton St., looking east. The left-hand line is in regular use, but the siding on the right hand side is not.
Photograph depicts the CPR roundhouse and turntable at the False Creek yards in Vancouver. The locomotive #1410 is in clean external condition.
Photograph depicts the CPR False Creek yards in Vancouver. It The scale test car in the photo is #420927 and is one of the few 4 wheeled cars on the North American railways.
File contains slides depicting the UBC Museum of Anthropology.
Photograph depicts a "Master" tug after it underwent restoration in False Creek, Vancouver. It was under steam, and entering English Bay.
Photograph depicts a clamshell dredge at work near a BCE Railway trestle. Its spurs were down, suggesting rip-rap dumping.
Photograph depicts "Island Tug #125," on the north arm of the Fraser River. Travelling downstrean from Patulla Bridge, New Westminster, and the CNR Lulu Island rail bridge.
Photograph depicts the "Haida Chieftain" tug of the Kingcome Navagation Ltd. at their wharf in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the "Island Chief" tug of the Island Tug and Barge Company, off pier A3 (CPR) in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a clamshell dredge at work beside a BCE Railway trestle. It appeared to be placing rip-rap.
Photograph depicts a replica of the "SS Beaver" built by the RCN in Esquimalt and moored in Vancouver, open to the public. Its pump handle that operated the capston, was reconstructed from a drawing done in 1870.
Photograph depicts a cannery at the seaward entrance to the south arm of the combined north arm of the Fraser river. Visible are a few rusted anchors. One was marked "Locomotive B.C. 100 Ibs. 1943 U.S. Navy."
Photograph depicts "H.R. Macmillan," a private yacht.
Photograph depicts a steam floating derrick (owned by Mckenzie Barge and Derrick Co. Ltd.) loading contariners from a scow into the hold of "Japan Line." Use of the crane on the non-deck side of a ship was unusual and the use a steam crane was quite exceptional, Davies notes.
Photograph depicts a Public Works Department vessel, "Essington II." It was fitted with a crane and used for snag removing, buoy work and light pile driving. Here, it was shown with the barge alongside it.
Photograph depicts "Fireboat" that was built for the Nanaimo-Vancouver Bath-Tub Race. The race had terminated at Fisherman's cove on the same day.
Photograph depicts one of the entries in the Nanaimo-Vancouver Bath Tub Race. Thre were 2112 entires and there was 32 mile crossing. Only 46 reached the finish line, of which this was one.
Photograph depicts the Lions Gate (suspension) Bridge.
Photograph depicts a CPR bridge over Pitt River.
Photo deoicts the lifting span of an existing rail bridge that was stuck in upwards position after the north pier had been struck by a freighter, putting the towers out of alignment. Visible is a crew working at the base of the north tower.
Photograph depicts three crossing at Second Narrows in Vancouver Harbour. On the left was a new CNR bridge being built. In the middle was exsiting CN track. To the right a high level road bridge is visible.
Photograph depicts houses being demolished on Beach Ave, West End, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a well cared for house that was empty and being stripped along with 3 other house on Barclay to make way for a high rise apartment block. Built circa 1905.
Photograph depicts a house that at the moment was being pushed up on its side by a bulldozer.
Photograph depicts a house on 10th Ave., Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a large house that was actually the Sunset Beach Lodge. The western end of the block was being demolished. Image captured the last complete block of houses on Beach Ave.
Photograph taken looking northwest at a corner house and another home to its left. They were 2 of 9 houses in this Beach Block, the last block of houses on Beach Ave.
Photograph depicts a house that had just been repainted on the north side of Pender Street.