Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 19, 2012 13:36:31 GMT -8
Last evening, I spent some time search through the Vancouver archives website, for ship photographs. I found quite a few old steamship photos, North-Van ferry photos, and early BCFerries photos.
I tried to post a bunch of links last night, be none of them were usable, because the browser-address that I cut/pasted only linked back to my search activity, which had expired.
- The links worked fine for me, but not for anyone else.
So, I'll use this thread to let you know what I found, so that you can find it too. And who knows, maybe someone will figure out how to post links to those photos....
Here's the webpage:
vancouver.ca/ArchivesSearch/SearchPhotos.aspx
- I did my search on the word "ferries" and I found 198 results, not all with viewable photographs, but that's the gold-mine that I found.
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I noted 2 main contributors of collections:
1) Major Matthews
2) Walter E. Frost. This is the collection that you want to spend some time viewing, so do a search on "ferries" to see his ship work, or on his name to see all his ships and steam-trains.
If you want to enjoy some time, do a search for Mr. Frost's photos.
- or just search "ferries" and scroll through the 198 items (but not all the 198 items have viewable photos).
- if you search for the 2 words "Frost & ferries" you'll get 70 wonderful results, which you'll enjoy....
Mr. Frost's collection includes:
- a series of photos of BCF ships arriving at Horseshoe Bay, in mid 1960s. ie. Burnaby in 1965, same the Nanny & New West.....
- Texada, Quadra & Comox Queens at Vancouver harbour, shortly after launching.
etc.
spend some time and enjoy these collections....
I tried to post a bunch of links last night, be none of them were usable, because the browser-address that I cut/pasted only linked back to my search activity, which had expired.
- The links worked fine for me, but not for anyone else.
So, I'll use this thread to let you know what I found, so that you can find it too. And who knows, maybe someone will figure out how to post links to those photos....
Here's the webpage:
vancouver.ca/ArchivesSearch/SearchPhotos.aspx
- I did my search on the word "ferries" and I found 198 results, not all with viewable photographs, but that's the gold-mine that I found.
-----------------
I noted 2 main contributors of collections:
1) Major Matthews
[ca. 1870]-1974
History/Biographical
Major J.S. Matthews was a native of North Wales who arrived in Vancouver in 1898 from New Zealand. He was with Imperial Oil for most of the period 1898-1920 and held various executive positions during the twenties. In 1933 he became City Archivist for Vancouver, a position he held until his death.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of Major Matthews' private papers and records gathered by Matthews relating to the history of Vancouver when he was City Archivist. It includes numerous military records; collected photographs, [186-?]-1968; correspondence and pamphlets relating to Vancouver's water supply; examples of letter-heads, business stationery, tickets, notices and so on used in Vancouver in the 1880s; records of the planning and building of the First Narrows Bridge, Vancouver; an obituary book of clippings from newspapers; correspondence and clippings relating to unemployment and relief in Vancouver, 1931-1939; clippings relating to mayors of Vancouver, 1932-1971; clippings, photographs and menus relating to the visit of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, 1951; clippings relating to distinguished visitors to Vancouver 1928-1953; a scrapbook of clippings relating to pioneer Vancouver aviator, William Stark, 1912; genealogical records relating to the family of J.S. Matthews; numerous topical and categorical files relating to a wide variety of subjects; and a series of index cards describing the history of street and place names in Greater Vancouver.
History/Biographical
Major J.S. Matthews was a native of North Wales who arrived in Vancouver in 1898 from New Zealand. He was with Imperial Oil for most of the period 1898-1920 and held various executive positions during the twenties. In 1933 he became City Archivist for Vancouver, a position he held until his death.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of Major Matthews' private papers and records gathered by Matthews relating to the history of Vancouver when he was City Archivist. It includes numerous military records; collected photographs, [186-?]-1968; correspondence and pamphlets relating to Vancouver's water supply; examples of letter-heads, business stationery, tickets, notices and so on used in Vancouver in the 1880s; records of the planning and building of the First Narrows Bridge, Vancouver; an obituary book of clippings from newspapers; correspondence and clippings relating to unemployment and relief in Vancouver, 1931-1939; clippings relating to mayors of Vancouver, 1932-1971; clippings, photographs and menus relating to the visit of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, 1951; clippings relating to distinguished visitors to Vancouver 1928-1953; a scrapbook of clippings relating to pioneer Vancouver aviator, William Stark, 1912; genealogical records relating to the family of J.S. Matthews; numerous topical and categorical files relating to a wide variety of subjects; and a series of index cards describing the history of street and place names in Greater Vancouver.
2) Walter E. Frost. This is the collection that you want to spend some time viewing, so do a search on "ferries" to see his ship work, or on his name to see all his ships and steam-trains.
Walter E. Frost fonds
Creator
Frost, Walter E., 1898-1988
Material Type
13,369 photographs
Date of Creation
[ca. 1885] -1976; predominant 1919-1976
History/Biographical
Walter E. Frost was born in Vancouver in 1898. After World War I he bought a Kodak roll film camera and began to photograph his city and the ships and trains that carry its life-blood. He was an avid amateur photographer interested in ships, trains, and the city of Vancouver. He stopped taking photographs in the mid 1970s. He died in 1988.
Acquisition Source
Donated to the Archives by Walter Frost in 1985
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of family photographs and Frost's photographs of Vancouver city scenes; steam and diesel locomotives and other railway scenes; and ships in Vancouver harbours and docked at various Vancouver piers and wharves.
Arrangement
Photographic images in this fonds have been assigned catalogue numbers in the range of CVA 447-1 to CVA 447-9096. Fonds consists of three series: 1) Miscellaneous; 2) Railroads; 3) Ships.
Restrictions
Photographs to be credited as follows: Photograph by Walter E. Frost.
Creator
Frost, Walter E., 1898-1988
Material Type
13,369 photographs
Date of Creation
[ca. 1885] -1976; predominant 1919-1976
History/Biographical
Walter E. Frost was born in Vancouver in 1898. After World War I he bought a Kodak roll film camera and began to photograph his city and the ships and trains that carry its life-blood. He was an avid amateur photographer interested in ships, trains, and the city of Vancouver. He stopped taking photographs in the mid 1970s. He died in 1988.
Acquisition Source
Donated to the Archives by Walter Frost in 1985
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of family photographs and Frost's photographs of Vancouver city scenes; steam and diesel locomotives and other railway scenes; and ships in Vancouver harbours and docked at various Vancouver piers and wharves.
Arrangement
Photographic images in this fonds have been assigned catalogue numbers in the range of CVA 447-1 to CVA 447-9096. Fonds consists of three series: 1) Miscellaneous; 2) Railroads; 3) Ships.
Restrictions
Photographs to be credited as follows: Photograph by Walter E. Frost.
If you want to enjoy some time, do a search for Mr. Frost's photos.
- or just search "ferries" and scroll through the 198 items (but not all the 198 items have viewable photos).
- if you search for the 2 words "Frost & ferries" you'll get 70 wonderful results, which you'll enjoy....
Mr. Frost's collection includes:
- a series of photos of BCF ships arriving at Horseshoe Bay, in mid 1960s. ie. Burnaby in 1965, same the Nanny & New West.....
- Texada, Quadra & Comox Queens at Vancouver harbour, shortly after launching.
etc.
spend some time and enjoy these collections....
