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"Lady Cecilia", United Steamship Company
Photograph depicts "Lady Cecilia", part of the Union Steamship Co. fleet
Angled front shot of docked two stack steamship; nautical flags at bow and stern ends of ship; crowd on ship and smaller crowd on dock; "LADY CECILIA" painted on bow; sign beside ship reads "VAN LUMBER CO.", "CECILIA", "BOWEN ISLAND", "ONLY"
"Lady Cynthia", Union Steamship Company
Photograph depicts "Lady Cynthia", part of the Union Steamship Co. fleet
Angled front shot of two stack steamship; masts at bow and stern end of ship; flag flying at stern end of ship; crowds on observation decks; observation doors open in middle of ship hull, two people standing in doorway; small canoe like boat in right background.
'Powell River Penstock' on truck
Photograph depicts the "Powell River Penstock" on the back of a flat bed truck.
Three men in suits standing beside, and one man in work clothes standing inside a penstock, a water intake mechanism, on the back of a flatbed truck, parked in front of two storey house.
7th Fairway, Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts Shaughnessy Golf Course.
Landscape showing foliage and rough grass area in foreground; golfers walking on fairway with trees and sand traps to left.
Labeled "7th Fairway", "Shaugnessy Heights Golf Club", "Vancouver, B.C.", "16378."
A flotilla of boats and spectators welcome the SS "Canberra"
Photograph depicts the arrival of "Canberra" at the Port of Vancouver. "Canberra" was a P&O-Orient ocean liner. It is shown here at Vancouver Harbour during her maiden voyage around the world. This was the largest ship to have ever entered Vancouver Harbour at the time.
Large white ocean liner being towed into dock by tugboats; smaller craft crowded around ship; pier on right side of ship; large crowd gathered in bottom right corner of image.
Addition to St. George's School, facing south-east
Photograph depicts the construction of the addition to St. George's School.
Foundation and structural construction for building; existing school structure in background of image; man in suit standing in front of existing school; three construction workers in far right of image.
White title box in bottom right corner of duplicate print reads "ADDITION TO ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL", "HODGSON KING & MARBLE LTD. GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "C.B.K. VAN NORMAN - ARCHITECT", "No.3", "DATE FEB. 3, 1959", "FACING N.E."
Arrival of 1st Can. Pacific Train, May 1887
Photograph depicts the arrival of the first Canadian Pacific Train in Vancouver.
Crowd gathered on wood platform on stilts over water; train decorated with wreaths of flowers to right of train; rail causeway over water in centre of image; mill and forested area in background.
Photograph depicts the first Canadian Pacific Train in Vancouver.
Crowd gathered on wood platform on stilts over water; train decorated with wreaths of flowers to right of train; rail causeway over water in centre of image; mill and forested area in background.
Large caption written across top of image.
Note: Date of 1887 originally noted must be a mistake as Leonard Frank did not arrive on the west coast of North America, and more specifically in Vancouver or Victoria, until 1894. See "An Enterprising Life: Leonard Frank Photographs 1895 - 1944" by Cyril E. Leonoff.
Audience attending golf match, walking course, Shaughnessy Golf Club
Photograph depicts an audience watching a golf match at Shaughnessy Golf Club.
Crowd of people gathered in middle of image, walking course; fairway and mass of trees in background.
Automobiles in front of Ford plant
Photograph depicts automobiles in front of the Ford plant.
Three business men standing in front of row of black automobiles lined up in front of brick, art deco style building; flame shaped light posts on grass area in front of building.
This photograph is associated with McCarter & Nairn - supervising architects.