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Lions Gate Bridge from Seawall, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts the Lion's Gate Bridge as seen from the Stanley Park Seawall near the Figurehead of the Empress of Japan. Construction on Lion's Gate Bridge started in 1937, partly in an effort to create jobs during the Great Depression. Construction also started in part because of the influence of the wealthy Guinness family who owned a great portion of the British Properties in West Vancouver. They wanted a bridge connecting West Vancouver to the city of Vancouver to increase the value of their properties. The bridge was complete in 1938 and officially dedicated in 1939 by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Dirt path and paved rest area with benches in foreground of image; masthead from a ship in shape of dragon positioned in garden on rest area so that it faces the harbour; Lion's Gate Bridge spans background of image with three stack steamship passing on water.

Lion's Gate Bridge, Stanley Park entrance, Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts the Stanley Park entrance to the Lion's Gate Bridge. Construction on Lion's Gate Bridge started in 1937, partly in an effort to create jobs during the Great Depression. Construction also started in part because of the influence of the wealthy Guinness family who owned a great portion of the British Properties in West Vancouver. They wanted a bridge connecting West Vancouver to the city of Vancouver to increase the value of their properties. The bridge was complete in 1938 and officially dedicated in 1939 by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Angled view of suspension bridge; two pillars and lion statues at entrance to bridge; speed limit sign posted before entrance to bridge reads "SPEED LIMIT 25 MILES"; snow capped North Shore mountains in background; one stack steamer passing under bridge.

First Narrows from Prospect Point, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts the First Narrows, taken from Stanley Park at Prospect Point with the S.S. Beaver cairn and plaque in the foreground. A Union Steamship heads west out of the narrows; across the narrows, housing at Ambleside in West Vancouver line the shoreline; the pier at Dundarave is seen faintly in the distance; Hollyburn Ridge rises above West Vancouver.

Lighthouse, Brockton Point, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts the Brockton Point Lighthouse. The original structure was built in 1890 and was replaced with the current structure in 1914. Lighthouses, however, no longer operate in Stanley Park - there are now four automatic unmanned light beacons.

White tower structure with stripe painted around middle; dark turret like structure on top of tower; seagull on top of turret; two boys standing to left side of lighthouse, leaning against metal guardrail; North Shore and Coast Mountains in background.

River rapids at Hell's Gate, Fraser Canyon

Photograph depicts Hell's Gate. Hell's Gate is a 35 metre (110 ft) narrowing of British Columbia's Fraser River Canyon, located immediately downstream of Boston Bar. The name is derived from an entry in explorer Simon Fraser's diary which said of the gorge, “We had to travel where no human being should venture, for surely we have encountered the gates of hell" (Simon Fraser, 1808).

River rapids in foreground of image channeled between steep rocky canyon walls with shale-like appearance; hillside with sparse tree cover in background.

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