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Happy 90th Anniversary, CVA!

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by Bronwyn Smyth

On June 12, 2023, the City of Vancouver Archives will be marking its 90th anniversary. It was in 1933 on …

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House History Real Property Appraisal Cards

Posted on February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 by Bronwyn Smyth

Doing some house history? We may have another resource for you! The Real property appraisal cards, Series 296 of the …

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But wait, there’s more! More Heritage Inventory photographs now available

Posted on February 2, 2023February 21, 2023 by Sammy Van Herk

Back in January of 2018, an installment of over 6,900 digitized Heritage Inventory photographs was made available on our online …

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The Great Vancouver Fire. Created by Major J.S. Matthews. 1932. Reference code: AM1562-: 75-54

RIP Public Domain Day

Posted on January 12, 2023January 13, 2023 by Glenn Dingwall

It is an annual tradition at the Archives to blog in early January about all of the copyrighted works in …

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by Christine Tutt

A reminder that the Archives will be closed from 5:00 pm on Friday, December 23, 2022, and will reopen at …

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Otter Moments from Vancouver’s History: Part III

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 by Camryn Traa

This is the final post from our guest curator, Camryn Traa. Camryn carried out a summer internship at the Archives …

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Otter Moments from Vancouver’s History: Part II

Posted on October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 by Camryn Traa

This is the second post related to the City of Vancouver Archives’ current student exhibition on display in the Archives’ …

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Otter Moments from Vancouver’s History: Part I

Posted on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 by Camryn Traa

The Archives is pleased to announce we have a new guest exhibit on display in our gallery. Curated by Camryn …

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Men reading in Chinatown streets, 1920s. Reference code: AM640-S1-F4-: CVA 260-2170

Stereoscopic Photographs: Viewing Life in 3D

Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Kathy Kinakin and Bronwyn Smyth

Stereoscopic photographs, a way to view scenes with a three dimensional effect, exploded in popularity in the 1850s. Images documenting …

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Regular Council meeting, December 13, 2005. Multiple cameras were used to record the meetings, but getting a good angle was clearly a challenge at times. Reference code: COV-S719-F0068

Let’s watch some Council meetings!

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by Jana Grazley

In late 2021, we received a transfer from the City Clerk’s Office of early born-digital video recordings of council meetings, …

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