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1886 photograph of a reconstructed tent where City officials conducted business after the Great Fire

Items Showcased On Urban Rush

Posted on April 6, 2011October 27, 2020 by Courtney Mumma

You saw it on TV! In honor of Vancouver’s 125th, Shaw’s Urban Rush invited archivist Courtney Mumma to show some …

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Sorting out photographs

Spotlight on Volunteers – Karen Kenneally

Posted on April 1, 2011October 27, 2020 by Heather Gordon

Archives work is so rewarding, people donate their valuable time to help us do it! The City Archives fortunately benefits …

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Vancouver Golden Jubilee Society Records

Posted on March 24, 2011October 27, 2020 by Chak Yung

The City’s 50th birthday was in 1936. Citizens of Vancouver, just like those now awaiting the 125th anniversary, were eagerly …

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Protest: Citizen Journalism in 1981

Posted on March 18, 2011October 27, 2020 by Sue Bigelow

Rated ‘R’ in 1980s Vancouver! It starred John Gielgud, Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren, but the film raised community objections. …

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Archivist holding an 8-inch floppy disk

Preserving Vancouver’s Digital Heritage

Posted on March 11, 2011October 27, 2020 by Courtney Mumma

First in a series about Vancouver’s groundbreaking digital archives system. Can you guess what the City of Vancouver has in …

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Stock parade at the Vancouver Exhibition at Hastings Park, 1915

The Moore Panorama Digitization Project

Posted on March 1, 2011October 27, 2020 by Sue Bigelow

First in an occasional series on the W.J. Moore panoramic photographs. Thanks to funding from the British Columbia History Digitization …

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Welcome!

Posted on March 1, 2011October 27, 2020 by Sue Bigelow

Welcome to the blog of the City of Vancouver Archives. We plan to share information about our activities, highlight parts …

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