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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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Records Roundup III

Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 by Kira Baker

In “light” of Earth Day tomorrow, April 22, this Records Roundup features two environmentally-focused private-sector fonds: the Vancouver Natural History …

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Hamber family photos now available online

Posted on February 24, 2022August 31, 2023 by Bronwyn Smyth

The Hamber family fonds photographs have been digitized and are now available through the Archives’ online database. This particular fonds …

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hree boys from the Vancouver Boys Club Association, 1950. Reference code: AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-13418

Over 5,100 additional Don Coltman photos now available online!

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Jana Grazley

We are delighted to announce that, thanks to funding from the British Columbia History Digitization Program and the Friends of …

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New in the public domain 2022

Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 by Sue Bigelow

On January 1st, the copyright expired for some records in our holdings: these are now in the public domain in …

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Season’s Greetings!

Posted on December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 by Bronwyn Smyth

A reminder that the Archives will be closed from noon on December 24, 2021, until 10 am on January 4, …

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200,000 digital objects now online

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Kira Baker

We are very pleased to announce a new digital archives milestone! There are now over 200,000 digital objects of records …

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Yucho Chow Community Archive collection now at the Archives!

Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 by Jana Grazley

We are delighted to announce the donation of the Yucho Chow Community Archive collection to the Archives! The hybrid analogue-digital …

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