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Cedar tree 60 feet in Circumference, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C. Bailey Bros.
Description
Photograph showing three men with hats, sitting in a horse carriage under a hallow cedar tree.
Mrs. Thomas McGirr donated this photo to the City of Vancouver Archives in November, 1949.
The caption on margin is written by the major, Jame Skitt Matthews (J.S.M.), who was appointed as City Archivist of the Vancouver City Archives in 1933.
His handwritten annotation on recto reads, "1889-1890. One of the few sights of Vancouver at that time. Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and much of Mt. Pleasant was forest; Fairview, Grandview, and the West End were largely unoccupied clear-ing. There was "nowhere" much to go; nothing much to see". So visitors were taken for a drive around Stanley Park, and shown the "Big Hallow Tree"; it was one of the sights no visitor was permited [permitted] to miss. Bailey Bros photo presented, Nov. 18, 1949, by Mrs. Thomas McGirr, 2332 W. 47th Ave, pioneer. CV.St.PK.G.N.104.N. P.11. City Archives. J.S.M.'
Identical image can be found in the City of Vancouver Archives' collection, AM54-S4-: St Pk P11.1
Title taken from recto.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Cedar tree 60 feet in Circumference, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.
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| Creator | |
| Contributor | |
| Publisher |
[unknown]
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| Date Created |
[between 1889 and 1890?]
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| Description |
Photograph showing three men with hats, sitting in a horse carriage under a hallow cedar tree.
Mrs. Thomas McGirr donated this photo to the City of Vancouver Archives in November, 1949. The caption on margin is written by the major, Jame Skitt Matthews (J.S.M.), who was appointed as City Archivist of the Vancouver City Archives in 1933. His handwritten annotation on recto reads, "1889-1890. One of the few sights of Vancouver at that time. Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and much of Mt. Pleasant was forest; Fairview, Grandview, and the West End were largely unoccupied clear-ing. There was "nowhere" much to go; nothing much to see". So visitors were taken for a drive around Stanley Park, and shown the "Big Hallow Tree"; it was one of the sights no visitor was permited [permitted] to miss. Bailey Bros photo presented, Nov. 18, 1949, by Mrs. Thomas McGirr, 2332 W. 47th Ave, pioneer. CV.St.PK.G.N.104.N. P.11. City Archives. J.S.M.' Identical image can be found in the City of Vancouver Archives' collection, AM54-S4-: St Pk P11.1 Title taken from recto. |
| Extent |
1 photograph : black and white
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Located in Box 3
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| Identifier |
UL_1518_0008; UL_1518_0008
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs. UL_1518_0008
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| Date Available |
2023-02-10
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0424343
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Rights
Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca