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Ferguson Point, 1914
City of Vancouver Archives, ST Pk P228.1. 1914 Ferguson Point At attention, though perhaps on the wrong side of the world, these men man a gun emplacement at Ferguson Point, Stanley Park that was erected once World War I began.
Apr 4, 2017 11:40 PM
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War Dog, 1917
City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-620. Stuart Thomson photo. 1917 War Dog The first steel ocean-going freighter to be built in the Burrard Inlet was the War Dog, seen here riding at ease in the water in 1917, the year it was launched.
Apr 3, 2017 5:06 PM
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Vulcan Iron Works, 1917
Dominion Photo Co. photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 20405. 1917 Vulcan Iron Works Open for industry after being created in 1913 by dredging False Creek, Granville Island features the Vulcan Iron Works in this 1917 picture.
Apr 3, 2017 11:39 AM
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Recruitment Station, 1941
City of Vancouver Archives, Mil P265. 1941 Recruitment Station A sign that two years into the war Canada still needed troops, this 1941 recruitment centre in Victory Square (downtown Vancouver between W. Hastings and W.
Apr 2, 2017 2:10 PM
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Empress of Japan, 1927
City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-284. Photo Walter E. Frost.
Apr 1, 2017 3:31 PM
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St. Roch, 1928
City of Vancouver Archives, Bo N243. Photo Charles H. Smith. 1928 St. Roch Mounties’ ship. The St. Roch , pictured quiet in its berth, was launched in 1928 and built to withstand the Arctic ice as an RCMP Arctic supply and patrol vessel.
Mar 30, 2017 10:46 PM
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Casa Mia, 1920
Photo by Kim Stallknecht/Vancouver Sun. 1920 Casa Mia One of Vancouver’s most famous heritage houses, Casa Mia, on Southwest Marine Drive, was built in 1920 by George Reifel.
Mar 30, 2017 10:05 AM
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MV Quillayute, 1951
Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 57946. 1951 MV Quillayute Pioneer ferry. Chugging along the coast is the MV Quillayute .
Mar 28, 2017 5:15 PM
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Secret Submarines, 1915
Mariner’s Museum, Newport News, VA. 1915 Secret Submarines Working in broad daylight, but otherwise top secret, these men in either Vancouver or Burnaby in 1915 work on submarines destined for Russia.
Mar 28, 2017 10:39 AM
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Hoffar-Beeching Shipyard, 1915
City of Vancouver Archives, Air P73.
Mar 27, 2017 10:50 AM
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