Fonds / Collection

Thompson family fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

photograph

Date

[1913]

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Ambleside Tea Rooms under construction with the West Vancouver Ferry Building at left. The vault for the ferry office is in the foreground. Charles Thompson is visible sitting at far right in front of the Tearooms with two other workers. The view is west and Hollyburn Pier is in the distance.

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 11 cm

Reference Code

CA BWVA F022-S01-IT191

Item Number

191.WVA.THO

Accession Number

2001-004

Creator

Thompson (family)

Subject Access

Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants

Construction

Structures - Piers and wharves

Geographic Access

14th Street (West Vancouver, B.C.)

Ambleside Pier (14th Street, West Vancouver, B.C.)

Ambleside (West Vancouver, B.C.)

Ferry Building (West Vancouver, B.C.)

Notes

Title based on the contents of the image.

Photograph appears in Charlie Thompson’s autobiography (022.2.6, page 44) with the caption: “This is the start of Warton [sic] Job in West Vancouver 1913. Restaurant 20/85 Front 153’ Consisting of Stores I had the Contract Also Freight Shed and Ticket Office for West Vancouver Ferry’s. See left hand corner piece of front of Ticket Office”.

Copyright / Terms of Use

Public domain. No restrictions on access or reproduction.

Repository

West Vancouver Archives

Other Reference Number

0832.WVA.RAH

0671.WVA.RAH

Other Formats

Also available as a TIF (29.4 MB).

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