Fonds / Collection

Thompson family fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

photograph

Date

[ca. 1914]

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the waterfront to the east of Ambleside Pier at the foot of 14th Street. Includes (left to right) Ambleside Pier, Ambleside Hall, used by the P.G.E. as a construction shed, and Hollyburn School behind the shed. Houses in Ambleside east of 14th Street are visible as is a forest-covered Sentinel Hill in the distance.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm

Reference Code

CA BWVA F022-S01-IT447

Item Number

447.WVA.THO

Accession Number

2001-004

Creator

Thompson (family)

Creator Bio

View Administrative History and Biographical Sketch

Name Access

Pacific Great Eastern Railway

Subject Access

Buildings - Residential - Houses

Geographic Features - Beaches

Structures - Piers and wharves

Geographic Access

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

Ambleside (West Vancouver, B.C.)

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

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Notes

Annotation on recto in Harry L. Thompson's handwriting: 'Ambleside Ferry Wharf P.G.E. shed for store while building'.

Annotation on verso: 'Ambleside east of Ferry wharf [Ambleside] Hall which used to be PGE stores when the road was built'.

Copyright / Terms of Use

Public domain. No restrictions on access or reproduction.

Repository

West Vancouver Archives

Other Reference Number

0858.WVA.RAH

Other Formats

Also available as a TIF (32.5 MB).

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