Hudson's Bay Company store, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Hudson's Bay Company store, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

July 1, 1947

Date

1947-07-01

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company department store in Vancouver, as viewed from the intersection of Howe Street and West Georgia Street. Howe Street stretches across the bottom edge on an upward angle from right to left. Two men at center step off the curb from the opposite side of the street and walk towards camera. Behind them, West Georgia Street stretches back through the image on an upward angle from left to right. On the right side of West Georgia Street, a building stands in partial view along the right edge. Storefronts line the far side of West Georgia Street. The readable signs outside the stores read, from left to right: "Anne Maloney [?]," "Madame Bennett [?]," "Norman G. Cull Limited," "GEORGIA PHARMACY," "[...] gordon [...]WELLERS," "NOVELTIES SILVERWARE," and "Henri's." Atop the leftmost building, 3 billboards stand. They advertise, from left to right, "Heinz Vinegar," "Coca-Cola," and cigarettes. The Hudson's Bay Company building stands in the distance at center, partially obscured by the buildings lining the street at left. It stands 6-stories tall. British flags hang from the side of the building facing West Georgia Street.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2311. Banff trip 1947. Vancouver July 1, 1947. Hudson Bay Company store. Ambassador hotel where we slept. Georgia Hotel where we stopt [sic] going north June 24, Man picking up ice from street in front of Can Pac R R depot. View in Stanley Park. Mertie West feeding ducks in lake Stanley Park. Mertie West in lawn at the park. 7 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Hudson’s Bay Company

Location

British Columbia--Vancouver

Longitude

49.283169

Latitude

-123.119328

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Stores & shops--Canada--Vancouver
Cities & towns--Canada