Royal arrival at the CPR depot
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- Photographer / Studio
- Timms, Philip
- Date
- September 30, 1901
- Accession Number
- 7748
- Material Type
- photograph
- Content
- At right the depot is decorated and a welcome arch is at centre for the visit of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. RMS Empress of India is alongside the CPR pier left and HMS Sparrowhawk is behind with another vessel further on. Many spectators are gathered as a large escort of Northwe…
- Photographer / Studio
- Timms, Philip
- Collection
- Philip Timms Collection
- Canadian Pacific Railway Collection
- Early British Columbia and Vancouver Collection
- Date
- September 30, 1901
- Content
- At right the depot is decorated and a welcome arch is at centre for the visit of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. RMS Empress of India is alongside the CPR pier left and HMS Sparrowhawk is behind with another vessel further on. Many spectators are gathered as a large escort of Northwest Mounted Police accompanies an open carriage which has just passed under the arch.
- Corporation
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Great Britain. Navy
- Sparrowhawk (Ship)
- Empress of India (Ship)
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia - Vancouver - Granville Street
- British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown
- Accession Number
- 7748
- Material Type
- photograph
- Physical Description
- Copy negative (10x13 cm)
- Photocopy display print (20x25 cm)
- Source print (20x25 cm)
- Copyright
- Public Domain
Images
Map Locations
49.28622,-123.11337