Littlebury collection [graphic materials] / Littlebury, Cyril R.
COLLECTION NUMBER VMM20
DATE(S) 1920-1930
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 782 photographs : b&w negatives
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY / BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Cyril Joseph Rowland Littlebury (1898-1936)
Cyril Joseph Rowland Littlebury was born in England in 1898 and moved with his family first to New Zealand, and then eventually to settle in Calgary, Alberta. After the death of his mother in 1927, Cyril Littlebury appears to have moved to Vancouver from Calgary, possibly with his father Arthur. Cyril is listed as printer in the 1929 business directory at the same residential address as Arthur. Initially he seemed to have worked as a commercial printer, and in the 1930 directory (Wriggley) they are listed as photographers. Cyril and Arthur probably worked together as photographers in 1935-1936. Up until recently, Cyril was mostly known for his photographs of railways. During his time in Calgary (from 1912 to 1927) he worked as a clerk for a lawfirm, a fireman for the CNR, and a pressman for his father’s printing business. His photographic work is unclear. There are thousands of images of trains and railways, mostly from the 1900s to the early 1930s. Had 29 pictures in total published in the British periodical, “The Railway Magazine”, between 1919-1934. There are also many holiday pictures of Vancouver, gardens and some buildings, presumably taken during any of the many visits out west. Cyril used to go down to Brockton or Prospect Points at Stanley Park and photograph the ships coming in. He would then develop them at night, and head down to the docks the next day where he would sell them to the passengers and crew.
Cyril was married in 1929, but divorced soon after. He passed away December 10, 1936 at the age of 40.
Sources:
Cyril R. Littlebury’s Canadian Pacific Railway – 1918 to 1933, by Donald M. Bain and Lance W. Camp. Camera Workers: The British Columbia Photographic Directory, 1858-1950 - L - Volume 2 (1901-1950)
SCOPE & CONTENT
Collection consists of 782 negatives. The majority of the images display Stanley Park and the Vancouver waterfront. Additional images are of Mr. Littlebury's travels.
Work on this collection is underway. Some photograph descriptions are missing or incomplete.
LANGUAGES English
RELATED MATERIALS See also the Cyril Littlebury fonds at UBC Rare Books & Special Collections.
RESTRICTIONS Reproductions: Public domain.
Collection Contents Littlebury collection (224 records)
Collection consists of 782 negatives. The majority of the images display Stanley Park and the Vancouver waterfront. Additional images are of Mr. Littlebury's travels.
Page 1 of 5 Work on this collection is underway. Some photograph descriptions are missing or incomplete.
Lumbermans Arch Stanley Park Princess Marguerite outbound CPR Piers B-C & D, from Royal Bank Bldg CPR Pier B-C Arrival of passenger ship CPR Dock Empress vessel tied to CPR dock CPR ocean & coastwise piers, from Marine bldg Photo of crowd at opening ceremony of Pier BC. Unloading coconut oil, SS Modjokerto, J.P.L. Pier C, CPR docks Ships loading at Burrard Elevators Loading lumber on freighters Loading luggage on Empress of Asia CPR Pier BC Vancouver Waterfront 1931 Prospect Point Prospect Point signal station Prospect Point Lighthouse Brockton Point Lighthouse Point Atkinson Lighthouse Point Atkinson Lighthouse RMS Empress of Japan Aircraft English Bay beach Prince Henry outbound English Bay sunset Empress of Japan lifeboat English Bay Pier at night Prospect Point Lighthouse and signal station Fog horn at Point Atkinson Lighthouse Stanley Park, Second Beach surf Speech by Mayor Taylor of Vancouver BC Prospect Point Lighthouse Gulls in the snow Grain stack near Cochrane Stanley Park rose trellis English Bay English Bay sunset Two tugs, moving three barges together Vancouver waterfront 1930 Fire at lumber yard Vancouver rooftops Vancouver roof tops Granville Street, downtown Vancouver Second Narrows Bridge Vancouver roof tops PCN Pacific Cove Navigation wharf CPR Pier BC from SS Princess Louise on cruise of harbour Captain Slater of Princess Louise Burrard Drydock, N. Vancouver BC Vancouver waterfront, circa 1924 CPR docks Brotchet Ledge light Relief Lightship No. 25 CNSS TSS Prince George, Skookum 1 & 2,Ryona & boom Deck of Prospect Point signal station
Page 2 of 5 Point Atkinson Lighthouse Point Atkinson Lighthouse Prospect Point signal station Point Atkinson Lighthouse Prospect Point lighthouse and boathouse Prospect Point lighthouse and boathouse Prospect Point signal station Capilano Lighthouse CPR Line along the Thompson River Canyon View from 3522 McGill St. Vancouver Empress of Australia at the CPR docks Speech by Mr. C.A. Cotterell Sunset English Bay English Bay, from Second Beach English Bay Littlebury standing in front of huge tree stump Capilano Suspension Bridge Point Atkinson Lighthouse Union Steamship approaching Bowen Island Littlebury on board Empress of Canada Yachting in First Narrows Paper scow submerged at Lapointe Pier Aboard Princess Adelaide BC Cement carrier ship SS Princess Patricia inbound to Vancouver Harbour SS Pacific Imp tugboat Sailing ship Prince Robert overtaking another steam ship at the First Narrows English Bay beach Second Beach surf Hastings Street and Vancouver waterfront Vancouver, Burrard Inlet Unloading silk RMS Empress of Canada Wheat field opposite McKendrick's farm Hay stack Mount Cathedral & CPR track Mount Dennis from 2 1/2 miles west of Field, BC Mount Stephen Tree Street scene Rose bush Rose garden at Stanley Park Cyril and Arthur Littlebury Arthur Littlebury & wife Unidentified woman Littlebury home Littlebury in garden Littlebury on porch of house Mrs. Littlebury Mrs. Littlebury with flock of chickens Kittens at Prospect Point signal station Littlebury at Prospect Point signal station SS Celtic Toboggan run Looking west, from east of Morley Alta. Wake of CPR ferry Arriving Nanaimo harbour
Page 3 of 5 Calgary Banff Road Cochrane Alberta from THG Hill Elbow River at Bragg Creek CPR Line at Banff PGE Railway East of Kew Beach Kamloops BC from Golf Course Hill Unknown freighter Looking west along Calgary Banff Highway Pleasure boats Twin Bridges Cochrane and the Littleburys Littleburys at school house Threshing crop The bridge on the main road Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Bridge over St. Lawrence Marble Canyon Cochrane, Alberta Hells Gate on the Fraser River Victoria waterfront Fraser Canyon Ogden Point lighthouse & breakwater Kicking Horse River Bowen Island gathering Waterfront scene Kicking Horse Canyon Lake Louise & Victoria glacier English Bay pier Malahat Highway, Hamsterly Looking east, Kicking Horse Canyon Canyon Road Kicking Horse River, looking west CPR hotel Sicamous Stanley Park entrance Boat locks Littlebury standing on rail tracks Point Atkinson Lighthouse Lytton Empress Hotel gardens Kicking Horse River Calgary/Banff road Plumper (Active) Pass, on board Princess Marguerite Garden sheds and gardens at Stanley Park Dog sled race Littlebury at Point Atkinson Littleburys at Butchart Gardens Fraser Canyon from highway Banff ski hill Fraser Canyon from highway Sunset over English Bay English Bay Sunset Bearspaw English Bay Sunset at Kitsilano beach Siwash Rock, Stanley Park Capilano Road Capilano Suspension Bridge
Page 4 of 5 Scene in Stanley Park among the trees Japanese monument Stanley Park Revelstoke Winter Carnival Women’s cross country race Revelstoke Winter Carnival ski jumping Ernie Field winning mountain descent ski race Ski jumping Fraser River and bridge Banff ski hill Banff ski hill Bow River scene Johnson Canyon 1923 crop near municipal golf links, Calgary Threshing 1923 crop Grainfield, Cheadle, Alberta 1926 crop Hay field of stooks Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Hay field and farm house Grain field, North Cochrane Grain field, North Cochrane Grain field, North Cochrane Wheat field on Morley Trail Grain field north of Calgary Grain field, Cheadle Grain field, Trotter’s farm near Shepard Grain field near Midnapore Grain field Citadel, Quebec City Wheat field, 1926 crop Grain field north of Calgary, Alberta Grain field, Trotter’s Farm Grain field, Trotter’s Farm Grain field, Chesterman Lake Road Grain field, South Road Wheat field off South Road Cutting grain near Midnapore, Alberta 1923 crop near municipal golf links Threshing 1923 crop Wheat field on Morley Trail Banff ski hill North Vancouver ferry dock from ferry no. 2 RCAF flying boat Unknown freighter Victory Square looking north Fraser River canyon CPR line along Thompson River canyon Damaged Princess vessel at the CPR dock Granville Street Brockton Point lighthouse, Stanley Park Model of HMS Victory Loading grain Niagara Falls Wapta Camp on Lake Wapta Victoria waterfront, Strait of Juan de Fuca
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