About Images

The images in this Gallery have been selected from the Vancouver Public Library's large collection of historical photographs, housed in the Special Collections Department on Level 7 at the Central Library.

In some cases, photographs have been cropped for the purpose of this website. Uncropped images can be viewed in the Special Collections Department.

Prints of all historical photographs are available for purchase. For more information, please see Special Collections' Historical Photographs webpage.

Photo banner: Detail from VPL Historical Photograph 78362