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The panoramic photography of W. J. Moore 1913-1939

A selection of sixteen of the panoramas from this display, originally shown at the Vancouver Museum, will be on view indefinitely in the Archives' Gallery.

This exhibition, organized by the City of Vancouver Archives, provides unique historical views of Greater Vancouver from 1913 to 1939 through a selection of black-and-white panorama photographs by commercial photographer, W. J. Moore.

Moore specialized in panoramas, working with a No. 8 Cirkut Outfit camera. He demonstrated experience, skill and planning to master the mechanical and aesthetic considerations of the panoramic format. The photographs have a unique shape: 8 inches high and varying widths up to 8 feet.

The selection of historic panoramic photographs featured in the exhibition document the industrial development of False Creek, shipbuilding and other local industries, as well as people, neighbourhoods, civic events, the waterfront and cityscapes.

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English Bay Beach - Detail of Image from the Exhibit

[bathers and boaters in the water and on the beach, taken from the end of the pier]

English Bay beach, Sylvia Court Apartments (decorated for the Great Peace Celebrations) and bathhouses from the English Bay Pier.
July 19, 1919.
City of Vancouver Archives PAN. N. 77

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