Archives Photos of the Day: Hockey

It’s no secret that hockey fever is alive and well in Vancouver… and it’s June. While it’s an unfamiliar feeling, it’s something this city’s been waiting for since Cyclone Taylor won the cup at the Denman Arena back in 1915. While browsing the Vancouver Archives’ blog, Authenticity, I noticed their latest post features hockey history in Vancouver. Fittingly, that will be the theme of today’s “Archives Photos of the Day” for June 8, 2011.

Date: 1920
Subject: Vancouver Women’s Hockey Team
Archives Item#: CVA 99-58

Date: 1930
Subject: Vancouver Lions Hockey Team
Archives Item#: CVA 99-3829

Date: 1930
Subject: Vancouver Lions Hockey Team Members
Archives Item#: CVA 99-3839

All photos above were taken by Stuart Thomson and are available on Flickr or through the Vancouver Archives online.

Date: 1920s
Subject: Vancouver Hockey Player
VPL Accession Number: 17993, 17996
Photographer: Stuart Thomson

Date: 1948
Subject: Vancouver Canucks, PCHL Championship Team Member
VPL Accession Number: 84097I
Photographer: Ray Munro

Date: 1948
Subject: Old Timers Hockey Game at the Forum
VPL Accession Number: 84067B
Photographer, Studio: Artray

Date: 1948
Subject: Vancouver Canucks Player
VPL Accession Number: 40963
Photographer, Studio: Province Newspaper

Date: 1950s
Subject: Breaking Up a Hockey Fight
VPL Accession Number: 41827A

Date: 1948
Subject: Hockey Finals, Seattle vs Vancouver Canucks
VPL Accession Number: 84075C
Photographer: Stu Hertz

All photos in the section above are from the Vancouver Public Library’s online archive.