Photo Reproduction Services
The Vancouver Police Museum’s photographic collection is comprised of over 10,000 images that depict the history of the Vancouver Police Department and the history of the City of Vancouver from the 1880s to the present.
Access to our photograph collection is not currently available online, however our image database is available for public use at the museum, by appointment.
Ordering Prints
Prints ordered from the Vancouver Police Museum are to be used for research or private use only, unless permission for publication or commercial use is applied for and granted.
All photos must be picked up at the Vancouver Police Museum, and must be paid for in full. Payments can be made in cash, by cheque, credit card, or debit card.
Please contact research@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca for pricing or to make an appointment to view the image database.
Conditions of Use (Commercial and Publication)
Permission to reproduce, transmit, distribute, or otherwise use photographs from the Vancouver Police Museum’s collection must be obtained in advance. Permission is for non-exclusive, one-time-use of a single image.
A permission fee may be charged for ventures where publication or commercial use for profit is intended. The Vancouver Police Museum does not intend for the fee to be onerous, and mutually beneficial trades can be negotiated.
Permission fees are not required for personal or private use, for use by non-profit societies or for use by newspapers, community cable, TV, or news broadcasts.
All reproductions – each individual item - must be credited to the Vancouver Police Museum. Reproductions distributed electronically must contain the credit or caption as part of the image.
Copyright Information
Photographs held by the Vancouver Police Museum are subject to provisions in the Copyright Act. Photographs taken before December 31st, 1948 are generally in the public domain. However, the Vancouver Police Museum may not own copyright to materials in the collection. Those purchasers seeking permission to use photographs for commercial purposes are responsible for determining whether any use of copyright material does or does not constitute infringement of copyright.