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Alvin Burtch subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58348
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alvin Burtch subseries
Physical Description
2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-02
BHS1993-12
BHS1995-07
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
History
Alvin Burtch was a British Columbia Electric Railway conductor who drove for the BCER for 38 years, 30 of those years on the Burnaby Lake Line. He was the driver for the line's final run in 1953, his 37th year of service. Burtch had a daughter named Hazel Cunningham, who grew up in Burnaby and married Friends of the Carousel member Harry Sumner.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Burtch, Alvin
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS067, PC493
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Railway City

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7535
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Photograph
Accession Code
BV016.7.9
Author
Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Geographical Branch
Contributor
Hopkins, D.
Donoahue, J.
Moller, Hans
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
City of Winnipeg
Manitoba Hydro
Province of Manitoba
Library and Archives Canada
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
c[1960]
Physical Description
52 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, col. pos.
Library Subject (LOC)
Documentary Films
Filmstrips
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Object History
Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
Notes
A Canadian Series educational filmstrip about the history of Winnipeg and its development as a railway city. Visual material was provided by: Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal; City of Winnipeg Engineering Departments; Manitoba Hydro Electric Board - Winnipeg; Province of Manitoba, Department of Industry and Commerce and The Public Archives of Canada - Ottawa.
Images
Documents
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