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Copy of Official British Columbia Road Maps

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Physical Description
1 map : lithographic print on sheet ; 43 x 56 cm folded to 22 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of Road maps of British Columbia presented by Union Oil Company of Canada Limited. Includes seventeen maps printed on both sides of sheet. One side of sheet includes ten separate road maps titled "Cariboo"; "Chilcotin Plateau"; "150 Mile House to Prince George"; "Prince George - Burns…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of British Columbia and Canada series
Physical Description
1 map : lithographic print on sheet ; 43 x 56 cm folded to 22 x 11 cm
Material Details
Scale not defined
Scope and Content
Item consists of Road maps of British Columbia presented by Union Oil Company of Canada Limited. Includes seventeen maps printed on both sides of sheet. One side of sheet includes ten separate road maps titled "Cariboo"; "Chilcotin Plateau"; "150 Mile House to Prince George"; "Prince George - Burns Lake"; "Burns Lake - Hazelton"; "Similkameen - Nicola"; "Salmon Arm to Revelstoke"; "Ashcroft to Salmon Arm / Kamloops to Vernon"; "Okanagan Valley"; "Boundary District". Other side of sheet includes seven road maps titled "Vancouver Island"; "Vancouver to Yale"' "Fraser Canyon Section Cariboo Road"; "Lytton to 150 Mile House"; "Arrow and Kootenay Lakes"; "The Kootenays"; "Columbia Valley". When folded, cover of maps reads "COPY OF / OFFICIAL / BRITISH COLUMBIA / ROAD-MAPS" / Presented by / UNION OIL / COMPANY / of Canada Ltd."; verso of cover includes advertisement for Union Motor oil "MOTORITE"; inside cover includes advertisement for Union Gasoline with title reading "See Canada's Evergreen Playground".
Creator
Union Oil Company of Canada Limited
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Responsibility
Union Oil Company of Canada Limited
Accession Code
HV972.179.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-17
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Images
Less detail

Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription447
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1897] (date of original), copied 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected to serve in the municiality as councillor from 1895 to 1903 and as Reeve from 1904 to 1905.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Stanley Street
Accession Code
HV978.1.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1897] (date of original), copied 1978
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Janet Anderson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37455
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet Anderson standing behind her family home at 3908 Norland Avenue (previously numbered 4437 Norland Avenue). The photograph was taken facing northwest. The completed Sprott overpass over the Trans Canada Highway can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-043
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet Anderson standing behind her family home at 3908 Norland Avenue (previously numbered 4437 Norland Avenue). The photograph was taken facing northwest. The completed Sprott overpass over the Trans Canada Highway can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Anderson, Janet
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Norland Avenue
Street Address
3908 Norland Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Madelaine Anderson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37452
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Madelaine Anderson at the back of her home at 3908 Norland Avenue (previously numbered 4437 Norland Avenue), facing northwest. The Sprott overpass over the Trans Canada Highway can be seen under construction in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-040
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Madelaine Anderson at the back of her home at 3908 Norland Avenue (previously numbered 4437 Norland Avenue), facing northwest. The Sprott overpass over the Trans Canada Highway can be seen under construction in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Gardens
Names
Anderson, Madelaine Carroll
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Photo is missing pieces at centre and bottom left
Geographic Access
Norland Avenue
Street Address
3908 Norland Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail