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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19604
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.
- History
- Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Events - Festivals
- Government
- Government - Federal Government
- Migration
- Occupations
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Religions
- Religions - Christianity
- Religions - Hinduism
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Names
- Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"
- Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"
- Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC)
- Westminster Bible Chapel
- Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)
- Responsibility
- Binks, James
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Audio Tracks
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3![Jubilee station, [1952] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-682.jpg?width=280)
Jubilee station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38095
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1952] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 21.5 x 26.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jubilee Station of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company on the Central Park Interurban line. A woman can be seen on the left.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1952] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 21.5 x 26.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-682
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jubilee Station of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company on the Central Park Interurban line. A woman can be seen on the left.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Jubilee station, [1952] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-682.jpg)
![Keith Hartney, [195-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-120.jpg?width=280)
Keith Hartney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35263
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Keith Hartney, streetcar mechanic for the B.C. Electric Railway Company. He later became foreman. He came to Vancouver Heights in 1919 at the age of four with parents Jack Hartney and Jessie Hartney (nee Strachan).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-120
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Keith Hartney, streetcar mechanic for the B.C. Electric Railway Company. He later became foreman. He came to Vancouver Heights in 1919 at the age of four with parents Jack Hartney and Jessie Hartney (nee Strachan).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Mechanics
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Keith Hartney, [195-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-120.jpg)
![Kitsilano Car Barn at night, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199200230001.jpg?width=280)
Kitsilano Car Barn at night
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1208
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1223, 1203 and 1208 lined up one after the other at the Kitsilano Car Barn at night in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1223, 1203 and 1208 lined up one after the other at the Kitsilano Car Barn at night in Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV992.23.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "1223 - 1203 - 1208" [smudged and unclear]
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
Images
![Kitsilano Car Barn at night, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199200230001.jpg)
Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36001
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the last trip for Tram no.1231 (and two others) on the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, as they arrive at Douglas Road station.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Geoff Meugans subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 208-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the last trip for Tram no.1231 (and two others) on the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, as they arrive at Douglas Road station.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/431-001.jpg?width=280)
Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38412
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Marnie Currie and Grant Washington standing in front of the Burnaby Lake Interurban car dressed in period costume. The photograph was taken at Douglas Road station just prior to the tram's last run through Burnaby. A sign attached to the car reads: "Last trip, good-bye trams, Pupils o…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 431-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Marnie Currie and Grant Washington standing in front of the Burnaby Lake Interurban car dressed in period costume. The photograph was taken at Douglas Road station just prior to the tram's last run through Burnaby. A sign attached to the car reads: "Last trip, good-bye trams, Pupils of Douglas School, Burnaby."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Last trip of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line, October 1953 (date of original), copied [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/431-001.jpg)
![Notice, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
Notice
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription994
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a notice sign that was posted inside a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. It reads; "The Government of the Province of British Columbia / NOTICE / Spitting in this car is contrary to law, and is punishable by fine or imprisonment. / By Order / Provincial Board of Health. / BCER 1…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a notice sign that was posted inside a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. It reads; "The Government of the Province of British Columbia / NOTICE / Spitting in this car is contrary to law, and is punishable by fine or imprisonment. / By Order / Provincial Board of Health. / BCER 1203-B42."
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Notice, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0003_001.jpg)
PCC streetcar number 431
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2880
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 Apr. 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) streetcar 431. The running board reads "14 HASTINGS EAST". There is a bow tie paint job on the front of the car.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) streetcar 431. The running board reads "14 HASTINGS EAST". There is a bow tie paint job on the front of the car.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 22 Apr. 1955
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "16th Ave Barns / Friday April 22 1955 / 4:22 AM"
Images
Standard Oil Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34567
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28.0 x 35.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery storage and shipping area, along the Burrard Inlet.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28.0 x 35.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 052-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery storage and shipping area, along the Burrard Inlet.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eton Street
- Street Address
- 4403 Eton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Standard Oil Stanovan Refinery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34566
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.8 x 35.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery process area, Burrard Inlet. The area is lit up at night. Photograph of the Standard Oil Refinery at night. After the government broke up Standard Oil in 1911, its West Coast operations became the Standard Oil of California (SoCal), owning t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.8 x 35.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 052-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery process area, Burrard Inlet. The area is lit up at night. Photograph of the Standard Oil Refinery at night. After the government broke up Standard Oil in 1911, its West Coast operations became the Standard Oil of California (SoCal), owning the Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Ltd, and adopting the name Chevron in the 1970's.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Refineries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Industrial Photographers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Eton Street
- Street Address
- 4403 Eton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Theodore Olaf Brue, [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250072.jpg?width=280)
Theodore Olaf Brue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 18 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue in his British Columbia Provincial Police uniform (regimental number 873). From 1947 to 1954, Theodore Brue was in charge of the Terrace, British Columbia detachment. In 1950, when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police took over the provincial police forces, he became a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 18 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue in his British Columbia Provincial Police uniform (regimental number 873). From 1947 to 1954, Theodore Brue was in charge of the Terrace, British Columbia detachment. In 1950, when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police took over the provincial police forces, he became a member of the RCMP.
- Accession Code
- BV001.25.72
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For a laser copy of the same photographic image, see BV004.23.45
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Theodore Olaf Brue, [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250072.jpg)
Tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36097
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Columbian Newspaper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 222-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Tram 1223, [195-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-507.jpg?width=280)
Tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37044
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.0 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban line, tram no. 1223.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.0 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-507
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban line, tram no. 1223.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
Images
![Tram 1223, [195-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-507.jpg)
![Tram 1223, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription995
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1223. The tram's sign reads; "Steveston." According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, and the acquisition record, the tram is at Marpole station in Vancouver. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 - …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Details
- inscribed in pencil, verso, u.l. "BCER 1223- 31/ MARPOLE BC"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1223. The tram's sign reads; "Steveston." According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, and the acquisition record, the tram is at Marpole station in Vancouver. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 - 31 / Marpole BC."
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Tram 1223, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0004_001.jpg)
![Tram 1223 parked at Edmonds Loop, [1955] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/222-021.jpg?width=280)
Tram 1223 parked at Edmonds Loop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36098
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223 parked at Edmonds Loop. The no. 52 Nelson bus stop is visible on the right-hand side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Columbian Newspaper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 222-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223 parked at Edmonds Loop. The no. 52 Nelson bus stop is visible on the right-hand side.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Tram 1223 parked at Edmonds Loop, [1955] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/222-021.jpg)
Tram at Burnaby Lake Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1218
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- August 26, 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1236. Next to the tram is a small wooden shelter with a sign on the side that reads, "BURNABY LAKE", and a silhouetted person walking on the platform.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1236. Next to the tram is a small wooden shelter with a sign on the side that reads, "BURNABY LAKE", and a silhouetted person walking on the platform.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Accession Code
- BV992.23.11
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- August 26, 1951
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1236 Burnaby Lake Station Aug 26 1951"
Images
Tram at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1224
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- August 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1232 and 1223 going across on a bridge at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver. There is a larger bridge to the left of the photograph.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1232 and 1223 going across on a bridge at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver. There is a larger bridge to the left of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV992.23.17
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- August 1957
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1232-1223/ MARPOLE TRESTLE/ 8/57"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "R. D. WEBSTER" [address is smudged out]
Images
![Tram no. 1007, [between 1930 and 1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200200200001.jpg?width=280)
Tram no. 1007
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1611
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no.1007 with "CENTRAL PARK" written on the front board sign and a uniformed conductor at the wheel. The Central Park Interurban rail line connected the Central Park neighbourhood to Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph has scalloped edges
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no.1007 with "CENTRAL PARK" written on the front board sign and a uniformed conductor at the wheel. The Central Park Interurban rail line connected the Central Park neighbourhood to Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV002.20.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Steventon, William A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamped on verso of photograph reads: "RAILROAD ["BCE" written in pencil]/ CAR NUMBER ["1007" written in pencil]/ LOCATION / [note on restriction on reproduction]/ WILLIAM A. STEVENTON, Hawkins, Wisconsin"
Images
![Tram no. 1007, [between 1930 and 1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200200200001.jpg)
Tram no. 1221 south of 25th Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1216
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1221, south of 25th Avenue in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1221, south of 25th Avenue in Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV992.23.9
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1953
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1221 1953/ S of 25th AVE"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
Images
Tram no. 1222 at Marpole
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1240
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- February 27, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1222 at Marpole on its last night of service. There is a station building to the left and the destination board sign reads, "STEVESTON".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1222 at Marpole on its last night of service. There is a station building to the left and the destination board sign reads, "STEVESTON".
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV992.23.33
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- February 27, 1958
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1222 MARPOLE 2/27/58 / LAST NIGHT OF SERVICE."
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
Images
