"Construction" found 158 records

Bert Porter on a steamroller

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1919] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1919] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lewis family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 140-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.

Subjects: Construction Tools and Equipment; Occupations - Labourers; Occupations - Civic Workers; Construction - Road Construction

Names: Porter, Bert

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Douglas Road

Images

Bert Porter on a steamroller, [1919] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail

Grading at Oakalla

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1915] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crew of men working on a rail car line at Oakalla Prison Farm.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1915] (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 ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-691

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crew of men working on a rail car line at Oakalla Prison Farm.

Subjects: Construction Tools and Equipment; Occupations - Railroad Labourers; Construction - Railroad Construction

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Caption at top of photograph reads, "Grading at Oakalla"

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

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Grading at Oakalla, [1915] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Agreement between City of Vancouver and Burnaby for future construction and maintenance work on Boundary Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 80099

Meeting Date: 10-May-1915

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 80099

Meeting Date: 10-May-1915

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 80099

10-May-1915 Meeting Minutes

Authorization of Engineer for Construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79437

Meeting Date: 1-Jun-1914

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79437

Meeting Date: 1-Jun-1914

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 79437

1-Jun-1914 Meeting Minutes

Bose Drain Construction on Portland Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 75964

Meeting Date: 7-May-1917

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 75964

Meeting Date: 7-May-1917

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 75964

7-May-1917 Meeting Minutes

Brick Houses under Construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 514-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2010-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Brick Houses under Construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 514-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2010-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Construction Tools and Equipment; Occupations - Labourers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Bridge Construction on Sperling Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79291

Meeting Date: 6-Apr-1914

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79291

Meeting Date: 6-Apr-1914

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 79291

6-Apr-1914 Meeting Minutes

Burnaby Waterworks Construction Staff, 1912

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 phototgraph : sepia ; 12.3 x 19.3 cm mounted on paper 13.3 x 20.1 mounted on cardboard 21.1 x 27.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Waterworks construction staff from 1912. The five men in the group are clearly identified by the printed information on the cardboard mount provided by the photographer. Standing in the back to the left is Inspector J.M. MacLean. Standing to the right is Inspector F. Howard. …

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 phototgraph : sepia ; 12.3 x 19.3 cm mounted on paper 13.3 x 20.1 mounted on cardboard 21.1 x 27.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Waterworks construction staff from 1912. The five men in the group are clearly identified by the printed information on the cardboard mount provided by the photographer. Standing in the back to the left is Inspector J.M. MacLean. Standing to the right is Inspector F. Howard. Seated on the left is Inspector John Parr. Seated in the middle is Supervising Engineer Campbell MacDonald. Seated on the right is Inspector N.W. Collins.

Subjects: Public Services - Utilities; Public Services - Public Works

Names: Burnaby Waterworks; Howard, F.; MacDonald, Campbell; Collins, N.W.; MacLean, J.M.; Parr, John

Accession Code: HV975.97.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1912

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-06

Photographer: Wadds, David

Notes: Transcribed title; Photographer is identified printed on the left side of matt below photograph: "D. WADDS, PHOTOGRAPHER"; Caption below photograph and printed on matt reads: "BURNABY WATERWORKS CONSTRUCTION STAFF, 1912 / INSPECTOR J.M. MACLEAN_INSPECTOR F.HOWARD / INSPECTOR JOHN PAR_SUPERVISING ENGINEER CAMPBELL MACDONALD_INSPECTOR N.W. COLLINS"

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Burnaby Waterworks Construction Staff, 1912, 1912 thumbnail

Construction at the Oakalla Site

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction work and land clearing at the site of the Oakalla Prison farm in the Deer Lake area. Three unidentified men can be seen standing in the background to the left.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-899

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction work and land clearing at the site of the Oakalla Prison farm in the Deer Lake area. Three unidentified men can be seen standing in the background to the left.

Subjects: Construction; Land Clearing

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Construction at the Oakalla Site, 1910 thumbnail

Construction Engineer be Authorized to Proceed with the Erection of Rock Bankers on the North Arm of the Fraser River

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 80199

Meeting Date: 29-Jul-1912

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 80199

Meeting Date: 29-Jul-1912

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 80199

29-Jul-1912 Meeting Minutes

Construction near completion for the Fairacres Mansion

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910 or 1911]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 7 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the final stages of construction for the Fairacres Mansion.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910 or 1911]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 7 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 241-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of the final stages of construction for the Fairacres Mansion.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy print accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6344 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Construction near completion for the Fairacres Mansion, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail

Construction of a Bose Drain through Lot 29 Block 2 DL 30

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79757

Meeting Date: 17-Nov-1913

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79757

Meeting Date: 17-Nov-1913

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 79757

17-Nov-1913 Meeting Minutes

Construction of a large building

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative

Scope and Content: Photograph of the frame of an unidentified multi-story building under construction. A few construction workers can be seen on and nearby the building.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative

Scope and Content: Photograph of the frame of an unidentified multi-story building under construction. A few construction workers can be seen on and nearby the building.