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Four men on a cobblestone street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription287

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of four unidentified men in work clothes standing on a cobblestone street. There is a building to their left and a "hose house" in the back. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a tea kettle in one hand and a tea cup in the other, and pretending to pour. A m…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of four unidentified men in work clothes standing on a cobblestone street. There is a building to their left and a "hose house" in the back. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a tea kettle in one hand and a tea cup in the other, and pretending to pour. A man beside him is holding up a broom and pretending to play the guitar with it. The man standing on the right side of the photograph is holding a shovel with one hand. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Ed Johnson / Toronto" suggesting the location is Toronto and perhaps one of the men depicted is named Ed Johnson.

Subjects: Occupations - Labourers

Accession Code: HV983.42.27

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Four men on a cobblestone street, [190-] thumbnail

Frank Salt at work

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1305

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of George Salt working with an unidentified fellow labourer. George Salt is wearing overalls and holding a wood planer in his hands. The other man is wearing a striped shirt with suspenders and is resting his right hand on an axe handle.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of George Salt working with an unidentified fellow labourer. George Salt is wearing overalls and holding a wood planer in his hands. The other man is wearing a striped shirt with suspenders and is resting his right hand on an axe handle.

Subjects: Occupations - Woodworkers; Occupations - Labourers

Names: Salt, George

Accession Code: BV998.66.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 02-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Salt at work, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original) thumbnail

Three men in front of newly constructed house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3084

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men in work clothes standing in front of a large two storey house that appears to be newly constructed.

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 three men in work clothes standing in front of a large two storey house that appears to be newly constructed.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Occupations - Labourers

Accession Code: HV973.110.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 16/8/2006

Scale: 100

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

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Three men in front of newly constructed house, [190-] thumbnail

Vancouver Engineering Works Machinery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription479

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-](date of orignal), copied 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large piece of machinery being operated by a man depicted on the left side of the photograph. The machinery has a centre piece that seems to be rotating, with two spouts on the side, dumping out fluid into large containers that are placed under them. An annotation on the back of t…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large piece of machinery being operated by a man depicted on the left side of the photograph. The machinery has a centre piece that seems to be rotating, with two spouts on the side, dumping out fluid into large containers that are placed under them. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Vancouver Engineering Works."

Subjects: Public Services - Public Works; Occupations - Labourers

Names: Vancouver Engineering Works Limited

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV978.14.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-](date of orignal), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-01

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Vancouver Engineering Works Machinery, [190-](date of orignal), copied 1978 thumbnail

Vancouver Engineering Works steam donkey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription471

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (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 the interior of a large steel foundry. Tucked under the metal brace structures on the left of the photograph are steam donkeys. There is a man lowering a large gear in the centre on a pulley. In the foreground, to the right, is a wheelbarrow. An annotation on the back of the photo …

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 the interior of a large steel foundry. Tucked under the metal brace structures on the left of the photograph are steam donkeys. There is a man lowering a large gear in the centre on a pulley. In the foreground, to the right, is a wheelbarrow. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Vancouver Engineering Works - Steam Donkeys."

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Tools and Equipment; Occupations - Labourers

Names: Vancouver Engineering Works Limited

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV978.14.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-] (date of original), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-01

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Vancouver Engineering Works steam donkey, [190-] (date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail