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Motor Vehicle Testing Station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars, trucks, and other vehicles in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Avenue. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of the road, facing southeast.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-655

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars, trucks, and other vehicles in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Avenue. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of the road, facing southeast.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks; Transportation

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: van Mannen, Mark

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 103

Geographic Access: Wayburne Drive

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Motor Vehicle Testing Station, April, 1978 thumbnail

Edith Clayton, Buckingham Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1915

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edith Clayton (left, with hat) and an unidentified girl pushing a cart holding a doll.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1915

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-198

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edith Clayton (left, with hat) and an unidentified girl pushing a cart holding a doll.

Subjects: Toys - Dolls; Transportation - Carts

Names: Clayton, Edith

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Edith Clayton, Buckingham Avenue, 1915 thumbnail

Lyle Le Grove and wagon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38071

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1919] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lyle Le Grove kneeling on a wagon at the back of 3250 Neville Street (later renumbered 5422 Neville Street).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1919] (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 ; 4.6 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-658

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lyle Le Grove kneeling on a wagon at the back of 3250 Neville Street (later renumbered 5422 Neville Street).

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Wagons

Names: Le Grove, Frederick Carlyle "Lyle"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Neville Street

Street Address: 5422 Neville Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Lyle Le Grove and wagon, [1919] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Penny farthing bicycle inside the bicycle and buggy shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Nov. 1971

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of interior of the bicycle and buggy shop at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. A penny farthing bicycle is suspended from the ceiling of the shop and several children's wagons can also be seen in the photograph.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of interior of the bicycle and buggy shop at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. A penny farthing bicycle is suspended from the ceiling of the shop and several children's wagons can also be seen in the photograph.

Subjects: Events - Openings; Transportation - Bicycles; Toys

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV016.56.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 19 Nov. 1971

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 05-Jun-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Penny farthing bicycle inside the bicycle and buggy shop, 19 Nov. 1971 thumbnail

3951 and 3953 Hastings Street from Lane

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a truck and a car parked in the lane behind 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 366-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1998-12

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a truck and a car parked in the lane behind 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Street Address: 3951 Hastings Street; 3953 Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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3951 and 3953 Hastings Street from Lane, [196-] thumbnail

Edmonds Interurban station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.2 x 10.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile at the Edmonds Interurban Station. A man appears to be changing the car tires, and three men are on the station platform.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Stride family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.2 x 10.8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 001-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile at the Edmonds Interurban Station. A man appears to be changing the car tires, and three men are on the station platform.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

Edmonds Interurban station, [1912] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985] thumbnail

Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1939-1972

Length: 0:10:04

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-fo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-forties, as well as changes that he has seen from his time growing up to the time of raising his own children.

Date Range: 1939-1972

Photo Info: Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.

Length: 0:10:04

Subjects: Transportation - Buses; Transportation - Automobiles; Agriculture - Farms

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 5, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:54

Interviewee Name: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

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Man at swap meet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Spring 1974

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man surrounded by boxes and wares on the site of the Lougheed Drive-In Theatre for a swap meet. The man is raising a cup to his mouth and is standing next to the back of a truck. There are automobiles and trucks visible behind him.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man surrounded by boxes and wares on the site of the Lougheed Drive-In Theatre for a swap meet. The man is raising a cup to his mouth and is standing next to the back of a truck. There are automobiles and trucks visible behind him.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Lougheed Drive-In Theatre

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Accession Code: BV022.9.38

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Spring 1974

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Man at swap meet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Spring 1974

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man wearing a hat and sheep skin coat standing next to furniture and housewares on the site of the Lougheed Drive-In Theatre for a swap meet. Automobiles are parked next to him and in parking spaces behind.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man wearing a hat and sheep skin coat standing next to furniture and housewares on the site of the Lougheed Drive-In Theatre for a swap meet. Automobiles are parked next to him and in parking spaces behind.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Lougheed Drive-In Theatre

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Accession Code: BV022.9.39

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Spring 1974

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Man at swap meet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Spring 1974

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man wearing a hat standing next to an automobile or van on the site of the Lougheed Drive-In Theatre for a swap meet. A martial arts jacket and belt are hanging from the door of the automobile. The man is wearing a large button with a photograph of a man's face.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man wearing a hat standing next to an automobile or van on the site of the Lougheed Drive-In Theatre for a swap meet. A martial arts jacket and belt are hanging from the door of the automobile. The man is wearing a large button with a photograph of a man's face.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Lougheed Drive-In Theatre

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Accession Code: BV022.9.40

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Spring 1974

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Motor Vehicle Testing Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93699

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. The sign in the foreground reads "Passenger vehicles and small trailers only." The photograph is taken facing southeast.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-656

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. The sign in the foreground reads "Passenger vehicles and small trailers only." The photograph is taken facing southeast.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: van Mannen, Mark

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 104

Geographic Access: Wayburne Drive

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Motor Vehicle Testing Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93700

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. The sign in the foreground reads "Passenger vehicles and small trailers only."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-657

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. The sign in the foreground reads "Passenger vehicles and small trailers only."

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: van Mannen, Mark

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 105

Geographic Access: Wayburne Drive

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Motor Vehicle Testing Station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars being tested in the interior of a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. An attendant is working on an automobile in the foreground. The photograph is taken looking into the station, facing north.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-658

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of cars being tested in the interior of a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. An attendant is working on an automobile in the foreground. The photograph is taken looking into the station, facing north.

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: van Mannen, Mark

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 106

Geographic Access: Wayburne Drive

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Motor Vehicle Testing Station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. Cars are lined up to be tested and one car in the foreground is jacked up while two attendants inspect its underneath. The photograph is taken looking into the station, facing north.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-659

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Drive. Cars are lined up to be tested and one car in the foreground is jacked up while two attendants inspect its underneath. The photograph is taken looking into the station, facing north.

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: van Mannen, Mark

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 107

Geographic Access: Wayburne Drive

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Seven people on road with automobile and bikes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19933

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women and five men with Model T Ford automobile and bicycles on a road or bridge. Two women and man are seated in the automobile and a man is standing and leaning alongside. Two men are standing next to the car with bicylces.Tall trees are visible in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women and five men with Model T Ford automobile and bicycles on a road or bridge. Two women and man are seated in the automobile and a man is standing and leaning alongside. Two men are standing next to the car with bicylces.Tall trees are visible in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Bicycles

Accession Code: BV022.32.355

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

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Seven people on road with automobile and bikes, [191-] thumbnail

Simon Fraser University students hitchhiking

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38219

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1975 and 1979] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a line of Simon Fraser University students hitchhiking beside a bus shelter. The bus shelter sign reads, "Gaglardi Way."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1975 and 1979] (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 ; 2.6 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-806

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a line of Simon Fraser University students hitchhiking beside a bus shelter. The bus shelter sign reads, "Gaglardi Way."