"Dominion Bridge Company" found 6 records

Alan Gentles and John Prescott of the Dominion Bridge Company

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (at left) Alan S. Gentles, the General Manager of Dominion Bridge Company from in a brown-checkered suit and John S. Prescott, Manager of Dominion Bridge Company in a grey-checkered suit (with a name sticker on the lapel) at the "Twenty-five Year Club Dinner." Both men are standing b…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (at left) Alan S. Gentles, the General Manager of Dominion Bridge Company from in a brown-checkered suit and John S. Prescott, Manager of Dominion Bridge Company in a grey-checkered suit (with a name sticker on the lapel) at the "Twenty-five Year Club Dinner." Both men are standing behind a table set with cups, glasses and a wine glass full of cigarettes. Alan S. Gentles was General Manager from 1960 to 1976 and John Prescott was Manager from 1949 to 1976.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; Gentles, Alan S.; Prescott, John S

Accession Code: BV003.46.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "25 YR CLUB DINNER/ 1976"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Left MR ALAN S. GENTLES GEN MGR 1960-1976 / Right JOHN S PRECOT [sic] MGR 1949-1976 he closed the plant"

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Alan Gentles and John Prescott of the Dominion Bridge Company, 1976 thumbnail

Employees' Entrance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79403

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the employees' entrance to the Dominion Bridge building on Boundary Road.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-278

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the employees' entrance to the Dominion Bridge building on Boundary Road.

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Cook, Alan

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Henning Drive

Street Address: 3880 Henning Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

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Employees' Entrance, October 1976 thumbnail

Siemens Track Vehicle

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. According to the photographer, this vehicle was bought by BC Hydro under the NDP government (1972-1975) to initiate rapid transit but it was never used partly beca…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-275

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. According to the photographer, this vehicle was bought by BC Hydro under the NDP government (1972-1975) to initiate rapid transit but it was never used partly because of the wrong gauge on existing rail lines.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Cook, Alan

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Henning Drive

Street Address: 3880 Henning Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

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Siemens Track Vehicle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79401

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-276

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Cook, Alan

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Henning Drive

Street Address: 3880 Henning Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

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Stored Buses

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows stored buses in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. BC Hydro took over the building in 1976. According to the photographer, it was built in 1928-1929 with the north section being added in 1943. The north section was used as a mun…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-274

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows stored buses in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. BC Hydro took over the building in 1976. According to the photographer, it was built in 1928-1929 with the north section being added in 1943. The north section was used as a munitions plant during World War II.