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Horse drawn wagon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12942
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[199_]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a yellow wagon being driven by a man with a cowboy hat and pulled by two Belgian horses as visitors look on. They are heading down Hill Street inside Burnaby Village Museum. Children are getting rides in the wagon. A sign on the side of the wagon reads "Hillside Farms / Belgians / Map…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a yellow wagon being driven by a man with a cowboy hat and pulled by two Belgian horses as visitors look on. They are heading down Hill Street inside Burnaby Village Museum. Children are getting rides in the wagon. A sign on the side of the wagon reads "Hillside Farms / Belgians / Maple Ridge B.C...." The Village Trading Company and General Supply Store are visible on the right.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.619
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[199_]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Vancouver Terminus of tramway to New Westminster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38454
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 12 cm on 12 x 14.5 cm backing
Scope and Content
Photograph of four people and a few teams of horses standing in the street next to an interurban car. A caption with the photograph reads: "Vancouver terminus of tramway to New Westminster."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 12 cm on 12 x 14.5 cm backing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
445-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of four people and a few teams of horses standing in the street next to an interurban car. A caption with the photograph reads: "Vancouver terminus of tramway to New Westminster."
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Images
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Claude and Kitty

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39578
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1892 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a hat and a young child riding in a horse-drawn carriage; possibly Mr. L.C. Hill and Kitty Hill being pulled by Kitty's horse Tom.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1892 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-897
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a hat and a young child riding in a horse-drawn carriage; possibly Mr. L.C. Hill and Kitty Hill being pulled by Kitty's horse Tom.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Ed Brown family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46003
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 jpg. : sepia
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Ed Brown family home. This was the first home of Ed and Jennie Brown on Royal Oak Avenue and was built by Ed. Ed can be seen sitting in the wagon with two of his daughters, Hazel and Inez, while Jennie is on the verandah. The other men in the photograph are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Physical Description
1 jpg. : sepia
Description Level
Item
Record No.
298-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Ed Brown family home. This was the first home of Ed and Jennie Brown on Royal Oak Avenue and was built by Ed. Ed can be seen sitting in the wagon with two of his daughters, Hazel and Inez, while Jennie is on the verandah. The other men in the photograph are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Brown, Ed
Brown, Hazel
Ervin, Inez Brown
Brown, Jennie Birtch
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Images
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Kitty driving a horse-drawn carriage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38776
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill driving a horse-drawn carriage, most likely at the family home, Broadview, in the Burnaby Lake area.
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 : sepia ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-095
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill driving a horse-drawn carriage, most likely at the family home, Broadview, in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Carriages
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Street Address
5730 Buckingham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Phillips family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36768
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Phillips family, parents and two children, in a horse and buggy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-123
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Phillips family, parents and two children, in a horse and buggy.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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At the front gate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57727
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with large front gate. A man in a suit and cheese-cutter is leaning against the gate, watching a girl push two babies in a baby carriage. The girl is wearing a dress and an elaborate hat and the babies are both wearing large bonnets and frilled dresses. Both the location and t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-028
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with large front gate. A man in a suit and cheese-cutter is leaning against the gate, watching a girl push two babies in a baby carriage. The girl is wearing a dress and an elaborate hat and the babies are both wearing large bonnets and frilled dresses. Both the location and the individuals are unidentified.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Carriages
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Boy with baby in a carriage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1384
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy in a smock standing beside a baby in a carriage. There is a crocheted blanket over the baby. Visible in the background are barrels and laundry drying on lines. The inscription on the photograph identifies the children as Christopher and Elspeth, and dates it August 1914. Their r…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
inscribed in black ink, verso, t. "Christopher &/ Elspeth./ August.1914."
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy in a smock standing beside a baby in a carriage. There is a crocheted blanket over the baby. Visible in the background are barrels and laundry drying on lines. The inscription on the photograph identifies the children as Christopher and Elspeth, and dates it August 1914. Their relationship to Burnaby is not known.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Accession Code
BV985.5756.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1914
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-01-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Child on Douglas Road sidewalk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38184
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child in a baby carriage on a board sidewalk on Douglas Road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915 or 1916] (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 ; 4.5 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-771
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child in a baby carriage on a board sidewalk on Douglas Road.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Transportation - Carriages
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Thais Bonnett in her Oriole cart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37002
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thais Bonnett in her "Oriole" cart.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-460
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thais Bonnett in her "Oriole" cart.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Names
Halford, Thais S. Bonnett
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Woman pushing a baby carriage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38774
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm (cut) on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman pushing a child in a stroller.
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 ; 5.5 x 10 cm (cut) on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-093
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman pushing a child in a stroller.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Bob Love's boat on wagon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19648
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon pulled by horses. A man is standing in the boat with reins in hands, while another man is standing below and three men are standing next to the boat and trailer. The boat is being transported down a lush trail with ferns and trees.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon pulled by horses. A man is standing in the boat with reins in hands, while another man is standing below and three men are standing next to the boat and trailer. The boat is being transported down a lush trail with ferns and trees.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Boats
Accession Code
BV022.32.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
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Streetcars in the Kootenays : Nelson's tramways, 1899-1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1436
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Parker, Douglas V.
Publication Date
c1992
Call Number
388.46 PAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0920805027
Call Number
388.46 PAR
Author
Parker, Douglas V.
Place of Publication
Edmonton, Alta.
Publisher
Havelock House
Publication Date
c1992
Physical Description
xvi, 196 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Street railways : their construction, operation, and maintenance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5427
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-
Publication Date
1991
Call Number
388.46 FAI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0920805000
9780920805008
Call Number
388.46 FAI
Author
Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-
Place of Publication
Edmonton
Publisher
Havelock House
Publication Date
1991
Physical Description
vii, 485 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Railway World / 150 Water Street / Vancouver V6B 1B2 / British Columbia Canada", printed on gold sticker attached to front cover page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Transportation
Street-railroads--Maintenance and repair
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Notes
Includes indexes.
"A photo-reproduced version of the original of 1892."
Originally published: New York : Street Railway Pub. Co., 1892.
Author full name: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-.
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3735-3765 and 3815-3835 First Ave

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93753
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 25, 1992
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
47 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of the commercial-industrial buildings and loading bays located at 3735-3765 and 3815-3835 1st Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 25, 1992
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
47 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of the commercial-industrial buildings and loading bays located at 3735-3765 and 3815-3835 1st Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Industrial
Transportation - Trucks
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Young, Richard
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 92-139-B
Geographic Access
1st Avenue
Street Address
3735 1st Avenue
3815 1st Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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Air-brake pumps : triple valves and brake valves, air-brake troubles, operating and testing trains, foundation brake gear, air signal-system, high-speed brake, no. 6 E T locomotive brake, P C passenger brake equipment, L N passenger brake equipment, type K freight triple valves, train control

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3315
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Publication Date
1912
Call Number
620.7 INT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV991.14.1
Call Number
620.7 INT
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Place of Publication
Scranton, PA.
Publisher
International Textbook Co.
Publication Date
1912
Series
I. C. S. Reference Library
Printer
Allied Printing
Physical Description
viii, 1 v. (various pagings), xxvi : ill. : 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Valves
Brakes
Railroads--Brakes
Transportation
Railroad trains
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Notes
Includes index.
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Barnet Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35436
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the North Pacific Lumber Company mill at Barnet. The plume of smoke is from a Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-294
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the North Pacific Lumber Company mill at Barnet. The plume of smoke is from a Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph has been cropped
Geographic Access
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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BCMT & Co. Train

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4228
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 2017
Collection/Fonds
Robinson-Surgenor collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a B.C.M.T. & Company steam locomotive, the 40-ton seven-spot Montreal locomotive. Crew on and around train.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robinson-Surgenor collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a B.C.M.T. & Company steam locomotive, the 40-ton seven-spot Montreal locomotive. Crew on and around train.
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV016.52.13
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 2017
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Mar-15
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Scanned from photograph negative
Images
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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Series
Burnaby historical reference collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
"Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
Scope and Content
Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
History
Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
Creator
Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
Publisher
Railway Pictures Incorporated
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"
Horne, Frank Harry
Accession Code
BV012.37.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1990
Media Type
Moving Images
Related Material
See also BV020.5.1060
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
Images
Video

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4
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Bob Love's boat on wagon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19649
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men with Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon. One man is seated on the wheel of the wagon and the other two men are standing in front.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men with Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon. One man is seated on the wheel of the wagon and the other two men are standing in front.
Subjects
Transportation - Boats
Transportation - Wagons
Accession Code
BV022.32.71
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
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