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![Dow, Fraser and Company Limited, [1915] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0077_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Dow, Fraser and Company Limited
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1915]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm photogravure
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett standing on the doorway to a store with large signs for a branch of Dow, Fraser & Co. Limited for real estate, loans, and fire insurance. The trust company is advertised on the sign as having been established in 1900. There is another store in the bu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm photogravure
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett standing on the doorway to a store with large signs for a branch of Dow, Fraser & Co. Limited for real estate, loans, and fire insurance. The trust company is advertised on the sign as having been established in 1900. There is another store in the building that is unidentified. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett was the branch manager of the Dow, Fraser company which started in Burnaby circa 1915. The store was located on the corner of McKay Avenue and the BC Electric Railway tracks. Later, a top storey was added to the building. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Burnaby Branch Office. / E.W.H. Bennett / Manager."
- Geographic Access
- McKay Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV977.77.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1915]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Dow, Fraser and Company Limited, [1915] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0077_0001_001.jpg)
![Granville Street, Vancouver, [1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0008_001.jpg?width=280)
Granville Street, Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1069
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 9.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Granville Street, looking north. Signs for "Fletchers Pianos" and the "Colonial Theatre" can be seen. The north shore is faintly visible across Burrard Inlet.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 9.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Granville Street, looking north. Signs for "Fletchers Pianos" and the "Colonial Theatre" can be seen. The north shore is faintly visible across Burrard Inlet.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Buildings - Commercial
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV972.50.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Photographer
- Dean, H.M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Granville St. - 1910."
Images
![Granville Street, Vancouver, [1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0008_001.jpg)
![Woman standing outside a Grocery Store, [191-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1984/1984_0051_0054_001.jpg?width=280)
Woman standing outside a Grocery Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription270
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9.1 x 13.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing outside a grocery store. The store is a unit on the ground level of a brick building, behind which another building is visible. The display window includes stacks of canned goods, and advertisements for Rowntree's Cocoa, butter and margarine.…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9.1 x 13.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing outside a grocery store. The store is a unit on the ground level of a brick building, behind which another building is visible. The display window includes stacks of canned goods, and advertisements for Rowntree's Cocoa, butter and margarine. The sign on top of the display window was partially blocked by putting something over the area while printing the photograph. It reads, "Family Grocer [blocked letters] & Corn Dealer."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Accession Code
- HV984.51.54
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-10-31
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Woman standing outside a Grocery Store, [191-?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1984/1984_0051_0054_001.jpg)
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
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
Street railways : their construction, operation, and maintenance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5427
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0920805000
- 9780920805008
- Call Number
- 388.46 FAI
- 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
- 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-.
![Interurban tram 1223, [between 1993 and 1994] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0004_1262_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17224
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1993 and 1994]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Railway Interurban Tram number 1223 under wooden shelter on site at the Burnaby Village Museum. The ground is covered with snow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Railway Interurban Tram number 1223 under wooden shelter on site at the Burnaby Village Museum. The ground is covered with snow.
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.1262
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1993 and 1994]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-08-31
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban tram 1223, [between 1993 and 1994] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0004_1262_001.jpg)
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
- 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
- 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
Trolleycars : streetcars, trams and trolleys of North America : a photographic history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1377
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919768911
- Call Number
- 388.46 SUL
- Place of Publication
- Mississauga, Ont.
- Publisher
- Fenn
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index.
Crowd at Edmonds and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription717
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of C…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of Canada at this time.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- HV976.42.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
- Related Material
- To see photographs from the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1912, see HV976.152.2 - .5 For another copy of the same image that is cropped differently, see HV977.99.32 The photograph HV977.99.32, from a different source, is also a copy print.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Copy print is of an original photographic postcard
Images
![Edmonds Area in Burnaby, [1910] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0099_0020_001.jpg?width=280)
Edmonds Area in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription578
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910] (date of original), copied 1977
- 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 Edmonds Street area. There are a few buildings, including houses, built along the road that is lined with large electric power poles. Near the centre a tram is going by a landmark building that was located on the corner of Edmonds Street and Kingsway known as the Edmonds Block.
- 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 Edmonds Street area. There are a few buildings, including houses, built along the road that is lined with large electric power poles. Near the centre a tram is going by a landmark building that was located on the corner of Edmonds Street and Kingsway known as the Edmonds Block.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- HV977.99.20
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1910] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Edmonds Area in Burnaby, [1910] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0099_0020_001.jpg)
![Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island, [between 1998 and 2011] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2887
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1998 and 2011]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurba…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Material Details
- Inkjet print of a digital image on white photocopy paper.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurban trams on the line between Science World and Granville Island. These tracks were formerly used as a frieght railway right-of-way.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1998 and 2011]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island, [between 1998 and 2011] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0011_001.jpg)
![Interurban, Ceperley and Madill houses and Deer Lake, [ca. 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2018/2018_0015_0003_007.jpg?width=280)
Interurban, Ceperley and Madill houses and Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4622
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; negatives 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs taken from original photographs of the Ceperley house and grounds "Fairhaven", the Madill family and house, Deer Lake, an Interurban train with "Westminster" signage on the front of the roof next to an unidentifed siding building and an unidentified two storey wood fra…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; negatives 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs taken from original photographs of the Ceperley house and grounds "Fairhaven", the Madill family and house, Deer Lake, an Interurban train with "Westminster" signage on the front of the roof next to an unidentifed siding building and an unidentified two storey wood frame house with two towers on either side of the verandah.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Ceperley, Grace
- Accession Code
- BV018.15.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Notes
- Title based on content of photographs
Images
![Interurban, Ceperley and Madill houses and Deer Lake, [ca. 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2018/2018_0015_0003_007.jpg)
Opening of Hastings Street Tramline Extension
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3182
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 23 Dec. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the opening of the Hastings Street Tramline Extension, Capitol Hill. The man in the centre of the photograph (with the light-coloured coat) and in front of the mounted police officer, has been identified as Joe Toffaletto (he headed up the BCER construction team which built this line …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Material Details
- printed on the photograph, recto, u.l. "Reeve MacGregor + Councillors of Burnaby/ with Officials of the B.C.E.R. at the/ Opening of Burnaby's New Tram Extension/ on Hastings St. East. Dec 23. 1913./ Photograph by J. Phillips/ Capitol Hill P.O."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the opening of the Hastings Street Tramline Extension, Capitol Hill. The man in the centre of the photograph (with the light-coloured coat) and in front of the mounted police officer, has been identified as Joe Toffaletto (he headed up the BCER construction team which built this line and who was also known as the anchor for the BCER tug-of-war team). Reeve McGregor is standing near the door to the tram, holding a pipe in one hand and a cane in the other (he is also the only man wearing a bow-tie) and Eber Stride is standing directly in front of the tram, wearing a three-piece suit with a white shirt and bowler hat. British Columbia Electric Railroad official R.H. Sperling and BCER general executive agent Fred R. Glover (his topcoat is open) are standing second from right and third from right respectively. The remainder of the men are unidentified although, Councillors Coldicutt, MacDonald, Mayne and MacPherson, with municipal engineer MacPherson, British Columbia Electric Railroad chief engineer G.R.G. Conway and traffic agent for the city J.B. Rainey, solicitor A.E. Beck, chief inspector W. Whitenick, traffic superintendent James Hilton and Burnaby resident W.J. Holdom, Motorman C.C. Cameron and Conductor A. Sherman are said to be pictured.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Toffaletto, Joe
- McGregor, Duncan C., 1853-1929
- Stride, Eber
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV985.5398.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 23 Dec. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-23
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
St. Andrew's YPSCE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription985
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- August 2, 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 22.9 cm, mounted on cardboard on 17.9 x 31.8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway observation car no. 124, full of people who are seated or standing. A conductor is at the front of the car, and there are stations and/or houses behind the observation car. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, front lower right: …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 22.9 cm, mounted on cardboard on 17.9 x 31.8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway observation car no. 124, full of people who are seated or standing. A conductor is at the front of the car, and there are stations and/or houses behind the observation car. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, front lower right: "St. Andrew's Y.P.S.C.E. Aug. 2. '10." YPSCE might stand for Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- HV973.26.143
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- August 2, 1910
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of BCER car # 124, but from a different year, see photograph hv972.142.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
Welcome arch for the Duke of Connaught
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription716
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. People are milling around the arch, dressed in their finery. The Connaught tram car that Prince Arthur arrived in is parked on the right. Prince Arthur was Governo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. People are milling around the arch, dressed in their finery. The Connaught tram car that Prince Arthur arrived in is parked on the right. Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- HV976.42.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Richmond Park Area
- Related Material
- To see photographs from the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1912, see HV976.152.2 - .5
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Robert Henderson on motorcycle, [1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200800460002.jpg?width=280)
Robert Henderson on motorcycle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2868
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1917]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : tiff
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : tiff
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.
- History
- Robert Henderson was a member of the Burnaby Municipal Police from 1910 to an unknown date. There is also an image of him riding a motorcycle and he appears in a number of group photos. The first motorcycles used by the Burnaby Police were three "Excelsiors". They were replaced in a short time by Harley Davidson's. From Policing in Burnaby thesis in Reference library.
- Names
- Henderson, Robert "Bob"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV008.46.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1917]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Colour photocopy accompanying
Images
![Robert Henderson on motorcycle, [1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200800460002.jpg)
Burnaby Waterworks Construction Staff, 1912
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription901
- 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. …
- 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.
- 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"
Images
Corporal Cameron of the North West mounted police: a tale of the Macleod Trail
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5987
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Call Number
- 813.5 RAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.29.2
- Call Number
- 813.5 RAL
- Author
- Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Westminster Co.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Physical Description
- 454 p. : 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Allen Seager" [handwritten on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Police
- Notes
- Author name is a nom de plume
Mancatcher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4933
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Fossum, Jack, 1905-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Call Number
- 971 FOS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.23.61
- ISBN
- 092176202X
- Call Number
- 971 FOS
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Fossum, Jack, 1905-
- Place of Publication
- [Comox, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Lindsay Press
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Printer
- Friesen & Sons
- Physical Description
- 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Property of Ted Brue" "from daughter" "Janette Jan-1992" [handwritten in blue ink]
- Notes
- "An immigrant's story of logging, policing and pioneering in the Canadian west" -cover
The way it was : fifty years of RCMP memories : early twenties to early seventies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3856
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.23.62
- Call Number
- 971 SAU
- Author
- Saul, Don
- Contributor
- Hertzog, Ernie
- Spalding, Frank
- Willes, Ed
- Place of Publication
- [Victoria, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Victoria Division, RCMP Veterans Association
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Printer
- Hemlock Printers
- Physical Description
- 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Ted Brue" "from Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Oct - 1991" [handwritten in blue ink on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Police
- Notes
- "Edited by Don Saul" -T.p. "Illustrations by Ernie Hertzog, Frank Spalding, Ed Willes" -T.p. "The way it was 50 years of RCMP memories" -cover