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Audels carpenters and builders guide #4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics, and all wood workers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3670
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV000.3.3
- Call Number
- 694 GRA
- Contributor
- Emery, Thomas J.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- T. Audel & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Physical Description
- 4 v. (xvi, 1546 p.) : ill. : 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "H. A. McCallum" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf and first page of chapter 47] "WALTER GALLOWAY BOOKSTORE 135 HASTINGS ST. E. VANCOUVER, B.C." [Stamped in purple ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- "Thomas J. Emery--associate."
- Includes index.
- Author's full name and date : Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-
![Construction of a large building, [1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100014.jpg?width=280)
Construction of a large building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3083
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the frame of an unidentified multi-story building under construction. A few construction workers can be seen on and nearby the building.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the frame of an unidentified multi-story building under construction. A few construction workers can be seen on and nearby the building.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
![Construction of a large building, [1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100014.jpg)
![Construction of Elworth, [1922] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0037_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Construction of Elworth
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription676
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Phoptograph of the construction of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. and Mary Bateman's house "Elworth." The path in the garden to the front porch has already been established in the photograph, and the frames of the house are erected, with side panels being fitted for the first floor. At least three people …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Phoptograph of the construction of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. and Mary Bateman's house "Elworth." The path in the garden to the front porch has already been established in the photograph, and the frames of the house are erected, with side panels being fitted for the first floor. At least three people are sitting by the openings made for the windows. Stamped on the back of the photo: "216." The house is located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV976.37.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1922]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Construction of Elworth, [1922] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0037_0001_001.jpg)
Construction of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription903
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- March 19, 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. The photograph is ta…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. The photograph is taken from the same angle as HV975.105.1. There is a freight wagon loaded with lumber, pulled by two horses on Douglas Road. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "March 19th 1929 / The first load of lumber taken for the construction of St St [sic] Therese [sic] Church on the Grandview Highway / Burnaby BC."
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Canada Way
- Laurel Street
- Accession Code
- HV975.105.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- March 19, 1929
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from an acquisition record from the time of the accession
Images
Dress construction and finishing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5004
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.6.18
- Call Number
- 746.9 WOM
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pa.
- Publisher
- International Educational Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Physical Description
- 67 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Finished" [Handwritten in pencil on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Dressmaking--Study and teaching
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Object History
- Home sewing course used by Burnaby residents in the 1920's
Images
Elworth under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription147
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1920
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman's Elworth house under construction. Husband and wife Edwin and Mary Bateman are sitting on the unfinished porch with two unidentified women.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman's Elworth house under construction. Husband and wife Edwin and Mary Bateman are sitting on the unfinished porch with two unidentified women.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV986.21.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1920
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-02
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "ELWORTH HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION" and "# 6"
Images
Elworth under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription148
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman's Elworth house under construction. Husband and wife Edwin and Mary Bateman are at the unfinished front steps with an unidentified woman.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman's Elworth house under construction. Husband and wife Edwin and Mary Bateman are at the unfinished front steps with an unidentified woman.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV986.21.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1921
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-02
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "ELWORTH HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION EDWIN + MARY BATEMAN + ?" and "# 7"
Images
Steam boilers, their construction, care and operation, with questions and answers.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2138
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.19.2
- Call Number
- 621.184 SWI 1929
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Frederick J. Drake & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 303 p. : illus. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "H Simon / Dawson Lamb / S.S. Reynolds /J.R. Ritchie / June 1947" -first line written in pen, next two lines in pencil and in different hand, and last two lines in ink and possibly in another hand on opposite page to title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Steam-boilers
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and dates: Swingle, Calvin F. (Calvin Franklin), 1846.
![Historic photo of Cariboo Road, [190-] date of original, copied [198_] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0860_001.jpg?width=280)
Historic photo of Cariboo Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13516
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the man.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Cariboo Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.860
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Historic photo of Cariboo Road, [190-] date of original, copied [198_] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0860_001.jpg)
![Gilmore Avenue School, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0099_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription569
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-?] (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 Gilmore Avenue School, with additions being built. Visible are two cars parked by the school on the right side of the photograph, and construction barricades on one side of the building. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Addition to Gilmore Avenue School / No date."
- 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 Gilmore Avenue School, with additions being built. Visible are two cars parked by the school on the right side of the photograph, and construction barricades on one side of the building. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Addition to Gilmore Avenue School / No date."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Construction
- Names
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV977.99.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [192-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gilmore Avenue School, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0099_0011_001.jpg)
Power Dam at Powell River
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3489
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Subjects
- Structures - Dams
- Construction
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3f
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1924
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
Power Dam at Powell River
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3512
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction. Labourers are visible working with a pile driver and tractor pulley at the top of the dam.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction. Labourers are visible working with a pile driver and tractor pulley at the top of the dam.
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3ab
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1924
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
Power Dam at Powell River
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3514
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Subjects
- Structures - Dams
- Construction
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3ai
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1924
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
Power Dam at Powell River
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3515
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Subjects
- Structures - Dams
- Construction
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3ap
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1924
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
Power Dam at Powell River
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3516
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction.
- Subjects
- Structures - Dams
- Construction
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3ar
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1924
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
to accommodate the increase
in population. At this point in Burnaby’s
population explosion, many children of WW II
veterans were entering grade 8, requiring the
construction of several Junior High Schools
over the next ten years, including McPherson,
Alpha, Moscrop, Kensington and Cariboo Hill.
There was no
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
in 1886. The construction of
an electric interurban tramline between these two
cities created the impetus for local landowners and
residents to incorporate the Municipality of Burnaby
in 1892. Early growth, however, was hampered by
the onset of an economic depression in the 1890s.
Despite this setback
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
in the inlet was revived with
the announcement chat Port Moody would become the terminus for the Canadian
Pacific Railway in 1879. It provided the only route for New Westminster residents
who wished to access Burrard Inlet during the real estate frenzy and construction
activity that began at the head of Port
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7608
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [2022]
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHI
and European miners.
RBCM d-08746
�Chinese railroad workers played a key role in
the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway
(CPR). From 1881 to 1885, over 17,000 Chinese
railroad workers were recruited to complete the
western portion of the railway, which connected
British Columbia to Nova Scotia across
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV022.8.1
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHI
- Contributor
- City of Burnaby
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [2022]
- Physical Description
- 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Chinese--British Columbia--History
- Pharmacy--Canada
- Pharmacy--United States
- Pharmaceutical museums
- Directories
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Object History
- Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.
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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Call Number
- 971.1 BUR COPY 3
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� L a n d o f P r o m i s e 25
In September of 1860, Robert Burnaby was again called upon to chair a
meeting which had been scheduled to discuss the construction of a new
road between Esquimalt and Victoria
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282850
- 9780969282853
- Call Number
- 971.1 BUR COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical Description
- 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
- Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
- British Columbia--History--1849-1871
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.