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CP 5904 at Banff

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5904 (built in 1929) at Banff with the Rocky Mountains visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5904 (built in 1929) at Banff with the Rocky Mountains visible in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.40
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 5904"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "032"
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CP 6151 at Victoria

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3278
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1906]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 6151, a 0-6-0 Switcher (built in 1905 and 1906) at Victoria, British Columbia. A railway labourer looks to be cleaning or painting the side of the locomotive.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 6151, a 0-6-0 Switcher (built in 1905 and 1906) at Victoria, British Columbia. A railway labourer looks to be cleaning or painting the side of the locomotive.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Victoria
Accession Code
BV985.6114.50
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1906]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 6151 at/ Victoria"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "840"
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The Dominion leaving Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3256
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1921]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2717 (built in 1921) "The Dominion" leaving Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2717 (built in 1921) "The Dominion" leaving Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6114.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1921]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-12
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "The Dominion/ leaving Van/ CP 2717"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "48"
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Locomotive no. 2716

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3253
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the wheels of steam locomotive no. 2716 built in 1920 by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the wheels of steam locomotive no. 2716 built in 1920 by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "068"
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Locomotive no. 5115

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1716
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of steam locomotive no. 5115 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. A man in conductor's uniform is standing on the front of the train.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of steam locomotive no. 5115 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. A man in conductor's uniform is standing on the front of the train.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.110
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Locomotive no. 5115

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1717
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of steam locomotive no. 5115 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. A man in conductor's uniform is standing on the front of the train.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of steam locomotive no. 5115 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. A man in conductor's uniform is standing on the front of the train.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.111
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Locomotive no. 5811

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3322
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 5811 (built in 1919 and 1920) at a train station in Field, British Columbia.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 5811 (built in 1919 and 1920) at a train station in Field, British Columbia.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.95
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1919]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 5811at Field, BC"
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Locomotive no. 5902

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3272
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 5902 (built in 1929) stopped at an unidentified location. Men look to be making their way towards the train to board it.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, u.l. "055 [55 is crossed out]", inscribed in pencil, u.l. "32"
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 5902 (built in 1929) stopped at an unidentified location. Men look to be making their way towards the train to board it.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.44
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "055"
Handwritten note written in pencil over stamp reads: "32"
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Train stopped at Revelstoke

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3236
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 5903 (built in 1929) at Revelstoke with the Columbian Mountain range directly in the background. Steam is blowing out of the train as railway labourers work next to it. An unidentified man in a suit watches the scene from a distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 5903 (built in 1929) at Revelstoke with the Columbian Mountain range directly in the background. Steam is blowing out of the train as railway labourers work next to it. An unidentified man in a suit watches the scene from a distance.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Revelstoke"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "032"
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Union Pacific 5903

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3273
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Union Pacific locomotive no. 5903 (built in 1929) stopped at a train station in an unidentified location. A roof with a circular sign reading "10" at the right identifies the gate number.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Union Pacific locomotive no. 5903 (built in 1929) stopped at a train station in an unidentified location. A roof with a circular sign reading "10" at the right identifies the gate number.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.45
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: ""Union Pac 3939"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "641 F"
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Wheels of the CP 5900

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3247
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-12
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Power - a CP 5900 class"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "831F"
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Arthur Francis Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34492
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 13.5 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Arthur Francis Peers on a raft on Texas Lake. Arthur Peers, later of the Royal Canadian Navy and Order of the British Empire worked on the surveys for the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the late 1920s and documented a lot of the work through his photographs.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 13.5 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-199
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Arthur Francis Peers on a raft on Texas Lake. Arthur Peers, later of the Royal Canadian Navy and Order of the British Empire worked on the surveys for the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the late 1920s and documented a lot of the work through his photographs.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Transportation - Rafts
Occupations - Photographers
Names
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34862
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), photographed 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Central Park entrance arch with the "Central Park" electric sign. An Interurban tram can be seen on the right. This photograph used to be hung at the Central Park branch of the Burnaby Public Library.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), photographed 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
145-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Central Park entrance arch with the "Central Park" electric sign. An Interurban tram can be seen on the right. This photograph used to be hung at the Central Park branch of the Burnaby Public Library.
Subjects
Structures - Arches
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Parks
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Claude Hill pushing a wheelbarrow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39390
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill pushing a wheelbarrow near the beach at Yellow Point. People can be seen seated in beach chairs in the background but they are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-709
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill pushing a wheelbarrow near the beach at Yellow Point. People can be seen seated in beach chairs in the background but they are unidentified.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Transportation - Wheelbarrows
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Dump truck on Nicomen Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34338
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 10 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a dump truck dumping a load of fill, with three unidentified workmen standing nearby. The picture was taken at Nicomen Island during the construction of the dykes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 10 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-045
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a dump truck dumping a load of fill, with three unidentified workmen standing nearby. The picture was taken at Nicomen Island during the construction of the dykes.
Subjects
Construction
Geographic Features - Dykes
Transportation - Trucks
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Frank Warburton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35915
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Warburton painting white lines along Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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 ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-774
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Warburton painting white lines along Kingsway.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Warburton, Frank
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 3

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1925
Length
0:07:37
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's impressions of the neighbourhood he grew up in.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's impressions of the neighbourhood he grew up in.
Date Range
1925
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:07:37
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34511
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking east at Boundary Road. A sign on the right reads, "Burnaby / Vehicles must slow down at all schools and intersections marked thus: X." A sign on a building at the left reads, "Arctic Ice Cream." Central Park is on the right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
031-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking east at Boundary Road. A sign on the right reads, "Burnaby / Vehicles must slow down at all schools and intersections marked thus: X." A sign on a building at the left reads, "Arctic Ice Cream." Central Park is on the right.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Central Park
Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Maywood Area
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Mr. Manuel with a plough

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37512
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Manuel working a plough pulled by two horses at Cassie Avenue (later the location of Metrotown).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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 ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-100
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Manuel working a plough pulled by two horses at Cassie Avenue (later the location of Metrotown).
Subjects
Geographic Features - Fields
Transportation - Horses
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Plows
Occupations - Farmers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Cassie Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Painting Centre Line on Kingsway

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Warburton sitting backwards on a plank attached to the front of a car, as it is being driven. The make of the car is unidentified, but has wooden spoked wheels, running boards, and a soft convertible top. Mr. Warburton is painting the centre line on Kingsway. The photograph is…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Warburton sitting backwards on a plank attached to the front of a car, as it is being driven. The make of the car is unidentified, but has wooden spoked wheels, running boards, and a soft convertible top. Mr. Warburton is painting the centre line on Kingsway. The photograph is taken 1928 at corner of Grimmer and Kingsway. In the background of the photograph, to the left, there are residential houses with a parked car, and to the right, is a tall gas pump.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Warburton, Frank
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Grimmer Street
Accession Code
HV971.173.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-28
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The information in scope and content taken from earlier catalgue record from 1976, and verified by various accession and donation paperworks
Images
Less detail

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