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British Columbia Electric Railway Company line car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35515
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930] (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 the L.6BCER, a British Columbia Electric Railway line car, used to repair overhead power lines along interurban tracks. Photographed near Jubilee Station, between Imperial and Nelson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930] (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.
204-373
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the L.6BCER, a British Columbia Electric Railway line car, used to repair overhead power lines along interurban tracks. Photographed near Jubilee Station, between Imperial and Nelson.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Maintenance Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park Interurban line
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Wally Westerman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Cultivators
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Tractors
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "587"
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Personal material

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett personal papers series
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-008
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Performances - Concerts
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Transportation
Persons - Royalty
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Simnett, Frederick "Fred"
Simnett, Mary Ann
Lansdowne, James Fenwick
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together
Simnett personal papers series
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Blythe Eagles in the garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37183
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Blythe Eagles with his shirt off, working in the garden.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
331-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-21
Scope and Content
Photograph of Blythe Eagles with his shirt off, working in the garden.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
Geographic Features - Gardens
Names
Eagles, Dr. Blythe
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5655 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Frances Fleming and Jack Waplington

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5128
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Fleming (nee Waplington) with her father, Jack Waplington. They are standing outside an unidentified house and Frances is holding a shovel while Jack is holding a pickaxe and smoking a pipe.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph is pasted to a small page from a notebook with photograph above overlapping the top left hand corner of the photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Fleming (nee Waplington) with her father, Jack Waplington. They are standing outside an unidentified house and Frances is holding a shovel while Jack is holding a pickaxe and smoking a pipe.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
Names
Waplington, John "Jack"
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Accession Code
BV016.46.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1934]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Aug-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was attached to a small sheet of lined paper along with another photograph with handwritten text below and on back of page. Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Handwritten entry by Frances Waplington on verso of page is dated "Oct. 11, 1915" and refers to her wedding day when she married Ray Fleming.
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George and Dorothy Easthope gardening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97778
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George and Dorothy Easthope harvesting vegetables from their backyard garden at 6711 Halifax Street. Dorothy sits on a chair separating the greens from a wheelbarrow of carrots as George stands next to her, holding out a cabbage to the camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Easthope family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
451-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2003-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of George and Dorothy Easthope harvesting vegetables from their backyard garden at 6711 Halifax Street. Dorothy sits on a chair separating the greens from a wheelbarrow of carrots as George stands next to her, holding out a cabbage to the camera.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
Names
Easthope, George Jr.
Easthope, Dorothy May Parkes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black pen on verso reads: "Dorothy May (Parkes) Easthope (b.1903) and George Easthope (b. 1905). Back yard at residence, 6671 Halifax St., Burnaby B.C.
Geographic Access
Halifax Street
Street Address
6671 Halifax Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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John McCalburn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37108
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5. x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John McCalburn working for Burnaby as a labourer. He is cutting the grass along the side of the road with a one-horse mower.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5. x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
318-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1995-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of John McCalburn working for Burnaby as a labourer. He is cutting the grass along the side of the road with a one-horse mower.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Occupations - Labourers
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
Names
McCalburn, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "John working for Burnaby, 1 horse mower 1930s / Found this in my treasures + thought you would like to have it. Does this bring back memories or what?"
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Archie Brown-John cutting wood

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Archie Brown-John and an unidentified man working with a crosscut saw to cut firewood. Archie is on the left, wearing a fedora.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of Archie Brown-John and an unidentified man working with a crosscut saw to cut firewood. Archie is on the left, wearing a fedora.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Names
Brown-John, Archie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bill and Jackie Martin

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill and his younger brother Jackie Martin, each pushing their own wheelbarrow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
525-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill and his younger brother Jackie Martin, each pushing their own wheelbarrow.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Names
Martin, Dr. Bill
Martin, Dr. Jackie
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Martin, William
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Spruce Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Bill Dunbar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37959
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Dunbar working in a field at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938] (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 ; 3.4 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-546
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Dunbar working in a field at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road.
Subjects
Occupations - Farmers
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Names
Dunbar, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Bill Price and his steam donkey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36996
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Price and the steam donkey engine he operated for logging.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935 (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 ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-454
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Price and the steam donkey engine he operated for logging.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Names
Price, William Francis "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Blacksmith shops

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?] (date of originals), copied [1971]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w composite ; 26 x 30.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 32 x 39 cm
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of various aspects of unidentified blacksmith shops including interiors, equipment and exteriors.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w composite ; 26 x 30.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 32 x 39 cm
Material Details
Composite is comprised of ten photographs
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of various aspects of unidentified blacksmith shops including interiors, equipment and exteriors.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Blacksmiths
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV000.18.8
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-?] (date of originals), copied [1971]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Record appears to be a part of the Burnaby Centennial Committee or the Century Park Museum Associaton. Jon Newby was a board member of either of these committees.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/8/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Boy with a push mower

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1418
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified young boy (toddler aged) in a striped shirt and a cloth diaper, standing beside a push mower. There are two houses in the background with two children standing on the sidewalk. The location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
The name "velox" is lightly printed on the back of the photo paper: thus, the photograph is printed on Kodak velox photo paper made in early 1900s for amateur photography.
stamped on verso, l.r. [upside down] "139"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified young boy (toddler aged) in a striped shirt and a cloth diaper, standing beside a push mower. There are two houses in the background with two children standing on the sidewalk. The location is not identified.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Tools and Equipment
Accession Code
BV985.5792.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1935]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Bulldozer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34152
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 23, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man standing beside a small John Deere bulldozer described as the "supply machine" at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site. Piles of lumber can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 23, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-069
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man standing beside a small John Deere bulldozer described as the "supply machine" at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site. Piles of lumber can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bulldozer clearing a Forested Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.79
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Bulldozer clearing a lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.81
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Bulldozer operator

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34141
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 18, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of bulldozer operator, Mr. Chapman seated in a bulldozer at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 18, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-057
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of bulldozer operator, Mr. Chapman seated in a bulldozer at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Charles Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34181
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 20, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charles Street where a man is using machine to dig a ditch; the side of the truck reads, "Alfred Horie Construction Co. Ltd." Houses under construction can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 20, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-098
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charles Street where a man is using machine to dig a ditch; the side of the truck reads, "Alfred Horie Construction Co. Ltd." Houses under construction can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Geographic Features - Ditches
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Alfred Horie Construction Company Limited
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Charles Street
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Construction of the Westminster Rollerway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37111
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print + 6 p.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of the Westminster Rollerway at 660 Edmonds Street (renumbered 7850 Edmonds Street). A "Commercial Truck Co. Ltd." construction crane is in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Joe Russel subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print + 6 p.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
320-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1995-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of the Westminster Rollerway at 660 Edmonds Street (renumbered 7850 Edmonds Street). A "Commercial Truck Co. Ltd." construction crane is in the foreground.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Westminster Rollerway
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Electric power transmission tower construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1618
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of electric power transmission towers. There are two trucks and a few unidentified men working on the construction, and a tent is put up in front of trees to the right side of the photograph. Also to the right is a BC Electric Railyway company car, with a sign above t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of electric power transmission towers. There are two trucks and a few unidentified men working on the construction, and a tent is put up in front of trees to the right side of the photograph. Also to the right is a BC Electric Railyway company car, with a sign above the rear window that reads, "B.C. Electric Ry.Co." and "1252" on the door. A man in a suit is standing by driver's door. The people and location are unidentified.
Subjects
Energy Production Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Construction
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
HV976.251.23
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
22/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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