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Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, looking east over Stanley Park and the Burrard Inlet. A printed description accompanying the photograph reads: "A view of the Lower Mainland taken along Burrard Inlet. The block of land in the lower centre of the photograph is Stanley Par…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 486-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-14

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, looking east over Stanley Park and the Burrard Inlet. A printed description accompanying the photograph reads: "A view of the Lower Mainland taken along Burrard Inlet. The block of land in the lower centre of the photograph is Stanley Park with the business section of the City of Vancouver connected thereto. To the left of the Inlet is the City and District of North Vancouver and just above Vancouver is the District of Burnaby. The mountains at the extreme top of the photograph are the Coastal Range and are over a hundred miles away. The mountains to the left can be reached by a fifteen-minute drive from the city. Presented with the compliments of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby."

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption; Caption on recto reads: "Lower Mainland"; Printed description adhered to verso of photograph

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North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34633

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.2 x 24.4 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of North Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.2 x 24.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 069-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of North Burnaby.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood); Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood); Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area; Willingdon Heights Area; West Central Valley Area; Capitol Hill Area

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Construction site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34215

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 29, 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 five men standing outside at a construction site. Buildings, houses and lumber can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 29, 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.: 010-131

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of five men standing outside at a construction site. Buildings, houses and lumber can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Industries - Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Construction site, June 29, 1947 thumbnail

Cunningham family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77527

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Montgomery family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) Charles "Cleve" Cunningham, his wife Ruth Cunningham holding their son Fred "Freddie" Cunningham Jr, with Freddie's grandparents Edna Cunningham and Fred Cunningham on the right. The three generations of Cunninghams are standing in front of Fred and Edna Cunningham's house…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Montgomery family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 554-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) Charles "Cleve" Cunningham, his wife Ruth Cunningham holding their son Fred "Freddie" Cunningham Jr, with Freddie's grandparents Edna Cunningham and Fred Cunningham on the right. The three generations of Cunninghams are standing in front of Fred and Edna Cunningham's house on Douglas Road (this house was given heritage designation by the City of Burnaby in 1996).

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Heritage

Names: Cunningham, Charles "Cleve"; Cunningham, Fred; Cunningham, Fred Jr. "Freddy"; Cunningham, Ruth; Cunningham, Edna Elizabeth

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Cleve / Fredie [sic] / Ruth / Auntie Ed / Onkie / Burnaby / 1920? / or /30?"

Street Address: 3555 Douglas Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Hart House and property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36611

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hart House and surrounding property.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Anne Macey subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 309-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hart House and surrounding property.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Hart House and property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36612

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Anne Macey subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 309-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Hart House and property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36613

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Anne Macey subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 309-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Sperling Avenue near Burris Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37942

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946 or 1947] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sperling Avenue near Burris Street in the snow. Burnaby United Church is the second building from the right. The photograph was taken facing northwest.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946 or 1947] (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 ; 3.5 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-529

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sperling Avenue near Burris Street in the snow. Burnaby United Church is the second building from the right. The photograph was taken facing northwest.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Buildings - Religious - Churches

Names: Burnaby United Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue; Burris Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Sperling Avenue near Burris Street, [1946 or 1947] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory464

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1911-1990

Length: 00:05:22

Summary: This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Dep…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Department in 1911.

Date Range: 1911-1990

Length: 00:05:22

Subjects: Public Services - Fire Protection; Documentary Artifacts - Photographs

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 21, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:43:35

Interviewee Name: Nixon, Al

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Al Nixon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_1.mp3

202 Delta Avenue under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37638

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the house at 202 Delta Avenue under construction.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (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 ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-226

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the house at 202 Delta Avenue under construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Delta Avenue

Street Address: 202 Delta Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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202 Delta Avenue under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37639

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the house at 202 Delta Avenue under construction.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949] (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 ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-227

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the house at 202 Delta Avenue under construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Delta Avenue

Street Address: 202 Delta Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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202 Delta Avenue under construction, [1949] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

311 Madison Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37616

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a side view of 311 Madison Avenue, in the snow. The photograph was taken from Madison Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949 or 1950] (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 ; 3.0 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-204

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a side view of 311 Madison Avenue, in the snow. The photograph was taken from Madison Avenue.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Madison Avenue

Street Address: 311 Madison Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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311 Madison Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37617

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the front of 311 Madison Avenue, taken from across the street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-205

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the front of 311 Madison Avenue, taken from across the street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Madison Avenue

Street Address: 311 Madison Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

311 Madison Avenue, [1941] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

1007 Gilley Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38080

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back of 1007 Gilley Avenue (later renumbered 8416 Gilley Avenue).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949 or 1950] (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 ; 3.0 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-667

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back of 1007 Gilley Avenue (later renumbered 8416 Gilley Avenue).

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilley Avenue

Street Address: 8416 Gilley Avenue

Planning Study Area: Stride Hill Area

Images

1007 Gilley Avenue, [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

1796 1st Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37677

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back view of 1796 1st Street taken from a distance (later renumbered 7419 1st Street). The house was built before 1918.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940] (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 ; 3.9 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-265

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back view of 1796 1st Street taken from a distance (later renumbered 7419 1st Street). The house was built before 1918.