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Automatic equipment being installed

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men working with rows of equipment at the British Columbia Telephone Company Glenburn Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Automatic equipment being installed in the new Glenburn exchange. / B.C. Telephone Company…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
111-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men working with rows of equipment at the British Columbia Telephone Company Glenburn Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Automatic equipment being installed in the new Glenburn exchange. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp and annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St. Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588 / 06569-7"
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Boundary Road and Kingsway

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings at Boundary Road and Kingsway, southwest corner. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "The new Hemlock (automatic) and old Dexter (manual) exchanges. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
113-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings at Boundary Road and Kingsway, southwest corner. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "The new Hemlock (automatic) and old Dexter (manual) exchanges. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St. Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588"
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Images
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Glenburn Telephone Exchange

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Glenburn Telephone Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Glenburn Automatic Exchange at Delta and Parker streets. To be cutover in March, 1959. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
111-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Glenburn Telephone Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Glenburn Automatic Exchange at Delta and Parker streets. To be cutover in March, 1959. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Graphic Industries Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption at bottom of photograph reads, "British Columbia Telephone Company"
Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Photo by Graphic Industries Ltd. / File No. 3841-2 / Vancouver, Canada Mutual 1-4174"
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Sperling School Grade Eight Graduating Class

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sperling School students and their teacher sitting and standing in four rows outside. Identified from the back row (standing), left to right are: Ian Wallace, Alf Backman, Robert Curley, Donald Keyes, George Wyckham, Alf Vickson, David Armitage, Keith Morrison, Frank Head. Third row (…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
463-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sperling School students and their teacher sitting and standing in four rows outside. Identified from the back row (standing), left to right are: Ian Wallace, Alf Backman, Robert Curley, Donald Keyes, George Wyckham, Alf Vickson, David Armitage, Keith Morrison, Frank Head. Third row (standing) left to right are: Principal William Wallace, Albert Salter, Harvey Patterson, Elaine Craig, Maxine Fedora, Joanne Keyes, Shirley Cuthbertson, Norman Evans, Jimmy Dronsfield, Ken Gould. Second row (sitting) from left are: Lorraine Sutton, Maureen Olafson, Carrie Metcalf, Betty Savage, Louise Moore, Shirley Scuffi, Karen Svenson, Violet Vickson, Pat Deacon, Graeme Smith. Front row (sitting) from left to right are: David Johnson, Ted Nordin, Dennis Robinson, Charlie Peck, Eddy Morrison, Bobby Burke.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Sperling Avenue School
Wallace, Ian
Backman, Alf
Curley, Robert
Keyes, Donald
Wyckham, George
Vickson, Alf
Armitage, David
Morrison, Keith
Head, Frank
Wallace, William
Salter, Albert
Patterson, Harvey
Fedora, Maxine
Keyes, Joanne
Cuthbertson, Shirley
Evans, Norman
Gould, Ken
Sutton, Lorraine
Olafson, Maureen
Metcalf, Carrie
Savage, Betty
Moore, Louise
Scuffi, Shirley
Svenson, Karen
Vickson, Violet
Deacon, Pat
Smith, Graeme
Johnson, David
Nordin, Ted
Robinson, Dennis
Peck, Charlie
Morrison, Eddy
Craig, Elaine
Eronsfield, Jimmy
Burke, Bobby
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title (taken from verso of photograph)
Written on the back of the photograph is the following: "Grade Eight, Graduating Class, Sperling Avenue, May 1952." At the bottom left of the photograph, the word "Layton" can be discerned while in the opposite corner the year "1952" is visible.
Identification key provided by Burnaby resident Dennis Robinson 11/2013
Photographer identified as "Layton"
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
2200 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
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