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control box (buss line)

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.41.34
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.41.34
Description
A green wooden box which mounted inside the header of an interurban or streetcar. On the front is a brass plate painted black with "CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO." "Multiple Control System" "Patented 1900 1911". Has a hinged top with a spring loaded clasp at the front bottom. Two flanges extend on both sides of the box with four large holes at each corner for mounting. Five bolts in total (three at one end and two at the end with the slot) extend from the front to the back at each end to hold the box together. A slot is located at one end. At the top are two 4 cm holes allowing for the entrance and exit of electrical cables. Inside are the remains of one of the copper contacts. Length: 50 cm Width: 18 cm Height: 20.1 cm
Object History
British Columbia Electric Railway line box "Multiple Control System, West Co."
Marks/Labels
"BCER - 58" on blue tape. Metal plate on box lid "CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. / Limited / Hamilton, Canada / Multiple Control System / Type 496c / Style No.S.O.456070 Serial No. 56713 / PATENTED. 1900, 1902, 1905, 1906 / 1907 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 / 2709 18-22-1...", etched into the metal plate on box lid. Black background with raised text.
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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creamer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact26675
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV974.44.19
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV974.44.19
Description
Creamer. White, ceramic, creamer. Green transfer print on front face
Object History
The major B.C.E.R. Main Terminal building at Carrall Street and West Hastings Street in Vancouver and the New Westminster Station at 8th and Columbia included diners where food was served on dishware stamped with the B.C. Electric Railway name.
Marks/Labels
On front face is "COURTEOUS" "B.C. Electric" "SERVICE". On underside in green is "VITRIFIED" then a lion logo with "GLOBE POTTERY Co. Ltd. SHELTON" in a circle around logo. Under logo is "ENGLAND" "BUSCOMBE & COMPANY" "VANCOUVER, CANADA.".
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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Crowd at Edmonds and Kingsway

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1912 (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of C…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of Canada at this time.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Accession Code
HV976.42.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1912 (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Related Material
To see photographs from the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1912, see HV976.152.2 - .5 For another copy of the same image that is cropped differently, see HV977.99.32 The photograph HV977.99.32, from a different source, is also a copy print.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-20
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Copy print is of an original photographic postcard
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Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949 (date of original), copied January 1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : 19.5 x 24.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line. The station shelter is on a small, raised platform in a wooded area. Electric power poles are visible running along the tracks.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : 19.5 x 24.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line. The station shelter is on a small, raised platform in a wooded area. Electric power poles are visible running along the tracks.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Accession Code
BV988.7.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1949 (date of original), copied January 1988
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-09
Photographer
Plant, Ernest Leslie
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Cumberland Rd. Station, Burnaby Lake line, 1949/ Ernie Plant photo from/ the Henry Ewert Collection/ photo produced by/ Robert Bodlak/ 1/88"
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Dinner for Miss Creeden

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
388.46 BCH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Call Number
388.46 BCH
Contributor
British Columbia Electric Company
Place of Publication
[British Columbia, Canada]
Publisher
BC Hydro
Publication Date
1947
Physical Description
1 videodisc (36 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Library Subject (LOC)
Natural gas industry
World War, 1914-1918--Mobilization
World War, 1939-1945--Mobilization
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Summary: Industrial film. A film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant; Vancouver natural gas facilities; BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley; Stave Falls generator plant; Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants; 1939 royal visit; BCE employee's newsletter; A.E. Grauer family at home; office scenes; plans & construction at Bridge River project; BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II; BCE streetcar and trolley bus services
Credit notes: producer: Lew M. Parry; director: Lew M. Parry; photography: John Young; script: Cecil Maiden; sound: S.G. Wilson; narrator: A.E. Grauer; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.
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dinner plate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36108
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV994.24.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV994.24.5
Description
Plate. White, ceramic, dinner size, plate. Green transfer print on rim.
Object History
The major B.C.E.R. Main Terminal building at Carrall Street and West Hastings Street in Vancouver and the New Westminster Station at 8th and Columbia included diners where food was served on dishware stamped with the B.C. Electric Railway name.
Marks/Labels
On rim in green transfer print is "COURTEOUS" "B.C. Electric" "SERVICE". On underside in green, "VITRIFIED" "GLOBE POTTERY CO. LTD." "COBRIDGE" "ENGLAND". "6-29" is stamped in.
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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Dorothy's dream house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7354
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1954-1955
Call Number
333.3 BCH VR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Call Number
333.3 BCH VR
Contributor
British Columbia Electric Company
Place of Publication
[British Columbia, Canada]
Publisher
BC Hydro
Publication Date
c1954-1955
Physical Description
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Library Subject (LOC)
Construction--British Columbia
House construction
Household appliances
Lions Gate Bridge (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
Women---British Columbia--Social conditions--1945-
Kitchens
British Columbia Electric Company
British Columbia--History
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Summary: Promotional film. The planning, design, construction and features of a BCE "Ease-of-Living" modern home, equipped with up-to-date electrical appliances. Footage of special interest includes a view from a car crossing Lion's Gate Bridge and views of the British Properties.
Credit note: director: A.J.H. Pullinger; photography: Jack McCallum; photography: Denny Brearley; sound: Dave Pomeroy; sound: Telesound Film Recordings Ltd.; editor: Werner Franz; script: Robert Francis; art direction: Marguerite Roozeboom; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Lew Parry Film Productions
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Douglas Road Interurban station

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920 or 1921]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.1 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Pearl Cowan and her son, Walter sitting on a bench at Douglas Road Interurban Station. The back of the bench appears to be used as an advertisement space and the waiting area is made of wood plank board, with tall weeds and grass growing around the station.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.1 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Pearl Cowan and her son, Walter sitting on a bench at Douglas Road Interurban Station. The back of the bench appears to be used as an advertisement space and the waiting area is made of wood plank board, with tall weeds and grass growing around the station.
History
Margaret Pearl Naismith (1887-1970) married Alexander "Allie" MacPherson Cowan (1881-1963) in 1910 in Kamloops BC. Alexander was the son of Walter Scott Cowan (1843-1930) and Annie McPherson (1859-1935), who lived in Burnaby on Douglas Road. Pearl and Allie had three children from their family home at Spruce and Fitzgerald where they lived from 1918 to 1922: Amy, Clara, Thomas Walter Cowan (1918-?) who is seated on his mother's lap in this photo.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Cowan, Pearl
Cowan, Walter
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Interurban line
Accession Code
BV985.31.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1920 or 1921]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Douglas Road Station c. 1920/21 / Shown are Pearl Cowan and son Walter Cowan. They lived [at] Spruce & Fitzgerald c. 1918-1922."
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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
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employee badge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact82305
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV007.27.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV007.27.1
Description
Employee badge, "B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3154 / TRANSIT PERSONNEL". Raised oval shape with a flat back. Plastic or similar material. Obverse is yellow with black lettering, reverse is finished with a silvery plating. There is a punched hole on the left side of the badge. Badge is dirty and yellow is faded. The obverse is split from the hole on the left towards the middle of the bottom edge. Reverse is coroded.
Object History
Badge was the property of donor's father who was a conductor on interurban 1223.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear
Object Term
Badge, Identification
Marks/Labels
"B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3154 / TRANSIT PERSONNEL" printed on obverse. "$500 / REWARD IF RETURNED / TO HEAD OFFICE / B.C. ELECTRIC RY." embossed on reverse.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
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Fraser rails that glow : [B.C. trolleymen's addenda, vol. 1]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5928
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Reuss, David
Publication Date
2003
Call Number
388.46 REU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV013.27
Call Number
388.46 REU
Author
Reuss, David
Place of Publication
[Cloverdale, B.C.]
Publisher
David Reuss
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm
Inscription
Verso of the cover: "To the Friends of #1223 who by now have both sides done! Splendid! David E. Reuss" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of the page in the centre]
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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Gaslights to gigawatts : a human history of BC Hydro and its predecessors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary835
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
B.C. Hydro
Publication Date
c1998
Call Number
333.793 BCH Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969884524
Call Number
333.793 BCH Copy 1
Author
B.C. Hydro
Contributor
Wilson, Andrew Fraser
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Hurricane Press
Publication Date
c1998
Physical Description
iv, 236 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Energy industries
Public utilities
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index. 4 copies held: copy 1.
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Handrail

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.41.114
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.41.114
Description
Round wooden handrail painted brown with a brass mounting bracket on each end. The brackets have four screw holes for mounting. Each end of the handle is attached to the bracket via a copper pin which passes through the handle and bracket. A piece of blue tape on the handle is stamped "BCER 1222 B2".
Object History
From British Columbia Electric Railway tram #1222.
Marks/Labels
Blue tape "BCER 1222 - B8".
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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Home preservers handbook : canning, jams, marmalades, jellies, pickling, conserves

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3510
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1942
Call Number
641.42 BCE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.44.209
Call Number
641.42 BCE
Place of Publication
[Vancouver]
Publisher
British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited
Publication Date
1942
Physical Description
19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 insert
Inscription
"Jack Spades"--handwritten in red pencil on back of recipe insert.
Library Subject (LOC)
Canning and preserving
Cooking, Canadian
Cooking--British Columbia
Cookbooks--British Columbia
Cookbooks--1940-1949
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Insert has additional sugar rationing recipes
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Hydro engine 906 in collision with a CN engine

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1974
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Hydro engine 906 in a collision with a Canadian National railway (CN) engine. Engine 906 was coming off the Queensborough Bridge when it collided with the CN engine.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Hydro engine 906 in a collision with a Canadian National railway (CN) engine. Engine 906 was coming off the Queensborough Bridge when it collided with the CN engine.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Canadian National Railway
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV012.18.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 1974
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Engine 906 coming off / Queensbou Bridge with string of (M)/T Auto Racks at CNR / Diamond. / May 1974"
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Interior of BCER Tram 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[November 1957] (date of original), copied [1972?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 16.5 cm print on sheet 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of British Columbia Electric Railway Company Tram no. 1223 with seats, bulbs on the ceiling of the car, top racks, and advertising signs. A "No Smoking Please" sign is visible on the back wall. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 / Nov/57."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 16.5 cm print on sheet 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of British Columbia Electric Railway Company Tram no. 1223 with seats, bulbs on the ceiling of the car, top racks, and advertising signs. A "No Smoking Please" sign is visible on the back wall. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 / Nov/57."
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
HV972.202.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[November 1957] (date of original), copied [1972?]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another shot of the interior of the tram, see HV972.202.2
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interior of tram 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[November 1957] (date of original), copied [1972]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 16.6 cm print on sheet 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company Tram no. 1223, including seats, bulbs on the ceiling of the car, top racks, and advertising signs. This part of the tram is a smoking section, with a "Smoking" sign visible on the back wall. An annotation on the back of th…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 16.6 cm print on sheet 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company Tram no. 1223, including seats, bulbs on the ceiling of the car, top racks, and advertising signs. This part of the tram is a smoking section, with a "Smoking" sign visible on the back wall. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 / Nov/57."
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
HV972.202.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[November 1957] (date of original), copied [1972]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another shot of the interior of the tram, see HV972.202.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interurban #1004 west bound at Collingwood station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2884
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car #1004 west bound on the Central Park line at Collingwood station.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car #1004 west bound on the Central Park line at Collingwood station.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.18.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1950] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten note on verso of photograph reads: "It is hoped that B.C. TRAnsit [sic] will get as long, re- / liable and faithful service from threir present doy / Popid Transit vehicles as the BCER did from this re- / built transit vehicle #10004 shown here wwest bound / on the Central Park Lline, at the Collingwood station / now known as the Joyce Station on the SKYTRAIN line / circa 1950"
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Interurban 1223 tram car being transported

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1971]
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of BC Electric Interurban tram car number 1223 being lifted by a crane and placed on a flatbed truck. The interurban tram car was dedicated and placed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. The tram car was moved to Heritage Vill…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of BC Electric Interurban tram car number 1223 being lifted by a crane and placed on a flatbed truck. The interurban tram car was dedicated and placed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. The tram car was moved to Heritage Village Museum in 1971 and restored by the Friends of the Interurban 1223.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV005.54.426
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1971]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2887
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1998 and 2011]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurba…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm
Material Details
Inkjet print of a digital image on white photocopy paper.
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurban trams on the line between Science World and Granville Island. These tracks were formerly used as a frieght railway right-of-way.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV012.18.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1998 and 2011]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
13-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interurban again

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6712
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2013
Call Number
388.46 FRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.46 FRA
Contributor
Hudson, Ray
Place of Publication
Surrey, B.C.
Publisher
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
16 P. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Periodicals
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
"Editor, Ray Hudson
"Website is www.fvhrs.org"
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Interurban on. 1306

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban no. 1306 at Marine Drive in New Westminster.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban no. 1306 at Marine Drive in New Westminster.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV988.9.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/7/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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interurban ticket

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3334
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.37.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.37.2
Description
B.C. Electric Railway - Ticket. Small green ticket for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company good for one adult on the New Westminster line. Stamped at the top of the ticket is "157114". The back of the ticket states "Good for One Fare at 4 for 30 cents".
Object History
Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
Colour
Green
Measurements
L: 3.5 cm W: 2.0 cm
Subjects
Exchange Medium
Exchange Medium - Tickets
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
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interurban ticket

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3335
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.37.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.37.3
Description
B.C. Electric Railway - Ticket. Buff coloured ticket for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company, good for one adult fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby Northwest Zone. The ticket is stamped on the left side with "A67325". The right corner has a punch through the VanCity box. The reverse side of the ticket restates the information on the front. The ticket measures 5.5cm x 3cm.
Object History
Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
Colour
Beige
Subjects
Exchange Medium
Exchange Medium - Tickets
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
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