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Close up of front of Roberts' house 5118 Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91836
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 cm x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John W. and Mary Roberts (pregnant with son Roland) and their son Edward Roberts standing in front of their house at 5118 Douglas Road. The front steps and porch of the house are complete, but the pillars and sidewalk are not yet in place. In the background is the framework for nett…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 cm x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John W. and Mary Roberts (pregnant with son Roland) and their son Edward Roberts standing in front of their house at 5118 Douglas Road. The front steps and porch of the house are complete, but the pillars and sidewalk are not yet in place. In the background is the framework for netting around the property's tennis court. To the right is Douglas Road, where the Roberts' mailbox and a car are visible in the distance.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Aug, 1927 / Mother, father and Teddy / Please return"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "How's this John?"
- Stamp on verso of photograph read: "56"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.17"
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking east from north side of 5118 Douglas Road - The Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91822
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1924 and 1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lauretta Roberts standing next to the half-built Roberts' house located at 5118 Douglas Road. During construction of the house, movie posters were used in place of tar paper under the exterior cedar shingles and as cushioning under the linoleum kitchen floor. Visible in the distance …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1924 and 1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 cm x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lauretta Roberts standing next to the half-built Roberts' house located at 5118 Douglas Road. During construction of the house, movie posters were used in place of tar paper under the exterior cedar shingles and as cushioning under the linoleum kitchen floor. Visible in the distance is the Adams' family house located on the 5100 block of Douglas Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- The new address house in the background of the photograph is 3011 Godwin Street
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Probably 1924-25 / Lauretta Roberts"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P4"
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- 3011 Godwin Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area