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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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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 tram 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17224
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1993 and 1994]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of BC Electric Railway Interurban Tram number 1223 under wooden shelter on site at the Burnaby Village Museum. The ground is covered with snow.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Marketing photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of BC Electric Railway Interurban Tram number 1223 under wooden shelter on site at the Burnaby Village Museum. The ground is covered with snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Rail
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV020.4.1262
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1993 and 1994]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-08-31
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Loading Strawberries, BCERy, Douglas Road, Burnaby BC

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66211
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1894
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm on cardboard 22 x 27.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of farmers loading their crates onto a railway car. Identified (left to right), Bernard R. Hill, Louis Claude Hill, Charles Frederick Sprott, George E. Clayton, and Louis "Edgar" Sprott, who are loading up their strawberries on a street car. The farmers are lined up in a row,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1894
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm on cardboard 22 x 27.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-938
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of farmers loading their crates onto a railway car. Identified (left to right), Bernard R. Hill, Louis Claude Hill, Charles Frederick Sprott, George E. Clayton, and Louis "Edgar" Sprott, who are loading up their strawberries on a street car. The farmers are lined up in a row, each sitting in their own horse and cart as they bring their strawberries to the station.
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Carts
Occupations - Farmers
Transportation - Wagons
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Hill, Bernard R.
Every-Clayton, George
Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
Sprott, Charles Frederick
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on recto of photograph reads: "Loading Strawberries, B.C.E.Ry., Douglas Rd., Burnaby, B.C."
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary794
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Publication Date
c1986
Call Number
388.46 EWE Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
092062054X
Call Number
388.46 EWE Copy 1
Author
Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Place of Publication
North Vancouver
Publisher
Whitecap Books
Publication Date
c1986
Printer
D.W. Friesen & Sons
Physical Description
336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Inscription
"R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
3 copies held : copy 1.
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Trolleycars : streetcars, trams and trolleys of North America : a photographic history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1377
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sullivan, Frank, 1942-
Winkowski, Fred
Publication Date
c1995
Call Number
388.46 SUL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0919768911
Call Number
388.46 SUL
Author
Sullivan, Frank, 1942-
Winkowski, Fred
Place of Publication
Mississauga, Ont.
Publisher
Fenn
Publication Date
c1995
Physical Description
128 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Includes index.
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Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5194
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947-
Publication Date
1997
Call Number
363.378 PEN COPY 3
raging for sev- eral days. Men from the British Columbia Electric Railway Company along with the Gilley Bros, (loggers in the area) brought the fire under control, using a small fire truck owned by the Gilleys. When clearing land to construct Cariboo Road, a brush fire was left unattended on the evening
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282826
Call Number
363.378 PEN COPY 3
Author
Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947-
Place of Publication
[Burnaby, B.C.]
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Name Access
Burnaby Fire Department
Notes
Maps on lining papers.
3 copies held: copy 3.
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