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Code of operating rules

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada; Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia

Edition: Revision of 1964

Publication Date: 1964

Call Number: 385 BOA 1964

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV012.18.17

Call Number: 385 BOA 1964

Edition: Revision of 1964

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada; Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [S.l]

Publisher: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Publication Date: 1964

Physical Description: 110 p. ; 16 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Transportation; Railroad law--Canada; Railroads; Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects: Transportation

Names: Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"; British Columbia Electric Railway Company; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Notes: "Approved and prescribed by the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 113537 dated the 17th day of February, 1964"; "Approved and prescribed by the Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia by Certificate 1149 dated the 27th day of April, 1964"; "EFFECTIVE 1st August, 1964"; "The rules in this book have the same numbers as the corresponding rules in "Uniform Code of operating Rules" approved by General Order of the Board of Transport Commissioners No. 873 dated 15th day of November, 1961."

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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