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Central Park Interurban tram interior
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34037
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.4 x 11.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a Central Park Interurban tram, including passengers, the majority of whom are women.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Stride family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.4 x 11.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 001-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a Central Park Interurban tram, including passengers, the majority of whom are women.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Central Park Interurban trams
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1947] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of New Westminster British Columbia Electric Railway depot freight train en route to Chilliwack. This location at 8th and Columbia was the hub of the interurban network with Fraser Valley, Marpole, Central Park, Burnaby lake trams and trains all going through. Later, the building serve…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1947] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-369
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of New Westminster British Columbia Electric Railway depot freight train en route to Chilliwack. This location at 8th and Columbia was the hub of the interurban network with Fraser Valley, Marpole, Central Park, Burnaby lake trams and trains all going through. Later, the building served as Wosk's store and then as a market.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Central Park Interurban trams
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban trams at Royal Oak Station. Jimmy Strachan, the motorman, is not visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-370
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban trams at Royal Oak Station. Jimmy Strachan, the motorman, is not visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Certificate holder
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29054
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.130
- Description
- A wooden frame containing a report printed on paper. A spare backing board accompanies the frame. The frame is painted a cream colour and has a hole on each side. At the top of the certificate is "MONTHLY POWER UNIT INSPECTION AND REPAIR REPORT" with the number "40256" on the left. The report is for a BCER electric locomotive Number 992 dated May 11, 1955. There are 17 entries which are filled in for the report. Length: 27.4 cm Width: 19.7 cm Thickness: 1.7 cm
- Object History
- Report is very detailed covering 17 items and is certified by three individuals. Report is dated May 11, 1955 and pertains to the Electric Locomotive number 992.
- Marks/Labels
- Collector's previous number "BCER 991-B41".
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Reports
Images
Certificate of membership for Norman Thomas Carson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17594
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 Jan. 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Document collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Certificate of Membership for Norman Thomas Carson who was admitted as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes [sic] of America by Division No. 134 of New Westminster, British Columbia. Certification was granted on January 1, 1…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Document collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Certificate of Membership for Norman Thomas Carson who was admitted as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes [sic] of America by Division No. 134 of New Westminster, British Columbia. Certification was granted on January 1, 1944 and signed by W.D. Mahon International President.
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1 Jan. 1944
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Sep-2021
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Code of operating rules
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6527
- 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."
Collision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65783
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a faded sepia photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Collision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65784
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a b&w photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57733
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company labourers constructing the Hastings Streetcar line extension along Hastings Street at Holdom. The Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family is visible on the left along with a wooden plank roadway and sidewalk, with the Holdom family standing …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-031
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company labourers constructing the Hastings Streetcar line extension along Hastings Street at Holdom. The Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family is visible on the left along with a wooden plank roadway and sidewalk, with the Holdom family standing on their front porch. Walter Holdom built Tea Rooms (partially visible on the far left) on his property to entertain prospective real estate buyers. This photograph was taken looking east towards Burnaby Mountain.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Transportation - Rail
- Occupations - Railroad Labourers
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 5206 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29032
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.108
- Description
- A metallic, magnetic cylindrical container painted green with a side handle, hinged top with handle and two mounting brackets riveted to the side. The interior is galvanized, tarnished sheet metal. A blue tape is glued to the front bottom with printing "BCER-B81". Diameter: 9.1 cm Height: 23.1 cm
- Object History
- British Columbia Electric Railway.
- Marks/Labels
- Collectors previous number "BCER-B8" on blue tape.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Container
Images
control box (buss line)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28958
- 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.
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Cook for the electric railway workers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35838
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cook, his wife, and Bill Hall (a childhood friend of Fred Holmes), who fed the crew installing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) power poles for the streetcar extension from Boundary Road to Ellesmere Avenue in 1914.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-697
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cook, his wife, and Bill Hall (a childhood friend of Fred Holmes), who fed the crew installing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) power poles for the streetcar extension from Boundary Road to Ellesmere Avenue in 1914.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Cooks
- Names
- Hall, Bill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
creamer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact26675
- 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
Images
Crowd at Edmonds and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35939
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard 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 G…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-799
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard 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
- Persons - Crowds
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Events - Royal Visits
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Events - Visits of State
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
Crowd at Edmonds and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription717
- 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
- 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
Images
Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription90
- 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
- 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
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- 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"
Images
Dinner for Miss Creeden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7356
- 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
- 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.
dinner plate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36108
- 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
Images
Dolores Dyck, Helen Silvanovicz and Norma Rypdal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36852
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1944] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dolores Dyck, Helen Silvanovicz and Norma Rypdal at the Connaught Hill Interurban tram station on their way to Burnaby South High School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1944] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-310
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dolores Dyck, Helen Silvanovicz and Norma Rypdal at the Connaught Hill Interurban tram station on their way to Burnaby South High School.
- Names
- Dyck, Dolores
- Moysiuk, Helen Silvanovicz
- Perry, Norma Rypdal
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph;
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Hill Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Dorothy's dream house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7354
- 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
- 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