"Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection" found 35 records

Notes: Title based on part of note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 2861/ Drake St Yard"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "068"

Images

2861 at Drake Street Yard, [after 1940] thumbnail

BC Electric Railway Company observation car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription900

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: September 1, 1946

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 23.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, fully loaded with people, passing by Harry Bullen Photo studio on 2608 Granville Street. The car number is 123, and on the end of the car is a sign that reads; "Seeing Vancouver / 2 Hour Trip / Fare 50c." A sign on the side of the car re…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 23.7 cm

Material Details: inscribed in the negative and printed on recto, l.l. "B.C. ELECTRIC RLY CO OBSERVATION CAR", l.r. " Harry Bullen Photographer. 2608 Granville St. Phone Bay. 8869" stamped on verso, l.l. "SEP 1 - 1946/ 664"

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, fully loaded with people, passing by Harry Bullen Photo studio on 2608 Granville Street. The car number is 123, and on the end of the car is a sign that reads; "Seeing Vancouver / 2 Hour Trip / Fare 50c." A sign on the side of the car reads; "Sightseeing Car Trips / Leave Robson & Granville / At 10 & 11 AM - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7 PM / Daily." Behind the car, a store window display of photographs with an awning reads; "Harry Bullen Photographer." Among the passengers in the car are a number of soldiers. Printed at the bottom front of the photograph; "BC Electric Rly Co Observation Car / Harry Bullen Photographer., 2608 Granville St., Phone Bay. 8869."

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV975.88.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: September 1, 1946

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of BCER observation car by Harry Bullen, see HV972.142.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-06

Photographer: Bullen, Harry Elder

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph; In "History of Metropolitan Vancouver" at http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology6.htm, it notes that Harry Bullen sold long narrow souvenir photographs of the passengers taken in the car.

Images

BC Electric Railway Company observation car, September 1, 1946 thumbnail

B.C. Electric Railway Co. observation car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4122

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28.3 cm x 66.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, loaded with people, and conducted by Teddy Lyons. The car number is 124, and on the rear end of the car is a sign that reads, "SEEING / VANCOUVER / 2 HOUR TRIP FARE 50c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 10am, as there are sig…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28.3 cm x 66.7 cm

Material Details: printed on recto, "B.C. ELECTRIC RLY CO OBSERVATION CAR "TEDDY LYONS CONDUCTOR Harry Bullen Photographer. 2608 Granville St. Phone Bay. 8869."

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, loaded with people, and conducted by Teddy Lyons. The car number is 124, and on the rear end of the car is a sign that reads, "SEEING / VANCOUVER / 2 HOUR TRIP FARE 50c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 10am, as there are signs hanging on the car by the front that read, "EXTRA TRIP / 7.00 P.M.", "NEXT TRIP / 4 P.M.", NEXT TRIP / 10 A.M.", and "NEXT TRIP / 2 P.M.". Storefronts are visible directly behind the Observation car. One has a window display of photographs and a large awning. The display window has a sign that reads, "HARRY BULLEN," indicating the car is stopped right in front of the photographer's studio for a souvenir photograph. Teddy Lyons is at the front of the car, holding a small child.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Lyons, Thadeous Sylvester "Teddy"

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV017.26.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bullen, Harry Elder

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

B.C. Electric Railway Co. observation car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription218

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 14 Aug. 1942

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, loaded with people, and conducted by "Dick" Gardner. The car number is 123, and on the rear end of the car is a sign that reads, "SEE VANCOUVER/ TWO HOUR/ TRIP/ FARE 50c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 11am, as there are sign…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Material Details: printed on recto, b. "B.C. ELECTRIC RLY CO OBSERVATION CAR "DICK" GARDNER CONDUCTOR Harry Bullen Photographer. 2608 Granville St. Phone Bay. 8869." stamped on verso, c.r. "AUG 14 1942"

Scope and Content: Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, loaded with people, and conducted by "Dick" Gardner. The car number is 123, and on the rear end of the car is a sign that reads, "SEE VANCOUVER/ TWO HOUR/ TRIP/ FARE 50c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 11am, as there are signs hanging on the car by the front that reads, "NEXT TRIP/ 11 AM" and "NEXT TRIP/ 3 PM". Storefronts are visible directly behind the Observation car. One has a window display of photographs and a large awning. The display window has a sign that reads, "HARRY BULLEN," indicating the car is stopped right in front of the photographer's studio for a souvenir photograph.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Gardner, Dick

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.441.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 14 Aug. 1942

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: The envelope for this photograph is BV985.441.2

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 16-Jan-24

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bullen, Harry Elder

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

B.C. Electric Railway Co. observation car, 14 Aug. 1942 thumbnail

B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription91

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 40.64 x 50.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124. The car is on the tracks outside of the Carrall Street Gas Plant with gas storage tower with signage reading "GAS THE MODERN FUEL". Two B.C. Electric conductors at standing at the front of the car and three women are seated at the centr…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 40.64 x 50.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124. The car is on the tracks outside of the Carrall Street Gas Plant with gas storage tower with signage reading "GAS THE MODERN FUEL". Two B.C. Electric conductors at standing at the front of the car and three women are seated at the centre of the car. Signage hanging on the front of the car reads "B.C. ELECTRIC RY. CO. / SIGHTSEEING CARS / Leave Robson & Granville / AM_PM / 10_11_1_2_3_4_6_7 / 2 HOUR TRIP_FARE 50 cts".

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV988.9.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

BCER tram 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1235

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver. There is a railway crossing sign to the left side of the photograph.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver. There is a railway crossing sign to the left side of the photograph.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV992.23.28

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [194-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Webster, Robert D. "Bob"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "MARPOLE"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"

Images

BCER tram 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver, [194-?] thumbnail

BCER tram 1235 at Marpole Junction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1246

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1235 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver. The conductor is visible at the front window.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1235 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver. The conductor is visible at the front window.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV992.23.39

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [194-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Webster, Robert D. "Bob"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1235/ MARPOLE JCT."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"

Images

BCER tram 1235 at Marpole Junction, [194-?] thumbnail

The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3221

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Para…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.

Material Details: inscribed in the original negative, printed on recto, c. r. "The Birds' Paradise,/ Vancouver, B.C./ No. 2.", l.l. "[copyright c with circle]" printed on verso, t. "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B. C."

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Paradise / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 2.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Postcards; Animals - Fowl

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6012.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Photographer: Gowen Sutton Company Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of postcard

Images

The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC, [between 1930 and 1945] thumbnail

Canadian National train station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3316

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Canadian National train station in Vancouver. This building is now referred to as Pacific Central Station.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Canadian National train station in Vancouver. This building is now referred to as Pacific Central Station.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian National Railway

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.89

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-26

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Canadian National train station, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

Canadian Pacific box cars

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3250

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway box cars in front of a grain elevator with a large sign that reads "POOL No. 1". The location looks to be next to the shipping yards on the Vancouver side of the Second Narrows bridge.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway box cars in front of a grain elevator with a large sign that reads "POOL No. 1". The location looks to be next to the shipping yards on the Vancouver side of the Second Narrows bridge.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "816"

Images

Canadian Pacific box cars, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

CN 7378 at Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3307

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian National Railway locomotive no. 7378 travelling along track in Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian National Railway locomotive no. 7378 travelling along track in Vancouver.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian National Railway

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.80

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-26

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CN 7378 at/ Van"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "694"

Images

CN 7378 at Vancouver, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

CP 2716 at Drake Street Yard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3308

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2716 (built in 1920) at Drake Street Yard in Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2716 (built in 1920) at Drake Street Yard in Vancouver.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.81

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [after 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-26

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "2716 - C.P./ Drake St Yards"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "068"

Images

CP 2716 at Drake Street Yard, [after 1920] thumbnail

CP 3456 at Drake Street Yard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3293

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1906]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 3456 (built in 1906) at Drake Street Yard in Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 3456 (built in 1906) at Drake Street Yard in Vancouver.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.65

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [after 1906]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-19

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 3456/ Drake St Yard"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "068"

Images

CP 3456 at Drake Street Yard, [after 1906] thumbnail

The Dominion leaving Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3256

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2717 (built in 1921) "The Dominion" leaving Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2717 (built in 1921) "The Dominion" leaving Vancouver.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.28

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [after 1921]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-12

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "The Dominion/ leaving Van/ CP 2717"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "48"

Images

The Dominion leaving Vancouver, [after 1921] thumbnail

GN 1371 in Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3267

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Great Northern Railway locomotive no. 1371 in Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Great Northern Railway locomotive no. 1371 in Vancouver.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Great Northern Railway

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.39

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-19

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "G.N. 1371/ Van"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "694"

Images

GN 1371 in Vancouver, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4938

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1950 and 1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney walking hand and hand down a busy commercial street.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney walking hand and hand down a busy commercial street.

History: Mary Davis was born February 3, 1910 in Stafford, England to Sam and Edith Finney and came to Canada as a child. Her family settled in Saskatchewan. She married her first husband, Clifford Reynolds Hamilton in 1940 in Rossland BC and was subsequently divorced in 1949 in Vancouver BC. She moved to Burnaby somtime between 1940 and the mid-1950's. Mary owned Davis Confectionary with her second husband (presumably named Davis) at the corner of Beresford and MacPherson. The store acted as a grocery store and also a drug store. Mary and her husband owned the store in the 1950's /1960's. Mary passed away in 2001, and had no children. Photograph was taken by famous Vancouver street photographer Foncie Pulice. Foncie began working as a street photographer in 1934 and retired in 1979. Foncie died in 2003.

Names: Finney, Edith; Davis, Mary

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV017.50.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1950 and 1960]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 12-Jun-2018

Photographer: Pulice, Foncie

Notes: Title base on contents of photograph; Stamped on verso: "FONCIE'S FOTOS/ 505 GRANVILLE ST./ VANCOUVER, B.C."

Images

Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney, [between 1950 and 1960] thumbnail

Old Curly

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1555

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver, surrounded by a locked gate fence. Two groups of unidentified men standing at the fence look to be involved in a presentation of some kind.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver, surrounded by a locked gate fence. Two groups of unidentified men standing at the fence look to be involved in a presentation of some kind.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.5995.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/11/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Emory #2, or 'Old Curly.' Original photo at Hastings Mill encaptioned [sic] 'The First Locomotive 1888 used in logging in B.C. Presented by E.W. Hamber, on behalf of the B.C. Mills Timber & Trading Co. Ltd. in 1930, to the Vancouver Harbour Commission, and by them to the Canadian Pacific Railway Co., who reconditioned it and made a gift of it to the Vancouver Exhibition Association, who assigned it to the present site at Hastings Park.' "

Images

Old Curly, [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original) thumbnail

Old Curly at the Pacific National Exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription68

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original), copied June 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. There is a locked gate fence around "Old Curly" on the lawn.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. There is a locked gate fence around "Old Curly" on the lawn.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV989.8.3

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original), copied June 1987

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written in pen on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 31A JUNE 87"

Images

Old Curly at the Pacific National Exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription69

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original), copied June 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. There is a locked gate fence around "Old Curly" on the lawn.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. There is a locked gate fence around "Old Curly" on the lawn.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV989.8.4

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1930 and 1949] (date of original), copied June 1987

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written in pen on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 32A JUNE 87"; 1 b&w duplicate copy print accompanying

Images

Old Curly at the Pacific National Exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1276

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. There is a locked gate fence around "Old Curly" on the lawn, and an archway behind the locomotive.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, t. "OLD CURLY AT/ VANCOUVER'S/ P.N.E."

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver. There is a locked gate fence around "Old Curly" on the lawn, and an archway behind the locomotive.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.5474.1

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of Old Curly at PNE grounds, see BV985.5475.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-01-23

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Research

Narrow Results By

2861 at Drake Street Yard

Images

BC Electric Railway Company observation car

Images

B.C. Electric Railway Co. observation car

B.C. Electric Railway Co. observation car

Images

B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124

BCER tram 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver

Images

BCER tram 1235 at Marpole Junction

Images

The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC

Images

Canadian National train station

Images

Canadian Pacific box cars

Images

CN 7378 at Vancouver

Images

CP 2716 at Drake Street Yard

Images

CP 3456 at Drake Street Yard

Images

The Dominion leaving Vancouver

Images

GN 1371 in Vancouver

Images

Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney

Images

Old Curly

Images

Old Curly at the Pacific National Exhibition

Images

Old Curly at the Pacific National Exhibition

Images

Old Curly at the Pacific National Exhibition

Images