Research

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 11 cm

Material Details

Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "QUEENS_ AVE_ (NOW WILLINGDON) / EMILY_NORMAN, _DORIS_WATSON / DOROTHY_BRISTOW,_GLADYS_WATSON, / ALICE_ELLETT, _MAY_KELLY / MILDRED_JONES,_ KATE / BARKER"

Scope and Content

Photograph of a group of North Burnaby Girl Guides/Leaders on Queens Avenue (now Willingdon Avenue). Guiders are identified from L to R as: Emily Norman, Doris Watson, Dorothy Bristow (Captain), Gladys Watson, Alice Ellett, May Kelly, Mildred Jones and Kate Barker.

Creator

Mrs. Alice Thomas (nee Ellett)

Other Title Information

Transcribed title

Subjects

Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names

Norman, Emily

Watson, Doris

Bristow, Dorothy

Watson, Gladys

Ellett, Alice

Kelly, May

Jones, Mildred

Barker, Kay

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Accession Code

BV015.35.293

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

1926

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.166

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1958]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

070-001

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the scrap yard on the east side of Willingdon Avenue at the CNR (Canadian National Railway) tracks.

Subjects

Transportation - Rail

Public Services - Garbage Removal

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

West Central Valley Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1920] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

158-002

Accession Number

BHS986-8

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior of the Adley Substation, beside the Great Northern Railway tracks near Willingdon Avenue. Signs on the building read: "Western Canada Power Co. Ltd." and "Use Stave Lake Power."

Subjects

Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses

Names

Western Canada Power Company Limited

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1905 (date of original), copied [1997]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

347-001

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 10 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of two labourers standing inside Phillips Lumber Mill at Guichon Creek and Mayne Avenue (now Willingdon).

Subjects

Occupations - Labourers

Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery

Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

January 1976

Collection/Fonds

Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

480-339

Accession Number

2003-02

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of approximately three hundred and fifty nursing students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology protested the provincial government decision to re-open the Willingdon School as a juvenile detention centre, instead of allowing it to remain a nursing school, thereby displacing the student nurses and potentially jeopardising their education.

Photographer

King, Basil

Subjects

Protests and Demonstrations

Names

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Some 350 nursing students at BCIT took their Willingdon School protest to the streets Friday. They marched down Willingdon Avenue carrying signs."

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Cascade-Schou Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

October 1973

Collection/Fonds

Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

480-345

Accession Number

2003-02

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 14.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Monty Brothers, a British Columbia Institute of Technology student studying in his single room at the former former Willingdon School for Girls.

Subjects

Buildings - Residences

Names

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Brothers, Monty

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Monty Brothers, a B.C. Institute of Technology student whose home town is Trail, studies in his single room at the former Willingdon School for Girls."

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Cascade-Schou Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1970

Collection/Fonds

Harold H. Johnston fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

483-079

Accession Number

2008-08

Storage Location

See Location of AIP

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph taken looking north along Willingdon Avenue.

Photographer

Johnston, Harold H.

Subjects

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1970

Collection/Fonds

Harold H. Johnston fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

483-080

Accession Number

2008-08

Storage Location

See Location of AIP

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph taken looking south along Willingdon Avenue.

Photographer

Johnston, Harold H.

Subjects

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1964] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-018

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Dennis Brown, his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their five children, standing together in front of their home.

Names

Brown, Cice Chandler

Brown, Dennis

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1946 (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-019

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the hand-dug excavation at Willingdon Avenue where Cice and Dennis Brown first erected their home.

Subjects

Land Clearing

Transportation - Wheelbarrows

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[199-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-020

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Dennis and Cice Brown's house on Willingdon Avenue.

Subjects

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

October 8, 1995

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

535-0011

Accession Number

2012-11

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of residents of Burnaby protesting the clearing of land around the Hong Kong Bank, in Discovery Park industrial site near British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

Photographer

Ponne, Simone

Creator

Burnaby NewsLeader

Subjects

Tools and Equipment

Animals - Dogs

Land Clearing

Protests and Demonstrations

Names

Chami, Parvin

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2764A Bby Ponne / Bby p. 1 81%"

Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

October, 1976

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level

Item

Item No.

556-313

Accession Number

2013-13

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph shows people waiting for a bus at a stop on Willingdon Street, across from Brentwood Mall.

Photographer

Cook, Alan

Subjects

Transportation - Buses

Notes

Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.

1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Brentwood Area

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a paved road lined with electric posts, a sidewalk and fences. There are two unidentified men in suits and bowler hats standing on one side of the road, each by a different electric post. A car is driving towards the horizon. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the view is of Kingsway looking east from Willingdon Avenue towards the community of McKay and Kingsway. It also notes that the McKay Block is visible on the far right side of the photograph at McKay Avenue and Kingsway. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.

Subjects

Geographic Features - Roads

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kingsway

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Accession Code

HV972.11.8

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Date

[1914]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Scan Resolution

300

Scan Date

14-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w contact print accompanying negative

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1943 and 1947] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-749

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of brother and sister, Flo Nichols and George F. Nichols, standing at the side of a motel on the southeast corner of Willingdon Avenue and Kingsway.

Names

Nichols, Flo

Nichols, George Frederick

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Negative has a pink cast

Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Flo and George Nichols"

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of Burnaby Fire Hall No. 1 at Willingdon and Hastings, the first purpose built fire hall in Burnaby. The hall is a two storey modern concrete building with three large bays. Fire trucks are parked in front of the hall, along with two cars.

Subjects

Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls

Transportation - Fire Trucks

Transportation - Automobiles

Names

Burnaby Fire Department

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Hastings Street

Accession Code

BV998.31.8

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Date

1947 (date of original)

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Heights Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

01-Jun-09

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "First new Burnaby firehall [sic] No. 1 Willingdon & Hastings 1947"

Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of the hand-dug excavation at 2554 Willingdon Avenue where Cice and Dennis Brown first erected their home.

Subjects

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Names

Brown, Cice Chandler

Brown, Dennis

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 2554 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Accession Code

BV999.51.12

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

1946 (date of original), copied [1999]

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

08-Jun-09

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying (BV999.51.13)

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of four unidentified Burnaby Fire Department trainees standing in front of a 1954 triple combination LaFrance fire engine at Confederation Park.

Subjects

Occupations - Fire Fighters

Transportation - Fire Trucks

Names

Burnaby Fire Department

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 250 Willingdon Avenue

Accession Code

BV998.31.19

Access Restriction

Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

1956 (date of original)

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Capitol Hill Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

02-Jun-09

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Trainees (1956) with 1954/ Triple Combination La-/ France fire engine at/ Confederation Park."

Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby BC Canada V5C 2B2"

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of four unidentified Burnaby Fire Department trainees standing in front of a 1954 triple combination LaFrance fire engine at Confederation Park.

Subjects

Occupations - Fire Fighters

Transportation - Fire Trucks

Names

Burnaby Fire Department

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 250 Willingdon Avenue

Accession Code

BV998.31.20

Access Restriction

Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

1956 (date of original)

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Capitol Hill Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

02-Jun-09

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Trainees (1956) with 1954 Triple Combination La- France fire engine at Confederation Park."

Address sticker on verso of photograph reads:"MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby BC Canada V5C 2B2"

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

March 22, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-029

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Graveley Street and Willingdon Avenue (north) with houses along one side and trees and brush along the other side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Graveley Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

March 22, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-031

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Kitchener Street and Willingdon Avenue with empty land in the foreground and houses visible in the distance. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Land Clearing

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kitchener Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

March 22, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-032

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Napier Street and Willingdon Avenue with houses under construction and nearing completion. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Napier Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

May 20, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-100

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Napier Street and Willingdon Avenue with the road in the foreground and houses under construction, some of which are completed or nearing completion, in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Napier Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

May 20, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-101

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Willingdon Avenue and William Street with the road in the foreground, lumber and cleared land in the centre, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - William Street

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 17, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-113

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.9 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of William Street and Willingdon Avenue with houses under construction, and a house foundation in the foreground. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - William Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 17, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-114

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Charles Street and Willingdon Avenue with the road in the foreground and houses under construction in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Charles Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 17, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-115

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Kitchener Street and Willingdon Avenue with the road in the foreground, brush at the side of the road and houses in distance. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kitchener Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 17, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-116

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.7 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of cleared land and brush at Grant Street and Willingdon Avenue (southeast). This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Land Clearing

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Grant Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 17, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-117

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Graveley Street at Willingdon Avenue; the road is in the foreground with brush and cleared land visible beside the road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Land Clearing

Geographic Features - Roads

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Graveley Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 29, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-128

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 12.4 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of William Street and Willingdon Avenue with houses under construction. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - William Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

July 10, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-138

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Napier Street and Willingdon Avenue with lumber scattered on a cleared area and houses in the background. There are vehicles on the road, including a truck whose side reads "Mother Hubbard Bread" and machinery reading "G.W. Ledingham, Contractors." This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Transportation - Trucks

Construction Tools and Equipment

Names

G.W. Ledingham, Contractors

Mother Hubbard Bread

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Napier Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

August 1, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-141-2

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Charles Street and Willingdon Avenue with houses under construction on the left side of the road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Charles Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

August 1, 1947

Collection/Fonds

Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

010-142

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.7 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Charles Street and Willingdon Avenue with houses under construction and construction workers. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Photographer

Bingham, Alfred

Subjects

Occupations - Labourers

Industries - Construction

Buildings - Residences - Houses

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Charles Street

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[195-]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

073-001

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 24.7 x 17.4 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior of the Bank of Montreal at 418 Willingdon Avenue and Hastings Street.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - Banks

Names

Bank of Montreal

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 418 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Brentwood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

November 13, [1977]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level

Item

Item No.

556-595

Accession Number

2017-57

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior of one of the buildings of the Burnaby Mental Health Centre, located on Willingdon Avenue. Two directional signs are in front of the building; one points to the Burnaby Psychiatric Services and the British Columbia Youth Development Centre and Psychological Education Clinic "The Maples." The photograph is taken from across the intersection, facing north.

Photographer

Surridge, Jack

Subjects

Buildings - Institutional - Hospitals

Government - Provincial Government

Notes

Title taken from project information form

Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)

BPL no. 44

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 3405 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

October 23, 1977

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level

Item

Item No.

556-616

Accession Number

2017-57

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior of ones of the buildings of the Burnaby Mental Health Centre, located on Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way. Two directional signs are in front of the building; one points to the Burnaby Psychiatric Services and the British Columbia Youth Development Centre and Psychological Education Clinic "The Maples." The photograph is taken from across the intersection, facing north.

Photographer

Surridge, Jack

Subjects

Buildings - Institutional - Hospitals

Government - Provincial Government

Notes

Title taken from project information form

Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)

BPL no. 66

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 3405 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1928 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-188

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Murley brothers in three-piece suits with hats in their hands, standing on either side of their sister who dressed in a white dress, cape and crown, as she is the May Queen. Left to right: Horace Murley, Sylvia Murley and Dennis Murley standing on the steps of the Murley family home, 2737 Willingdon Avenue (later renumbered 6378 Willingdon Avenue) in the McKay area.

Subjects

Events - May Day

Names

Auvache, Sylvia Murley

Murley, Dennis

Murley, Horace

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 6378 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1905] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burnaby Centennial Anthology series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

315-070

Accession Number

BHS994-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 12.0 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior of the building housing the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. office with three men standing outside. The building was located at 2730 McKay Avenue (old street numbering system) and the site is now a part of the Burnaby Public Library site.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial

Names

Phillips-Hoyt Lumber Company

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

330-001

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Pixie McGeachie, unidentified, and Florence Godwin sitting inside, in front of the windows at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Photographer

Pel, Vera

Subjects

Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names

Burnaby Public Library

Godwin, Florence Hart

McGeachie, Pixie

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

330-002

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Catherine Rees talking to a man inside the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Photographer

Pel, Vera

Subjects

Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names

Rees, Catherine "Cathy"

Burnaby Public Library

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

330-003

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin standing together in front of the windows at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Photographer

Pel, Vera

Subjects

Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names

Burnaby Public Library

Godwin, Florence Hart

McGeachie, Pixie

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

330-004

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Catherine Rees standing with her hand resting on Gwen Pitman's chair, as she sits, with both hands resting on her cane at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Photographer

Pel, Vera

Subjects

Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names

Burnaby Public Library

Rees, Catherine "Cathy"

Pitman, Gwendolyn "Gwen"

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

May 5, 1928 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-096

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of (left to right): Lillian Lamont, Alice Rudolf, May Jackson, and Thelma Rudolf, at the front of 2737 Willingdon Ave (later renumbered 6378 Willingdon Avenue). The child behind them is unidentified.

Names

Jackson, May

Lamont, Lillian

Rudolf, Alice

Rudolf, Thelma

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 6378 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1923 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-097

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Dennis Murley holding a cat at the back of 2737 Willingdon Avenue (later renumbered 6378 Willingdon Avenue).

Subjects

Animals - Cats

Names

Murley, Dennis

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 6378 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail