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San Francisco Trip

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1935 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip ( 9 min., 43 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 18 and contains footage interchanging between colour and black and white, showing the Digney family trip to San Francisco and California. The footage starts off rather poor. It provides views of; the islands surrounding San Francisco; cactu…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1935 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip ( 9 min., 43 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 18 and contains footage interchanging between colour and black and white, showing the Digney family trip to San Francisco and California. The footage starts off rather poor. It provides views of; the islands surrounding San Francisco; cactus gardens; the Pismo Beach zoo; a Circus; the Aurora Speedway in Seattle; a beach; garden sculptures; views from Telegraph Hill; clearing a California hwy and closes with Paul, Joyce and Dot Digney.
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

San Francisco Trip, [between 1935 and 1952]

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B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2907
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
History
Harre W. Demoro was a transportation writer and photographer. Demoro covered transportation for San Francisco Chronicle and was an internationally recognized expert on the subject. Author of several books on subjects such as ferry boats to long vanished streetcar systems.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Accession Code
BV012.37.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Photographer
Demoro, Harre W.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HARRE W. DEMORO / 3040 JORDAN ROAD / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA"
Handwritten text in ink on verso of photograph reads: "VANC CARRAL ST. YARD"
Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "10-69"
Images
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B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2908
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 960 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 960 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
History
Harre W. Demoro was a transportation writer and photographer. Demoro covered transportation for San Francisco Chronicle and was an internationally recognized expert on the subject. Author of several books on subjects such as ferry boats to long vanished streetcar systems.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Accession Code
BV012.37.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Photographer
Demoro, Harre W.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HARRE W. DEMORO / 3040 JORDAN ROAD / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA"
Handwritten text in ink on verso of photograph reads: "CARRAL ST. YARD"
Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "10-69"
Images
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List of names arriving by Pacific Coaster at Vancouver Airport

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17346
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
12 Jul. 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a notification with list of names of exectuive and managers arriving on the Sears-Roebuck "Pacific Coaster" July 12, 1954. List of names includes: Mr. A.T. Cushman (Vice President Pacific Coast Territory); Mr. C.E. Brabyn (Pacific Coast Personnel Manager; Mr. R.G. Curry, Territori…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a notification with list of names of exectuive and managers arriving on the Sears-Roebuck "Pacific Coaster" July 12, 1954. List of names includes: Mr. A.T. Cushman (Vice President Pacific Coast Territory); Mr. C.E. Brabyn (Pacific Coast Personnel Manager; Mr. R.G. Curry, Territorial Auditor, Pacific Coast; Mr. W.H. Hochmuth, Service Manager, Pacific Coast; Mr. S.W. Pettigrew, Public Relations Manager, Pacific Coast; Mr. R. Barclay, Regional Manager, Henry Rose L.W. & Western Districts; Mr. D.F. Craib, Boyle Street Manager; Mr. K.R. Barton, Los Angeles Group Manager; Mr. W.G. Kees, General Manager, Los Angeles Mail Order; Mr. H.S. Brown, California Zone Manager; Mr. J.L. Williams, San Diego Manager; Mr. W.P. Sullivan, Pacific Northwest Zone Manager; Mr. S.W. Donogh, Seattle Group Manager; Mr. N. Ash, Regional Manager, Henry Rose Seattle; Mr. C.B. Bennett, Regional Auditor Seattle and crew members, Mr. R.C. Waggoner and Mr. P.M. Carabelli.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Accession Code
BV021.26.95
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
12 Jul. 1954
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Item was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
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California quail

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82748
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1956]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Painting shows two California quail.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1956]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett personal papers series
Physical Description
1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
559-003
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
Painting shows two California quail.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Arts - Paintings
Media Type
Graphic Material
Creator
Lansdowne, James Fenwick
Notes
Title transcribed from item
Simnett personal papers series
Images
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Standard Oil Stanovan Refinery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34566
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 27.8 x 35.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery process area, Burrard Inlet. The area is lit up at night. Photograph of the Standard Oil Refinery at night. After the government broke up Standard Oil in 1911, its West Coast operations became the Standard Oil of California (SoCal), owning t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 27.8 x 35.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
052-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Standard Oil Company Stanovan Refinery process area, Burrard Inlet. The area is lit up at night. Photograph of the Standard Oil Refinery at night. After the government broke up Standard Oil in 1911, its West Coast operations became the Standard Oil of California (SoCal), owning the Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Ltd, and adopting the name Chevron in the 1970's.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Refineries
Names
Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited
Chevron Corporation
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Industrial Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Eton Street
Street Address
4403 Eton Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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