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C.N. Ballast Train

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34483
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a locomotive travelling along the tracks in front of a wooden structure in a location identified as Avola, BC. "Canadian National" can be seen painted on the side of the train car and in the foreground can be seen a pile of logs. The caption accompanying the photograph reads: "C.N. …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-190
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a locomotive travelling along the tracks in front of a wooden structure in a location identified as Avola, BC. "Canadian National" can be seen painted on the side of the train car and in the foreground can be seen a pile of logs. The caption accompanying the photograph reads: "C.N. Ballast Train." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian National Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Map of Dominion of Canada

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ink on paper ; 50 x 88 cm on paper 58.5 x 96 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of "Map of the Dominion of Canada" produced by the Department of the Interior and the National Development Bureau in 1932. The map includes information about the railway lines in operation and under construction for the Canadian National Railways, Canadian Pacific Railways, and other …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of British Columbia and Canada series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ink on paper ; 50 x 88 cm on paper 58.5 x 96 cm
Material Details
Scale 100 miles = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Item consists of "Map of the Dominion of Canada" produced by the Department of the Interior and the National Development Bureau in 1932. The map includes information about the railway lines in operation and under construction for the Canadian National Railways, Canadian Pacific Railways, and other railways. The map also includes Steamship Routes with distances included.
Creator
Government of Canada - Department of the Interior
Accession Code
BV006.24.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1932]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Notes
Transcribed title
Less detail

Siwash Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34372
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 6.3 x 9.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Siwash Creek, near the Canadian National Railway line. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 6.3 x 9.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-079
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Siwash Creek, near the Canadian National Railway line. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Creeks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail