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![Canadian National Railway Bridge, [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-059.jpg?width=280)
Canadian National Railway Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37471
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Bridge over the Fraser River open to allow ships through. No boats are visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-059
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Bridge over the Fraser River open to allow ships through. No boats are visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bellinger, Bernard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
![Canadian National Railway Bridge, [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-059.jpg)
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
- 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
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74184
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "Head-On Collision - Between - "
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74185
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "CNR + GNR - July [?]4, 41"
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74186
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "In - North - Road Cut."
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train-car damaged from a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut. This was a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train-car damaged from a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut. This was a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![E.W. Nicholson at his farm, [1921] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/375-001.jpg?width=280)
E.W. Nicholson at his farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38240
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of E.W. Nicholson, haying on his farm at Boundary Road and the Canadian National Railway tracks with his horse "Holly."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Margaret McCallum subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 375-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-42
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of E.W. Nicholson, haying on his farm at Boundary Road and the Canadian National Railway tracks with his horse "Holly."
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Occupations - Farmers
- Agriculture - Crops
- Transportation - Horses
- Animals - Dogs
- Transportation - Wagons
- Names
- Nicholson, E.W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Street Address
- 2550 Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
![E.W. Nicholson at his farm, [1921] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/375-001.jpg)
Gordon McDonald collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74188
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the 1941 train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the 1941 train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- History
- Gordon McDonald worked for the City of New Westminster. He was a steam and railway enthusiast.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- McDonald, Gordon
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Photo catalogue 542
![Scrap yard, [1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/070-001.jpg?width=280)
Scrap yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34635
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the scrap yard on the east side of Willingdon Avenue at the CNR (Canadian National Railway) tracks.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 070-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the scrap yard on the east side of Willingdon Avenue at the CNR (Canadian National Railway) tracks.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
![Scrap yard, [1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/070-001.jpg)
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
- 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
