67 records – page 4 of 4.

On board the Chinook

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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 railway tracks taken from a fast moving train. The photographer was on board "the Chinook", the Canadian Pacific Railway train that ran from Calgary to Edmonton.
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 railway tracks taken from a fast moving train. The photographer was on board "the Chinook", the Canadian Pacific Railway train that ran from Calgary to Edmonton.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.79
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 (part of) note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "On board the/ Chinook/ Calg. - Edmonton"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "41 9"
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Passenger train leaving Vancouver

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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 a Canadian Pacific passenger train as it leaves Vancouver, traveling eastbound.
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 a Canadian Pacific passenger train as it leaves Vancouver, traveling eastbound.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6114.52
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 contents of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "C.P. Eastbound Passenger/ leaving Van"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "203 F"
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Steam locomotive no. 2850

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3263
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1938]
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. 2850 (built in 1938) at an unidentified location. There are wood plank walkways on the sides of the tracks and an unidentified building on the right.
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. 2850 (built in 1938) at an unidentified location. There are wood plank walkways on the sides of the tracks and an unidentified building on the right.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1938]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "2850"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "623 F"
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Train stopped at Revelstoke

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3236
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
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. 5903 (built in 1929) at Revelstoke with the Columbian Mountain range directly in the background. Steam is blowing out of the train as railway labourers work next to it. An unidentified man in a suit watches the scene from a distance.
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. 5903 (built in 1929) at Revelstoke with the Columbian Mountain range directly in the background. Steam is blowing out of the train as railway labourers work next to it. An unidentified man in a suit watches the scene from a distance.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Revelstoke"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "032"
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Vancouver rail yard

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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 Pacific rail yard in Vancouver taken from a train. A sign reading: "Malkin's Best" is visible on the roof of a building in the background.
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 Pacific rail yard in Vancouver taken from a train. A sign reading: "Malkin's Best" is visible on the roof of a building in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6114.126
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "512 F"
Images
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Wheels of the CP 5900

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3247
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
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 wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
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 wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
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: "Power - a CP 5900 class"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "831F"
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Letter from Colin Fox to his mother

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15156
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1944
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Items consists of a typewritten letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox to his mother, Jessie (Bateman) Fox. The letter is written on stationery with the letterhead "CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY" and references "... Colin's letter dated June 26". Colin is writing from hospital after being wounded…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Items consists of a typewritten letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox to his mother, Jessie (Bateman) Fox. The letter is written on stationery with the letterhead "CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY" and references "... Colin's letter dated June 26". Colin is writing from hospital after being wounded while laying communication cable from the Normandy beachhead on June 8, 1944 (two days after D-Day). In the letter, Colin tells his mother of his current condition in hospital, describing the wounds that he sustained and how much of his belongings are still with his regiment.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Kemp, Jessie Bateman Fox
Accession Code
BV020.27.43
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
June 1944
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Stationery letterhead reads: "CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY / FILE OR CLAIM / FORM 101.." includes logo which reads: "CANADIAN PACIFIC / RAILWAY / STEAMSHIPS / COMMUNICATIONS / HOTELS . / EXPRESS / WORLD'S / GREATEST / TRAVEL SYSTEM"
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