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![Clearing Douglas Road, [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0099_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Clearing Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription560
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men in work clothes clearing Doulgas Road. A group of men to the right side of the photograph have shovels in their hands and are clearing rocks from the road. There is a small girl in a blouse and skirt standing beside two horses pulling a cart. Behind her is a group of men in wor…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men in work clothes clearing Doulgas Road. A group of men to the right side of the photograph have shovels in their hands and are clearing rocks from the road. There is a small girl in a blouse and skirt standing beside two horses pulling a cart. Behind her is a group of men in work clothes as well. There is fenced land to the right of the photograph, and electric power poles and trees line both sides of the road. The accession register and inscription on the photograph identify this as Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way). An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Working on Douglas Road on hill above Burnaby Lake. No Date."
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Canada Way
- Accession Code
- HV977.99.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Clearing Douglas Road, [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0099_0002_001.jpg)
Academic Quadrangle construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38215
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 5, 1966 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Academic Quadrangle building, phase two. Information at lower right corner of photograph reads, "Academic Quadrangle Building / Phase Two / Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC / Z.S. Kiss - Architect / Laing Construction & Equipme…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 5, 1966 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-802
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Academic Quadrangle building, phase two. Information at lower right corner of photograph reads, "Academic Quadrangle Building / Phase Two / Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC / Z.S. Kiss - Architect / Laing Construction & Equipment Ltd, General Contractors / No14 Date Aug 5, 1966, Facing E."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Frank, Leonard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Brick Houses under Construction, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/514-002.jpg?width=280)
Brick Houses under Construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64653
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Brick Houses under Construction, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/514-002.jpg)
![Brick Houses under Construction, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/514-003.jpg?width=280)
Brick Houses under Construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Brick Houses under Construction, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/514-003.jpg)
Broadview under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39555
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.3 x 7.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the building of Broadview, the home belonging to Claude Hill on Buckingham Avenue. Shown here under construction, Broadview was finished around 1907 and was the second home for the Hill family in the Burnaby Lake area. The first, Brookfield, was on Deer Lake Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.3 x 7.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-874
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the building of Broadview, the home belonging to Claude Hill on Buckingham Avenue. Shown here under construction, Broadview was finished around 1907 and was the second home for the Hill family in the Burnaby Lake area. The first, Brookfield, was on Deer Lake Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 5730 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Douglas Road School gymnasium construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38646
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of workmen working on the construction of the new Douglas Road School gymnasium. None of the men are identified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Douglas Road School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 471-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-3
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of workmen working on the construction of the new Douglas Road School gymnasium. None of the men are identified.
- Names
- Douglas Road School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Gordon, Ethel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Great Northern Railway construction, [1904] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-168.jpg?width=280)
Great Northern Railway construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38849
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1904]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a work crew working on the Great Northern Railway line that ran along the north shore of Burnaby Lake. The line was built ca. 1904.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1904]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-168
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a work crew working on the Great Northern Railway line that ran along the north shore of Burnaby Lake. The line was built ca. 1904.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Railroad Labourers
- Construction - Railroad Construction
- Transportation - Rail
- Names
- Great Northern Railway
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Great Northern Railway construction, [1904] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-168.jpg)
![New building under construction, [1964 or 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-414.jpg?width=280)
New building under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45519
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1964 or 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 36.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a new building at Simon Fraser University under construction.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1964 or 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-414
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a new building at Simon Fraser University under construction.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Donnelly, David
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![New building under construction, [1964 or 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-414.jpg)
Paneloc building under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15091
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (far left), Reta Martin and an unidentified woman standing on a construction site whereby a paneloc building is being built. The partially finished paneloc building is behind them. Three unidentified men are visible standing on the roof of the garage situated under…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (far left), Reta Martin and an unidentified woman standing on a construction site whereby a paneloc building is being built. The partially finished paneloc building is behind them. Three unidentified men are visible standing on the roof of the garage situated under the paneloc building.
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 6635 Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV019.40.31
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- February 8, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Supové, Larry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "SHOT BY / Larry Supové"
- According to an advertisement dated June 14, 1957 for Paneloc Manufacturing in the Vancouver Province newspaper, a paneloc display model was available for viewing at 6635 East Hastings Street in Burnaby. The model in this photograph may be at this location.
Images
Sewer construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38006
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sewers being constructed on the 5600 block of Rumble Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-593
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sewers being constructed on the 5600 block of Rumble Street.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Sewerages
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Copied from col. photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Rumble St. 1962"
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
Sewer construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38007
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sewers being constructed on the 5600 block of Rumble Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-594
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sewers being constructed on the 5600 block of Rumble Street.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Sewerages
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Copied from col. photograph
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
![Simon Fraser University construction, [196-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-799.jpg?width=280)
Simon Fraser University construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38212
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a the construction of a Simon Fraser University (SFU) campus building. A crane can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-799
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a the construction of a Simon Fraser University (SFU) campus building. A crane can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Simon Fraser University construction, [196-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-799.jpg)
![Simon Fraser University construction, [196-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-800.jpg?width=280)
Simon Fraser University construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38213
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a the construction of a Simon Fraser University (SFU) campus building. A crane can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-800
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a the construction of a Simon Fraser University (SFU) campus building. A crane can be seen in the background.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Simon Fraser University construction, [196-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-800.jpg)
![Sprott farm under construction, [1900] (date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1978/1978_0001_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Sprott farm under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3760
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900] (date of original), copied 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "Dovecote" or the Sprott family farm under construction. There is a white fence running along the side of a footpath and a wooden building with scaffolding in the foreground. There is wood piled high beside a small wooden structure to the left of the photograph. Note the thick wo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "Dovecote" or the Sprott family farm under construction. There is a white fence running along the side of a footpath and a wooden building with scaffolding in the foreground. There is wood piled high beside a small wooden structure to the left of the photograph. Note the thick wooded region behind the farm property.
- Accession Code
- HV978.1.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900] (date of original), copied 1978
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-25
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Sprott farm under construction, [1900] (date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1978/1978_0001_0002_001.jpg)
Women's Residence under construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38236
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a building under construction at the Simon Fraser University site. A label on the photograph reads in part: "Women's residence. Erickson-Massey Architects. Laing Construction and Equipment Ltd. General Contractors."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Hazel L'Estrange subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 372-010
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a building under construction at the Simon Fraser University site. A label on the photograph reads in part: "Women's residence. Erickson-Massey Architects. Laing Construction and Equipment Ltd. General Contractors."
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Frank, Leonard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory253
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1903-1940
- Length
- 0:09:46
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's descriptions of road construction in Burnaby, including the names of the settlers and logging companies involved in their construction. Alfred discusses the changes that took place during World War I, along with municipal Relief work that he t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's descriptions of road construction in Burnaby, including the names of the settlers and logging companies involved in their construction. Alfred discusses the changes that took place during World War I, along with municipal Relief work that he took part in at Burnaby Mountain. Alfred also discusses early schools and mentions his wife, Ada Bingham.
- Date Range
- 1903-1940
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:09:46
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track three of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_3.mp3![Great Northern Railroad, [1903] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-837.jpg?width=280)
Great Northern Railroad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1903]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1903]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-837
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.
- Names
- Great Northern Railway
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Great Northern Railroad, [1903] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-837.jpg)
Great Northern Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35887
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1903 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1903 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-746
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.
- Names
- Great Northern Railway
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Annotation at top of photograph reads, "Deer 1903"
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Historic photo of Cariboo Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13516
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the man.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Cariboo Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.860
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory243
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1892-1911
- Length
- 0:09:58
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of the work that he and his brother did on the roadways; Canada Way, Kingsway. He discusses helping out at the Hatt-Cook residence as a boy as well as the tram system of the time. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husb…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of the work that he and his brother did on the roadways; Canada Way, Kingsway. He discusses helping out at the Hatt-Cook residence as a boy as well as the tram system of the time. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husband with these descriptions.
- Date Range
- 1892-1911
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:58
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
Track one of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-010/MSS137-010_Track_1.mp3