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![Scaffolding for submarine construction, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-015.jpg?width=280)
Scaffolding for submarine construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of scaffolding set up for the manufacture of submarines at the submarine works yard at Barnet. Numerous labourers and two industrial buildings can be seen in the background. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Jim Wolf subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 466-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-9
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of scaffolding set up for the manufacture of submarines at the submarine works yard at Barnet. Numerous labourers and two industrial buildings can be seen in the background. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Submarines
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Buildings - Industrial
- Occupations - Labourers
- Names
- Royal Russian Navy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8774 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Scaffolding for submarine construction, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-015.jpg)
![Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-065.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory406
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1949-2012
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within the construction industry.
- Date Range
- 1949-2012
- Photo Info
- Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Industrial
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:46:51
- Interviewee Name
- Smitherman, Ron
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-065.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
Track four of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_4.mp3![Pile driving, [1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197500330003am.jpg?width=280)
Pile driving
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3524
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a pile being lifted into a steam-powered pile driver tower near an industrial building at an unidentified location. Two labourers are visible working with the donkey engine and pile driver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a pile being lifted into a steam-powered pile driver tower near an industrial building at an unidentified location. Two labourers are visible working with the donkey engine and pile driver.
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3am
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1919]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
![Pile driving, [1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197500330003am.jpg)
![Submarine works yard at Barnet, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-005.jpg?width=280)
Submarine works yard at Barnet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the submarine works yard at Barnet in Burnaby. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operat…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Jim Wolf subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 466-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-9
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the submarine works yard at Barnet in Burnaby. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Transportation - Submarines
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Occupations - Labourers
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Royal Russian Navy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Barnet Village
- Street Address
- 8774 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Submarine works yard at Barnet, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-005.jpg)
![Submarine works yard at Barnet, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-010.jpg?width=280)
Submarine works yard at Barnet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38611
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the submarine works yard at Barnet. Visible in the photograph is the extensive system of scaffolding used during construction and to the right a building can be seen. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Jim Wolf subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 466-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-9
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the submarine works yard at Barnet. Visible in the photograph is the extensive system of scaffolding used during construction and to the right a building can be seen. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Submarines
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Buildings - Industrial
- Names
- Royal Russian Navy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8774 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Submarine works yard at Barnet, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-010.jpg)
![Scaffolding, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-006.jpg?width=280)
Scaffolding
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38607
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of scaffolding erected for the construction of submarines at the manufacturing site in Barnet, Burnaby. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being b…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Jim Wolf subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 466-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2004-9
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of scaffolding erected for the construction of submarines at the manufacturing site in Barnet, Burnaby. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
- Names
- Royal Russian Navy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Barnet Village
- Street Address
- 8774 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Scaffolding, [1917] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/466-006.jpg)