19 records – page 1 of 1.

Bill Speirs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35318
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (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 Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-175
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Speirs, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilley Avenue
Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Bill Speirs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35319
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (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 Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel. Bill and his wife, Dell Speirs, moved to Burnaby from Edmonton in 1929.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-176
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel. Bill and his wife, Dell Speirs, moved to Burnaby from Edmonton in 1929.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Speirs, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Cutting pile tops for Nicomen Slough Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34328
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
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 : b&w ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-035
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Digging In

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34387
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a steam shovel digging into a hill. A horse team pulling a dump wagon stand next to it. The location is unknown. 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 dur…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-094
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a steam shovel digging into a hill. A horse team pulling a dump wagon stand next to it. The location is unknown. 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
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Drag line rig

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34373
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a drag line rig working at Kanaka Creek. A man is visible standing on the machine, but he is unidentified. 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 …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-080
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a drag line rig working at Kanaka Creek. A man is visible standing on the machine, but he is unidentified. 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
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Dyke construction on Nicomen Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34331
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 13.5 cm on page 17.5 x 22.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a home, with car in the foreground next to equipment being used in the construction of dykes on Nicomen Island.
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 ; 7 x 13.5 cm on page 17.5 x 22.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a home, with car in the foreground next to equipment being used in the construction of dykes on Nicomen Island.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Dykes
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Dyke construction on Nicomen Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34332
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 13.2 cm on page 17.5 x 22.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of machinery and equipment working on the construction of dykes on Nicomen Island.
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 ; 5.7 x 13.2 cm on page 17.5 x 22.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-039
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of machinery and equipment working on the construction of dykes on Nicomen Island.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Dykes
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Dykes on Nicomen Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34333
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 13.7 cm on page 17.5 x 22.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a barn (in the background), along the river bank near the dykes under construction on Nicomen Island.
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 ; 6.5 x 13.7 cm on page 17.5 x 22.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-040
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a barn (in the background), along the river bank near the dykes under construction on Nicomen Island.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Dykes
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Gilmore School addition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38678
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 20.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School addition being built. Piles of lumber can be seen on the ground in front of the building and an unidentified man is standing by the lower window in the centre of the photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 20.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
476-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School addition being built. Piles of lumber can be seen on the ground in front of the building and an unidentified man is standing by the lower window in the centre of the photograph.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Loading a dump wagon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34383
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man using a steam shovel to load a dump wagon which is being pulled by a team of horses. Another man can be seen sitting on the wagon. Both are unidentified. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the c…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-090
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man using a steam shovel to load a dump wagon which is being pulled by a team of horses. Another man can be seen sitting on the wagon. Both are unidentified. 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
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Dyke Construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34339
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 11.6 cm on page 17.4 x 23.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of equipment being used to construct dykes on Nicomen Island.
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 : b&w ; 6.3 x 11.6 cm on page 17.4 x 23.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-046
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of equipment being used to construct dykes on Nicomen Island.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Dykes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Dykes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34340
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 12.9 cm on page 17.4 x 23.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of equipment being used to construct dykes on Nicomen Island.
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 : b&w ; 7.7 x 12.9 cm on page 17.4 x 23.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-047
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of equipment being used to construct dykes on Nicomen Island.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Dykes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Slough Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34335
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.6 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
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 ; 7.7 x 12.6 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-042
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Slough Bridge construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34329
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
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 : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Slough Bridge construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34334
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.8 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
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 ; 7.7 x 12.8 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-041
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Old and new bridges

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34376
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11.4 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two bridges, identified as the old and the new, over Kanaka Creek. A a drag line rig can be seen at the far end of the bridge in the foreground. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11.4 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-083
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two bridges, identified as the old and the new, over Kanaka Creek. A a drag line rig can be seen at the far end of the bridge in the foreground. 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
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

The Sidewalk Crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35150
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Pearson's crew, including future Reeve Charles "Charlie" MacSorley, laying cement sidewalk in Burnaby. A note on back of the photograph indicates that the back left two are Jack Elliot and Charles MacSorley.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Pearson's crew, including future Reeve Charles "Charlie" MacSorley, laying cement sidewalk in Burnaby. A note on back of the photograph indicates that the back left two are Jack Elliot and Charles MacSorley.
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Names
Elliot, Jack
MacSorley, Charles W.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Pearson, George
Notes
Title based on caption on back of photograph
Images
Less detail

West Fill, Kanaka Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34374
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.4 x 11.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a drag line rig working near a bridge at a location identified as Kanaka Creek. 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
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.4 x 11.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a drag line rig working near a bridge at a location identified as Kanaka Creek. 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
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Power Dam at Powell River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3512
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction. Labourers are visible working with a pile driver and tractor pulley at the top of the dam.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction. Labourers are visible working with a pile driver and tractor pulley at the top of the dam.
Subjects
Structures - Dams
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Accession Code
HV975.33.3ab
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1924
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
Less detail

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