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Some of Our Homes, Barnet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39782
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph on a postcard shows row of houses along a street at Barnet Village. The postcard is postmarked July 30, 1912, Barnet, from Evelyn, who had travelled to Barnet, to her mother, Mrs. John Laity in Port Hammond, BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
015-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph on a postcard shows row of houses along a street at Barnet Village. The postcard is postmarked July 30, 1912, Barnet, from Evelyn, who had travelled to Barnet, to her mother, Mrs. John Laity in Port Hammond, BC.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Caption at bottom of photograph reads, "Some of our homes, Barnet, B.C."
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Andrew Johnson house and surrounding property

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home un…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm
Material Details
Panorama was created by printing two negatives and joining them together
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home until 1980 or 1981. The building was then purchased by Wales McLelland development company, then went through a series of restaurant owners' hands.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Roads
Buildings - Heritage
Names
Johnson, Andrew Martin "Andy"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Royal Oak Avenue
Street Address
5152 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV994.15.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1913]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Kingsway at 16th Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3093
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking northwest from 16th Avenue. On the lefthand side of the road, driving to New Westminster is a car with three men in suits and bowler hats. The car license plate reads, "BC/ 2720/ 1913." Following the car is a horse pulling a wagon. Further north, a small street car…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking northwest from 16th Avenue. On the lefthand side of the road, driving to New Westminster is a car with three men in suits and bowler hats. The car license plate reads, "BC/ 2720/ 1913." Following the car is a horse pulling a wagon. Further north, a small street car can be seen, probably moving southward. According to the 1988 catalogue record, the two houses on the left are separated by Hubert Avenue. The larger house on the left is the home of of Mr. and Mrs. John McNiven, now demolished. The smaller house in the distance, being constructed, is the Britton family home. On the right in the distance, the roof and twin chimneys of the 1890s Stride home can be seen, which later became the Sylvan Court Apartment Building.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
Kingsway
16th Avenue
Accession Code
HV972.11.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1913
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Opening of Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34031
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the official opening of Kingsway taken at Edmonds Street looking east. Automobiles and Interturban tracks are visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the official opening of Kingsway taken at Edmonds Street looking east. Automobiles and Interturban tracks are visible.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby BC January 1913

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36156
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a large goup of men clearing snow on Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
230-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a large goup of men clearing snow on Kingsway.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Images
Less detail

Kingsway at Salisbury

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36165
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a touring car driving along Kingsway at Salisbury, in the area known as Middlegate.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
230-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of a touring car driving along Kingsway at Salisbury, in the area known as Middlegate.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Salisbury Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Bob and Olive Urquhart beside Boundary Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36759
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 19, 1913 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob and Olive Urquhart soon after their marriage, (they were married March 15). Note the new wood planking on Boundary Road and the train track crossing sign past the house in the distance for the Burnaby Lake Interurban tram line. This photograph was taken looking north on Boundary…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 19, 1913 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-114
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob and Olive Urquhart soon after their marriage, (they were married March 15). Note the new wood planking on Boundary Road and the train track crossing sign past the house in the distance for the Burnaby Lake Interurban tram line. This photograph was taken looking north on Boundary Road just south of the railway tracks.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Urquhart, Olive
Urquhart, Robert "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Myrtle Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
Less detail

Opening of Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37142
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade held to mark the opening of Kingsway, taken on Kingsway at Edmonds. A long line of touring cars are forming the parade.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Disney family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
325-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1996-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade held to mark the opening of Kingsway, taken on Kingsway at Edmonds. A long line of touring cars are forming the parade.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Events - Openings
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Disney, John Harold "Jack"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
Less detail

Opening of Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37143
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade held to mark the opening of Kingsway, taken on Kingsway at Edmonds. Touring cars are forming the parade.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 30, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Disney family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
325-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1996-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade held to mark the opening of Kingsway, taken on Kingsway at Edmonds. Touring cars are forming the parade.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Events - Openings
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Disney, John Harold "Jack"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
Less detail

Edith Clayton Outside Burnaby Lake Store

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.2 x 12.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edith Clayton standing on the boarded sidewalk outside the Burnaby Lake Store. The photograph was taken looking along Douglas Road (later, Canada Way), towards New Westminster. Edith is dressed in a winter coat with scarf, mittens and hat.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.2 x 12.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-201
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edith Clayton standing on the boarded sidewalk outside the Burnaby Lake Store. The photograph was taken looking along Douglas Road (later, Canada Way), towards New Westminster. Edith is dressed in a winter coat with scarf, mittens and hat.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Burnaby Lake Store
Clayton, Edith
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57733
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company labourers constructing the Hastings Streetcar line extension along Hastings Street at Holdom. The Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family is visible on the left along with a wooden plank roadway and sidewalk, with the Holdom family standing …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company labourers constructing the Hastings Streetcar line extension along Hastings Street at Holdom. The Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family is visible on the left along with a wooden plank roadway and sidewalk, with the Holdom family standing on their front porch. Walter Holdom built Tea Rooms (partially visible on the far left) on his property to entertain prospective real estate buyers. This photograph was taken looking east towards Burnaby Mountain.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Howard Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
5206 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

The Drive Queen's Park, New Westminster, B.C.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57740
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913], sent by mail June 23, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 16 x 11 cm mounted on card 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a roadway entitled "the Drive Queen's Park in New Westminster".
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913], sent by mail June 23, 1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 16 x 11 cm mounted on card 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-030
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a roadway entitled "the Drive Queen's Park in New Westminster".
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Handwritten note on verso of postcard reads: "Dear Friend, / We are having splendid weather here at present. Please write if you get this card so i will know if it reaches you. / Grace / Thanks for the lovely card that you sent."
Photographer identified by surname "Brown" only
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North Road, 650 Feet North of Brunette Street, Looking South

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.9 x 16.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of North Road, between Burnaby and Coquitlam looking south towards New Westminster. The road is lined with electric poles on both sides, and a board planked sidewalk follows the road on the right side of the photograph. Fences and residential housing can be seen along the road and the ho…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.9 x 16.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of North Road, between Burnaby and Coquitlam looking south towards New Westminster. The road is lined with electric poles on both sides, and a board planked sidewalk follows the road on the right side of the photograph. Fences and residential housing can be seen along the road and the horizon. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 dates the negative ca. 1914. Inscribed in the negative, lower left of the print, "North Road / 650 Feet North of Brunette / Street. Looking South." and, lower right of the print, "No 1."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
North Road
Accession Code
HV972.11.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Railway embankment

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 14.8 x 20.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway embankment. In the foreground is the railway, and in the midground a steep bluff, on top of which an unidentified man in a suit and a bowler hat is standing. There appears to be a road lined with electric posts close to where the man stands. An earlier catalogue record from…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 14.8 x 20.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway embankment. In the foreground is the railway, and in the midground a steep bluff, on top of which an unidentified man in a suit and a bowler hat is standing. There appears to be a road lined with electric posts close to where the man stands. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that this is the view of the Great Northern Railway just north of Brunette Creek on North Road. Also, it notes that the road running by the man is North Road.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Great Northern Railway
Geographic Access
North Road
Accession Code
HV972.11.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
for another view of the same railway embankment, see HV972.11.4
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Kingsway at Salisbury Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3091
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking west from Salisbury Avenue in Burnaby. At one corner of the four-way intersection is a road sign labelling the roads "Kingsway" and "Salisbury Ave," beside which hangs a "For Sale" sign from "Wolf Merton & Son" for a house at "119 Pender St. W. Vancouver." Across fro…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking west from Salisbury Avenue in Burnaby. At one corner of the four-way intersection is a road sign labelling the roads "Kingsway" and "Salisbury Ave," beside which hangs a "For Sale" sign from "Wolf Merton & Son" for a house at "119 Pender St. W. Vancouver." Across from these signs stands a man in a suit beside one of the electric poles that lines Kingsway. Further behind him is a water tower that an earlier catalogue record from 1988 identifies as a Municipal Water Tower. Also, the record dates the negative ca. 1914.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Public Services - Utilities
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Salisbury Avenue
Accession Code
HV972.11.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Richmond Park Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3094
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric posts, a sidewalk and fences. There are two unidentified men in suits and bowler hats standing on one side of the road, each by a different electric post. A car is driving towards the horizon. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the view …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric posts, a sidewalk and fences. There are two unidentified men in suits and bowler hats standing on one side of the road, each by a different electric post. A car is driving towards the horizon. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the view is of Kingsway looking east from Willingdon Avenue towards the community of McKay and Kingsway. It also notes that the McKay Block is visible on the far right side of the photograph at McKay Avenue and Kingsway. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
HV972.11.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Great Northern Railway crossing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3095
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.2 x 15.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Great Northern Railway crossing meeting a road that appears to have run parellel to the railway on a bluff. On the left side of the photograph is a small hut beside a sign that reads, "Railway Crossing." Two unidentified men are standing outside of the hut. An earlier catalogue re…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.2 x 15.8 cm
Material Details
Inscribed on negative, and printed backwards on contact print, l.r. "G.N.RAILWAY......../SHEWI [rest of the word illegible] INTERSECTION). CROSSING.../ [illegible word] ROAD. LOOKING NORTH"
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Great Northern Railway crossing meeting a road that appears to have run parellel to the railway on a bluff. On the left side of the photograph is a small hut beside a sign that reads, "Railway Crossing." Two unidentified men are standing outside of the hut. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the crossing street is North Road, and the photograph was taken looking northwest into Burnaby. Inscribed on negative, lower right: "G.N. Railway /Shewi [rest of the word illegible] Intersection) Crossing / [illegible word] Road. Looking North."
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Great Northern Railway
Geographic Access
North Road
Accession Code
HV972.11.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

North Road near Lougheed Highway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3100
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.7 x 19.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits on the left, in the distance. Also visible are houses to the right. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 conjectures that the photograph is a view of No…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.7 x 19.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits on the left, in the distance. Also visible are houses to the right. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 conjectures that the photograph is a view of North Road near the modern day intersection of Lougheed Highway, looking south to New Westminster. The record also dates the negative, ca. 1914.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
North Road
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
HV972.11.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
Related Material
600 dpi .TIF scan of master copy contact sheet image available at Q:\51305 BVM Collections\BVM Photographs\1970
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Men riding bicycles

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits and bowler hats riding bicycles and another man in suit and bowler hat standing on the sidewalk. The sun is casting long shadows from the left side of the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits and bowler hats riding bicycles and another man in suit and bowler hat standing on the sidewalk. The sun is casting long shadows from the left side of the photograph. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 conjectures that the photograph may be of Kingsway in Burnaby, possibly near Gilley looking east towards Griffiths Avenue. The record also dates the negative, ca. 1914.
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Griffiths Avenue
Accession Code
HV972.11.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Barnet Road and North Avenue

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Barnet Road, a dirt road at the time of the photograph, from North Road. There is a sign post in the foreground to the left that indicates the crossing is "NORTH AVE" and "BARNET RD". On the sign post a provincial notice is tacked on. There are electric posts along one side of Barnet …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Barnet Road, a dirt road at the time of the photograph, from North Road. There is a sign post in the foreground to the left that indicates the crossing is "NORTH AVE" and "BARNET RD". On the sign post a provincial notice is tacked on. There are electric posts along one side of Barnet Road, and further down the road is an unidentified man riding a motorcycle or a bicycle. According to an earlier catalogue record from 1988, the view is looking East, and the mountain rising in the background is Burnaby Mountain. The record also dates the negative ca. 1914
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
North Road
Accession Code
HV972.11.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

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