283 records – page 6 of 15.

Edmonds and Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37321
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the area near the Edmonds and Kingsway intersection. A British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram is visible in the centre and the station can be seen to the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
350-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1997-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of the area near the Edmonds and Kingsway intersection. A British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram is visible in the centre and the station can be seen to the left.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Buildings - Commercial
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Edmonds St + 18th Ave (SW of 16th Street)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93727
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1989
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
14 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of the intersections at Edmonds Street and 18th Avenue and Edmonds Street and 16th Avenue and an unidentified residential lane.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1989
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
14 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of the intersections at Edmonds Street and 18th Avenue and Edmonds Street and 16th Avenue and an unidentified residential lane.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Lanes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original print envelope
Photographs 622-015-001 : 622-015-002 depict Edmonds Street and 16th Avenue, facing south
Photographs 622-015-003 : 622-015-004 depict the view southwest along Edmonds Street
Photographs 622-015-006 : 622-015-008 depict the view southeast along 16th Street
Photographs 622-015-009 : 622-015-011 depict the view southwest along 18th Avenue
Locations were identified using notes on verso of accompanying prints
Geographic Access
18th Avenue
Edmonds Street
16th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Elgin Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35033
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elgin Avenue looking North from a farm at 6389 Elgin Avenue. Trees and brush line the road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Chamberlain family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
179-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-27
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elgin Avenue looking North from a farm at 6389 Elgin Avenue. Trees and brush line the road.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Elgin Avenue
Street Address
6389 Elgin Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
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Frank Warburton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35915
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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 Frank Warburton painting white lines along Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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.
204-774
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Warburton painting white lines along Kingsway.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Warburton, Frank
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Images
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The Freeway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45381
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Freeway (now known as the Trans Canada Highway) with Capitol Hill visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-276
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Freeway (now known as the Trans Canada Highway) with Capitol Hill visible in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "Freeway with Capitol Hill (far right)"
Geographic Access
Trans Canada Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Freeway at the Willingdon Avenue exit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45388
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Freeway, now named the Trans Canada Highway, near the Willingdon Avenue exit.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-283
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Freeway, now named the Trans Canada Highway, near the Willingdon Avenue exit.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
British Columbia Government Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. H - 1869
Geographic Access
Trans Canada Highway
Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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From 1855 18th Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37675
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1972 or 1973] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the front of 1855 18th Avenue (later renumbered as the 7000 block of 18th Avenue), looking north down the street in the snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1972 or 1973] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-263
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the front of 1855 18th Avenue (later renumbered as the 7000 block of 18th Avenue), looking north down the street in the snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Gaglardi Way motor vehicle accident

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an overturned truck trailer after a motor vehicle accident at the Gaglardi Way on-ramp to Highway 1. A firefighter is approaching the trailer with a set of pliers and a traffic jam is visible on the highway in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2918
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an overturned truck trailer after a motor vehicle accident at the Gaglardi Way on-ramp to Highway 1. A firefighter is approaching the trailer with a set of pliers and a traffic jam is visible on the highway in the background.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Geographic Features - Roads
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Traffic on the eastbound 401 is snarled as Burnaby firefighters clean up liquid amonia spilled when a truck trailer overturned at the Gagliardi on-ramp Thursday morning."
Geographic Access
Gaglardi Way
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Gaglardi Way pedestrian overpass

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96161
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alex Nemeth posing next to his truck and the pedestrian overpass on Gaglardi Way.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1858
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alex Nemeth posing next to his truck and the pedestrian overpass on Gaglardi Way.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Roads
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The windshield on Alex Nemeth's pickup truck was smashed on Tuesday when kids dropped snowballs filled with rocks from the pedestrian overpass on Gagliardi Way in Burnaby as he passed underneath on his way to work. The City of Burnaby has promised to enclose the walkway."
Geographic Access
Gaglardi Way
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34144
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 20, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 20, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-060
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Douglas Road
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34164
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared land at Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road. Houses under construction can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared land at Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road. Houses under construction can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Douglas Road
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34173
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 9, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road intersection with houses under construction on either side of the road, and a bicycle in foreground. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 9, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-090
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road intersection with houses under construction on either side of the road, and a bicycle in foreground. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Douglas Road
Images
Less detail

Government Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35567
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (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 looking east on Government Road from the Haddon family house. One of the men in the photo is Robert Haddon. The other two people are unidentified. Note the loose gravel roadway and the bridge over Eagle Creek.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (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.
204-425
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph looking east on Government Road from the Haddon family house. One of the men in the photo is Robert Haddon. The other two people are unidentified. Note the loose gravel roadway and the bridge over Eagle Creek.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Streams
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Haddon, Robert
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Eagle Creek
Government Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Government Road Area
Images
Less detail

Government Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35569
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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 Government Road in front of the Haddon family house at 7870 Government Road. Note the bushland and rough road surface.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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.
204-427
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Government Road in front of the Haddon family house at 7870 Government Road. Note the bushland and rough road surface.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Government Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Government Road Area
Images
Less detail

Grant Street and Gilmore Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34110
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 22, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grant Street and Gilmore Avenue. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 22, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-026
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grant Street and Gilmore Avenue. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grant Street
Gilmore Avenue
Images
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Granville Street, Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1069
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 9.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Granville Street, looking north. Signs for "Fletchers Pianos" and the "Colonial Theatre" can be seen. The north shore is faintly visible across Burrard Inlet.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 9.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Granville Street, looking north. Signs for "Fletchers Pianos" and the "Colonial Theatre" can be seen. The north shore is faintly visible across Burrard Inlet.
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Buildings - Commercial
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV972.50.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1910]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Photographer
Dean, H.M.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Granville St. - 1910."
Images
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Graveley Street and Willingdon Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34113
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 22, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Graveley Street and Willingdon Avenue (north) with houses along one side and trees and brush along the other side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 22, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-029
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Graveley Street and Willingdon Avenue (north) with houses along one side and trees and brush along the other side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Graveley Street
Willingdon Avenue
Images
Less detail

Graveley Street and Willingdon Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34201
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 17, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Graveley Street at Willingdon Avenue; the road is in the foreground with brush and cleared land visible beside the road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 17, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-117
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Graveley Street at Willingdon Avenue; the road is in the foreground with brush and cleared land visible beside the road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Graveley Street
Willingdon Avenue
Images
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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
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The Green Timbers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34299
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 7.5 cm on page 23.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking down a tree-lined road, and is labelled "The Green Timbers". An automobile is parked along the side of the road. The Green Timbers was a famous roadway that went through Surrey and by the 1920s it was known as the only remaining stretch of virgin forest all the way from Ca…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 7.5 cm on page 23.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking down a tree-lined road, and is labelled "The Green Timbers". An automobile is parked along the side of the road. The Green Timbers was a famous roadway that went through Surrey and by the 1920s it was known as the only remaining stretch of virgin forest all the way from California to British Columbia. In more recent years, this area in Surrey has been declared an urban forest park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

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