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Gilley Brothers Logging, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38560
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam engine being used by the Gilley Brothers logging team. The photograph is captioned "Gilley Bros Logging Burnaby."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 461-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam engine being used by the Gilley Brothers logging team. The photograph is captioned "Gilley Bros Logging Burnaby."
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
Gilley Brothers Logging Camp
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38559
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 28 x 35.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large group of workmen posing for a picture outside the Gilley Bros. logging camp at Imperial and Colborne. All are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 28 x 35.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 461-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large group of workmen posing for a picture outside the Gilley Bros. logging camp at Imperial and Colborne. All are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Industries - Forestry
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Colborne Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Gilley Brothers logging operation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36092
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1895]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gilley Brothers logging operation. A donkey engine is visible on the right, and seven men are standing on a felled tree as it is pulled along the track by the power of the donkey engine.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1895]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Columbian Newspaper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 222-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gilley Brothers logging operation. A donkey engine is visible on the right, and seven men are standing on a felled tree as it is pulled along the track by the power of the donkey engine.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Industries - Forestry
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gilley Brothers Logging team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38561
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1895]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a team of horses crossing a plank bridge with cleared trees and forest in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1895]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 461-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a team of horses crossing a plank bridge with cleared trees and forest in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- A note on the back of item no. 379-001 (the copy print to this original reads: "Logging operation at Kingsway and Gilley Avenue carried on by Gilley Brothers before the turn of the century."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Gilley Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
McMurray family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription714
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1907] (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of McMurray family members standing in front of a wood house. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: "McMurray family outside the 'old Gilley Ranch' which they bought in 1906. This property had previously been used by Gilley Brothers Logging Company as a bunkhouse site and …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of McMurray family members standing in front of a wood house. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: "McMurray family outside the 'old Gilley Ranch' which they bought in 1906. This property had previously been used by Gilley Brothers Logging Company as a bunkhouse site and resting place for the horses engaged in heavy logging work. The woods around this house were crossed and re-crossed by skid roads at this time. Note the stove pipe through the roof of the house. There were no fire regulations then." Identified, left to right: Jack McMurray, Minnie McMurray, Murdoch McMurray, and Robert McMurray (father).
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Names
- Gilley Brothers Logging Company
- McMurray, Jack
- McMurray, Minnie
- McMurray, Murdoch
- McMurray, Robert
- Accession Code
- HV976.41.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1907] (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gilley's Logging Camp
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark720
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1903
- Heritage Value
- Brothers Herbert, Walter, James and G. Emerson Gilley began operating the Gilley Brothers Logging Company in 1887 and in 1903 took over the logging business of L. T. Dundas, setting up camp on Burnaby Mountain. Gilley logged over 2.5 million board feet of timber and cut 20,000 cords of shingle bolts here. The Gilley Brothers also logged areas of South Burnaby.
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area