190 records – page 2 of 10.

Appointment of Signing Officers for the "Burnaby Land Clearing Account"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport81219
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
91209
Meeting Date
11-Jul-1921
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
91209
Meeting Date
11-Jul-1921
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Armstrong Avenue school site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34064
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 6.2 x 10.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of men sawing down a tree at the Armstrong Avenue School site at 8757 Armstrong Avenue. The accompanying description refers to it as the "bee tree."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 6.2 x 10.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
007-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of men sawing down a tree at the Armstrong Avenue School site at 8757 Armstrong Avenue. The accompanying description refers to it as the "bee tree."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Plants - Trees
Names
Armstrong Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Postcard has been cropped
Geographic Access
Armstrong Avenue
Street Address
8757 Armstrong Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Authorization for Land Clearing on Block 2, DL 42

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68618
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
59425
Meeting Date
27-Feb-1922
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
59425
Meeting Date
27-Feb-1922
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Authorization for Land Clearing on Blocks 25 and 26, DL 97

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68617
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
59424
Meeting Date
27-Feb-1922
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
59424
Meeting Date
27-Feb-1922
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Authorization of Land Clearing for Relief Work

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68357
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
59254
Meeting Date
30-Jan-1922
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
59254
Meeting Date
30-Jan-1922
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Barkerville in the '30s

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34353
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the town of Barkerville. Barkerville was a central town during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Photograph shows the town with a hill being cleared in the background. 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
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-060
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the town of Barkerville. Barkerville was a central town during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Photograph shows the town with a hill being cleared in the background. 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
Geographic Features - Cities
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Barnet Wagon Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
403-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
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Barnet Wagon Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38307
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
403-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
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B.G. Walker house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35002
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.4 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the B.G. Walker house, Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Note the cedar stumps in background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.4 x 13.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
171-023
Access Restriction
Open access
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-20
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the B.G. Walker house, Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Note the cedar stumps in background.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Land Clearing
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Birth of a House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79788
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1950
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction site for the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1950
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Secured to album page with photo corners
Description Level
Item
Record No.
545-438
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2012-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction site for the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.
Subjects
Construction
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title (from album page)
Note written on album page reads: "'Birth of a House' / Started May 1950 / Moved in April 6, 1951"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#6 House May 1950"
Street Address
7391 Broadway
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
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Blasted stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65899
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
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 an unidentified man (likely either Jack Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he just blasted, resting an axe at his side. The stump is in pieces and still smoldering.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
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 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-037
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man (likely either Jack Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he just blasted, resting an axe at his side. The stump is in pieces and still smoldering.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Street Address
200 Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Bonnett family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37005
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Una Bonnett and three of her childen: (left to right) Victor, Thais and Austa, at their family home at 21 North Hythe Avenue. A large stump is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (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 ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-463
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Una Bonnett and three of her childen: (left to right) Victor, Thais and Austa, at their family home at 21 North Hythe Avenue. A large stump is visible in the background.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
Bonnett, Austa
Bonnett, Una
Bonnett, Victor "Vic"
Halford, Thais S. Bonnett
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hythe Avenue North
Street Address
21 Hythe Avenue North
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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brush hook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91750
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.14.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.14.6
Description
Tool with a hooked blade attached to a long wooden handle used for land clearing - cut heavy brush, shrubs, or small trees.
The blade is made of iron and is heavily rusted. The handle is damaged in several spots and cracked where the blade is attached.
Object History
These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Maintenance T&E - - Groundskeeping Equipment
Object Term
Hook, Brush
Measurements
Length: 92 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Gardens
Gardens - Market Gardens
Names
Hop on Farms
Images
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Bulldozer clearing a Forested Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.79
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Bulldozer clearing a lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.81
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93751
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
43 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of the exterior of a single-storey industrial building and surrounding undeveloped property. A sign on the building reads "Bauer". The location of the building has not been identified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
43 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of the exterior of a single-storey industrial building and surrounding undeveloped property. A sign on the building reads "Bauer". The location of the building has not been identified.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 91-452-B
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282826
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Burrard Inlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35845
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 of Burrard Inlet taken looking north from Capitol Hill.
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.
204-704
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burrard Inlet taken looking north from Capitol Hill.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Inlets
Plants - Trees
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Century Park Museum Association
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Physical Description
108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Notes
4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
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Camp at Oakalla Site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39575
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the land clearing operation at the Oakalla Prison site in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is in the centre between two unidentified men. A line of clothes is hanging in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-894
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the land clearing operation at the Oakalla Prison site in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is in the centre between two unidentified men. A line of clothes is hanging in the background.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Oakalla Prison Farm
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
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