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Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1927 or 1937]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a truck owned by the Edmonds Coal and Wood Yard decorated for a parade with flags, streamers and vines. There are discrepancies in the inscription, catalogue records, and accompanying note. An annotation in black ink reads, "A small part of Burnaby / Confederation Day Parade," but an…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a truck owned by the Edmonds Coal and Wood Yard decorated for a parade with flags, streamers and vines. There are discrepancies in the inscription, catalogue records, and accompanying note. An annotation in black ink reads, "A small part of Burnaby / Confederation Day Parade," but an annotation in blue ink reads, "Year 1937? / May Day." The accompanying note suggests that the parade was part of Burnaby May Day at Central Park. Also noted is that the Edmonds Wood Yard was opened in 1910 by Bill McDonald at 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block) and Kingsway. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray (the driver in the photograph) partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill (an early mill in Deer Lake), to buy the business from Mr. McDonald. They in turn sold out very shortly to Fred Robbins. In 1921 Murdoch McMurray and Emerson Doran, along with Jack McMurray, bought the wood yard back and ran it until 1947 when they sold it to Norman Ritchie. Stamped on back of photo: "692."

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Transportation - Parade Floats

Names: Edmonds Coal and Wood; McMurray, Murdoch

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Accession Code: HV972.51.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1927 or 1937]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck, [1927 or 1937] thumbnail

Murdoch McMurray and his team of horses

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1911] (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 Murdoch McMurray driving a team of horses reined to a cart on Douglas Road, near Still Creek. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: "Mr. McMurray with his first team of horses (picture was taken in 1911) hauling crushed rock on Douglas Road when it was being macadamized …

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 Murdoch McMurray driving a team of horses reined to a cart on Douglas Road, near Still Creek. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: "Mr. McMurray with his first team of horses (picture was taken in 1911) hauling crushed rock on Douglas Road when it was being macadamized from 10th Ave. to Boundary Road. This portion of the road was near Still Creek. (Fred McPherson was Municipal Engineer at this time.)"

Subjects: Transportation - Horses; Transportation - Carts

Names: McMurray, Murdoch

Geographic Access: Douglas Road

Accession Code: HV976.41.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1911] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Dawson-Delta Area; Ardingley-Sprott Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-13

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Murdoch McMurray and his team of horses, [1911] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail