149 records – page 6 of 8.

Napier Street and Rosser Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34189
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 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 Napier Street and Rosser Avenue with construction workers working on houses. Completed houses can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 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.
010-105
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Napier Street and Rosser Avenue with construction workers working on houses. Completed houses can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Rosser Avenue
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Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34968
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 ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of construction workers posed outside at Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Forster family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
168-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-17
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of construction workers posed outside at Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Nelson Avenue
Clinton Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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New building under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45519
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1964 or 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 36.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a new building at Simon Fraser University under construction.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1964 or 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 36.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-414
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a new building at Simon Fraser University under construction.
Subjects
Construction
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Simon Fraser University
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Donnelly, David
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Nicomen Slough Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34335
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.6 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.6 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-042
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Slough Bridge construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34329
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Nicomen Slough Bridge construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34334
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.8 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.8 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-041
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Painting a SkyTrain station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98250
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a worker touching up the paint on part of the Royal Oak SkyTrain station.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3317
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a worker touching up the paint on part of the Royal Oak SkyTrain station.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Skytrain
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Painting the Hilton Hotel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98343
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Krystian Litwinski, a foreman for Concord Painting, painting the awning of the Hilton Hotel in the Crystal in Metrotown before its opening.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3353
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Krystian Litwinski, a foreman for Concord Painting, painting the awning of the Hilton Hotel in the Crystal in Metrotown before its opening.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Metrotown
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Krystian Litwinski, a foreman for Concord Painting, gets the awning over the entrance to the new Hilton Hotel at the Crystal, ready for its opening."
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Street Address
6083 McKay Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Phillips Lumber Mill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37303
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of two labourers standing inside Phillips Lumber Mill at Guichon Creek and Mayne Avenue (now Willingdon).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
347-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two labourers standing inside Phillips Lumber Mill at Guichon Creek and Mayne Avenue (now Willingdon).
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Planking a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34431
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of workmen working on a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Mission. 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, so these may be…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-138
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of workmen working on a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Mission. 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, so these may be members of a work crew taking a break alongside the road.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
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Power Dam at Powell River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3512
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction. Labourers are visible working with a pile driver and tractor pulley at the top of the dam.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Power Dam at Powell River under construction. Labourers are visible working with a pile driver and tractor pulley at the top of the dam.
Subjects
Structures - Dams
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Accession Code
HV975.33.3ab
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1924
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/2/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
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Pulling on a rope

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1876
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
April 6, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crew of men pulling on a rope, possibly to pull tree branches out of the way, or to stabilize Tom Irvine's house during its move to Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crew of men pulling on a rope, possibly to pull tree branches out of the way, or to stabilize Tom Irvine's house during its move to Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum).
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Tools and Equipment
Names
Irvine, Tom
Accession Code
BV005.14.30
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
April 6, 1975
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "April/75"
Images
Less detail

Ready to blast

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34158
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 25, 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(s) restricted for commercial use under FOIPPA. Review for the amount of personal information depicted in the photograph(s) in relation to the researcher's intended use.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 25, 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.
010-075
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph(s) restricted for commercial use under FOIPPA. Review for the amount of personal information depicted in the photograph(s) in relation to the researcher's intended use.
Permission of the estate of Alfred "Alf" Bingham required to reproduce for purposes other than fair dealing. Copyright expires in 2050. Contact information (if available) located in accession record.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Repairing Interurban 1223 at Kingsway and Edmonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37366
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1966]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of seven unidentified men standing on scaffolding next to the interurban tram car no. 1223.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1966]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
364-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of seven unidentified men standing on scaffolding next to the interurban tram car no. 1223.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Occupations - Labourers
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
Images
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Road construction on Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34040
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.0 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of road construction on Kingsway at 18th Avenue. Men and horses are working, and houses can be seen on the left side.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.0 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of road construction on Kingsway at 18th Avenue. Men and horses are working, and houses can be seen on the left side.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Horses
Construction - Road Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w photograph accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Edmonds Area
Images
Less detail

Road work in progess - View of the city in the background

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59140
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a road under construction and labourers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1478
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a road under construction and labourers.
Subjects
Construction
Construction - Road Construction
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Page A-4 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
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Road works crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34754
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 16.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Strangman (not identified) and a road works crew taking a break outside.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 16.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
131-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Strangman (not identified) and a road works crew taking a break outside.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Names
Strangman, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Road works crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34755
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 16.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified road construction crew and machinery.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 16.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
131-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified road construction crew and machinery.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Rock crusher engine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34522
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.1 cm mounted on 20.2 x 25.3 cm cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph of a rock crusher engine and crew at Edmonds. Identified: foreman Pete Watt (3rd from left) and Jack McMurray (fourth from left). Annotations on back of photograph reads: "engineer George Harden [or Harder] at the wheel with Harry [or Harvey] Harrison beside him" and "others are Bob Ell…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.1 cm mounted on 20.2 x 25.3 cm cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
035-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a rock crusher engine and crew at Edmonds. Identified: foreman Pete Watt (3rd from left) and Jack McMurray (fourth from left). Annotations on back of photograph reads: "engineer George Harden [or Harder] at the wheel with Harry [or Harvey] Harrison beside him" and "others are Bob Ellis, Sandy Scott, and Billy Waller [or Walter?]."
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Occupations - Engineers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Ellis, Robert "Bob"
Harder, George
Harrison, Harry
McMurray, Jack
Scott, Sandy
Waller, Billy
Watt, Pete
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Moore, W.J.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on back reads, "W.J. Moore, Photographer, Vancouver, B.C. / Walden Block or 25 & Main"
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Rock crusher in operation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39573
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1910
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a rock crusher in operation. From a wall of rocks, a team of men puts the rock into the rock crusher. The crushed gravel is loaded up in a horse drawn cart, with a driver ready to transport it away. There are two men in suits to the right of the photograph watching the operation.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1910
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-892
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a rock crusher in operation. From a wall of rocks, a team of men puts the rock into the rock crusher. The crushed gravel is loaded up in a horse drawn cart, with a driver ready to transport it away. There are two men in suits to the right of the photograph watching the operation.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Names
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
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