16 records – page 1 of 1.

Arthur Orr

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46220
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published August 9, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Superintendent of Engineering Services ever to be appointed at Simon Fraser University , Arthur Orr.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published August 9, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1108
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Superintendent of Engineering Services ever to be appointed at Simon Fraser University , Arthur Orr.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Orr, Arthur
Simon Fraser University
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Art Purden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46105
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Art Purden at the time of his appointment as Chief Engineer of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro Vancouver).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-993
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Art Purden at the time of his appointment as Chief Engineer of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro Vancouver).
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Purden, Art
Metro Vancouver
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bill Blakely

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64827
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1954 and 1956]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Planning Engineer, William (Bill) Blakely.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1954 and 1956]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1554
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Planning Engineer, William (Bill) Blakely.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Blakely, William "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "W. "Bill" Blakeley / Burnaby"
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Bill Blakely

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64828
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1954 and 1956]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Planning Engineer, William (Bill) Blakely.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1954 and 1956]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1555
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Planning Engineer, William (Bill) Blakely.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Blakely, William "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "Bill Blakely / Burnaby / planning engineer"
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Burnaby municipal engineer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45977
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some ques…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-872
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some question as to its accuracy.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Creeks
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "This Creek will be diverted 400 ft this way"
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson points to area where creek would be diverted, 400 feet from present site.
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Engineer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96969
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified engineer, sitting at a desk with a statue of a cougar.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2523
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified engineer, sitting at a desk with a statue of a cougar.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Ernie Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45154
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published June 19, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernie Brown, the Burnaby engineer that designed the golf course that would be built on Burnaby Mountain, on District Lot 137.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published June 19, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernie Brown, the Burnaby engineer that designed the golf course that would be built on Burnaby Mountain, on District Lot 137.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Brown, Ernie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Ernie Olson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46218
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1978]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1106
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Director of Engineering, Ernie Olson. He was the Director of Engineering from 1963 until his retirement in 1989.
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Olson, Ernie
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Ernie Olson with Mayor Tom Constable

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46219
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 16, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 16, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1107
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson being congratulated by Mayor Tom Constable for receiving the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - Engineers
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Olson, Ernie
Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "ENGINEER TOPS ... Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson (right) accepts congratulations from Mayor Tom Constable after Olson was chosen as the winner of the Cyril Henderson Award from the Association of Municipal Administrators. His computer-assisted mapping facility was judged the best entry in Canada. Along with the plaque, Olson received a cheque for $200."
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First Annual Banquet of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, 1912

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
December 14, 1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 18.1 cm mounted on cardboard 18.5 x 23.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of men seated at their tables in a banquet hall for the first annual banquet of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. At the table to the right side of the photograph, the row of gentlemen on the left side of the long table are seated with their chairs turned away fr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 18.1 cm mounted on cardboard 18.5 x 23.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of men seated at their tables in a banquet hall for the first annual banquet of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. At the table to the right side of the photograph, the row of gentlemen on the left side of the long table are seated with their chairs turned away from the table for the photograph. An arrow drawn in pencil on the right side of the photograph is pointing to a man identified as James Douglas Smith (seated second from the front end of the table, on the side of the table nearer the photographer).
Subjects
Organizations
Organizations - Men's Societies and Clubs
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Canadian Society of Civil Engineers
Smith, James Douglas
Accession Code
HV974.23.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
December 14, 1912
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
An annotation on the back of the photo reading "J. D. Smith" may be referring to this man. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the bottom front of the photograph: "1st Annual Banquet / of the / Canadian Society of Civil Engineers / Dec 14th 1912."
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Great Northern Railway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38814
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train going through the Burnaby Lake area. The railroad was built along the north shore of Burnaby Lake in 1904.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-133
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train going through the Burnaby Lake area. The railroad was built along the north shore of Burnaby Lake in 1904.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Great Northern Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Nicholas Savchencko

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46224
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published December 1, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published December 1, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1112
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Savchencko, Nicholas
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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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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Stephen Nishio

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78609
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 11, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of International Submarine Engineering Limited's Stephen Nishio with a scale model of a remotely operated Dolphin submarine.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 11, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of International Submarine Engineering Limited's Stephen Nishio with a scale model of a remotely operated Dolphin submarine.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Nishio, Stephen
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 15 - 50% / 2710 Bby Mario B"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Tom Collings

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78856
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 14, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom Collings, a lab engineer at Simon Fraser University (SFU) holding his 'V-chip' invention that allows images and language to be programmed out of television shows.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 14, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 21 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0168
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom Collings, a lab engineer at Simon Fraser University (SFU) holding his 'V-chip' invention that allows images and language to be programmed out of television shows.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
Names
Collings, Tom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Tim Collings / SFU"
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Westminster Branch employees

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36546
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia composite ; 19 x 24 cm on board 27 x 32.5 cm
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of the employees of the Westminster Branch of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. A name has been written in pen under many of the photographs: starting at the top left; Neelands, McNel, Wilson, Stuart, Blair, unidentified, Healy, Innes, Rawlison. One row down, five …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John DeForest subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia composite ; 19 x 24 cm on board 27 x 32.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
293-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-30
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of the employees of the Westminster Branch of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. A name has been written in pen under many of the photographs: starting at the top left; Neelands, McNel, Wilson, Stuart, Blair, unidentified, Healy, Innes, Rawlison. One row down, five together to the left are; Marsh, Grimmison, Huston, Gregory, Stewart. Four in the center are; Shiles, unidentified, Whitmore, McQuarrie. Five together to the right are; Dickinson, Routley, Thorburn, Monterth, unidentified. Second row down, five together on the left are; Butterfield, Rainey, Alcock, WIlliams, Feeney. Three together in the center are; Glover, Buntzen, Sperling. Four together on the right are; Dunlop and three unidentified.Three rows down, four together on the left are; Reid, Grimmer, McArthur, Brown. Center is unidentified except for Wilson, who is three from the right. Four together on the right are; unidentified, Harris, Ellis, unidentified. Four rows down, three together on the left are; Miller, Featherstone, Williams. The rest of the center are unidentified, and the last three on the right are; McAurthur, Holland, and Hudson. Also included in the composite are two photographs of electric railroad cars, one of the New Westminster shoreline and one of a train station.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Occupations - Railroad Conductors
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Okamura, P.L.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of composite photograph reads: "~1905~/ PRESENTED TO / J. BUNTZEN ESQ./ BY / THE EMPLOYEES, WESTMINISTER BRANCH B.C.E.RY.CO.LTD."
Photographer's stamp on recto of board reads: "P. L. OKAMURA NEW WESTMINISTER, B.C."
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