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Falling Trees at Burnaby, BC

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 8.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing in front of a very large tree stump. The man in the centre of the picture is holding an axe. Two axes are in the tree. A large two-man saw lies on the ground in front of the tree. An caption in blue ink on a separate label below the photograph reads…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 8.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing in front of a very large tree stump. The man in the centre of the picture is holding an axe. Two axes are in the tree. A large two-man saw lies on the ground in front of the tree. An caption in blue ink on a separate label below the photograph reads, "Falling Trees at / Burnaby, B.C."
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Accession Code
HV971.81.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-28
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Locomotive at Granite Bay

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription71
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of locomotive no. 5 travelling along the tracks at Granite Bay hauling large logs. A logging crew is travelling with the locomotive; some lumberjacks are riding in the car and some are seated on the logs.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of locomotive no. 5 travelling along the tracks at Granite Bay hauling large logs. A logging crew is travelling with the locomotive; some lumberjacks are riding in the car and some are seated on the logs.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Locomotives
Accession Code
BV989.8.6
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied June 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written in pen on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 28A JUNE 87"
Images
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Logging camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription637
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 24 cm, mounted on card 25 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of lumberjacks gathered together at the 'Second Camp East of Sperling' with residences visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 24 cm, mounted on card 25 x 30 cm
Material Details
Brush strokes (from application of emulsion) are visible
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of lumberjacks gathered together at the 'Second Camp East of Sperling' with residences visible in the background.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Industries - Forestry
Animals - Dogs
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Accession Code
HV977.140.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1900]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/7/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of card mount reads: "Second Camp East of Sperling" Index card found at BVM describes this image as "Logging camp, Gilley operations, east of Sperling" and dates it as 1904.
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Logging Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription639
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1903]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17.5 cm mounted on card 18.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crew of loggers sitting and standing in front of their cabins at a logging camp at Broadway, west of Sperling Avenue. Robert Pontifex is standing fourth from the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17.5 cm mounted on card 18.5 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crew of loggers sitting and standing in front of their cabins at a logging camp at Broadway, west of Sperling Avenue. Robert Pontifex is standing fourth from the right.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Names
Pontifex, Robert
Geographic Access
Broadway
Sperling Avenue
Accession Code
HV977.140.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1903]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten notes on verso of card mount read: "Broadway West of Sperling Ave / 1903" and "Mr. Doug Lorky."
Images
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Old Curly with a logging crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription66
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing on around the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing on around the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
Accession Code
BV989.8.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 29A JUNE 87"
Images
Less detail

Old Curly with a logging crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription67
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing and leaning against the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing and leaning against the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
Accession Code
BV989.8.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 30A JUNE 87"
Images
Less detail

Team of oxen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription638
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1888]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 23cm, mounted on card 30 x 35 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a team of four oxen and their handler working near Kingsway on Gilley Avenue. A second lumberjack is resting on a log as the team moves past.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 23cm, mounted on card 30 x 35 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a team of four oxen and their handler working near Kingsway on Gilley Avenue. A second lumberjack is resting on a log as the team moves past.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Industries - Forestry
Transportation - Oxen
Geographic Access
Gilley Avenue
Accession Code
HV977.140.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1888]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/15/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Near Kingsway on Gilley Ave. about 1888"
Images
Less detail

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