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Driveway at 3812 Deer Lake Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38725
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 15 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the driveway of 3812 Deer Lake Avenue covered in snow (old numbering system). This was the home of Claude and Annie Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 15 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-044
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the driveway of 3812 Deer Lake Avenue covered in snow (old numbering system). This was the home of Claude and Annie Hill.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6570 Deer Lake Avenue
3812 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Eagle Creek treehouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91704
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1980 and 2001]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1980 and 2001]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in black in on verso of photographs 618-022-1 : 618-022-4 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway [at] Curtis / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches / East Fork"
Note in black in on verso of photograph 618-022-5 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches"
Geographic Access
Eagle Creek
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
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Eastburn Park tree planting

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38631
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm pasted on cardboard backing
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tree planting ceremony at Eastburn Park. In the photograph, Earl Widmen can be seen shoveling dirt onto the base of the tree while Burnaby Council member Gerry Ast watches on (at the far right, wearing light coloured suit). Also identified in the photograph are Ethel Widmen (stand…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm pasted on cardboard backing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
467-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-5
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tree planting ceremony at Eastburn Park. In the photograph, Earl Widmen can be seen shoveling dirt onto the base of the tree while Burnaby Council member Gerry Ast watches on (at the far right, wearing light coloured suit). Also identified in the photograph are Ethel Widmen (standing in the centre with her arms crossed, and wearing a light coloured jacket) and L. Sanders (at the far left).
Subjects
Ceremonies
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Plants - Trees
Names
Ast, Gerald D.
Sanders, L.
Widmen, Earl
Widmen, Ethel
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Eastburn Park
13th Avenue
Street Address
7944 13th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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Eastburn Park tree planting

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38632
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm pasted on cardboard backing
Scope and Content
Photograph of three children standing in front of tree, one holding a shovel, during a ceremonial tree planting at Eastburn Park. All in the photograph are unidentified except for Burnaby Council member Gerald Ast who is standing to the far right (wearing light coloured suit) and Burnaby's municip…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm pasted on cardboard backing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
467-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-5
Scope and Content
Photograph of three children standing in front of tree, one holding a shovel, during a ceremonial tree planting at Eastburn Park. All in the photograph are unidentified except for Burnaby Council member Gerald Ast who is standing to the far right (wearing light coloured suit) and Burnaby's municipal manager, Melvin Shelley, who can be seen in the back row at the far left (wearing dark coloured suit).
Subjects
Ceremonies
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Plants - Trees
Names
Ast, Gerald D.
Shelley, Melvin
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Eastburn Park
13th Avenue
Street Address
7944 13th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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E. Cary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37606
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of E. Cary sitting in front of a tree at the front of 311 Madison Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-194
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of E. Cary sitting in front of a tree at the front of 311 Madison Avenue.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Names
Cary, E.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Madison Avenue
Street Address
311 Madison Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Edmonds District

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34036
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.3 x 10.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edmonds District, including bush, houses and a windmill.
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 : sepia ; 8.3 x 10.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edmonds District, including bush, houses and a windmill.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Edward W. Nicholson and Team of Horses Inside Tree Stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38266
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm on 17.8 x 22.5 cm backing
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edward Nicholson standing with a team of horses inside the hollowed stump of a tree. Five other men and a dog are seated on planks on top of the stump and another man and two women are sitting to the left on the exposed roots of the tree. The man on seated to the right is identified …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm on 17.8 x 22.5 cm backing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
375-028
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edward Nicholson standing with a team of horses inside the hollowed stump of a tree. Five other men and a dog are seated on planks on top of the stump and another man and two women are sitting to the left on the exposed roots of the tree. The man on seated to the right is identified as Duncan MacInnes.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Plants - Trees
Names
MacInnes, Duncan
Nicholson, E.W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
A note on the back of the photograph reads: "E.W. Nicholson first resident of Broadview District of Burnaby - 1900 May 23rd. Picture taken 1909. Edward W. Nicholson, with team of horses inside stump (Cedar). Stump 36 feet in diameter. Duncan MacInnes sitting extreme right. Horses were turned around inside stump."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2550 Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
Less detail

Ellesmere Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35848
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (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 200 Ellesmere Avenue (then called Ross), opposite the Holmes family home on Capitol Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (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.
204-707
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 200 Ellesmere Avenue (then called Ross), opposite the Holmes family home on Capitol Hill.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Snow
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
Less detail

Ernie Carpenter clearing land

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35789
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (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 Ernie Carpenter clearing a lot at 3336 Beresford Street (later renumbered 5268 Beresford Street) near Royal Oak Avenue. Mr. Carpenter built a house here, and then cultivated an English garden and prize-winning onions and flowers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (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.
204-647
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernie Carpenter clearing a lot at 3336 Beresford Street (later renumbered 5268 Beresford Street) near Royal Oak Avenue. Mr. Carpenter built a house here, and then cultivated an English garden and prize-winning onions and flowers.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Names
Carpenter, Ernie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Beresford Street
Street Address
5268 Beresford Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
Less detail

Fall foliage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97541
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 two unidentified people walking along a sidewalk underneath trees with autumn leaves.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2880
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified people walking along a sidewalk underneath trees with autumn leaves.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Fall leaves

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98364
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 an unidentified person walking underneath a tree with yellow autumn leaves in a park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3374
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person walking underneath a tree with yellow autumn leaves in a park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Less detail

Fall leaves in Deer Lake Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97475
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified people walking underneath trees turning autumn colours in Deer Lake Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2814
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified people walking underneath trees turning autumn colours in Deer Lake Park.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Geographic Features - Parks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Fall leaves create a colourful canopy at Burnaby's Deer Lake Park."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Family house and lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36044
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a family home and lot full of flowering trees. The house is believed to be the Dickie family home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Grace Dickie subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
215-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1989-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a family home and lot full of flowering trees. The house is believed to be the Dickie family home.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Fir stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34165
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fir tree stump taken after blasting on the 4200 block of Grant Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1, 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 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-082
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of fir tree stump taken after blasting on the 4200 block of Grant Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grant Street
Images
Less detail

Former grounds of the Hart House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38389
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former grounds of the Hart House. This area is now the Parking Lot of the Burnaby Village Museum at Canada Way and Sperling Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
422-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2001-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former grounds of the Hart House. This area is now the Parking Lot of the Burnaby Village Museum at Canada Way and Sperling Avenue.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Wolf, Jim
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Fraser Scrubland and burnt timber

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37140
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1911 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fraser Scrubland and burnt timber in the Edmonds district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1911 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Disney family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
325-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fraser Scrubland and burnt timber in the Edmonds district.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Disney, John Harold "Jack"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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From Antrim Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38069
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1943] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking south from the back of 2224 Antrim Avenue (later renumbered 6957 Antrim Avenue). The British Columbia Electric Railway Company tracks and Central Park tram are partially visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1943] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-656
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking south from the back of 2224 Antrim Avenue (later renumbered 6957 Antrim Avenue). The British Columbia Electric Railway Company tracks and Central Park tram are partially visible in the background.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Antrim Avenue
Street Address
6957 Antrim Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
Less detail

From Brookfield

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38845
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas R…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas Road (later Canada Way).
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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From Mount Elma 22nd July 1938

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51458
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 22, 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of smoke billowing from the Campbell River fire, seen from Mount Elma. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 22, 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-063
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of smoke billowing from the Campbell River fire, seen from Mount Elma. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Tait, Preston L.
Notes
Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Forest fire of July 22nd which formed by a strong North wind threatened the towns of Comox & Courtney [sic] Vancouver Island and other villages. Photo taken from Mt. Elma 4600 ft. Forbidden Plateau 12 miles from the fire. Photo by P.L. Tait. Vancouver B.C."
Handwritten note on facing page reads: "Ordered out 22nd July 1938 ~ but 'the Plateau' was happily ordained 'forbidden' to the Campbell River fire."
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Front yard of 5486 Dominion Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91870
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along wit…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-051
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
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Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along with many others in the neighbourhood, was blown over during Typhoon Frieda on October 12, 1962.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P13"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "5486 Dominion St. / Probably late 1950s / Peterson's house on right"
5486 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5480 and 5488 Dominion Street
5476 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5472 and 5478 Dominion Street
Street Address
5476 Dominion Street
5486 Dominion Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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