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Dover Street crosswalk lights

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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 the assistant director of traffic engineering at the City of Burnaby examining a piece of equipment installed in Dover Street as part of a pilot project for new crosswalk lights. A school crosswalk sign and passing vehicle are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2540
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the assistant director of traffic engineering at the City of Burnaby examining a piece of equipment installed in Dover Street as part of a pilot project for new crosswalk lights. A school crosswalk sign and passing vehicle are visible in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Public Works
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby's assistand director of traffic engineering examines the new crosswalk lights, installed as a pilot project, on Dover, between Royal Oak and Nelson."
Geographic Access
Dover Street
Nelson Avenue
Royal Oak Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Images
Less detail

Steam shovel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35317
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929] (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 a steam shovel possibly operated by Bill Speirs for the municipality of Burnaby during road construction.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929] (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.
204-174
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a steam shovel possibly operated by Bill Speirs for the municipality of Burnaby during road construction.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Public Services - Public Works
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Vancouver Engineering Works Machinery

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-](date of orignal), copied 1978
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 a large piece of machinery being operated by a man depicted on the left side of the photograph. The machinery has a centre piece that seems to be rotating, with two spouts on the side, dumping out fluid into large containers that are placed under them. An annotation on the back of t…
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 a large piece of machinery being operated by a man depicted on the left side of the photograph. The machinery has a centre piece that seems to be rotating, with two spouts on the side, dumping out fluid into large containers that are placed under them. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Vancouver Engineering Works."
Subjects
Public Services - Public Works
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Vancouver Engineering Works Limited
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV978.14.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-](date of orignal), copied 1978
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-01
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail