16 records – page 1 of 1.

Cabins at Cottonwood Flats Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34476
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a clothesline strung between a log cabin and a white tent, holding a number of blankets and other articles of clothing. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Cottonwood Flats camp" and a note pasted next to the picture reads: "Survey work on Yellowhead Pass Highway." This pho…
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 ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-183
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a clothesline strung between a log cabin and a white tent, holding a number of blankets and other articles of clothing. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Cottonwood Flats camp" and a note pasted next to the picture reads: "Survey work on Yellowhead Pass Highway." 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.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Campsite below railway line

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34480
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of tents and campsite situated below a railway bed that is identified as the "Wolfenden Camp." A grindstone is sitting near the centre of the camp and a bear skin is stretched out to dry on a rack in the middle of the photograph. In the background, another structure, possibly a railway s…
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 ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-187
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of tents and campsite situated below a railway bed that is identified as the "Wolfenden Camp." A grindstone is sitting near the centre of the camp and a bear skin is stretched out to dry on a rack in the middle of the photograph. In the background, another structure, possibly a railway station, is visible. 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.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Campsite beside railway tracks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34479
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Wolfenden camp" which consists of a number of tents erected next to the railway line. A few men can be seen working around the tents but all are unidentified. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on t…
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 ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-186
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Wolfenden camp" which consists of a number of tents erected next to the railway line. A few men can be seen working around the tents but all are unidentified. 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.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Tents
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Children in a tent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37996
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five children outside a tent in the yard of Hart House. Likely, left to right: John, Dinty, Anna, Sonny (Monty), and Harold Moore.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (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 ; 3.0 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-583
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of five children outside a tent in the yard of Hart House. Likely, left to right: John, Dinty, Anna, Sonny (Monty), and Harold Moore.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Names
Whittaker, Anna Marie Moore
Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
Moore, Harold Frederick
Moore, John Gifford
Moore, William A. "Dinty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Cottonwood Flats Camps

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34475
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a log cabin and white tent erected in a field. A clothesline can be seen strung up outside the cabin with blankets handing to dry. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Cottonwood Flats camp" and a note pasted next to the picture reads: "Survey work on Yellowhead Pass Highwa…
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 ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-182
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a log cabin and white tent erected in a field. A clothesline can be seen strung up outside the cabin with blankets handing to dry. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Cottonwood Flats camp" and a note pasted next to the picture reads: "Survey work on Yellowhead Pass Highway." 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.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

The Hot Dog Inn and proprietors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34311
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.9 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the hot dog stand built at Deer Lake for ice skaters. Standing in front of it are the "proprietors" A. D. Bowker and Abe Rowe. The sign affixed to the stand reads: "This Is The Hot Dog Inn And It's Cold Outside / Come Right In / Coffee 5 cents / Hot Dogs 10 cents".
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.9 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the hot dog stand built at Deer Lake for ice skaters. Standing in front of it are the "proprietors" A. D. Bowker and Abe Rowe. The sign affixed to the stand reads: "This Is The Hot Dog Inn And It's Cold Outside / Come Right In / Coffee 5 cents / Hot Dogs 10 cents".
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Structures - Tents
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Bowker, A.D.
Rowe, Abe
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Love and Whiting families picnicing under tent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19312
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Love family gathered together for a meal under a canvas tent in what may be Boundary Bay (Tsawwassen). The group is gathered around a long table that is in the middle of the tent. Annie Elizabeth (Love) Whiting is identified as the woman who is holding a young child in …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Photograph is over exposed, washing out some of the detail
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Love family gathered together for a meal under a canvas tent in what may be Boundary Bay (Tsawwassen). The group is gathered around a long table that is in the middle of the tent. Annie Elizabeth (Love) Whiting is identified as the woman who is holding a young child in her lap, seated at the end of the table closest to the stove.The man with a mustache seated at the far end of the table could be Wallace "Flash" Whiting. A wood stove with pots and a kettle is visible in the foreground.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Love Family
Whiting, Annie Elizabeth Love
Whiting Family
Whiting, Wallace "Flash"
Accession Code
BV022.32.29
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1910]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Less detail

Man in front of tent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription394
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.8 x 13.34 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young man sitting in front of a tent that is put up off ground on a wooden support in the middle of the woods. The man is wearing a vest over his shirt, a flat hat, and is holding a broom and pretending to play guitar with it. Near the tip of the tent is a company mark that reads "J…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.8 x 13.34 cm
Material Details
Inscribed on the card mount in pencil, verso, t. "land to your [illegible word] and grand/ right and left and all almain/ in the corner"
Photograph is mounted on a black card. Torn on u.r.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young man sitting in front of a tent that is put up off ground on a wooden support in the middle of the woods. The man is wearing a vest over his shirt, a flat hat, and is holding a broom and pretending to play guitar with it. Near the tip of the tent is a company mark that reads "JAMES MARTIN & SON/ MAKERS/ 114 [?] COMMERCIAL St/ BOSTON"
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Accession Code
HV983.42.134
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Images
Less detail

Messiter Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34477
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man sitting on a log outside a tent at what is identified as the "Messiter camp." A clothesline can be seen strung up in the background holding a blanket. A small wooden structure can be seen behind the tent. The man is unidentified although this photograph appears to have been t…
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 ; 6.5 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-184
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man sitting on a log outside a tent at what is identified as the "Messiter camp." A clothesline can be seen strung up in the background holding a blanket. A small wooden structure can be seen behind the tent. The man is unidentified although 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.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Our Tent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34488
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.1 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tent with the front flap open to allow a view of the interior. The caption to the photograph indicates that the location of the picture was "Pyramind camp" and this photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on th…
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 ; 7.1 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-195
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tent with the front flap open to allow a view of the interior. The caption to the photograph indicates that the location of the picture was "Pyramind camp" and 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.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Pyramid Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34463
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two tents erected beside a railway track. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Pyramid Camp" but the exact location is unknown. Snow can be seen covering the ground and a pile of logs are visible next to the tents. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, w…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-170
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two tents erected beside a railway track. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Pyramid Camp" but the exact location is unknown. Snow can be seen covering the ground and a pile of logs are visible next to the tents. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley, British Columbia and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Soldiers and nurse in front of a military tent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3059
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1899 or 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 10.0 cm mounted on cardboard 12.6 x 15.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of unidentified soliders and an unidentified nurse standing in front of a military tent. Three men are seated on a bench, and three other men are standing behind them. One of the standing men is wounded and holding himself on crutches. An number "15" is in front of the tent…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 10.0 cm mounted on cardboard 12.6 x 15.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of unidentified soliders and an unidentified nurse standing in front of a military tent. Three men are seated on a bench, and three other men are standing behind them. One of the standing men is wounded and holding himself on crutches. An number "15" is in front of the tent. According to the gift form signed by the donor, the photograph is thought to be taken in South Africa when when H. Niebergall was serving there.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Occupations - Nurses
Structures - Tents
Accession Code
HV974.47.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1899 or 1900]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Tent in the backyard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39415
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tent draped over a small building in the yard of an unidentified home. A boy is standing to the left, jumping rope.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
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 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-734
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tent draped over a small building in the yard of an unidentified home. A boy is standing to the left, jumping rope.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Tents at Messiter Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34478
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two tents and several wooden structures erected at a location identified as Messiter camp. 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.
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 ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-185
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two tents and several wooden structures erected at a location identified as Messiter camp. 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.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Thunder River Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34487
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grouping of tents erected next to a river which is identified by the caption as Thunder River. 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 1…
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 ; 7.5 x 10.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-194
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grouping of tents erected next to a river which is identified by the caption as Thunder River. 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.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

White Rock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34345
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 24.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the beach and shoreline at White Rock. A tent is seen set up on the beach and there are numerous people sitting and standing around logs piled up next to it. A few people in swimsuits are walking along the sand and in the background a long pier is visible.
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 ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 24.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-052
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the beach and shoreline at White Rock. A tent is seen set up on the beach and there are numerous people sitting and standing around logs piled up next to it. A few people in swimsuits are walking along the sand and in the background a long pier is visible.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

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