30 records – page 1 of 2.

Painting the wall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98077
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 painting the wall beneath a brick arch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3157
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person painting the wall beneath a brick arch.
Subjects
Structures
Structures - Arches
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an April 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Barnet Marine Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91581
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 9, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
18 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Barnet Marine Park, including Barnet Beach pilings, overpass and people preparing kayaks on the shore.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 9, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
18 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
605-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-30
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Barnet Marine Park, including Barnet Beach pilings, overpass and people preparing kayaks on the shore.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Recreational Activities
Structures - Bridges
Names
Lawson, Doreen A.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in black in on recto of slide frames of photographs 605-014-1 : 605-014-7, 605-014-9 : 605-014-11, and 605-014-13 reads: "Barnet Beach Pilings"
Note in black ink on recto of slide frames of photographs 605-014-8 and 605-014-12 reads: "Barnet Beach Kayaks"
Note in black ink on recto of slide frames of photographs 605-014-14 : 605-014-18 reads: "Barnet Beach Overpass"
Geographic Access
Barnet Marine Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Bridge over South Creek on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97808
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a creek bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a creek bridge.
Subjects
Geographic - Features - Creeks
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Handwritten note on slide reads: "Bridge Over S. Creek."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Collapse of Second Narrows Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37290
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a picture of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC after its collapse in 1958.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Norah Code subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
345-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1997-05
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a picture of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC after its collapse in 1958.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
Images
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Grand Coulee Dam under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20134
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grand Coulee Dam under construction. Water is gushing through the lower section of the dam. The dam was completed in 1942.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grand Coulee Dam under construction. Water is gushing through the lower section of the dam. The dam was completed in 1942.
Subjects
Structures - Dams
Accession Code
BV022.32.556
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-22
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "GRAND COULEE DAM / 1936"
Images
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Liz Thurstrom, Bob Gardner, and Ken Elliot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78731
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 10, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Liz Thurstrom, of the Wildlife Rescue Association of British Columbia, Bob Gardner, of the Burnaby Lake advisory council and Ken Elliot, of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) atop the new footbridge completing the Burnaby Lake Trail.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 10, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0088
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Liz Thurstrom, of the Wildlife Rescue Association of British Columbia, Bob Gardner, of the Burnaby Lake advisory council and Ken Elliot, of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) atop the new footbridge completing the Burnaby Lake Trail.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Structures - Bridges
Names
Thurstrom, Liz
Gardner, Bob
Elliot, Ken
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "3454 A Bby Mario / 95% Bby p.1"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
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Local construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98126
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of two unidentified people observing evidence of construction. One photograph depicts a person looking at a crack in a floor tile while holding a land survey map, and the other depicts an individual looking at a piece of construction equipment on the other side of a chain …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3205
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of two unidentified people observing evidence of construction. One photograph depicts a person looking at a crack in a floor tile while holding a land survey map, and the other depicts an individual looking at a piece of construction equipment on the other side of a chain link fence.
Subjects
Construction
Construction Tools and Equipment
Structures - Fences
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Opening of Lohn Gardens and Restored Jubilee Grove Arch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37358
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1994
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Earl and Jennie Lohn Perennial Garden and the restored Jubilee Grove Arch - taken during the opening of the gardens in 1994 after the restoration work was completed. This Central Park landmark was built in 1939 as part of "Jubilee Grove", a garden established in 1935 to commemora…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1994
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
360-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Earl and Jennie Lohn Perennial Garden and the restored Jubilee Grove Arch - taken during the opening of the gardens in 1994 after the restoration work was completed. This Central Park landmark was built in 1939 as part of "Jubilee Grove", a garden established in 1935 to commemorate the Jubilee of King George V and dedicated during Burnaby's May Day Celebration.
Subjects
Structures - Arches
Geographic Features - Gardens
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Patterson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Images
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Original gateposts of Sprott Lodge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38374
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original gateposts and the driveway leading into the site of Mayfield Lodge, which was owned by L.E.Sprott.
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. ; 8.8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
422-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2001-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original gateposts and the driveway leading into the site of Mayfield Lodge, which was owned by L.E.Sprott.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Structures - Fences
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Wolf, Jim
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Person with treehouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98092
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 posing with a treehouse.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3172
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person posing with a treehouse.
Subjects
Structures
Buildings - Recreational
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Second Narrows Bridge collapse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51365
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after June 1958]
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver after its collapse in June, 1958. A child and dog are visible walking along a path in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after June 1958]
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver after its collapse in June, 1958. A child and dog are visible walking along a path in the foreground.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Second Narrows Bridge collapse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51366
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after June 1958]
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge after its collapse in June, 1958. An unidentified man can be seen in the foreground of the photograph while another is visible at the bottom right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after June 1958]
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge after its collapse in June, 1958. An unidentified man can be seen in the foreground of the photograph while another is visible at the bottom right.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Sidney Roofing and Paper Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34677
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm, mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man standing on the dock at Sidney Roofing and Paper Company, located in South Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm, mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
091-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man standing on the dock at Sidney Roofing and Paper Company, located in South Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Structures - Piers and Wharves
Names
Sidney Roofing and Paper Company Limited
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Graphic Industries Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Bottom of photo has the "Sidney Products" logo and reads, "Sidney Roofing & Paper Co. Ltd."
Printed on back of cardboard "GIL: Graphic Industries Ltd. / Vancouver's Largest Commercial Photographers / 1201 Melville St., Vancouver 1, B.C. / Phone MUtual 1-4174 File No: 4263 2"
Annotation on back "Nov '57"
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Stoney Creek Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66638
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1998-1999]
Collection/Fonds
Millway family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge soon after it was built. An unidentified man and woman are visible on the bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1998-1999]
Collection/Fonds
Millway family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
353-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2011-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge soon after it was built. An unidentified man and woman are visible on the bridge.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Images
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Stoney Creek Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66639
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1998-1999]
Collection/Fonds
Millway family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge taken from a distance. A bicycle rider is about to cross the bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1998-1999]
Collection/Fonds
Millway family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 30.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
353-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2011-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Stoney Creek Bridge taken from a distance. A bicycle rider is about to cross the bridge.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Images
Less detail

Trans Mountain Pipe Line loading dock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34689
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of the Trans Mountain Pipe Line Westridge loading dock on Burrard Inlet. Houses are visible in the background, and railroad tracks along the edge of the inlet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
098-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of the Trans Mountain Pipe Line Westridge loading dock on Burrard Inlet. Houses are visible in the background, and railroad tracks along the edge of the inlet.
Subjects
Aerial Photographs
Geographic Features - Inlets
Structures - Piers and Wharves
Names
Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Commercial Illustrators Industrial Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "TA. 8817 / Commerical Illustrators / Industrial Photographers / 601 Denman St., Vancouver 5, B.C. / File No. 9412-2"
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Images
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Two lane tunnel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20147
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a two lane tunnel on a roadway. Tunnels could be located enroute to the Caribou in B.C.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a two lane tunnel on a roadway. Tunnels could be located enroute to the Caribou in B.C.
Subjects
Structures
Geographic Features - Roads
Accession Code
BV022.32.569
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1947 and 1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Images
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Walking bridge on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97806
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a walking bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a walking bridge.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Handwritten note on slide reads: "Mel T. Bridge."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Cormorants

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91686
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1982-1991
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of cormorants. In three of the photographs cormorants are perched on wooded structures on Burnaby Lake; in the forth a cormorant is depicted taking flight from the water. The cormorants are medium-to-large sized birds with dark feathers and long, thin yellow bills.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1982-1991
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of cormorants. In three of the photographs cormorants are perched on wooded structures on Burnaby Lake; in the forth a cormorant is depicted taking flight from the water. The cormorants are medium-to-large sized birds with dark feathers and long, thin yellow bills.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from note on slide sheet photographs were originally housed in
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Bell's Dry Goods exhibit collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16990
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on sit…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on site at Burnaby Village Museum. The majority of the records were created by museum and City of Burnaby staff. Series is arranged into four subseries: 1) Restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries 2) Bell's building photographs subseries 3) Bell's exhibit photographs subseries 4) Bell's research files subseries
History
The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office. In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954. On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). In August 1974, the building was relocated from it's location on Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village. Sometime prior to the move, the extension at the rear of the building was removed. After the building was moved to Heritage Village, some exterior repairs were completed including the installation of exterior siding at the rear of the building and installation of large wood sliding door. The building opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. In March 1976, an extension at the rear of the building was rebuilt by museum staff. The building underwent several repairs and restorations between 1992 and 1996 and was closed to the public. Due to structural problems, the extension was demolished in 1992. Between 1993 and 1996, the building underwent a series of exterior and interior structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store which included the rebuilding of the extension at the rear of the building and the moving of the building onto a new foundation. The newly restored building opened as Bell's Dry Goods store (exhibit) on August 6, 1996. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807.
Accession Code
BV019.52
BV020.5
Date
1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
Some records within this collection are subject to FIPPA
For other records and photographs associated with this building, see also Century Park Museum Association fonds and Burnaby Village Museum fonds and Jesse Love farmhouse fonds
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