"Surgenor, William F." found 4 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at rest at Hastings Mill in Vancouver. The locomotive is labelled on the side as no. "2". William Surgenor is standing to the right of the locomotive, holding a long spouted oil can. There is an unidentified man sitting on the front of the loc…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at rest at Hastings Mill in Vancouver. The locomotive is labelled on the side as no. "2". William Surgenor is standing to the right of the locomotive, holding a long spouted oil can. There is an unidentified man sitting on the front of the locomotive. The mill is visible in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives; Buildings - Industrial

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Surgenor, William F.

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV016.52.2

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1916] (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Mar-15

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Scan of photograph negative

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Old Curly at Hastings Mill, [1916] (date of original), copied 2016 thumbnail

Old Curly at South Surrey

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905] (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at rest in front of a treed lot in South Surrey. There are four men in the picture. William Surgenor is the man holding an oil can, standing second to the left. The other three men are unidentified. Smoke is pouring out of the locomotive's chi…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at rest in front of a treed lot in South Surrey. There are four men in the picture. William Surgenor is the man holding an oil can, standing second to the left. The other three men are unidentified. Smoke is pouring out of the locomotive's chimney.

Other Title Information: Title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives; Geographic Features - Forests; Industries - Forestry

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Surgenor, William F.

Accession Code: BV016.52.4

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1905] (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Mar-15

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Scan of photograph negative

Images

Old Curly at South Surrey, [1905] (date of original), copied 2016 thumbnail

Old Curly on track

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1916] (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" on a train track. Train bears the number "3" in paint on the front. There are two men on either side of train. Man in foreground holding an oil can is donor's grandfather, William Surgenor. Buildings surround the train in background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" on a train track. Train bears the number "3" in paint on the front. There are two men on either side of train. Man in foreground holding an oil can is donor's grandfather, William Surgenor. Buildings surround the train in background.

Other Title Information: title based on content of photograph

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Surgenor, William F.

Accession Code: BV016.52.7

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1916] (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Mar-15

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Scan of photograph print

Images

Old Curly on track, [1916] (date of original), copied 2016 thumbnail

Robinson-Surgenor collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-1931] (date of originals), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 15 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs of train locomotive "Old Curly" along with photographs of other locomotives. Photographs of "Old Curly" were taken during it's early logging days and when it was moved back to Vancouver. Photographs were maintained and collected by William F. Surgenor and later by…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 15 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs of train locomotive "Old Curly" along with photographs of other locomotives. Photographs of "Old Curly" were taken during it's early logging days and when it was moved back to Vancouver. Photographs were maintained and collected by William F. Surgenor and later by his grandson Bill Robinson.

History: William F. Surgenor was born in Ireland in 1877 and in 1905 William Surgenor immigrated to British Columbia. In 1912, William Surgenor married Bessie Duncan in Vancouver. William worked as a railway locomotive engineer and was toted in the Vancouver Sun as a legend among railroaders in British Columbia. His first railway job as train engineer in British Columbia was aboard the locomotive named "Old Curly". William Surgenor worked on the engine during it's logging service up Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast and before it was moved back to Vancouver around 1927. William and Bessie Surgenor had four children; William George "Tyke", Earl Almer, Alice Margrete (Robinson) and Robert. William and Bessie Surgenor's eldest son William "Tyke" Surgenor also worked on the railway as a fireman and brakeman. William William F. Surgenor died in 1965. The locomotive engine "Old Curly" was built in San Francisco in 1879 and was used during the building of the harbour sea wall. It was likley built by Marshutz & Cantrell. It was acquired by Andrew Onderdonk in 1881 to use during construction of the Fraser Canyon section of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR). The locomotive was the first logging locomotive in this area. It was later used on the section from Savona Ferry to Kamloops. The locomotive was layed up in 1887 and not used for several years until it was purchased by the British Columbia Timber and Trading Company (BCTTC) for use on their logging railway in Surrey. In the early 1900s the engine was shifted from Surrey to the company operations north of Powell River and was a familiar sight carrying logs from Hastings Mill. It was brought back to Vancouver, in a damaged condition and stored on BCTTC property around 1927, was acquired by the CPR and restored as a 50th Anniversary Project in 1930. It was displayed at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds until the 1973 when it was brought to Heritage Village (later Burnaby Village Museum) and restored again.

Creator: Surgenor, William F.

Accession Code: BV016.52

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1905-1931] (date of originals), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: A selection of 15 photographs (negatives and prints) with a common subject were loaned for reproduction purposes (three of the photographs were prints from negatives). Photographs are arranged and described at item level. Low resolution copies of each photograph have been made available on Heritage Burnaby.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

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