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Bert Porter on a steamroller

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34830
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1919] (date of original), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1919] (date of original), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lewis family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
140-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Occupations - Civic Workers
Construction - Road Construction
Names
Porter, Bert
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Images
Less detail

L.C. Smith Typewriter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35587
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (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 George L. Donovan demonstrating the new L.C. Smith (later Smith-Corona) typewriter at the Vancouver Exhibition (later Pacific National Exhibition, PNE). He owned Vancouver Typewriters at 334 Seymour Street in Vancouver.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (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.
204-445
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of George L. Donovan demonstrating the new L.C. Smith (later Smith-Corona) typewriter at the Vancouver Exhibition (later Pacific National Exhibition, PNE). He owned Vancouver Typewriters at 334 Seymour Street in Vancouver.
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Exhibitions
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Typewriters
Names
Donovan, George L.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail