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Automatic equipment being installed

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34707
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men working with rows of equipment at the British Columbia Telephone Company Glenburn Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Automatic equipment being installed in the new Glenburn exchange. / B.C. Telephone Company…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
111-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men working with rows of equipment at the British Columbia Telephone Company Glenburn Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Automatic equipment being installed in the new Glenburn exchange. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp and annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St. Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588 / 06569-7"
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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George Pearson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35178
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-?] (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 man identified as George Pearson digging a foundation with a pick and shovel at the Burnaby Municipal Hall site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Note the Municipal Hall in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-?] (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.
204-035
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as George Pearson digging a foundation with a pick and shovel at the Burnaby Municipal Hall site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Note the Municipal Hall in the background.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Pearson, George
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Switchboard

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.0 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of a switchboard, probably the Dexter exchange at Boundary Road and Kingsway. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "A Manual Switchboard, typical of about 25 years ago. / Dexter, 1943. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.0 x 25.5 cm
Material Details
Printed on photo paper: "selo"
Description Level
Item
Record No.
114-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of a switchboard, probably the Dexter exchange at Boundary Road and Kingsway. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "A Manual Switchboard, typical of about 25 years ago. / Dexter, 1943. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Buildings - Commercial
Occupations - Telephone Operators
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Dominion Photo Company
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Printed in bottom left corner of photograph, "27038 Dominion Photo Co., Vancouver B.C."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Images
Less detail