1213 records – page 60 of 61.

violet ray generator kit

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV986.20.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV986.20.2
Description
Violet ray generator; box is black, silver corners, hinged lid, two hinged snap closures, black handle; inside lid is brown velvet with silver holders for glass tube attachments; plaque "CHAS.A.BRANSTON LIMITED"; in box left side is voltage dial, three black control knobs; right side is compartment for two cords, one with plug end, other with hollow brown bakelite? handle; with two discs on handles, two metal tubes, one roller with handle, metal rectangle, and red instruction booklet "THE BRANSTON VIOLET RAY HIGH FREQUENCY GENERATOR", illustrated; c. 1928
Object History
This is a Branston Violet Ray Generator. Branston’s claims were similar to those of other Violet Ray makers. Treatments are given for over a hundred ailments, ranging from abscess through appendicitis, colitis, diabetes, glaucoma, gonorrhoea, haemmorrhoids, impotence, laryngitis, mumps, pyorrhea, tuberculosis, ulcers, wrinkles and even writer’s cramp. Electrical medical devices like this one were popular for decades among physicians, irregular practitioners, and home users, who could purchase them through catalogs and drugstores. The machine plugs into an electrical wall outlet. A glass electrode plugs into the wand, produces a violet glow, and delivers a spark when touched to the skin. The strength of the spark, controlled by the voltage selector, ranges from mild to quite intense. Attachments could stimulate many body parts.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Energy Production T&E - - Other Energy Production T&E
Object Term
Generator
Maker
Chas. A. Branston Limited
Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
Subjects
Electrical and Magnetic Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Pharmacists
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Visit of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36981
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1953] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 10.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent in a car during his visit to Burnaby while a crowd looks on. A man with a 4x5 press camera is in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1953] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 10.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-439
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent in a car during his visit to Burnaby while a crowd looks on. A man with a 4x5 press camera is in the foreground.
Subjects
Photographic Tools and Equipment - Cameras
Officials - Prime Ministers
Events - Visits of State
Names
St. Laurent, Louis
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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wall clock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81748
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.20.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.20.1
Description
Clock - wall clock in a wood case with a pendulum enclosed by a lower extension of the case. The case face is octagonal with a round clock dial. The clock is made by the "New Haven" clock company of the USA. and is marked as a "REGULATOR"
There is a paper label glued to the back of the clock : "8 Day ERIE REGULATOR / TIME PIECE / MADE BY / THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN. / U.S.A. / DIRECTIONS FOR REGULATING THE CLOCK / If the clock should go too fast, lower the ball; if too / slow, raise it." printed on label.
There is a pendulum with the clock
There is a key to wind the clock
Object History
The donor was a janitor working for the Burnaby School Board durring most of his career. The clock was donated is from the Riverway East School. This school was built in 1906 and torn down after the Second World War, ca 1948, and replaced with a new school called Glenwood.
Riverway East School was very similar to the Seaforth School now located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Timekeeping T&E
Object Term
Clock
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Names
Riverway East School
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Wally Westerman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13686
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Cultivators
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Tractors
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "587"
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watch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16260
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.10
Description
Pocket watch; silver, cream, black; outside of watch is silver metal with floral engraving; inside of watch has cream face with two gold flower sprays embossed on right and left; watch face is in the top part of face; bottom part of face has metal circle with metal bar running over it
Object History
C. 1900; rare; made in Switzerland
Marks/Labels
"8 JOURS" (French), painted on left bottom of face, under flowers "8 DIAS" (Spanish), painted on centre of watch face "8 DAYS", painted on right bottom of face, under flowers "SWISS", painted on centre of watch face, above '6' "R S", painted on left of face, under '7' "A F", painted on right of face, under '5'
Country Made
Switzerland
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
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watch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16261
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.11
Description
Pocket watch with chain; gold coloured cover with white watch face and black numbers; has small second face for seconds at bottom; back has metal cover with engraving on inside
Object History
9 carat; made in Switzerland; made in Birmingham according to accession register
Marks/Labels
"VERTEX", painted in centre of watch face "SWISS MADE", painted along bottom of watch face "For good service / presented to / James Murray (larger) / by / Ogston & Tennant Ltd.", engraved inside, on watch "679142" engraved inside, on cover
Country Made
Switzerland
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Images
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Watching television

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38041
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Beth Le Grove, an unidentified neighbour, and Ida Le Grove, watching television at 1007 Gilley Avenue (later renumbered 8416 Gilley Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1953] (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 ; 3.2 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-628
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Beth Le Grove, an unidentified neighbour, and Ida Le Grove, watching television at 1007 Gilley Avenue (later renumbered 8416 Gilley Avenue).
Subjects
Furniture
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
Names
Le Grove, Beth
Le Grove, Ida
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Gilley Avenue
Street Address
8416 Gilley Avenue
Planning Study Area
Stride Hill Area
Images
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Watching television

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51410
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wendy and Sean Johnston seated in front of a television set in their Venables Street home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-044
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wendy and Sean Johnston seated in front of a television set in their Venables Street home.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
Names
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Watch repairer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98210
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 an unidentified watch repairer inspecting some clock gears and the repairer's tools.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3288
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of an unidentified watch repairer inspecting some clock gears and the repairer's tools.
Subjects
Occupations
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Water flowing from Stave Lake Dam

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19302
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of water flowing from Stave Lake Dam into the Stave River in Mission, British Columbia. Shoreline with large rocks in the foreground and barren trees on the hillsides bordering the river.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of water flowing from Stave Lake Dam into the Stave River in Mission, British Columbia. Shoreline with large rocks in the foreground and barren trees on the hillsides bordering the river.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Energy Production Tools and Equipment
Structures - Dams
Accession Code
BV022.32.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1915]
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
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Watson Cedar Products Ltd.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34595
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Watson Cedar Products Ltd. on Willard Street. Two men are working inside.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
065-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Watson Cedar Products Ltd. on Willard Street. Two men are working inside.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Occupations - Labourers
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Names
Watson Cedar Products Limited
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamped on back of photograph: "Photo by The Stride Studios / 657 Columbia Street / New Westminster, B.C." and "#7049[C or G]"
Geographic Access
Willard Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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Watson Cedar Products Ltd.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34596
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Watsons Cedar Products Ltd. on Willard Street. Men are working inside. A box reads, "Optional Kolor Plan / Factory Stained Pryme - Shakes / (Genuine red cedar scored shakes)." Two other boxes read, "Zephers."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
065-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Watsons Cedar Products Ltd. on Willard Street. Men are working inside. A box reads, "Optional Kolor Plan / Factory Stained Pryme - Shakes / (Genuine red cedar scored shakes)." Two other boxes read, "Zephers."
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Occupations - Labourers
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Names
Watson Cedar Products Limited
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamped on back of photograph: "Photo by The Stride Studios / 657 Columbia Street / New Westminster, B.C." and "#7049F"
Geographic Access
Willard Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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Wayne Dyck at A&B Sound

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97750
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wayne Dyck, an employee of the Metrotown A&B Sound, posing with a display of plasma screen and LCD televisions mounted on a wall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wayne Dyck, an employee of the Metrotown A&B Sound, posing with a display of plasma screen and LCD televisions mounted on a wall.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Metrotown
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Wayne Dyck, the home theater supervisor at A&B Sound at Metrotown, says plasma and lcd flat screen monitors are the hottest thing in home electronics."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4700 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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weight

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44855
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.57.3
Description
Net weight, round, stone, doughnut-shaped with hole in the middle.
Object History
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).
Subjects
Persons
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
Archeological Specimen
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Documents
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weight

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44856
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.57.4
Description
Net weight, round, stone, doughnut-shaped with hole in the middle. Made of volcanic stone.
Object History
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).
Subjects
Persons
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
Archeological Specimen
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Documents
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weights and box

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9125
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.1549.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.1549.1
Description
weights and storage box; rectangular wood box with hinged lid. Faded green velvet insert. Brass weights in graduated sizes: 50 g, 30 g , 20 g, 10 g, 5 g, 3 g, 2 g, and 1 g.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment - Scales
Maker
Central Scientific Company
Subjects
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
Images
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West Fill, Kanaka Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34374
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.4 x 11.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a drag line rig working near a bridge at a location identified as Kanaka Creek. 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
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.4 x 11.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a drag line rig working near a bridge at a location identified as Kanaka Creek. 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 - Bridges
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Whisk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24556
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV975.5.1052
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV975.5.1052
Description
Whisk broom; bamboo; black-brown in colour. Bound in two rows of twine material.
Object History
This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company", Victoria, B.C.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Chemical T&E
Marks/Labels
No labels attached
Measurements
18 cm height x 4 cm width
Subjects
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Images
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whistle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39911
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Description
Whistle. Metal, World War 1 military, whistle on cord. Cord is attached to whistle's ring by metal clip.
Object History
Whistle belonged to Frederick Homer Cassels who was a World War I Veterinary Service Army veteran. Frederick immigrated to Burnaby from England in 1919.
Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
He passed away July 31 1948.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
Object Term
Whistle
Marks/Labels
"Patent 57208" "PATENT"
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Images
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William Street and Carleton Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34249
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with a man inside a bulldozer-like machine clearing land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-161
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with a man inside a bulldozer-like machine clearing land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Roads
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Carleton Avenue
Images
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