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Cars lined up in front of BC Auto Company store

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.9 x 24.2 cm mounted on cardboard 21.4 x 34.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twelve cars lined up on the street in front of the BC Auto Company store depicted in photography HV973.22.3. There are mostly men in suits looking at the cars, but there is at least one woman and few children who are among the men. The auto store is flanked on both sides by various c…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.9 x 24.2 cm mounted on cardboard 21.4 x 34.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twelve cars lined up on the street in front of the BC Auto Company store depicted in photography HV973.22.3. There are mostly men in suits looking at the cars, but there is at least one woman and few children who are among the men. The auto store is flanked on both sides by various commercial stores. The annotation on the back of the card (onto which the photograph is mounted) partially identifies the people and cars in the photo. 1st car (from the right): 4-cylinder Buick, "C.A. Ross at wheel." 4th car : 2-cylinder Buick, "Chief Carlisle at wheel." 5th car: 2-cylinder Buick, Mr. & Mrs. Guinett. 7th car: 4-cylinder Buick, Mr. Brown and W.W.B. McInnis. 9th car: 4-cylinder Wayne, G. Mitchell and G. Corineau Jr. standing in front. Last car: "Russel Sight seeing car sold to Mr. Sterton for trips around Stanley Park." Also annotated on the back of the card: "1907 / 4 Cyl Buick CA Ross at wheel / 5- 2 Cyl Buicks / 2- 4 Cyl Buicks / 1- Wayne 4 Cyl / 2- Pierce Racine 7 Pass 4 Cyl / 1- Beeston Humber 4 Cyl / 1- Russell Sight Seeing Car." The acquisition record identifies the street as the 900 block, Granville Street. Printed in white on the front lower left of the card: Wadds Bros, Vancouver BC."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Automobile Dealerships
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
British Columbia Auto Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV973.22.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1907]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-09
Photographer
Wadds Brothers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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First Car in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38812
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, but the others are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-131
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, but the others are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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First Car in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38847
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first modern car to be driven in the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby. It was an Oldsmobile owned by F.R. Stewart. Claude Hill can be seen in the back seat to the left. The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-166
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first modern car to be driven in the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby. It was an Oldsmobile owned by F.R. Stewart. Claude Hill can be seen in the back seat to the left. The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Hill Family
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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First Modern Car in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38811
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of what is purported to be the first modern car in the Burnaby Lake area, an Oldsmobile belonging to F.R. Stewart. Identified in the picture are Claude Hill (back seat, at left) and Kitty Hill (child, back seat middle). The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-130
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of what is purported to be the first modern car in the Burnaby Lake area, an Oldsmobile belonging to F.R. Stewart. Identified in the picture are Claude Hill (back seat, at left) and Kitty Hill (child, back seat middle). The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Hill Family
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38848
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, and Claude Hill is seated in the back to left with his daughter Kitty seated beside him. The others are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-167
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, and Claude Hill is seated in the back to left with his daughter Kitty seated beside him. The others are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Hill Family
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Group around a car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription612
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of young women and men gathered around what looks to be a McLaughlin Model F Buick (Canadian-built car). Three young men in suits are climbing into the car, and two women in dresses and hats, are standing by watching them. The people and location are unidentified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of young women and men gathered around what looks to be a McLaughlin Model F Buick (Canadian-built car). Three young men in suits are climbing into the car, and two women in dresses and hats, are standing by watching them. The people and location are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
HV977.123.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory354
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1939-2012
Length
0:09:13
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of the development of property Burnaby. He discusses houses being built by his father, grandfather and himself; this includes the property that he and his wife bought in 1961. Bob also discusses the rise of the automobile.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of the development of property Burnaby. He discusses houses being built by his father, grandfather and himself; this includes the property that he and his wife bought in 1961. Bob also discusses the rise of the automobile.
Date Range
1939-2012
Photo Info
Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
Length
0:09:13
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Transportation - Automobiles
Planning Study Area
Government Road Area
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 5, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:54
Interviewee Name
Lowe, Robert "Bob"
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

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Looking west along Dominion Street from across the street from 5496 Dominion Street

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 2016
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the houses along the south side of Dominion Street with cars parked along the curb. In 2009 sidewalks were installed and the street was repaved under a neighbourhood local improvement request to the City. The photograph was taken from the north side of the street, opposite 5496 Dom…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 2016
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-055
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the houses along the south side of Dominion Street with cars parked along the curb. In 2009 sidewalks were installed and the street was repaved under a neighbourhood local improvement request to the City. The photograph was taken from the north side of the street, opposite 5496 Dominion Street, looking west.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.17"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Dominion St. infilled with houses on 33' lots / Photo July 2016"
Geographic Access
Dominion Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Less detail

8 records – page 1 of 1.