"Transportation - Electric Railroads " found 254 records

Sign

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.99

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.99

Description: A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "IN". Length: 11.4 cm Width: 6.7 cm Thickness: 6 mm.

Object History: For the British Columbia Electric Railway.

Marks/Labels: Green lettering, with black borders, "IN", on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil, "IN".

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Public Transit; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Advertising Medium; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

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Sign

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.100

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.100

Description: A rectangular wooden sign painted cream with green lettering "A". Length: 7.6 cm Width: 5.2 cm Thickness: 6 mm

Object History: For the British Columbia Electric Railway.

Marks/Labels: Green lettering "A" on cream back ground. On back, on plain wood, in pencil "A".

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Public Transit; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Advertising Medium; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

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Sign

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.126

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.126

Description: Metallic, magnetic rectangular shaped. Painted yellow with black lettering beginning with "BLOW DOWN INSTRUCTIONS" for a locomotive. Four mounting holes located at each corner. A red plastic sticker "CNR 6069-C4" is glued at the bottom. Hand printed in pencil on the back is "6069 Stratford Ont. Dec 24, 1961". Length: 28.2 cm Width: 15.2 cm Thickness: 1 mm

Marks/Labels: "BLOW DOWN" (underlined) / INSTRUCTIONS" (underlined), on front in black lettering. "THIS ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH / CONTINUOUS BLOW DOWN. / OPEN MANUAL BLOW-OFF / COCKS 10 SECONDS EACH 30 / MILES TO REMOVE SLUDGE.", on front in black lettering. "CNR 6069-C4" on front red sticker "6069" "STRATFORD ONT," "DEC 24, 1961", on back, in pencil.

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Public Transit; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Advertising Medium; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

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signal flag

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.116

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV973.41.116

Description: B.C.E.R. white signal flag on wooden pole. The flag is discoloured and torn. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. Pole: Length: 63 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 43.5 cm Width: 33 cm

Object History: Flags or signal lamps on the front of the tram communicated information about the train to passengers and workers. Two white flags (or white lights at night) on the front indicated that the tram was a “special” (not a regularly scheduled train).

Marks/Labels: "1207" Collectors previous number "BCER 1207-B39".

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Public Transit; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Symbols; Symbols - Flags

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

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signal flag

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV016.44.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV016.44.1

Description: signal flag; BCER tram "special" running flag. White signal flag on short wooden pole. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. The pole fits in a socket on the front of the tram car. Used to indicate an unscheduled, special run, usually a lacrosse game or race track run. Flag is very discoloured/stained. Pole: Length: 62.5 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 41.0 cm Width: 40.5 cm

Object History: Donor purchased these items at an antique fair. The dealer had acquired them from the family of a BCER employee who was part of the crew that destroyed the trams when they were decommissioned.

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Public Transit; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Symbols; Symbols - Flags

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

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St. Andrew's YPSCE

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 2, 1910

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 22.9 cm, mounted on cardboard on 17.9 x 31.8

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway observation car no. 124, full of people who are seated or standing. A conductor is at the front of the car, and there are stations and/or houses behind the observation car. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, front lower right: …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 22.9 cm, mounted on cardboard on 17.9 x 31.8

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway observation car no. 124, full of people who are seated or standing. A conductor is at the front of the car, and there are stations and/or houses behind the observation car. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, front lower right: "St. Andrew's Y.P.S.C.E. Aug. 2. '10." YPSCE might stand for Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Accession Code: HV973.26.143

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: August 2, 1910

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of BCER car # 124, but from a different year, see photograph hv972.142.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph

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St. Andrew's YPSCE, August 2, 1910 thumbnail

Storage Box

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV006.7.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV006.7.1

Description: Storage box. Wooden box with slanting top, hinged to open upwards. Lid closes with a clasp. Box is painted black on the outside and is unfinished on the inside and bottom. The box is made from 3/4 inch thick boards. There are two rings at the back edge of the top.

Object History: Collected by Raymond Menah when the Central Park British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Tram line was shut down in late 1950's. It appears that the box was designed to hang on a wall.

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Public Transit; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Container; Container - Box

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Central Park Interurban line

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The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ewert, Henry, 1937-

Publication Date: c1986

Call Number: 388.46 EWE Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 092062054X

Call Number: 388.46 EWE Copy 1

Author: Ewert, Henry, 1937-

Place of Publication: North Vancouver

Publisher: Whitecap Books

Publication Date: c1986

Printer: D.W. Friesen & Sons

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 3 copies held : copy 1.

Streetcars in the Kootenays : Nelson's tramways, 1899-1992

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Parker, Douglas V.

Publication Date: c1992

Call Number: 388.46 PAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920805027

Call Number: 388.46 PAR

Author: Parker, Douglas V.

Place of Publication: Edmonton, Alta.

Publisher: Havelock House

Publication Date: c1992

Physical Description: xvi, 196 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Street railways : their construction, operation, and maintenance

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-

Publication Date: 1991

Call Number: 388.46 FAI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920805000; 9780920805008

Call Number: 388.46 FAI

Author: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-

Place of Publication: Edmonton

Publisher: Havelock House

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: vii, 485 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Railway World / 150 Water Street / Vancouver V6B 1B2 / British Columbia Canada", printed on gold sticker attached to front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Transportation; Street-railroads--Maintenance and repair

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Notes: Includes indexes.; "A photo-reproduced version of the original of 1892."; Originally published: New York : Street Railway Pub. Co., 1892.; Author full name: Fairchild, C. B. (Charles Bryant), 1842-.

Switch engine pulling two interurban cars

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1940] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 cm x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway freight motor switch engine numbered "972" pulling interurban cars numbered "1004" and "1006".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 cm x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway freight motor switch engine numbered "972" pulling interurban cars numbered "1004" and "1006".

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Accession Code: BV012.18.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1940] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Mar-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Typewritten note on verso of photograph reads: "HELP FOR THE SICK / After breaking down on a tripper run on the Central Park line, BCER #'s 1004 and 1006 are / being made ready to be taken back to the New / Westminster shops by BCER Freight Motor #972 / at the Highland Park spur on a summer day in 1940."

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Switch engine pulling two interurban cars, [1940] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000] thumbnail

The time of the trolley

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Middleton, William D., 1928-2011

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 388.4 MID

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 388.4 MID

Author: Middleton, William D., 1928-2011

Place of Publication: Milwaukee, Wis.

Publisher: Kalmbach

Publication Date: c1967

Physical Description: 436 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Notes: Includes index.

timetable

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV005.61.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV005.61.2

Description: Timetable, for Central Park B.C.E.R. line; "First District Time Table No.69" "Vancouver-Central Park-New Westminster" "in effect at 5 o'clock Monday, May 1st, 1944"; on obverse, "British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited" "Time Table No.69", names of company officials, train dispatchers, trainmasters, safety rules; paper discoloured and torn [NOTE in file folder in AB105 reads "used in Tram Exhibit May 4/06]

Object History: The donor's father who worked for the B.C.E.R. on trams, as conductor, freight trains, and was later transferred to the gas plant.

Marks/Labels: First District Time Table No.69 / Vancouver-Central Park-New Westminster / in effect at 5 o'clock Monday, May 1st, 1944 / British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

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Tom Pritchard on Interurban Car 1203

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 18 Nov. 1956

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with motorman Tom Pritchard looking out the door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave the New Westminster depot on it's way to Marpole station at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with motorman Tom Pritchard looking out the door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave the New Westminster depot on it's way to Marpole station at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.

History: Photograph number two in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: Pritchard, Thomas

Geographic Access: New Westminster

Accession Code: BV019.46.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 18 Nov. 1956

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 27-Sep-19

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram to / run in Burnaby, car 1203, / about to leave New / Westminster for Marpole / at 12:30am on Sunday, / November 18, 1956. / Service ended with this run / Tom Pritichard - motorman / Lawrence Love was/ the conductor" / "2 of 5"

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Tom Pritchard on Interurban Car 1203, 18 Nov. 1956 thumbnail

Tram 1223

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1223. The tram's sign reads; "Steveston." According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, and the acquisition record, the tram is at Marpole station in Vancouver. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 - …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, u.l. "BCER 1223- 31/ MARPOLE BC"

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1223. The tram's sign reads; "Steveston." According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, and the acquisition record, the tram is at Marpole station in Vancouver. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 - 31 / Marpole BC."

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV973.41.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Tram 1223 on site of Heritage Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Interurban Tram 1223 on the tracks behind the Ice Cream Parlour building in Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The Ice Cream Parlour building is under construction.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Interurban Tram 1223 on the tracks behind the Ice Cream Parlour building in Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The Ice Cream Parlour building is under construction.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV022.9.55

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1971

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-03-15

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Negative number 6

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Tram 1223 on site of Heritage Village, 1971 thumbnail

Tram at Burnaby Lake Station

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 26, 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1236. Next to the tram is a small wooden shelter with a sign on the side that reads, "BURNABY LAKE", and a silhouetted person walking on the platform.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1236. Next to the tram is a small wooden shelter with a sign on the side that reads, "BURNABY LAKE", and a silhouetted person walking on the platform.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Accession Code: BV992.23.11

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: August 26, 1951

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1236 Burnaby Lake Station Aug 26 1951"

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Tram at Burnaby Lake Station, August 26, 1951 thumbnail

Tram at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 1957

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1232 and 1223 going across on a bridge at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver. There is a larger bridge to the left of the photograph.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1232 and 1223 going across on a bridge at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver. There is a larger bridge to the left of the photograph.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV992.23.17

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: August 1957

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Webster, Robert D. "Bob"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1232-1223/ MARPOLE TRESTLE/ 8/57"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "R. D. WEBSTER" [address is smudged out]

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Tram at Marpole Trestle, Vancouver, August 1957 thumbnail

Tram car at Heritage Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1971]

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Interurban tram 1223 on site at Heritage Village site (now Burnaby Village Museum). The tram car was moved from Edmonds and Kingsway in 1971 where it was on display from 1958.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Series: Copan album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Interurban tram 1223 on site at Heritage Village site (now Burnaby Village Museum). The tram car was moved from Edmonds and Kingsway in 1971 where it was on display from 1958.