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British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1657

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 16.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230 linked together and going through an intersection. The destination board at the front reads, "BURNABY LK", indicating it is the Burnaby Lake line. There are street signs on the lamppost on the street corner at the left …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 16.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230 linked together and going through an intersection. The destination board at the front reads, "BURNABY LK", indicating it is the Burnaby Lake line. There are street signs on the lamppost on the street corner at the left but only the crossing street sign, "5th AVE" is visible. There are hand painted advertisements for "COAL/ SAWDUST/ WOOD" and "FUEL" in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake Interurban line

Accession Code: BV003.24.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1939] (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Copy print is a digital reproduction of an original photograph

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British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230, [1939] (date of original) thumbnail

Douglas Road Interurban station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription164

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1920 or 1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.1 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Pearl Cowan and her son, Walter sitting on a bench at Douglas Road Interurban Station. The back of the bench appears to be used as an advertisement space and the waiting area is made of wood plank board, with tall weeds and grass growing around the station.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.1 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Pearl Cowan and her son, Walter sitting on a bench at Douglas Road Interurban Station. The back of the bench appears to be used as an advertisement space and the waiting area is made of wood plank board, with tall weeds and grass growing around the station.

History: Margaret Pearl Naismith (1887-1970) married Alexander "Allie" MacPherson Cowan (1881-1963) in 1910 in Kamloops BC. Alexander was the son of Walter Scott Cowan (1843-1930) and Annie McPherson (1859-1935), who lived in Burnaby on Douglas Road. Pearl and Allie had three children from their family home at Spruce and Fitzgerald where they lived from 1918 to 1922: Amy, Clara, Thomas Walter Cowan (1918-?) who is seated on his mother's lap in this photo.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: Cowan, Pearl; Cowan, Walter; British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake Interurban line

Accession Code: BV985.31.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1920 or 1921]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-12-19

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Douglas Road Station c. 1920/21 / Shown are Pearl Cowan and son Walter Cowan. They lived [at] Spruce & Fitzgerald c. 1918-1922."

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Douglas Road Interurban station, [1920 or 1921] thumbnail

Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18474

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow on display inside Heritage Village behind the Ice Cream Parlour. The ground and rooftops are covered with snow.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow on display inside Heritage Village behind the Ice Cream Parlour. The ground and rooftops are covered with snow.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: BV022.9.26

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972]

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lott, Richard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interurban Tram 1223 covered with snow, [between Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972] thumbnail

Interurban tram car 1223 on site of Heritage Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18484

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1971]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Interurban tram car no. 1223 on the site of Heritage Village. The tram car was relocated to the site after being moved from Edmonds and Kingsway where it was on display from 1958. A pile of dirt is visible in the foreground. The tram car was moved to the site of Heritage Village p…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Interurban tram car no. 1223 on the site of Heritage Village. The tram car was relocated to the site after being moved from Edmonds and Kingsway where it was on display from 1958. A pile of dirt is visible in the foreground. The tram car was moved to the site of Heritage Village prior to the completion of the buildings.