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Bob and his team

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34424
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 11.3 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men, one seated on a wagon behind a team of two horses and the other standing to the left. The photograph is captioned: "Bob and his team" although no other identification is given. This photograph appears to have been taken in Hope, BC by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 11.3 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-131
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men, one seated on a wagon behind a team of two horses and the other standing to the left. The photograph is captioned: "Bob and his team" although no other identification is given. This photograph appears to have been taken in Hope, BC 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
Construction - Road Construction
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Horses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Construction of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
March 19, 1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. The photograph is ta…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. The photograph is taken from the same angle as HV975.105.1. There is a freight wagon loaded with lumber, pulled by two horses on Douglas Road. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "March 19th 1929 / The first load of lumber taken for the construction of St St [sic] Therese [sic] Church on the Grandview Highway / Burnaby BC."
Subjects
Construction
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Names
St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Laurel Street
Accession Code
HV975.105.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
March 19, 1929
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from an acquisition record from the time of the accession
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Gilmore Avenue School construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35427
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1914] (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 Gilmore Avenue Public School extension construction. Note the horse and wagon hauling material to the site. Dr. Carl Eaton was teacher and first principal of Gilmore school (then called Vancouver Heights school).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1914] (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.
204-285
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Avenue Public School extension construction. Note the horse and wagon hauling material to the site. Dr. Carl Eaton was teacher and first principal of Gilmore school (then called Vancouver Heights school).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Construction
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Horses and crews working

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34343
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 24.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of numerous horse teams and workmen working along a road at an unknown location. This may be in the Deroche of Nicomen Island area of British Columbia. A sign on the road reads: Danger / Go Slow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 24.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of numerous horse teams and workmen working along a road at an unknown location. This may be in the Deroche of Nicomen Island area of British Columbia. A sign on the road reads: Danger / Go Slow.
Subjects
Construction - Road Construction
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Municipal road crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35609
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (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 municipal road crew. Identified: (far left) George H. Thomson. This was George Thomson's first job after arriving in Burnaby from London, England. He would later open Thomson's Cash Grocery stores. Note the horse drawn wagon used to haul materials.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (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.
204-467
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a municipal road crew. Identified: (far left) George H. Thomson. This was George Thomson's first job after arriving in Burnaby from London, England. He would later open Thomson's Cash Grocery stores. Note the horse drawn wagon used to haul materials.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Occupations - Labourers
Construction - Road Construction
Transportation - Wagons
Names
Thomson, George H.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail