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B.C. Electric Railway Co. Observation Car

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 22, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, full of people and conducted by "Teddy" Lyons. The car number is 124, and a sign on the rear end of the car reads, "See Vancouver / Two Hour / Trip / Fare 35c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 4:00 pm, as there are signs hang…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, full of people and conducted by "Teddy" Lyons. The car number is 124, and a sign on the rear end of the car reads, "See Vancouver / Two Hour / Trip / Fare 35c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 4:00 pm, as there are signs hanging on the car by the conductor that read, "Extra Trip / 7:00 PM" and "Next Trip / 4:00 PM." There are restaurants and various stores which line the street by the tracks in the background. The caption printed on the front bottom of the photo reads, "B.C. Electric Rly. Co. Observation Car, Vancouver. / "Teddy" Lyons, Conductor. Harry Bullen Photo. 2608 Gran. Bayview 8869." Stamped on the back of the photo is "Vancouver, B.C. Jul 22 1934."
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Lyons, Thadeous Sylvester "Teddy"
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV972.142.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 22, 1934
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of BCER car # 124, but from a different year, see photograph HV973.26.143 For another photograph of BCER observation car by Harry Bullen, see HV975.88.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Photographer
Bullen, Harry Elder
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
In "History of Metropolitan Vancouver" at http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology6.htm, it notes that Harry Bullen sold long narrow souvenir photographs of the passengers taken in the car
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Presentation to Mrs. Ruth Woodward at Guide Rally

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1946
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a presentation of flowers to Mrs. Ruth Woodward (married to Lieutenant-Governor William Cultham Woodward) by Diana Jaynes, member of the 5th Brownie Pack. The presentation took place at the Girl Guide rally at the Hastings auditorium where the brownies presented The Magic Forest Story…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a presentation of flowers to Mrs. Ruth Woodward (married to Lieutenant-Governor William Cultham Woodward) by Diana Jaynes, member of the 5th Brownie Pack. The presentation took place at the Girl Guide rally at the Hastings auditorium where the brownies presented The Magic Forest Story as an aid event for European Guides. The presenter is dressed in a layered flower tu tu costume while Mrs. Woodward is dressed in a suit and hat and leaning in from the front of the crowd to recieve a floral boquet.
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Woodward, Ruth Wynn Johnson
Accession Code
BV015.35.170
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1946
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 8, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Cunningham, William "Bill"
Notes
Transcribed title
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
Stamp in red ink on verso of photograph reads: "BILL CUNNINGHAM / VANCOUVER B.C."
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