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Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription85
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim and has a tarp covering the roof. Another tram, blue and cream in colour, is visible behind interurban no. 1207.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim and has a tarp covering the roof. Another tram, blue and cream in colour, is visible behind interurban no. 1207.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ewert, Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "B.C.E.R. 1207/ Snoqualmie, Washington/ July 1977/ H. EWERT"
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Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription87
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim, has a tarp covering the roof and a front board sign which reads, "LIMITED." There is another tram, blue and cream in colour, in front of inte…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim, has a tarp covering the roof and a front board sign which reads, "LIMITED." There is another tram, blue and cream in colour, in front of interurban no. 1207.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ewert, Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "B.C.E.R. 1207/ Snoqualmie, Washington/ July 1977/ H. EWERT"
Images
McClean family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2816
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1888
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the McClean family gathered together at a wooden bench on their property in Wexford, Ireland. Mr. Washington Gilliland McClean and Mrs. Honor Delamore McClean are seated on the bench, holding their youngest child, Mabel (she is blurred because she was moving while the photograph was b…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the McClean family gathered together at a wooden bench on their property in Wexford, Ireland. Mr. Washington Gilliland McClean and Mrs. Honor Delamore McClean are seated on the bench, holding their youngest child, Mabel (she is blurred because she was moving while the photograph was being taken). Standing behind them are Mabel’s older brother Charles McClean and sisters; Elsie and Evangeline Mai "Eva" McClean.
- Names
- Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
- McClean, Charles
- Goff, Evangeline "Mai" McClean
- Rae, Elsie McClean
- McClean, Honor Delamore
- McClean, Washington Gilliland
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.291
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1888
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/24/2011
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: “Grandfather McClean / Mabel McClean / Grandmother McClean / Front Row / 1888 / Wexford Ireland / Back Row / Elise, Charles + Eva / McClean / Older sisters and brother”
Images
McClean family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3553
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (cabinet card) ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight female members and one male member of the McClean family posing for a photograph taken outside in Wexford, Ireland. Mabel Edith Honor McClean Hawkshaw is standing in the center of the back row. Man on the ground in front could be Mabel's father Washington Gilliland McClean.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (cabinet card) ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight female members and one male member of the McClean family posing for a photograph taken outside in Wexford, Ireland. Mabel Edith Honor McClean Hawkshaw is standing in the center of the back row. Man on the ground in front could be Mabel's father Washington Gilliland McClean.
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.290
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1900
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/24/2011
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Andrews, W. & Son
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: “Mabel McClean / Centre Back Row / 1900”
- Photographer's engraving on recto of card mount reads: "W. Andrews & Son / Wexford & Enniscothy"
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![Members of Love family with spouses, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0089_001.jpg?width=280)
Members of Love family with spouses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19667
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family and spouses gathered together in a living room. People are identified in front row left to right as; Phoebe Leonard Love Feedham, William "Will" Feedham; Elizabeth Lewis Love and Henry Love; seated behind is George Love with his wife Rhoda Lang Exworthy Love.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family and spouses gathered together in a living room. People are identified in front row left to right as; Phoebe Leonard Love Feedham, William "Will" Feedham; Elizabeth Lewis Love and Henry Love; seated behind is George Love with his wife Rhoda Lang Exworthy Love.
- Names
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Feedham, William Charles
- Love, Henry
- Love, Elizabeth Washington Lewis, 1883-1976
- Love, George Richard
- Love, Rhoda Lang Exworthy
- Love Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.89
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
![Members of Love family with spouses, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0089_001.jpg)
![Members of the Love family with bear skin rug, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0086_001.jpg?width=280)
Members of the Love family with bear skin rug
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19664
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family gathered together in a living room with a bear skin rug. People are identified in the back row (left to right); Phoebe Leonard Love Feedham, William "Will" Feedham; Elizabeth Lewis Love and Henry Love; unidentified woman at back. Man seated on the floor whi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family gathered together in a living room with a bear skin rug. People are identified in the back row (left to right); Phoebe Leonard Love Feedham, William "Will" Feedham; Elizabeth Lewis Love and Henry Love; unidentified woman at back. Man seated on the floor while lying on a bear skin rug could be George Love. Man lying on the floor to the right could be Jesse Love.
- Names
- Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
- Love Family
- Feedham, William Charles
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Love, George Richard
- Love, Henry
- Love, Elizabeth Washington Lewis, 1883-1976
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.86
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
![Members of the Love family with bear skin rug, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0086_001.jpg)
North side of tombstone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10739
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 6, 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of north side of Love family tombstone in New Westminster cemetary. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of / GEORGE LEONARD / DIED APRIL 19, 1909 - AGED 78 YEARS / THOMAS ROBERT LOVE / BORN SEPT 17, 1887 - DIED NOV 23, 1918 / HENRY LOVE / BORN AUG 24, 1883 - DIED MAR 15, 1956 / 1883 ELI…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- Photograph is part of Film roll "C" - 36 b&w photographs that are a part of a collection described as BV018.41.83
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of north side of Love family tombstone in New Westminster cemetary. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of / GEORGE LEONARD / DIED APRIL 19, 1909 - AGED 78 YEARS / THOMAS ROBERT LOVE / BORN SEPT 17, 1887 - DIED NOV 23, 1918 / HENRY LOVE / BORN AUG 24, 1883 - DIED MAR 15, 1956 / 1883 ELIZABETH W. LOVE 1976 / "At Rest"
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Names
- Leonard, George
- Love, Thomas "Bob" Robert
- Love, Henry
- Love, Elizabeth Washington Lewis, 1883-1976
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.262
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 6, 1988
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See BV018.41.82 for File Level Description
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 5/19/2019
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Wolf, Jim
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of file level description "Photographic documentation of changes and move" BV018.41.82
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pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6576
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.83.3
- Description
- Official Handbook of the Panama Canal - Booklet -- [1915]. Booklet created by the Washington Government Printing Office. The booklet provides information about shipping facilities, distance saved, cost saving of the canal, tolls, traffic routes, and the Navy's use of the canal. The cover of the booklet is light green with a photograph of a ship passing through the calan. The title of the booklet is printed in red. The cover has been stamped by The Panama Canal Exhibit in San Francisco.
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- District of Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Washington
- Title
- Official Handbook of the Panama Canal
- Publication Date
- 1915
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact12744
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4269.1
- Description
- Sunken Gardens, Manito Park - Postcard. Small postcard with a painted photograph of the Sunken Gardens and Manito Park in Spokane Washington. On the reverse side of the card is the name "Miss Mary Anitta McMill", handwritten in pencil. The card was published by John W. Graham & Co. in Spokane Washington. The postcard is 9cm x 14cm.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Maker
- John W. Graham & Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Washington
- Site/City Made
- Spokane
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact12745
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4269.2
- Description
- Long Lake - Postcard. Small postcard with a colour tinted photograph of Long Lake Washington, near Spokane. The photograph is of a card driving on the road along side the lake shore. On the reverse side of the card is a spot for a note and address. On the top right corner of the back there is an assigned spot for a stamp that states that postage is one cent for United States and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico, and two cents for foreign destinations. The postcard was published by J.L. Robbins Co. in Spokane, Washington. The card is 8.5cm x 13.5cm.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Maker
- J. L. Robbins Co
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Washington
- Site/City Made
- Spokane
- Title
- 319. Long Lake, Wash. A Beautiful Drive Near Spokane.
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact12746
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4269.3
- Description
- Howard Street Bridge - Postcard. Small postcard with a colour tinted photograph of the Howard Street Bridge over Spokane River. The photograph shows the South Channel of the Upper Falls and the new W.W.P. Co. Building. On the reverse side of the card is a spot for a note and address. On the top right corner of the back there is an assigned spot for a stamp that states that postage is one cent for United States and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico, and two cents for foreign destinations. The postcard was published by J.L. Robbins Co. in Spokane, Washington. The card is 8.8cm x 13.7cm.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Maker
- J. L. Robbins Co
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Washington
- Site/City Made
- Spokane
- Title
- 250. Howard Street Bridge over Spokane River.
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Digital Books
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- First
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
Columbia (BC), and adjacent Washington
State.1
Usually, this type of population density is found in places where
agriculture is practiced as it connects to the ability to store surplus food
for winter months. Here, on the Northwest Coast, Indigenous people
developed the technology to preserve salmon
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.64.1
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
- Edition
- First
- Contributor
- Kwantlen First Nation
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh First Nation
- Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Societies, etc.
- Name Access
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Object History
- 2019 version of working document developed by Burnaby Village Museum in collaboration with a number of First Nations partners over the course of several years. We recognize that Burnaby falls within the shared, ancestral and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking people. We equally respect each of the Nations who share territory in Burnaby, and invite and welcome their ongoing participation in developing the contents of the Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide.
Images
Digital Books
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89212
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.20.4
- Description
- postcard; color lithographed scene of Second Avenue in Seattle, Washington. A sign says "The Gateway to Alaska, Seattle, Washington". There are trams and people in Edwardian clothes on the street, there's a horse and buggy and cars on the road. The back of the postcard addressed to Miss M. George. Postcard published by Trattner Post Card Co., Seattle, Washington. Cancelled in Seattle, Washington, Terminal Station on July 25, 1917 at 10am. "Rainier National Park opens June 15". Postcard addressed to "Miss M. George / c/o National Drug / Vancouver / B.C." Handwritten in ink: "July 23 / Dear Miss George: Am sure in some lively place, not like N.V. Will see you again before long. / Budd"
- Object History
- Wilhelmina (Mina) George was the second female pharmacist in BC and ran the West Burnaby Pharmacy.
- Elsie Impett (later MacDonald) was born in 1902 in England. Her family setted at Fenwick Avenue, Burnaby. She worked as a clerk and married James MacDonald in 1923 in New Westminster.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Measurements
- L: 19.5 cm W: 18.5 cm
Images
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
- "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
- Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
- History
- Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
- Creator
- Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
- Publisher
- Railway Pictures Incorporated
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1990
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also BV020.5.1060
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
- Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
- VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
Images
Video
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100002.jpg?width=280)
Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3071
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Material Details
- inscribed in the negative, printed in the photograph, u.l. "edr. Sister, Emma/ Paullsbo, WASH.", u.r."OrPHANTS./ HOME.", b. "c.m.s"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- History
- Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- for another photograph by C. M. Shelby of an orphanage, see HV973.110.6 and .6a
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Shelby, C. M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100002.jpg)
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100006.jpg?width=280)
Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. There is a brass band present, and many finely dressed men, women and children.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Material Details
- inscribed in the negative, printed on the photograph, l.l. "C. M. Shelby./ SEATTLE, WASH./ 410 WASH. BLDG,"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. There is a brass band present, and many finely dressed men, women and children.
- History
- Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- for another photograph of an orphanage by C. M. Shelby, see HV973.110.2 and .2a
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Shelby, C. M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100006.jpg)
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100009.jpg?width=280)
Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3078
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- History
- Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- for another photograph of the orphanage by C. M. Shelby, see HV973.110.2 and .2a
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Shelby, C. M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100009.jpg)
History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
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