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Train wreck at Kensington Avenue

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee Munshaw.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Train Wreck / Aug 16 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Geographic Access
Kensington Avenue
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Train wreck at Kensington Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4307
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee Munshaw.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Train Wreck / Aug 16 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Geographic Access
Kensington Avenue
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Train wreck at Kensington Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4308
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee Munshaw.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Train Wreck / Aug 16 /70 / Lougheed Hiway".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Geographic Access
Kensington Avenue
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Train wreck at Kensington Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4309
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee Munshaw.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Train Wreck / Aug 16 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Geographic Access
Kensington Avenue
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Train wreck at Kensington Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4310
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee Munshaw.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Train Wreck / Aug 16 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Geographic Access
Kensington Avenue
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Train wreck at Kensington Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4311
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
Material Details
The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee Munshaw.
Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Train Wreck / Aug 16 /70".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train wreck at Kensington Avenue and the Lougheed Highway on Aug 16, 1970. The Farmer family was living at Buchanan Street and Holdom Avenue and they heard the train wreck when it happened.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Farmer, Joanne
Geographic Access
Kensington Avenue
Lougheed Highway
Accession Code
BV017.42.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Aug. 1970
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Ben Stam

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45899
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1970]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canada's first paraplegic pilot Ben Stam sitting in the cockpit of a plane.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1970]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-793
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canada's first paraplegic pilot Ben Stam sitting in the cockpit of a plane.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Stam, Ben
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Wood, Herb
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Ben Stam and Bob McGonigal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45900
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canada's first paraplegic pilot Ben Stam and Skyways flying instructor Bob McGonigal in front of a small aircraft, entering Ben Stam's first solo flight into the log book at a Langley airport.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-794
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canada's first paraplegic pilot Ben Stam and Skyways flying instructor Bob McGonigal in front of a small aircraft, entering Ben Stam's first solo flight into the log book at a Langley airport.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Stam, Ben
McGonigal, Bob
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Float Plane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79883
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a float plane at the end of the rowing course on Burnaby Lake. Although development of the Lake began in 1963, the rowing course was not built until 1972-1973.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-485
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a float plane at the end of the rowing course on Burnaby Lake. Although development of the Lake began in 1963, the rowing course was not built until 1972-1973.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Salmon, Stu
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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RCAF : squadron histories and aircraft, 1924-1968

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Kostenuk, Samuel
Griffin, J. A. (John A.), 1922-
Publication Date
1977
Call Number
358.4 KOS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0888665776
Call Number
358.4 KOS
Author
Kostenuk, Samuel
Griffin, J. A. (John A.), 1922-
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Hakkert
Publication Date
1977
Series
Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 14.
Physical Description
xix, 255 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force--History
Airplanes, Military--Canada
Aeronautics
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Transportation - Air
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Includes indexes.
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Transwest Helicopters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79404
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Vice President, Richard Burton, and an engineer of Transwest Helicopters (1965) Ltd. beside one of their helicopters at 2792 Norland Avenue. Although the company was formed in 1965, it did not move to Norland Avenue until 1969.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-279
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Vice President, Richard Burton, and an engineer of Transwest Helicopters (1965) Ltd. beside one of their helicopters at 2792 Norland Avenue. Although the company was formed in 1965, it did not move to Norland Avenue until 1969.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Transwest Helicopters (1965) Ltd.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cook, Alan
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Norland Avenue
Street Address
2792 Norland Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Accident scene

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79984
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 24, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the scene of an accident on Sperling Avenue near Union Street in front of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 24, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-540
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the scene of an accident on Sperling Avenue near Union Street in front of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
Subjects
Accidents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Born, A. J.
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Images
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Motor Vehicle Testing Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93698
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars, trucks, and other vehicles in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Avenue. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of the road, facing southeast.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-655
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars, trucks, and other vehicles in line at a motor vehicle testing station on Wayburne Avenue. The photograph is taken from the shoulder of the road, facing southeast.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Transportation - Trucks
Transportation
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
van Mannen, Mark
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 103
Geographic Access
Wayburne Drive
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Rail classics, vol. 2, no. 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1387
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1973
Call Number
388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
Place of Publication
Canoga Park, Calif.
Publisher
Challenge Publication Inc.
Publication Date
1973
Physical Description
82 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Transportation
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
"Commuting in British Columbia, Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric by Ira L. Swett" -- page 40 - 45.
Details about the "Districts of Interurban line plus descriptions of different interurban cars operating in the system.
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3951 and 3953 Hastings Street from Lane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37387
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a truck and a car parked in the lane behind 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Description Level
Item
Record No.
366-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1998-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a truck and a car parked in the lane behind 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Transportation - Trucks
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
3951 Hastings Street
3953 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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BC studies, Number 11, Fall 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary798
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1971
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
BC Studies
Publication Date
1971
Physical Description
85 p. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
ISSN:0005-2949
Includes an article: "Regulating the British Columbia electric railway : the first public utilities commission in British Columbia", by Patricia E. Roy.
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Bill Lewarne on handcar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13021
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1975 and 1976]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby councillor Bill Lewarne standing on a handcar in front of the Interurban Tram 1223 at Heritage Village.
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 : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby councillor Bill Lewarne standing on a handcar in front of the Interurban Tram 1223 at Heritage Village.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.657
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1975 and 1976]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See contact sheet: BV020.5.705
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-21
Scale
100
Photographer
Yunge-Bateman, Nick
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Nick Yunge-Bateman"
Note in red marker on verso of photograph reads: "50402.2.30"
Images
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Horse drawn carriage driving by church at Heritage Village

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1974 and 1979]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 11.2 cm x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a horse drawn carriage driving by the church building at the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The carriage has three passengers and a driver. There are several other individuals in the photograph who are on horseback. Everyone appears to be wearing period costumes.
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 : colour ; 11.2 cm x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a horse drawn carriage driving by the church building at the Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The carriage has three passengers and a driver. There are several other individuals in the photograph who are on horseback. Everyone appears to be wearing period costumes.
History
Donor was a volunteer with the Burnaby Village Museum for years and was in attendance on the day the Heritage Village Museum opened.
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Animals - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Horses
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Drive
Accession Code
BV017.46.4
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1974 and 1979]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
03-Apr-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Religions - Judaism
Cemeteries
Organizations
Elections
Names
Gruenthal, Bill
Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
O'Connor, John
Burquest
Jacobson, Max Alec
Temple Shalom
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Brentwood Park School
Alpha Secondary School
Burnaby School Board
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3
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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4498
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)
Scope and Content
Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
Scope and Content
Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing himself as a relative newcomer. He speaks of the preservation of the Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake areas. Bob describes his disorientation in the more newly densified parts of Burnaby, and observes that traffic has increased on Burnaby streets. Bob recalls that he mostly travelled on foot or by bike. He notes that the Neville Transport Company operated the school bus he used as well as the only North-South bus route in Burnaby at that time. He mentions Pacific Stage Lines as a later operator through Burnaby.
History
Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Transportation - Buses
Transportation - Bicycles
Names
Lowe, Robert "Bob"
Irvine, Tom
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Deer Lake
Accession Code
BV017.45.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Tiltle based on cotents of item
Audio Tracks

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_006.mp3
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