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Central Park Entrance Gate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark544
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
Heritage Value
The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect. When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility. The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its: - two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap - adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps - low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Organization
British Columbia Electric Railway
Central Park Provincial Park Board
Architect
Robert Lyon
Builder
John Reid
Westminster Iron Works Co.
Function
Primary Current--Park Fixture
Primary Historic--Park Fixture
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
Boundaries
The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
Area
853,403.82
Contributing Resource
Structure
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Names
Lyon, Robert
Reid, John
Westminster Iron Works Company
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Central Park Provincial Park Board
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Estate Gate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark863
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 140665
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
Heritage Value
Fairacres was designed as a country estate with a working farm that included over 10 acres of productive berry and vegetable fields, with a large kitchen garden, a root house to store food, and greenhouses heated by steam. The agricultural potential ofthe Deer Lake area made it one of the first parts of the municipality to attract settlement. Construction of the Fairacres Estate represented a shift toward wealthy country estates over more modest farms, and the Ceperleys employed a large staff to manage the estate's agricultural production. Agricultural use of the estate continued when a Catholic order of Benedictine monks purchased the estate as part of the Priory of St. Joseph and the Seminary of Christ the King, and continued to farm the land until 1953. The overall architectural intention of the estate's architect was to reflect the ideals of the Arts & Crafts movement to showcase craftsmanship, and to incorporate high quality materials, including many local materials, such as wood and stone from the site. On the mansion exterior, the rustic style is seen in the use of natural materials such as cedar shingles and siding, cobblestone foundations and chimneys and the half-timbering in gable ends. The estate's remaining gate pillar features the same rustic field and cobblestones used on the mansion. The original estate driveway had two entrances constructed in 1910, each marked by a pair of entry gate pillars which supported iron gates. The main entrance gate pillars which marked the lower driveway and the east pillar of the upper entrance were demolished many years ago and the iron gates removed. A single gate pillar remains marking the upper driveway, adjacent to the Garage and Stables. This gate pillar is a significant site feature and incorporates cobble stone and a carved sandstone capstone.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres Estate Gate' include: - setting in relation to the estate boundary and estate buildings - Cobble stone and sandstone construction, which represents a typical Arts and Crafts use of local materials, and matches the extensive use of cobblestone as chimneys and foundations on the Fairacres mansion, as well as the use of sandstone on the mansion's exterior.
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Function
Primary Historic--Estate
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 004-493-311 Legal Description: Block 3 Except: Part subdivided by Plan 26865, District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536
Boundaries
‘Fairacres’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
17,065.00
Contributing Resource
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Other Collection
Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Names
Ceperley, H.T.
Ceperley, Grace
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Campsite below railway line

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34480
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of tents and campsite situated below a railway bed that is identified as the "Wolfenden Camp." A grindstone is sitting near the centre of the camp and a bear skin is stretched out to dry on a rack in the middle of the photograph. In the background, another structure, possibly a railway s…
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 ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-187
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of tents and campsite situated below a railway bed that is identified as the "Wolfenden Camp." A grindstone is sitting near the centre of the camp and a bear skin is stretched out to dry on a rack in the middle of the photograph. In the background, another structure, possibly a railway station, is visible. This photograph appears to have been taken 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
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Campsite beside railway tracks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34479
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Wolfenden camp" which consists of a number of tents erected next to the railway line. A few men can be seen working around the tents but all are unidentified. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on t…
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 : b&w ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-186
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Wolfenden camp" which consists of a number of tents erected next to the railway line. A few men can be seen working around the tents but all are unidentified. This photograph appears to have been taken 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
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Tents
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
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Streetcar work camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57706
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of labourers at a British Columbia Electric Railway Company streetcar work camp standing in a long single file row in front of three large tents at Hastings Street. This photograph was taken during construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of labourers at a British Columbia Electric Railway Company streetcar work camp standing in a long single file row in front of three large tents at Hastings Street. This photograph was taken during construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Construction - Railroad Construction
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Structures - Tents
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Images
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Streetcar work camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57707
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of labourers at the British Columbia Electric Railway Company streetcar work camp standing and sitting in three rows in front of a large tent at Hastings Street. The man on the far right, sitting upright, is holding a cocker spaniel at his knee. This photograph was taken during construct…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of labourers at the British Columbia Electric Railway Company streetcar work camp standing and sitting in three rows in front of a large tent at Hastings Street. The man on the far right, sitting upright, is holding a cocker spaniel at his knee. This photograph was taken during construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Construction - Railroad Construction
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Structures - Tents
Animals - Dogs
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Images
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Streetcar work camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57708
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of labourers at the British Columbia Electric Railway Company streetcar work camp standing and sitting in three rows in front of a large tent at Hastings Street. The man on the far right, sitting upright, is holding a cocker spaniel at his knee. This photograph was taken during construc…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of labourers at the British Columbia Electric Railway Company streetcar work camp standing and sitting in three rows in front of a large tent at Hastings Street. The man on the far right, sitting upright, is holding a cocker spaniel at his knee. This photograph was taken during construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Construction - Railroad Construction
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Structures - Tents
Animals - Dogs
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Images
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Swap meet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51785
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. Numerous vendors can be seen with their merchandise displayed on tables. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there often throughout the 1970s a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-087
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. Numerous vendors can be seen with their merchandise displayed on tables. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there often throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Swap meet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52342
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-089
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the site of a drive-in theatre for a swap meet. The location of this photograph may be the Lougheed Drive-in Theatre as swap meets were held there throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Subjects
Structures - Tents
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Lougheed Drive-In Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Royal metal : the people, times and trains of New Westminster bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6501
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sanford, Barrie, 1948-
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 SAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0973560207
Call Number
971.133 SAN
Author
Sanford, Barrie, 1948-
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
National Railway Historical Society, British Columbia Chapter
Publication Date
c2004
Printer
Friesen Corporation
Physical Description
viii, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Bridges
Railroads
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Bridge over a frozen river

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34449
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.1 x 11.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railroad bridge spanning a river that has frozen over.
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 ; 6.1 x 11.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-156
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railroad bridge spanning a river that has frozen over.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Canadian National Railway Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37471
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Bridge over the Fraser River open to allow ships through. No boats are visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-059
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Bridge over the Fraser River open to allow ships through. No boats are visible.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Geographic Features - Rivers
Names
Canadian National Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bellinger, Bernard
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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Pattullo Bridge and railway bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4237
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1938 or 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Pattullo Bridge and railway bridge. Photograph taken looking east from Columbia Street in New Westminster.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Material Details
"12" stamped on back.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Pattullo Bridge and railway bridge. Photograph taken looking east from Columbia Street in New Westminster.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Bridges
Accession Code
BV017.28.34
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1938 or 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Pattullo Bridge and railway bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4238
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1938 or 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Pattullo Bridge and railway bridge. Photograph taken looking east from Columbia Street in New Westminster.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Material Details
"12" stamped on back.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Pattullo Bridge and railway bridge. Photograph taken looking east from Columbia Street in New Westminster.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Structures - Bridges
Accession Code
BV017.28.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1938 or 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Planking a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34431
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of workmen working on a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Mission. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s, so these may be…
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 : b&w ; 7 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-138
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of workmen working on a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Mission. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s, so these may be members of a work crew taking a break alongside the road.
Subjects
Construction - Bridge Construction
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
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Railway trestle fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1423
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway trestle fire from a distance. The dark area on left side of the photograph may be the edge of a bridge from where the photograph was taken. Very little details are visible in the smoke. Location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, t. [sideways] "VANCOUVER/ DRUG CO. LTD./ AUG 3 1938/ Nu- Gloss", l.r. "41 2"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway trestle fire from a distance. The dark area on left side of the photograph may be the edge of a bridge from where the photograph was taken. Very little details are visible in the smoke. Location is not identified.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Accession Code
BV985.5797.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1938
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Second Narrows Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37532
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original Second Narrow Bridge, taken from the railway tracks facing west, possibly near MacDonald Avenue. Squatters houses are visible in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-120
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original Second Narrow Bridge, taken from the railway tracks facing west, possibly near MacDonald Avenue. Squatters houses are visible in the foreground.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Inlets
Transportation - Rail
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Air Defence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34103
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the camp site for the Air Defence, 1942-1946, at Kitchener Street and Madison Avenue. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the camp site for the Air Defence, 1942-1946, at Kitchener Street and Madison Avenue. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Public Services - Civil Defence
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kitchener Street
Madison Avenue
Images
Less detail

Cabins at Cottonwood Flats Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34476
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a clothesline strung between a log cabin and a white tent, holding a number of blankets and other articles of clothing. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Cottonwood Flats camp" and a note pasted next to the picture reads: "Survey work on Yellowhead Pass Highway." This pho…
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 ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-183
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a clothesline strung between a log cabin and a white tent, holding a number of blankets and other articles of clothing. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Cottonwood Flats camp" and a note pasted next to the picture reads: "Survey work on Yellowhead Pass Highway." This photograph appears to have been taken 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
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Structures - Tents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Campsite

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1626
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a campsite with two tents. An unidentified woman in a dress and hat is standing by the tent to the right. There are also two unidentified men and two dogs. One of the dogs is standing on the roof of a vehicle, and the other on a front wheel. There is illegible lettering on the door o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a campsite with two tents. An unidentified woman in a dress and hat is standing by the tent to the right. There are also two unidentified men and two dogs. One of the dogs is standing on the roof of a vehicle, and the other on a front wheel. There is illegible lettering on the door of the van. The area is wooded with tall grass and bushes. Charred tree stumps can be seen in the background. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Camping
Animals - Dogs
Structures - Tents
Accession Code
HV976.251.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the women in the same outfit, see HV976.251.33
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
22/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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