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Bill Speirs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35318
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-175
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).
- Names
- Speirs, Bill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Bill Speirs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel. Bill and his wife, Dell Speirs, moved to Burnaby from Edmonton in 1929.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-176
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel. Bill and his wife, Dell Speirs, moved to Burnaby from Edmonton in 1929.
- Names
- Speirs, Bill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
The Sidewalk Crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35150
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George Pearson's crew, including future Reeve Charles "Charlie" MacSorley, laying cement sidewalk in Burnaby. A note on back of the photograph indicates that the back left two are Jack Elliot and Charles MacSorley.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George Pearson's crew, including future Reeve Charles "Charlie" MacSorley, laying cement sidewalk in Burnaby. A note on back of the photograph indicates that the back left two are Jack Elliot and Charles MacSorley.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Construction - Road Construction
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Pearson, George
- Notes
- Title based on caption on back of photograph
Images
Municipal Road Crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79439
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 23, 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 municipal road crew resurfacing Boundary Road near Imperial Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 23, 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.
- 556-291
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a municipal road crew resurfacing Boundary Road near Imperial Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ross, Martha
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Suncrest Area
Images
Worker with sandbags
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98116
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified worker, wearing a reflective vest and a hardhat, preparing a sandbag and surrounded by a lot of large sandbags.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3195
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified worker, wearing a reflective vest and a hardhat, preparing a sandbag and surrounded by a lot of large sandbags.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Road work in progess - View of the city in the background
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59140
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a road under construction and labourers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1478
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a road under construction and labourers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Page A-4 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
Images
Cutting pile tops for Nicomen Slough Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34328
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-035
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
- Subjects
- Construction - Bridge Construction
- Structures - Bridges
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Grading at Oakalla
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38104
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of men working on a rail car line at Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-691
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of men working on a rail car line at Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Railroad Labourers
- Construction - Railroad Construction
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Caption at top of photograph reads, "Grading at Oakalla"
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Nicomen Slough Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34335
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.6 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.6 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-042
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
- Subjects
- Construction - Bridge Construction
- Structures - Bridges
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Nicomen Slough Bridge construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34329
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 23.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-036
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen operating machinery to cut pile tops for the Nicomen Slough Bridge, near Deroche.
- Subjects
- Construction - Bridge Construction
- Structures - Bridges
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Nicomen Slough Bridge construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34334
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.8 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.7 x 12.8 cm on page 17.4 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-041
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workmen and equipment being used in the construction of Nicomen bridge.
- Subjects
- Construction - Bridge Construction
- Structures - Bridges
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Bob and his team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34424
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 11.3 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men, one seated on a wagon behind a team of two horses and the other standing to the left. The photograph is captioned: "Bob and his team" although no other identification is given. This photograph appears to have been taken in Hope, BC by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 11.3 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-131
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men, one seated on a wagon behind a team of two horses and the other standing to the left. The photograph is captioned: "Bob and his team" although no other identification is given. This photograph appears to have been taken in Hope, BC by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Occupations - Labourers
- Transportation - Wagons
- Transportation - Horses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
George Pearson's crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35181
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George Pearson's sidewalk crew mixing cement.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George Pearson's sidewalk crew mixing cement.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
George Pearson's crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35183
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sidewalk laid by George Pearson and his crew in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-040
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sidewalk laid by George Pearson and his crew in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Horses and crews working
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34343
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 24.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of numerous horse teams and workmen working along a road at an unknown location. This may be in the Deroche of Nicomen Island area of British Columbia. A sign on the road reads: Danger / Go Slow.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 24.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-050
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of numerous horse teams and workmen working along a road at an unknown location. This may be in the Deroche of Nicomen Island area of British Columbia. A sign on the road reads: Danger / Go Slow.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Occupations - Labourers
- Transportation - Horses
- Transportation - Wagons
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Johnson and two of his gang
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34423
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.9 x 12.7 cm on page 16.2 x 17.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three men, two standing and one sitting, with a wheelbarrow loaded with rocks resting front of them. One of the standing men holds a sledgehammer and the other has a shovel. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Johnson and two of his gang." This photograph appears to have be…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.9 x 12.7 cm on page 16.2 x 17.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-130
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three men, two standing and one sitting, with a wheelbarrow loaded with rocks resting front of them. One of the standing men holds a sledgehammer and the other has a shovel. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Johnson and two of his gang." This photograph appears to have been taken in Hope, BC by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Johnson's gang on the first mile west of Yale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 9.6 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a work crew of eight men resting alongside a newly cleared roadway in Yale, BC. Two wheelbarrows and numerous wooden planks can be seen laying on the road. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the con…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 9.6 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-132
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a work crew of eight men resting alongside a newly cleared roadway in Yale, BC. Two wheelbarrows and numerous wooden planks can be seen laying on the road. 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.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Municipal road crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a municipal road crew. Identified: (far left) George H. Thomson. This was George Thomson's first job after arriving in Burnaby from London, England. He would later open Thomson's Cash Grocery stores. Note the horse drawn wagon used to haul materials.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-467
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a municipal road crew. Identified: (far left) George H. Thomson. This was George Thomson's first job after arriving in Burnaby from London, England. He would later open Thomson's Cash Grocery stores. Note the horse drawn wagon used to haul materials.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Horses
- Occupations - Labourers
- Construction - Road Construction
- Transportation - Wagons
- Names
- Thomson, George H.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Road construction on Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34040
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.0 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of road construction on Kingsway at 18th Avenue. Men and horses are working, and houses can be seen on the left side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Stride family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 001-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of road construction on Kingsway at 18th Avenue. Men and horses are working, and houses can be seen on the left side.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- 18th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Road works crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34754
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 16.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Strangman (not identified) and a road works crew taking a break outside.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 16.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 131-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Strangman (not identified) and a road works crew taking a break outside.
- Names
- Strangman, John
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph