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Roads and sidewalks

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (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 dirt roads and sidewalks in Burnaby in the 1920s. George Pearson supervised cement sidewalk building throughout Burnaby during the Great Depression. St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church may be in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-037

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of dirt roads and sidewalks in Burnaby in the 1920s. George Pearson supervised cement sidewalk building throughout Burnaby during the Great Depression. St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church may be in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Sidewalks; Geographic Features - Roads; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Roads and sidewalks, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Bellinger and Baker children

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1929 or 1930] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of five children standing on the board sidewalk in front of 2827 Earl Avenue (later 6296 Pearl Avenue). Left to right: Marion Bellinger, Christine Bellinger, Robert Bellinger, Barbara Baker, and Barbara's sister. Adults are seated on the porch behind them.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1929 or 1930] (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 ; 4.4 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-063

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of five children standing on the board sidewalk in front of 2827 Earl Avenue (later 6296 Pearl Avenue). Left to right: Marion Bellinger, Christine Bellinger, Robert Bellinger, Barbara Baker, and Barbara's sister. Adults are seated on the porch behind them.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Sidewalks

Names: Baker, Barbara; Bellinger, Christine; Bellinger, Marion; Bellinger, Robert "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bellinger, Bernard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Pearl Avenue

Street Address: 6296 Pearl Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

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Bellinger and Baker children, [1929 or 1930] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Bessie Clark

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bessie Clark at 8 years old. A planked sidewalk is visible in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-285

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bessie Clark at 8 years old. A planked sidewalk is visible in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Sidewalks

Names: Homewood, Bessie Annie Clark

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Bessie Clark, 1921 (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Children beside a planked sidewalk

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of seven children sitting beside a planked sidewalk. Some of these children may be the children of George and Stella Morash: Mildred, Edgar, Allan, Muriel, Audrey, Ralph, and Gordon.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-393

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of seven children sitting beside a planked sidewalk. Some of these children may be the children of George and Stella Morash: Mildred, Edgar, Allan, Muriel, Audrey, Ralph, and Gordon.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Sidewalks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Children beside a planked sidewalk, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Sylvia Murley Auvache

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1929] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sylvia Murley Auvache standing with a dog on the 2700 block of Willingdon Avenue (later renumbered as the 6300 block of Willingdon Avenue).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1929] (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 ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-081

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sylvia Murley Auvache standing with a dog on the 2700 block of Willingdon Avenue (later renumbered as the 6300 block of Willingdon Avenue).

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Geographic Features - Sidewalks

Names: Auvache, Sylvia Murley

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Sylvia Murley Auvache, [between 1925 and 1929] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Bridge over fast flowing river

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [c. 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a bridge over a fast flowing river with muddy riverbanks on either side and forest in the distance.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 7.5 cm

Material Details: Photograph is over exposed, washing out some of the detail

Scope and Content: Photograph of a bridge over a fast flowing river with muddy riverbanks on either side and forest in the distance.

Subjects: Natural Geographic Features; Geographic Features - Natural Waterways; Geographic Features - Rivers; Structures - Bridges

Accession Code: BV022.32.27

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [c. 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

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Bridge over fast flowing river, [c. 1910] thumbnail

Deer Lake Gibraltar

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "Gibraltar" rock at mouth of Deer Lake Creek. This photograph was taken during the winter of 1924 and the lake is frozen over with ice. The surface of the lake is covered with marks made by ice skates. Deer Lake Creek is historically known as Deer Lake Brook.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "Gibraltar" rock at mouth of Deer Lake Creek. This photograph was taken during the winter of 1924 and the lake is frozen over with ice. The surface of the lake is covered with marks made by ice skates. Deer Lake Creek is historically known as Deer Lake Brook.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Creeks; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Geographic Features - Rock Formations

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Brook

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Waterfall with narrow bridge over top

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [c. 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a waterfall with a narrow bridge with railing over top and forested area at top of falls.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a waterfall with a narrow bridge with railing over top and forested area at top of falls.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Natural Waterways; Geographic Features - Waterfalls; Structures - Bridges; Geographic Features

Accession Code: BV022.32.34

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [c. 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

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Waterfall with narrow bridge over top

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [c. 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a waterfall with a narrow bridge with railing over top and forested area at top of falls.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a waterfall with a narrow bridge with railing over top and forested area at top of falls.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Natural Waterways; Geographic Features; Geographic Features - Waterfalls; Structures - Bridges

Accession Code: BV022.32.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [c. 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

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Alouette Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 21, 1925

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia, mounted on cardboard ; 12.5 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of men, women, and children on the beach of Alouette Lake. The fourth woman from the left is identified as Charlotte Hill. The man to the right of her is identified as Minard Hill.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 21, 1925

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia, mounted on cardboard ; 12.5 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-175

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of men, women, and children on the beach of Alouette Lake. The fourth woman from the left is identified as Charlotte Hill. The man to the right of her is identified as Minard Hill.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Names: Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal; Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in black pen on the cardboard reads: "Alouette Lake / June 21, 1925"; Accompanying newspaper clipping attached to album page is titled "Surveyors' Examinations"

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At the river's edge

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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 cm on page 17.4 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a house sitting near the river bank in the vicinity of Nicomen Island, Deroche and Dewndey. Mountains are visible in the background

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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 ; 6.8 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 26 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-152

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a house sitting near the river bank in the vicinity of Nicomen Island, Deroche and Dewndey. Mountains are visible in the background

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Rivers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Boston Bar Creek on the Kettle Valley Railroad

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a railway bed running alongside a creek at the foot of a forested mountain. Power lines can be seen running in the foreground. The caption to the photograph reads: "Boston Bar Creek on the KVR."

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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 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-158

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a railway bed running alongside a creek at the foot of a forested mountain. Power lines can be seen running in the foreground. The caption to the photograph reads: "Boston Bar Creek on the KVR."

Subjects: Geographic Features - Creeks; Geographic Features - Valleys; Transportation - Rail

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Boston Bar Creek on the Kettle Valley Railroad, 1925 thumbnail

Boy Scout on rocky shore

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Aug. 1926

Collection/Fonds: David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Boy Scout standing on rocky shore at Granthams Landing. View from shore looking towards Keats and Bowen Island. Boy Scout is attending New Westminster District Boy Scout camp at Granthams Landing.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Boy Scout standing on rocky shore at Granthams Landing. View from shore looking towards Keats and Bowen Island. Boy Scout is attending New Westminster District Boy Scout camp at Granthams Landing.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Geographic Features - Islands; Geographic Features - Natural Waterways

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

Accession Code: BV995.8.152

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Aug. 1926

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 43

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Boy Scout on rocky shore, Aug. 1926 thumbnail

Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 35.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Lake, looking northwest. The north shore mountains, including The Lions, can be seen in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 35.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 050-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Lake, looking northwest. The north shore mountains, including The Lions, can be seen in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Burnaby Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 34.5 x 23.3 cm mounted on 49.5 x 35.1 cm cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph taken from Burnaby Park, including trees and mountains in the distance.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 34.5 x 23.3 cm mounted on 49.5 x 35.1 cm cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 055-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph taken from Burnaby Park, including trees and mountains in the distance.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lloyd's Studio

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Annotation on bottom front of cardboard reads, "Burnaby Park / Officially Opened August 6th, 1927"

Geographic Access: Robert Burnaby Park; Wedgewood Street

Street Address: 8155 Wedgewood Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Burrard Inlet

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926] (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 looking across Burrard Inlet from the Donovan family home, 4112 Yale Street, before the Second Narrows Bridge was built at this spot.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-455

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph looking across Burrard Inlet from the Donovan family home, 4112 Yale Street, before the Second Narrows Bridge was built at this spot.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Burrard Inlet

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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 Burrard Inlet looking north from the 3800 block of Yale Street, the closest street to the water at that time. Power lines were being strung across the inlet that year.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-456

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burrard Inlet looking north from the 3800 block of Yale Street, the closest street to the water at that time. Power lines were being strung across the inlet that year.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Burrard Inlet, 1928 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Burrard Inlet in winter

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 16 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 16 cm

Material Details: "Burrard Inlet - winter" written in ink on back of photo. "37" written in pencil on back of photo.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.

History: George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow; Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Inlets; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Accession Code: BV007.45.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 29-Nov-2018

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on content of the photograph

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Burrard Inlet in winter, [192-] thumbnail

Cable Crossing at Mile 57

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 9.5 cm on page 17.4 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking over a river towards Cheam Peak, which is visible in the background. A cable can be seen stretching over the river. 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-Provinc…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 9.5 cm on page 17.4 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-104

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking over a river towards Cheam Peak, which is visible in the background. A cable can be seen stretching over the river. 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.