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Material Details: "You asked me how / far the CPR Line / was from our lot / It is within 1/4 mile / This was taken / right above the / CPR line, there is / quite a sharp descent / from here down to the / line If the piece of / bush to the left was / cut you would see 2nd narrows bridge" written in pencil on the back of the photo.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a trail overlooking Burrard Inlet that runs down a hill through some evergreen trees.

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: Geographic Features - Trails; Geographic Features - Inlets

Accession Code: BV007.45.14

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 notes on the reverse of the photograph

Images

Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96655

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of former City of Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park before is improvement and expansion. Photographs depict Drummond standing by the Inlet and walking along the waterfront path with Parks Commissioner Dan Johnston.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2277

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of former City of Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park before is improvement and expansion. Photographs depict Drummond standing by the Inlet and walking along the waterfront path with Parks Commissioner Dan Johnston.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Parks; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Johnston, Dan

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2277-1: "Former Burnaby Mayor, Doug Drummond, takes in the view from Barnet Marine Park, which will be expanded to the west, and enhanced with an interpretive centre in the old public works building and a rebuilt wharf reaching into the Burrard Inlet. Improving the park was one of Drummond's goals during his term in office."; Caption fro metadata for 535-2277-2: "Former Burnaby mayor, Doug Drummond, and the city's parks commissioner, Dan Johnston, stroll along the path at Barnet Marine Park. The park will be expanded to the west, and enhanced with a rebuilt wharf into Burrard Inlet and an interpretive centre in the old public works building. The plan for the park will be the realization of one of Drummond's goals during his term in office."

Geographic Access: Barnet Marine Park; Burrard Inlet

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park, [2003] thumbnail

From 4042 Yale Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37628

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking north from 4042 Yale Street. Burrard Inlet and the northshore mountains are visible in the background, and there is snow.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952 (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 ; 2.9 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-216

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking north from 4042 Yale Street. Burrard Inlet and the northshore mountains are visible in the background, and there is snow.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Yale Street

Street Address: 4042 Yale Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

From 4042 Yale Street, 1952 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

From Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37914

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1947] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken from Burnaby Mountain, looking towards the Burrard Inlet.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1947] (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 ; 2.5 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-502

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph taken from Burnaby Mountain, looking towards the Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Inlets

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

From Burnaby Mountain, [1947] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Joseph Santos at Barnet Marine Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97059

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Joseph Santos in a rain poncho, searching for sea worms on the shores of the Burrard Inlet at Barnet Marine Park. An unidentified person fishing off the pier is visible behind Santos.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2587

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Joseph Santos in a rain poncho, searching for sea worms on the shores of the Burrard Inlet at Barnet Marine Park. An unidentified person fishing off the pier is visible behind Santos.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Fishing; Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Joseph Santos isn't deterred by the soggy weather as he searches for sea worms to be used as bait at a family fishing expedition at Barnet Marine Park."

Geographic Access: Barnet Marine Park; Burrard Inlet

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Joseph Santos at Barnet Marine Park, [2001] thumbnail

Knight Inlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82607

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a tree in a clearing.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-172

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a tree in a clearing.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Forests; Geographic Features - Inlets

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Knight Inlet"; Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Crystal Finish / will not fade"

Images

Knight Inlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82608

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a tree in a clearing being felled.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-173

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a tree in a clearing being felled.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Forests; Geographic Features - Inlets

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on page photograph is mounted on reads: "Knight Inlet"; Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Crystal Finish / will not fade"

Images

Knight Inlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82609

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a tree trunk in a clearing.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1925 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-174

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a tree trunk in a clearing.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Forests

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on page photograph is mounted on reads: "Knight Inlet"; Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Crystal Finish / will not fade"

Images

Looking east from 410 North Hythe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38439

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph looking east from 410 North Hythe Avenue along Burrard Inlet.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 443-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2002-13

Scope and Content: Photograph looking east from 410 North Hythe Avenue along Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Hythe Avenue North

Street Address: 410 Hythe Avenue North

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Looking east from 410 North Hythe, [1930] thumbnail

Lower Mainland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55645

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, looking east over Stanley Park and the Burrard Inlet. A printed description accompanying the photograph reads: "A view of the Lower Mainland taken along Burrard Inlet. The block of land in the lower centre of the photograph is Stanley Par…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 486-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-14

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, looking east over Stanley Park and the Burrard Inlet. A printed description accompanying the photograph reads: "A view of the Lower Mainland taken along Burrard Inlet. The block of land in the lower centre of the photograph is Stanley Park with the business section of the City of Vancouver connected thereto. To the left of the Inlet is the City and District of North Vancouver and just above Vancouver is the District of Burnaby. The mountains at the extreme top of the photograph are the Coastal Range and are over a hundred miles away. The mountains to the left can be reached by a fifteen-minute drive from the city. Presented with the compliments of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby."

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption; Caption on recto reads: "Lower Mainland"; Printed description adhered to verso of photograph

Images

North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34701

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 106-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Geographic Features - Roads; Geographic Features - Inlets

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood); Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood); Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area; Capitol Hill Area; Westridge Area; Willingdon Heights Area; Brentwood Area; Parkcrest-Aubrey Area; Lochdale Area

Images

North Burnaby from Hythe Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34931

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking west from Hythe Avenue towards north Burnaby. Burrard Inlet is also visible.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Marjorie Coe subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 161-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1986-11

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking west from Hythe Avenue towards north Burnaby. Burrard Inlet is also visible.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods; Geographic Features - Inlets

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Items no. 161-004, 161-005 and 161-006 join to form a panorama

Geographic Access: Hythe Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

North Burnaby from Hythe Avenue, [1949] thumbnail

Second Narrows

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3903

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 stereograph card : b&w ; 17.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Stereograph card images of a street in Vancouver Heights. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet. Mount Seymour is shrouded in cloud in the background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 stereograph card : b&w ; 17.5 x 9 cm

Material Details: Hand-written text in red ink on the front of the stereograph card reads: "2nd Narrows".

Scope and Content: Stereograph card images of a street in Vancouver Heights. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet. Mount Seymour is shrouded in cloud 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: Geographic Features - Mountains; Geographic Features - Inlets; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Accession Code: BV007.45.18

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 notation below the photograph

Images

Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96493

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Ruth Hardy, Anita Loy, and Trudy Mile walking the Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby. Photographs depict them enjoying a view of the Burrard Inlet from the Heights Trail leg and walking past a trail marker that reads: "The Heights Trail."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2117

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Ruth Hardy, Anita Loy, and Trudy Mile walking the Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby. Photographs depict them enjoying a view of the Burrard Inlet from the Heights Trail leg and walking past a trail marker that reads: "The Heights Trail."

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Trails

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2117-1: "Ruth Hardy, Anita Loy and Trudy Mile enjoy some of the views along the Heights Trail leg of the Trans Canada Trail, as it winds along Burrard Inlet."; Caption from metadata for 535-2117-2: "Ruth Hardy, Trudy Mile and Anita Loy get a little exercise along the Trans Canada Trail as it winds through North Burnaby."

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Burnaby Heights Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby, [2000] thumbnail

View from Kask's Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35531

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950 (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 top of the hill moved by William Kask, Sr. at the request of Jenny Korhonen Kask who wanted a better view of Burrard Inlet and the islands from her house in Kask's Camp, later Kask Bros. Cement Works. Mr. Kask had the top of the mountain shave off with a bulldozer. A Vancouver Sun h…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950 (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.: 204-389

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of top of the hill moved by William Kask, Sr. at the request of Jenny Korhonen Kask who wanted a better view of Burrard Inlet and the islands from her house in Kask's Camp, later Kask Bros. Cement Works. Mr. Kask had the top of the mountain shave off with a bulldozer. A Vancouver Sun headline read, "Man Moves Mountain."

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Street Address: 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

View from Kask's Camp, 1950 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Boat coming through locks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19435

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 11 Oct. 1936

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a boat towing a log boom and coming through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks) in Salmon Bay in Seattle, Washington's Ship Canal. The locks link Lake Washington to Puget Sound. The Salmon Bay Bridge is visible in the background spanning Salmon Bay.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a boat towing a log boom and coming through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks) in Salmon Bay in Seattle, Washington's Ship Canal. The locks link Lake Washington to Puget Sound. The Salmon Bay Bridge is visible in the background spanning Salmon Bay.

Subjects: Transportation - Boats; Geographic Features - Natural Waterways; Geographic Features - Channels; Geographic Features - Bays; Structures - Bridges; Water Control

Accession Code: BV996.6.119

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 11 Oct. 1936

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-02-06

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption beneath photograph reads: "COMING IN"; Caption of album page reads: "Oct 11/36 / THANKSGIVING / SEATTLE"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1