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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
Less detail

Bridge over Deer Lake Brook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39323
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 9.8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bridge over Deer Lake Brook, covered with snow. This photograph was probably taken on the property belonging to Claude Hill, known as "Brookfield."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 9.8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-642
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bridge over Deer Lake Brook, covered with snow. This photograph was probably taken on the property belonging to Claude Hill, known as "Brookfield."
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Rivers
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Brook
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Gordon Creek Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34401
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bridge along a roadway that is covered with snow. Tree stumps and debris can be seen at the sides of 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 dur…
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 ; 7.1 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-108
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bridge along a roadway that is covered with snow. Tree stumps and debris can be seen at the sides of 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.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

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
Less detail

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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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
Less detail

Car fire fraud

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98192
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 a Burnaby Fire Department investigator leaning inside of a burned-out vehicle.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3270
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby Fire Department investigator leaning inside of a burned-out vehicle.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Automobiles
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Less detail

Fire fighters with burned car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98074
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 Burnaby fire fighters with a burned-up car that they pushed from a garage of a home at the 7300 block of 10th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3154
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters with a burned-up car that they pushed from a garage of a home at the 7300 block of 10th Avenue.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighters averted a bigger catastrophe when they managed to push a burning Valiant from a garage in the 7300 block of 10th Ave. Damage was restricted to the car, and some smoke in the garage."
Geographic Access
10th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Fitness World fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97305
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Day, a gym patron, standing across from Fitness World on North Road, near Lougheed, during a fire. Burnaby Fire Department fire trucks are parked in front of the gym.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2701
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Day, a gym patron, standing across from Fitness World on North Road, near Lougheed, during a fire. Burnaby Fire Department fire trucks are parked in front of the gym.
Subjects
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Buildings - Recreational - Gymnasiums
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Bob Day watches as Burnaby firefighters work to douse a minor blaze behind the sign at Fitness World on North Rd. Day was working out in the gym when staff told everyone to leave because of the fire."
Geographic Access
North Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
Images
Less detail

Aftermath of a house fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97289
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a fire at an unidentified residential home; a shed and a car are burned up in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2686
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a fire at an unidentified residential home; a shed and a car are burned up in the foreground.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Less detail

Bonfire at night

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37117
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1898]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bonfire at night. There are a number of people, barely visible, sitting on the other side of the fire.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1898]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
322-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1995-16
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bonfire at night. There are a number of people, barely visible, sitting on the other side of the fire.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby mill fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45458
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby planner and chipper mill that caught on fire. Two firemen are visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the flames.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-353
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby planner and chipper mill that caught on fire. Two firemen are visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the flames.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BURNABY MILL BURNS ... Burnaby firefighters are silhouetted by flames ripping through a planer and chipper mill early this morning at 5744 Byrne Road. The fire was contained in the main building of the $500,000 mill. Damage has been estimated at $200,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation."
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Street Address
5744 Byrne Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

Car Parked Near Exhibition Grounds after Fire, 1929

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34429
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile parked alongside the debris left by a fire at the New Westminster Exhibition grounds in 1929. Smoke or dust can be seen rising in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-136
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile parked alongside the debris left by a fire at the New Westminster Exhibition grounds in 1929. Smoke or dust can be seen rising in the background.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Collision Plus Exclusive Auto Body fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95989
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Captain Mark Fletcher of the Burnaby Fire Department outside of the burned-out garage at the Collision Plus Exclusive Auto Body. An employee of the auto shop stands next to Fletcher and they are surveying the damage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1740
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Captain Mark Fletcher of the Burnaby Fire Department outside of the burned-out garage at the Collision Plus Exclusive Auto Body. An employee of the auto shop stands next to Fletcher and they are surveying the damage.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Captain Mark Fletcher, of the Burnaby Fire Department, and Mickey Reale, the manager at Collision Plus Auto Body on Edmonds St., survey the damage after an early morning fire destroyed three cars in the shop garage."
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Images
Less detail

David Drive house fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97370
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Burnaby Fire Department fire fighters attending a fire at a home at 9980 David Drive and an unidentified person at the fire.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2746
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Burnaby Fire Department fire fighters attending a fire at a home at 9980 David Drive and an unidentified person at the fire.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2746-1: "A Burnaby firefighter takes a water break while fighting a smokey blaze that destroyed a house at 9980 David Ave. on Wednesday."
Caption from metadata for 535-2746-2: "A Burnaby firefighter battles a stubborn, smokey blaze that destroyed a home at 9980 David Ave. on Wednesday afternoon."
Caption from metadata for 535-2746-3: "A Burnaby firefighter prepares to enter a burning house at 9980 David Ave., Wednesday afternoon."
Geographic Access
David Drive
Street Address
9980 David Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Images
Less detail

Edmonds House fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91730
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 4 Dec. 1982]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs that document the damage caused by a fire at the Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired (also known as Edmonds House). Three of these photographs were enlarged through the inter-negative process to 11'' x 14'' col. prints for a juried exhibition of British Columbian P…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 4 Dec. 1982]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs that document the damage caused by a fire at the Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired (also known as Edmonds House). Three of these photographs were enlarged through the inter-negative process to 11'' x 14'' col. prints for a juried exhibition of British Columbian Photographers, put on by the Burnaby Photographic Society in 1988.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Civic - Community Centres
Names
Edmonds House
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in blue ink on ABC Photocolor envelope reads: "Print Full Frame"
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Exhibition Grounds after Fire, 1929

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34428
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Exhibition Grounds at Queen's Park in New Westminster after a fire that destroyed the buildings. Dust or smoke can be seen rising in the background and the ground is covered by debris.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-135
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Exhibition Grounds at Queen's Park in New Westminster after a fire that destroyed the buildings. Dust or smoke can be seen rising in the background and the ground is covered by debris.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Explosion at Capitol Hill home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96732
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified Burnaby RCMP officer outside of a home in Capitol Hill where an explosion happened. The home is cordoned off with caution tape.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2337
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified Burnaby RCMP officer outside of a home in Capitol Hill where an explosion happened. The home is cordoned off with caution tape.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Residential
Occupations - Police Officers
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby RCMP stand by at a house in the Capitol Hill district that was rocked by an explosion early Monday morning."
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Fire at Maywood Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45307
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1, 1979, published June 16, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three firemen in the mist of extinguishing a fire at Maywood Elementary School. The fire gutted four classrooms as well as the school library before it was brought under control.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1, 1979, published June 16, 1971
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-203
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of three firemen in the mist of extinguishing a fire at Maywood Elementary School. The fire gutted four classrooms as well as the school library before it was brought under control.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Maywood Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "SCHOOL BURNS... Burnaby firefighters douse the charred timbers of a classroom at Maywood Elementary School, 4567 Imperial, Burnaby, after an early morning fire gutted four classrooms and the school library. Cause of the two-alarm blaze is under investigation, but the fire is believed to have started in one of the classrooms. The fire was brought under control about an hour after being reported at 5:12 a.m."
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Street Address
4567 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

Fire fighter at Finch Court fire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97997
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby fire fighter at work fighting a fire in a Finch Court townhouse complex.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3101
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby fire fighter at work fighting a fire in a Finch Court townhouse complex.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby firefighter catches his breath, and a bottle of water, while fighting a fire in a townhouse complex on Finch Court, Saturday."
Geographic Access
Finch Court
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
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