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air pump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79062
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2868
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2868
Description
Brass air pump with wooden handle and red rubber air tube. On the base of the pump is "BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO/ BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT", on the bottom of the base is "MADE IN/ U.S.A."
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Land Transportation T&E
Object Term
Pump, Tire
Country Made
United States of America
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Accessory
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ALRT - Night Tour

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91714
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1984
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Johnson Terminal drivers hauling Advanced Light Rapid Transit (ALRT) rail beds from Delta, BC to Burnaby, BC. Rail beds are lowered onto trucks, driven overnight to Burnaby, and installed onto tall cement supports via cranes to create elevated guideways for the SkyT…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1984
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-032
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Johnson Terminal drivers hauling Advanced Light Rapid Transit (ALRT) rail beds from Delta, BC to Burnaby, BC. Rail beds are lowered onto trucks, driven overnight to Burnaby, and installed onto tall cement supports via cranes to create elevated guideways for the SkyTrain system.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Trucks
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from label on original slide cases
Note in blue ink on card slotted into slide pocket on slide sheet reads: "Exerpts [sic] from an all night ride from Delta to Burnaby with Johnson Terminal drivers hauling ALRT rail beds. / 1984"
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A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription159
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1907 or 1908]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right side of the photograph. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. There is a discrepancy in the date of the photograph; the accession register dates the photograph 1909 while the donation form signed by the donor dates all the photographs in the accession as 1907 or 1908. Annotations on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C." This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - General Stores
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Horses
Names
A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store
Matheson and Sons Market
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Nelson Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.24.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1907 or 1908]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Photographer
Libby, Ralph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36151
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on cardboard 13 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store. There are two men in suits standing out in front of the store, infront of display windows that are lined with stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or trav…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on cardboard 13 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
228-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store. There are two men in suits standing out in front of the store, infront of display windows that are lined with stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - General Stores
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Horses
Names
A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Libby, Ralph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
2 b&w copy negatives accompanying
Notes on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C."
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Andrea Noonan with Sperling Station model

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96822
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 Andrea Noonan inspecting an architect's model of Sperling Station on the SkyTrain's Millennium Line, which was under construction.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2380
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Andrea Noonan inspecting an architect's model of Sperling Station on the SkyTrain's Millennium Line, which was under construction.
Subjects
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Skytrain
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Andrea Noonan, of rapid transit staff, gets a closer look at an architect's model of the Sperling Station for Skytrain's Millenium Line, currently under construction along Lougheed Highway."
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Annie Hill driving a horse-drawn carriage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38813
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Hill (left, looking away from the camera) driving a horse cart, accompanied by an unidentified woman.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-132
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Hill (left, looking away from the camera) driving a horse cart, accompanied by an unidentified woman.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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At a railway crossing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3299
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.72
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "012"
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automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18718
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.13.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.13.1
Description
This is a 1924 Ford Model T touring car with folding top and open sides. The body and upholstery is black. This vehicle has a battery and can be started with a key. It can be started by crank when necessary. It has electric head lights. This vehicle is in running order. Because this is a Canadian made Ford, both front doors are fuctional.
Object History
The donor bought the vehicle from a friend who brought it to the Lower Mainland from the Kamloops area where it had been stored in a barn. It is believed to have belonged to a doctor in Kamloops.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Land Transportation T&E - - Land Transportation Accessories
Object Term
Automobile
Marks/Labels
"FORD Made in Canada" on radiator and on running boards. "427603", this number serves as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) "C429688" stamped in the engine block. This is the engine serial number .
Maker
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Ontario
Site/City Made
Windsor
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Automobiles
Images
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automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact35075
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV993.19.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV993.19.1
Description
1929 Nash Roadster, two door convertible with rumble seat. Body colour is two-tone, tan and brown. Wheels are wire spoke, mounting 29 in. X 5.5 in. tube tires. There are spare tires mounted on rims. These are located forward of the side doors. All the wheels have hubcaps. There are no side curtains. The engine is six cylinder with a "Twin Ignition" system. There are two sparkplugs per cylinder.
Object History
The Nash roadster was purchased by a private owner in British Columbia after it came out in 1929. In the late 1950s or 1960s the car was purchased from the first owner by William "Graham" Kidd (1922-1984) of Burnaby. The well loved vehicle was nicknamed "Agnes" by it's second owner Graham Kidd. Graham Kidd was the son of William Kidd Sr. (1882-1970) and Helen Kelly Kidd (1894-1977). Graham Kidd was born in Burnaby in 1922 and lived in Burnaby his whole life. Graham's father William Kidd and his mother Helen White Kelly married in North Burnaby in 1917 and moved into a home on Oxford Street. William Kidd opened a hardware store on East Hastings Street Burnaby in 1913 and operated it for twenty years before working for Burrard Brokerage in the 1930s. William and Helen had three children; William Graham Kidd, Margaret Graham "Peggy" (McLaughlin) and Ann (Mercier). In the late 1940s, Graham joined his father William Kidd working for Burrard Brokerage eventually becoming the proprietor of the business in the 1950s. Graham Kidd married Gweneth "Gwen" Anderson and lived in North Burnaby with their three children until he died in 1984. Graham Kidd loved his Nash automobile often going for Sunday drives with the convertible top down with children riding in the rumble seat. Parts for the automobile were hard to come by and the family recalls a neighbour Oscar Johnson helped to keep it in good condition. In the 1970s the Nash roadster was also refurbished and repainted with help from Graham Kidd's neighbour John Prestas. In 1984, after William Kidd died, Gwen Kidd donated the automobile to the Transportation Museum of British Columbia, Cloverdale who in turn donated it to Burnaby Village Museum in 1993.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Land Transportation T&E - - Motor Vehicles
Object Term
Automobile
Marks/Labels
"B33452", serial number
"436", model number
"80981", body number
Maker
Nash Motor Company
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
Wisconsin
Site/City Made
Kenosha
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Automobiles
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automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38527
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV997.40.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV997.40.1
Description
This vehicle is a 1924 Ford Model T converted to a light delivery truck known as a "Depot Hack". The original body has been removed and an open wooden truck body has been custom built for the vehicle. The metal parts of the vehicle are painted black and the wood (mahogany?) is finished with a clear varnish. The radiator core is protected by a honeycombed front grill. The radiator cowling has the maker's brand stamped in the top. There is a white commercial license plate with red lettering mounted on right front of the dash, next to lamp. The vehicle has two electric front headlights and one rear light. It also has two incomplete carriage lamps screwed to the dash. There is one manual windshield wiper mounted on the vertical windshield. There is a horseshoe mounted on the right side inside of the dashboard. The "Buzz" coil box is mounted in the centre of the dash with a odometer on the left and key and meters on the right. The wheels have wood spokes and steel rims.
Object History
This 1924 Ford Model T vehicle may have arrived in Steveston around 1925 and used by a local family. The 1924 Ford Model T Depot Hack truck was built from the running gear of the original Model T Ford by Ernie Harrison. Ernie purchased the running gear of the Ford Model T around 1966 and built it from the ground up. Ernie took measurements from a "Depot Hack" that belonged to a collector in Vancouver and combed swap meets in British Columbia and Washington State in search of original car parts. Ernie belonged to the Model A and Model T Ford Club and took this truck in many parades. Around 1969, the truck was sold to a private collector before being sold to another collector in 1995. The vehicle was acquired by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1997. The Depot Hack rear body is not authentic but the original concept has been retained.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Classification
Land Transportation T&E - - Land Transportation Accessories
Object Term
Automobile
Marks/Labels
"Ford / MADE IN CANADA", embossed above grill on top of radiator cover "EXPRESS & DRAY" "1921" "487" "VANCOUVER, B.C.", embossed on license at front of vehicle. "Ford" is embossed on each running board
Maker
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Ontario
Site/City Made
Windsor
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Automobiles
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automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78603
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.85.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.85.1
Description
This Tudhope Everitt 30 automobile has been fully restored in the past. The open, touring body is blue with white trim. The head lamps are brass are gas flame lights. The gas generator is mounted on the right running board. There are two carriage style lamps mounted on the dash to supplement the headlights. The windshield is braced by rods running from the front fenders. The top is fabric and folds at the back when it is down. The wheels are wood spoked with steel rims. The steering wheel is mounted on the right hand side of the vehicle. The engine has four cylinders.
Object History
Donor's family is second to own this car. Used in North Vancouver area. 1911 Tudehope Everitt Touring Car Manufactured by The Tudhope Motor Co., Orillia, Ontario from parts supplied by Metzger Motor Co., Detroit, Michigan, U.S. A.
Marks/Labels
"VIN SN 0801435", vehicle number or serial number "4130", vintage license plate
Maker
Tudehope Company
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Ontario
Site/City Made
Tudehope
Patent Date
2011
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Automobiles
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Barnet Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35436
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the North Pacific Lumber Company mill at Barnet. The plume of smoke is from a Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (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 ; 6.4 x 11.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-294
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the North Pacific Lumber Company mill at Barnet. The plume of smoke is from a Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph has been cropped
Geographic Access
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1216 near Byrne Road stop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2910
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Oct. 1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1216 approaching a level crossing and the Byrne Road stop on the New Westminster to Marpole line.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1216 approaching a level crossing and the Byrne Road stop on the New Westminster to Marpole line.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.37.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Oct. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "On a partly foggy and frosty morning of / October 1956, B.C.E.R. #1216, westbound / to Vancouver on theNew Westminster Div - / ision of the Marpole Line pauses at the / Byrne Road Station."
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BCMT & Co. Train

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4228
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 2017
Collection/Fonds
Robinson-Surgenor collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a B.C.M.T. & Company steam locomotive, the 40-ton seven-spot Montreal locomotive. Crew on and around train.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robinson-Surgenor collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a B.C.M.T. & Company steam locomotive, the 40-ton seven-spot Montreal locomotive. Crew on and around train.
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV016.52.13
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 2017
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Mar-15
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Scanned from photograph negative
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BCSME locomotive at Burnaby Village Museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12441
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1987 and 1989]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people riding a BCSME minature steam locomotive at the Burnaby Village Museum. The locomotive has stopped outside of the train station. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) ran the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people riding a BCSME minature steam locomotive at the Burnaby Village Museum. The locomotive has stopped outside of the train station. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) ran the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Accession Code
BV020.5.102
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1987 and 1989]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
25-Feb-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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BC studies, Number 11, Fall 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary798
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1971
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
BC Studies
Publication Date
1971
Physical Description
85 p. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
ISSN:0005-2949
Includes an article: "Regulating the British Columbia electric railway : the first public utilities commission in British Columbia", by Patricia E. Roy.
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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Series
Burnaby historical reference collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
"Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
Scope and Content
Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
History
Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
Creator
Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
Publisher
Railway Pictures Incorporated
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"
Horne, Frank Harry
Accession Code
BV012.37.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1990
Media Type
Moving Images
Related Material
See also BV020.5.1060
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
Images
Video

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4
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Bearn family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37072
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Bearn taking his children for wagon ride on Marine Drive. There were eight Bearn children: Ruth, Gladys, Doris, Helen, Jean, Audrey, William "Bud," and Shirley.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (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 ; 6.9 x 12.3 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-535
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Bearn taking his children for wagon ride on Marine Drive. There were eight Bearn children: Ruth, Gladys, Doris, Helen, Jean, Audrey, William "Bud," and Shirley.
Subjects
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Horses
Names
Christianson, Audrey Frances May Bearn
Haddock, Doris Edna Bearn
Law, Gladys Evangeline Bearn
Solloway, Helen Beryl Bearn
McGregor, Jean Phyllis
Taylor, Shirley Bearn
Bearn, William "Bill"
Bearn, William "Bud"
Whittacker, Ruth Bearn
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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bicycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3036
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.11.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.11.2
Description
Bicycle, delivery boy's style, made by Birmingham Small Arms Co., ( B.S.A. ) of England, manufactured circa 1921. The frame is black with paint chipped off in places. There is black tape around crossbar. The rear, bottom of the back fender is painted white and has a small reflector mounted on it. The seat is supported by two springs. "BSA" is part of the ornamental metal work of the chain wheel; tires are rather flat at bottom.
Object History
The donor acquired the bicycle when she purchased Robertson Hardware Ltd, 4052 East Hastings, in Burnaby. This bicycle was used in Burnaby.
Marks/Labels
"BSA", forms the spokes of the chain sprocket. "Dunlop Imperial", "26 x 1 1/2", embossed on side of front tire. "Dunlop Carrier" "26 x 1 3/4", "Made in Canada", "136-1", embossed on side of rear tire
Maker
Birmingham Small Arms Company
Country Made
England
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Bicycles
Images
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bicycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5165
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV987.14.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV987.14.1
Description
Girl's black bicycle, made by Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. (CCM).There is a string netting over the rear wheel and drive chain to prevent long skirts getting caught. A bent wood strip loops over the chain drive to act as additional protection. There is a small, leather, tool kit attached to the back of the leather seat. The hand grips are also leather.
Marks/Labels
"CCM", printed on logo on handlebar post
Maker
Canadian Cycle and Motor Company
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Ontario
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Bicycles
Images
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