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Davidson Spark Arrester

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-](date of original), copied 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph documents an advertisement for the Davidson Spark Arrester. On the left side of the advertisement spot is a diagram of the water flow in the arrester. The right side has explanation of the arrester as "the first Arrester to be approved by the Provincial Government authorities." The adve…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph documents an advertisement for the Davidson Spark Arrester. On the left side of the advertisement spot is a diagram of the water flow in the arrester. The right side has explanation of the arrester as "the first Arrester to be approved by the Provincial Government authorities." The advertisement further reads, "It is guaranteed to be 100 PER CENT EFFICIENT as an arrester and does not impede the draught. Water level is maintained automatically and supplied from the injector. NO WIRE SCREENS TO GET GUMMED UP. This arrester is patented, made and guaranteed by VANCOUVER ENGINEERING WORKS Ltd." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Davidson Spark Arrester."
Subjects
Advertising Medium
Names
Vancouver Engineering Works Limited
Accession Code
HV978.14.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-](date of original), copied 1978
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-01
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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First Airship at New Westminster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39566
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 7.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an airship flying above New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 7.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-885
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an airship flying above New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Advertising Medium
Names
Ginter, Harry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Airship at New Westminster

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 10.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathering around an airship in a clearing in New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 10.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-887
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathering around an airship in a clearing in New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Air
Advertising Medium
Names
Ginter, Harry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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St. Nicholas Dramatic Society

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35435
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913] (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 the curtain of the St. Nicholas Dramatic Society which staged plays in the hall of St. Nicholas Anglican Church at 3883 Triumph Street. A man with a moustache is standing beside the lowered curtain.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913] (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.
204-293
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the curtain of the St. Nicholas Dramatic Society which staged plays in the hall of St. Nicholas Anglican Church at 3883 Triumph Street. A man with a moustache is standing beside the lowered curtain.
Subjects
Advertising Medium
Names
St. Nicholas Dramatic Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Triumph Street
Street Address
3883 Triumph Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Wrecked rail cars

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1429
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[May 1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of several wrecked rail cars abandoned on the side of a railway. There is gravel, rocks and dirt in the foreground, beside the railway tracks and a forested area in the background. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Wrecked cares - Dump #4 / G.N. reclamation work / Vanco…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of several wrecked rail cars abandoned on the side of a railway. There is gravel, rocks and dirt in the foreground, beside the railway tracks and a forested area in the background. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Wrecked cares - Dump #4 / G.N. reclamation work / Vancouver, B.C. / May - 1913." The accession register speculates that the photograph may be of an accident on the Great Northern line at Sperling.
Subjects
Accidents - Train Accidents
Transportation - Rail
Names
Great Northern Railway
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV979.54.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[May 1913]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

CPR Engine after falling over an embankment

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34364
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 8.9 cm on page 17.4 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railroad car standing on the tracks. An unidentified boy is sitting on the train which has been identified by the caption as a Canadian Pacific Railway engine that fell over a bank at Cisco. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Frase…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 8.9 cm on page 17.4 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-071
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railroad car standing on the tracks. An unidentified boy is sitting on the train which has been identified by the caption as a Canadian Pacific Railway engine that fell over a bank at Cisco. 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
Accidents - Train Accidents
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1931
Call Number
317.133 BUR Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV978.48.11
Call Number
317.133 BUR Copy 1
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Burnaby Broadcast
Publication Date
1931
Physical Description
42 p. : ill. : 31 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--Statistics
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Advertising Medium
Government
Government - Local Government
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Notes
Copy 1 of 2
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.257
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.258
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-14
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.259
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.260
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men looking on damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men looking on damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.261
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19555
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.262
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men standing alongside track that was damaged due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope of the Britannia Beach mine hitting the mill conveyor. Crichton Hawkshaw may be the man on the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men standing alongside track that was damaged due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope of the Britannia Beach mine hitting the mill conveyor. Crichton Hawkshaw may be the man on the right.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Accession Code
BV996.6.263
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19557
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done railway tracks due to an incline railway accident at Britannia Beach mine. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
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 damage done railway tracks due to an incline railway accident at Britannia Beach mine. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.264
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Less detail

Collision

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a faded sepia photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Accidents - Train Accidents
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Collision

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65784
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a b&w photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Accidents - Train Accidents
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Train wreck

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
542-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-23
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Subjects
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Canadian National Railway
Great Northern Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "Head-On Collision - Between - "
Images
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Train wreck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74185
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
542-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-23
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Subjects
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Canadian National Railway
Great Northern Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "CNR + GNR - July [?]4, 41"
Images
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Train wreck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74186
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
542-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-23
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Subjects
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Canadian National Railway
Great Northern Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "In - North - Road Cut."
Images
Less detail

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