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1924 Nash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1153
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
March 6, 1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1924 Nash automobile with British Columbia licence plate number "59-108-36" that was used as the "first" ambulance (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1924 Nash automobile with British Columbia licence plate number "59-108-36" that was used as the "first" ambulance (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accession Code
BV992.45.44
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
March 6, 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "1924 - Nash"
Note on verso of photograph reads: "lst Ambulance"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CRYSTAL FINISH PHOTO/ MAR 6 1937."
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1924 Nash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1154
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
6 Mar. 1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1924 Nash 694, a seven-passenger Nash sedan used as the "first" ambulance. Frank Wagner is riding in the car with an unidentified man (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1924 Nash 694, a seven-passenger Nash sedan used as the "first" ambulance. Frank Wagner is riding in the car with an unidentified man (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Names
Wagner, Frank
Accession Code
BV992.45.45
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
6 Mar. 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written in blue ball-point pen on verso reads: "'Dad Wagner in 1924 Nash, lst Ambulance" and "1 Model T 1927/ [Model] A 1929/ Chev - 1929/ 1 Ply 5 - 1934/ 1 [Ply] 7P 1937/ 1 Mercury 1940/ 2 Chev 1946 NEW/ 3 [Chev] 1948 NEW/ 2 [Chev] 1950 [NEW]/ 1 [Chev] 1946/ 1 Nash 1924/ 1 Hupmobile 1929/ 1 Buick 1934/ 2 Chryslers 1937/ 1 Dodge 1940/ 2 [Dodge] 1947 NEW/ 1 Ford 1940 truck/ 8 Brand new cars"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Crystal [obscured by note] March 6 1937"
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1927 Buick Ambulance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1161
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1927]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1927 Buick with a cross sign on top of the windshield and "AMBULANCE" written at the bottom of the windshield and identified as the "third" ambulance (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, verso, t., stamped, u.l. "678"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1927 Buick with a cross sign on top of the windshield and "AMBULANCE" written at the bottom of the windshield and identified as the "third" ambulance (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accession Code
BV992.45.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1927]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "1927 Buick/ 3rd Ambulance"
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Accident scene

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79984
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 24, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the scene of an accident on Sperling Avenue near Union Street in front of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 24, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-540
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the scene of an accident on Sperling Avenue near Union Street in front of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
Subjects
Accidents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Born, A. J.
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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Aftermath of plane crash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34460
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the skeleton of a small plane which crashed on frozen lake near Quesnel. The airplane was heavily damaged by fire. The aircraft belonged to well-known B.C. aviator, Ginger Coote.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-167
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the skeleton of a small plane which crashed on frozen lake near Quesnel. The airplane was heavily damaged by fire. The aircraft belonged to well-known B.C. aviator, Ginger Coote.
Subjects
Accidents
Transportation - Air
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Airplane crash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34455
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 cm on page 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a small plane crash near Quesnel. A group of people can be seen standing around the wreckage, which is still smoking. The aircraft belonged to well-known B.C. aviator, Ginger Coote.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 cm on page 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-162
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a small plane crash near Quesnel. A group of people can be seen standing around the wreckage, which is still smoking. The aircraft belonged to well-known B.C. aviator, Ginger Coote.
Subjects
Accidents
Transportation - Air
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Ambulance at the Cambie office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1162
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 38/39 Ford, fitted with horn and lights for use as an ambulance, parked at the curb at a location identified only as the "Cambie office" (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 38/39 Ford, fitted with horn and lights for use as an ambulance, parked at the curb at a location identified only as the "Cambie office" (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accession Code
BV992.45.53
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[after 1938]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Ambulance at/ Cambie office/ when we had City Contract"
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Ambulance workers at a car accident

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97019
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 two unidentified ambulance workers tending to the unidentified occupants of a car involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kingsway by Sperling.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2551
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified ambulance workers tending to the unidentified occupants of a car involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kingsway by Sperling.
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Emergency workers tend to two injured occupants in a small pick-up truck, the middle vehicle in a three-vehicle accident during Wednesday's rush hour, on Kingsway, just west of Sperling."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Buick ambulance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1148
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1934]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1934 Buick being used as an ambulance with its side doors open to reveal a gurney placed inside beside the driver's seat (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
Material Details
.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1934 Buick being used as an ambulance with its side doors open to reveal a gurney placed inside beside the driver's seat (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accession Code
BV992.45.39
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1934]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Buick Ambulance"
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Burnaby Fire Department rescue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98157
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 six Burnaby Fire Department employees during a rescue mission in a forest.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3235
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of six Burnaby Fire Department employees during a rescue mission in a forest.
Subjects
Accidents
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Byrne Creek ravine rescue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96631
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs from a rescue operation undertaken by Burnaby fire fighters, paramedics, and other personnel in the Byrne Creek ravine.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2253
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs from a rescue operation undertaken by Burnaby fire fighters, paramedics, and other personnel in the Byrne Creek ravine.
Subjects
Accidents
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2253-1: "Burnaby firefighters from the Technical Rescue squad lift Yegor Rabbets, 13, from the Byrne Creek ravine, near MacLean Park, after he had fallen from a swinging rope, breaking bones and suffering possible internal injuries.
Caption from metadata for 535-2253-2: "Rescue workers and paramedics load Yegor Rabbets, 13, into an air ambulance for transportation to BC Children's Hospital, after he had fallen from a swinging rope in the Byrne Creek ravine near MacLean Park, breaking bones and suffering possible internal injuries."
Caption from metadata for 535-2253-3: "Alex Efremov, 14, helped guide rescue workers into the Byrne Creek ravine near MacLean Park, where his friend, Yegor Rabbets, 13, had fallen from a swinging rope, breaking bones and suffering possible internal injuries."
Geographic Access
Byrne Creek
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Hill Area
Images
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Canadian Linen and Uniform Service explosion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98263
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 fire fighter in uniform walking through a puddle in a parking lot after an explosion at Canadian Linen and Uniform Service. One of the company's trucks and a Burnaby Fire Department fire truck are parked in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3330
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fire fighter in uniform walking through a puddle in a parking lot after an explosion at Canadian Linen and Uniform Service. One of the company's trucks and a Burnaby Fire Department fire truck are parked in the background.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Accidents
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on newspaper article
Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Dodge ambulance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1160
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1940 Dodge station wagon that was used as an ambulance (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1940 Dodge station wagon that was used as an ambulance (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accession Code
BV992.45.50
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "1940/ Dodge/ Ambulance"
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Fire in 7200 block of Curtis Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97704
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 the aftermath of a fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street. Photographs depict fire and police investigators at work, a memorial, and a neighbour being interviewed about 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.
535-2979
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street. Photographs depict fire and police investigators at work, a memorial, and a neighbour being interviewed about the fire.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Accidents
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Hahn, Doug
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-1: "Burnaby fire and police investigators look for clues to the cause of an overnight fire that killed three children and injured four other people, in the 7200 block of Curtis St."
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-2: "A small memorial of flowers and a plush toy takes shape in front of the burned-out house on Curtis St. in which three children died early Sunday morning."
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-3: "Burnaby fire inspector Doug Hahn."
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-4: "Toader Simioniea, a next door neighbor, describes what he saw after he was alerted to the fire by his landlord."
Geographic Access
Curtis Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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Hupmobile ambulance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1146
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1929 Hupmobile with a medic cross over the windshield and "AMBULANCE" written just above the hood parked at Fred Charles' Garage. Other cars from the late 1920's are parked on either side of the ambulance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1929 Hupmobile with a medic cross over the windshield and "AMBULANCE" written just above the hood parked at Fred Charles' Garage. Other cars from the late 1920's are parked on either side of the ambulance.
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Accession Code
BV992.45.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "1929 Hupmobile/ 2nd Ambulance"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "FRED CHARLES' GARAGE"
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Lightning strike

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98201
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 paramedics moving a person on a stretcher into an ambulance as another unidentified person looks on, after a Burnaby worker was hit by lightning at the Riverway Golf Course. A grassy field and body of water are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3279
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of paramedics moving a person on a stretcher into an ambulance as another unidentified person looks on, after a Burnaby worker was hit by lightning at the Riverway Golf Course. A grassy field and body of water are visible in the background.
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Natural Phenomena
Natural Phenomena - Storms
Names
Riverway Golf Course
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Bill Fox Way
Street Address
9001 Bill Fox Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Norm Gibbons and Gordon Wagner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1147
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Norm Gibbons and Gordon Wagner standing at the side of an ambulance, pausing to look towards the camera before they lift a gurney through its open side doors (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Norm Gibbons and Gordon Wagner standing at the side of an ambulance, pausing to look towards the camera before they lift a gurney through its open side doors (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
Subjects
Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
Names
Gibbons, Norm
Wagner, Gordon
Accession Code
BV992.45.38
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Norm Gibbons / Gordon Wagner"
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Original Second Narrows Bridge collapses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription104
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of the Second Narrows Bridge being hit by the"Losmar" pictured on the right. Soon after being built in 1925, the Second Narrows Bridge was hit countless times by ships at the bascule portion installed at the south end of the bridge (unfortunately installed in a shallow w…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of the Second Narrows Bridge being hit by the"Losmar" pictured on the right. Soon after being built in 1925, the Second Narrows Bridge was hit countless times by ships at the bascule portion installed at the south end of the bridge (unfortunately installed in a shallow water area to avoid building expensive towers and a lift span). Each time it was hit the bridge was out of commission until it was repaired. The Second Narrows Bridge runs over Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver to North Vancouver.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Accidents
Accession Code
BV988.31.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1930
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge, see BV988.31.7
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Collapse of original 2nd Narrows Bridge / year?"
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Original Second Narrows Bridge collapses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription105
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1925 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of the Second Narrows Bridge being hit by a ship. The span girder is tipped into water on the left side of the photograph and the other girder is broken and in upright position. There is a large ship in the front with letters "CALMAR LINE" written on the side along with …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of the Second Narrows Bridge being hit by a ship. The span girder is tipped into water on the left side of the photograph and the other girder is broken and in upright position. There is a large ship in the front with letters "CALMAR LINE" written on the side along with several tug boats. Soon after being built in 1925, the Second Narrows Bridge was hit countless times by ships at the bascule portion installed at the south end of the bridge (unfortunately installed in a shallow water area to avoid building expensive towers and a lift span). Each time it was hit the bridge was out of commission until it was repaired. The Second Narrows Bridge runs over Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver to North Vancouver.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Accidents
Accession Code
BV988.31.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1925 and 1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge, see BV988.31.6
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Collapse of original 2nd Narrows Bridge / year?"
Images
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Plane crash on frozen lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34458
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 cm on page 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a small plane crash near Quesnel. A group of people can be seen standing around the wreckage, which is still smoking. The aircraft belonged to well-known B.C. aviator, Ginger Coote.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 cm on page 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-165
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of a small plane crash near Quesnel. A group of people can be seen standing around the wreckage, which is still smoking. The aircraft belonged to well-known B.C. aviator, Ginger Coote.
Subjects
Accidents
Transportation - Air
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

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