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Among the ferns

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65981
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman in a white lace dress, standing in a fern-filled forested area. This is believed to have been taken on the Field family property at Capitol Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-047
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman in a white lace dress, standing in a fern-filled forested area. This is believed to have been taken on the Field family property at Capitol Hill.
Subjects
Plants
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Amy and Jack as newlyweds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35837
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1911 (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 newlyweds, Emily Brew "Amy" (Phillips) and John William "Jack" Holmes moving into the Phillips' home at 200 Ellesmere Avenue, Capitol Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1911 (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.
204-696
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of newlyweds, Emily Brew "Amy" (Phillips) and John William "Jack" Holmes moving into the Phillips' home at 200 Ellesmere Avenue, Capitol Hill.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Holmes, John William "Jack"
Holmes, Emily Brew "Amy" Phillips
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Street Address
200 Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Amy Phillips

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57719
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Emily Brew "Amy" Phillips (later Holmes) standing at the doorway of her house with its garden of foxgloves at 100 Ellesmere Avenue, Capitol Hill. Amy became the wife of Jack Holmes and moved into this house, which was built by her father William James Phillips and her two brothers, Ja…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of Emily Brew "Amy" Phillips (later Holmes) standing at the doorway of her house with its garden of foxgloves at 100 Ellesmere Avenue, Capitol Hill. Amy became the wife of Jack Holmes and moved into this house, which was built by her father William James Phillips and her two brothers, James William Phillips (photographer), and George Phillips.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Flowers
Names
Holmes, Emily Brew "Amy" Phillips
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Street Address
100 Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Blasted stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65899
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man (likely either Jack Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he just blasted, resting an axe at his side. The stump is in pieces and still smoldering.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-037
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man (likely either Jack Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he just blasted, resting an axe at his side. The stump is in pieces and still smoldering.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Street Address
200 Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Bonnett family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37005
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Una Bonnett and three of her childen: (left to right) Victor, Thais and Austa, at their family home at 21 North Hythe Avenue. A large stump is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (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 ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-463
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Una Bonnett and three of her childen: (left to right) Victor, Thais and Austa, at their family home at 21 North Hythe Avenue. A large stump is visible in the background.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
Bonnett, Austa
Bonnett, Una
Bonnett, Victor "Vic"
Halford, Thais S. Bonnett
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hythe Avenue North
Street Address
21 Hythe Avenue North
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

British Columbia Society of Model Engineers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97108
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 Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2635
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
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: "Paul Roy makes sure his wife's Model M420 train engine is looking its best as the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers prepare to host a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers, August 11-14. More than 500 engineers from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany and all across the United States and Canada will gather at the park to swap stories and drive their trains."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Brown family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35675
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (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 Brown family. Identified: (front) Elsa "Birdie" Brown (mother of Janet Brown McLeod) and Philip Brown (father). The other woman is an unidentified aunt. The photograph was probably on taken on Capitol Hill, North Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (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.
204-533
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brown family. Identified: (front) Elsa "Birdie" Brown (mother of Janet Brown McLeod) and Philip Brown (father). The other woman is an unidentified aunt. The photograph was probably on taken on Capitol Hill, North Burnaby.
Names
Brown, Elsa "Birdie"
Brown, Philip
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Central Railway opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96709
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dave Simpson, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, making adjustments to a BC Rail M420 engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, after the Railway's opening for the season.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2314
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dave Simpson, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, making adjustments to a BC Rail M420 engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, after the Railway's opening for the season.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dave Simpson makes some adjustments to the BC Society of Model Engineers' BC Rail M420 engine. The Society's Burnaby Central Railway opened its ninth season at its Willingdon and Penzance site, on the weekend. It will be open every weekend and holidays until Thanksgiving."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Burrard Inlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35845
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912] (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 Burrard Inlet taken looking north from Capitol Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912] (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.
204-704
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burrard Inlet taken looking north from Capitol Hill.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Inlets
Plants - Trees
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Capitol Hill children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66059
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two young children outside. The older of the two is holding on to the back of the wooden chair that the younger one is propped up on. This photograph is believed to have been taken in the Capitol Hill area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-064
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of two young children outside. The older of the two is holding on to the back of the wooden chair that the younger one is propped up on. This photograph is believed to have been taken in the Capitol Hill area.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Christine Cho in Big Dog Little Dog Bakery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97490
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Christine Cho and her dog posing with a tray of dog treats inside her Hastings Street store, Big Dog Little Dog Bakery.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2829
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Christine Cho and her dog posing with a tray of dog treats inside her Hastings Street store, Big Dog Little Dog Bakery.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Christine Cho's 9 year-old Sheperd X, Maddie, is market research for the latest doggie treats she bakes and sells at her store, Big Dog Little Dog Bakery, on Hastings St."
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
4631 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

City of Burnaby Archives

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62664
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 27, 2009
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the City of Burnaby Archives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 27, 2009
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Charting Change project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
503-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2009-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of the City of Burnaby Archives.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Archives
Names
City of Burnaby Archives
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Pasch, Rebecca
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Albert Street
Street Address
4595 Albert Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Clearing land

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65900
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men clearing land (most likely) on the Phillips family property. John George "George" Phillips and his father William James Phillips appear to be standing on running boards at the base of a large felled tree. The third man, sitting at the base of the stump, is unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men clearing land (most likely) on the Phillips family property. John George "George" Phillips and his father William James Phillips appear to be standing on running boards at the base of a large felled tree. The third man, sitting at the base of the stump, is unidentified.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Confederation Park Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62667
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 27, 2009
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Confederation Park Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 27, 2009
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Charting Change project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
503-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2009-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of Confederation Park Elementary School.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Confederation Park Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Pasch, Rebecca
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4715 Pandora Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Confederation Park Miniature Railway opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96804
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway (Burnaby Central Railway) during preparations for the opening of the railway's season. Tom Pruden, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rides one of the trains in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2362
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway (Burnaby Central Railway) during preparations for the opening of the railway's season. Tom Pruden, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rides one of the trains in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Tom Pruden, the president of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rolls out the engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway in preparation for the opening of their season, on the Easter weekend. The Railway features more than two miles of track and working scale models of a variety of engines, from old-fashioned steamers to modern diesel engines."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Confederation Park railway engine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96813
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 Steve Postlethwaite, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, restoring a 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine ahead of the Confederation Park miniature railway (Burnaby Central Railway)'s opening for the season.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2371
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Steve Postlethwaite, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, restoring a 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine ahead of the Confederation Park miniature railway (Burnaby Central Railway)'s opening for the season.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
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: "Steve Postlethwaite is busy restoring the BC Society of Model Engineers' 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine in time for the opening of another season of their railway at Confederation Park, on Good Friday."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Construction of the Hastings Streetcar line extension

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57733
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company labourers constructing the Hastings Streetcar line extension along Hastings Street at Holdom. The Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family is visible on the left along with a wooden plank roadway and sidewalk, with the Holdom family standing …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company labourers constructing the Hastings Streetcar line extension along Hastings Street at Holdom. The Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family is visible on the left along with a wooden plank roadway and sidewalk, with the Holdom family standing on their front porch. Walter Holdom built Tea Rooms (partially visible on the far left) on his property to entertain prospective real estate buyers. This photograph was taken looking east towards Burnaby Mountain.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Howard Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
5206 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Cook for the electric railway workers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35838
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (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 cook, his wife, and Bill Hall (a childhood friend of Fred Holmes), who fed the crew installing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) power poles for the streetcar extension from Boundary Road to Ellesmere Avenue in 1914.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (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.
204-697
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cook, his wife, and Bill Hall (a childhood friend of Fred Holmes), who fed the crew installing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) power poles for the streetcar extension from Boundary Road to Ellesmere Avenue in 1914.
Subjects
Occupations - Cooks
Names
Hall, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Dunsford House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57713
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family (it later burned down). A man and two women, most likely Walter and his wife Hetty Holdom with another family member, are standing outside the home. Walter Holdom built Tea Rooms on this same property to entertain prospective real estate b…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Dunsford House, home of the Holdom family (it later burned down). A man and two women, most likely Walter and his wife Hetty Holdom with another family member, are standing outside the home. Walter Holdom built Tea Rooms on this same property to entertain prospective real estate buyers.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Holdom, Walter John
Holdom, Henrietta Mary "Hetty" Turner
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Howard Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
5206 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Dunsford House and Tea Rooms

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front steps of the Dunsford House (home of the Holdom family) and Tea Rooms that were built about 1910 on the same land as the Dunsford house. Walter Holdom built the Tea Rooms to entertain prospective real estate buyers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front steps of the Dunsford House (home of the Holdom family) and Tea Rooms that were built about 1910 on the same land as the Dunsford house. Walter Holdom built the Tea Rooms to entertain prospective real estate buyers.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Howard Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
5206 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

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