Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, full of people and conducted by "Teddy" Lyons. The car number is 124, and a sign on the rear end of the car reads, "See Vancouver / Two Hour / Trip / Fare 35c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 4:00 pm, as there are signs hang…
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, full of people and conducted by "Teddy" Lyons. The car number is 124, and a sign on the rear end of the car reads, "See Vancouver / Two Hour / Trip / Fare 35c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 4:00 pm, as there are signs hanging on the car by the conductor that read, "Extra Trip / 7:00 PM" and "Next Trip / 4:00 PM." There are restaurants and various stores which line the street by the tracks in the background. The caption printed on the front bottom of the photo reads, "B.C. Electric Rly. Co. Observation Car, Vancouver. / "Teddy" Lyons, Conductor. Harry Bullen Photo. 2608 Gran. Bayview 8869." Stamped on the back of the photo is "Vancouver, B.C. Jul 22 1934."
For another photograph of BCER car # 124, but from a different year, see photograph HV973.26.143
For another photograph of BCER observation car by Harry Bullen, see HV975.88.1
In "History of Metropolitan Vancouver" at http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology6.htm, it notes that Harry Bullen sold long narrow souvenir photographs of the passengers taken in the car
1 map + 1 p. textual records : b&w lithographic print on 1 sheet ; 46 x 41 cm folded to 23 x 10 cm
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Item consists of a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage, with an indexed map of Greater Vancouver showing distances from the Bekins building located at Pender Street and Beatty Street on one side, and text and images advertising the company's services and facilities on the other side.…
1 map + 1 p. textual records : b&w lithographic print on 1 sheet ; 46 x 41 cm folded to 23 x 10 cm
Material Details
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Printing on two sides of sheet
Folded into eight sections
Scope and Content
Item consists of a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage, with an indexed map of Greater Vancouver showing distances from the Bekins building located at Pender Street and Beatty Street on one side, and text and images advertising the company's services and facilities on the other side. Cover of folded map reads "Indexed Map of Greater Vancouver / The Great Northwest for Opportunity / Compliments of / Bekins Moving and / Storage Co.".