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.
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of brothers Dick Wright (left) and Jack Wright (right). Dick and Jack were the sons of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Wright and lived on Pender Street in Vancouver Heights. Dick later went on to become the principal of Hillside Secondary School in West Vancouver.
Photograph of brothers Dick Wright (left) and Jack Wright (right). Dick and Jack were the sons of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Wright and lived on Pender Street in Vancouver Heights. Dick later went on to become the principal of Hillside Secondary School in West Vancouver.
Photograph of the Wright family home at 3935 Pender Street. This was the home of Joseph "Joe" Wright and his wife Wilhelmina "Mina" Wright. Note vegetable garden to the right with a greenhouse.
Photograph of the Wright family home at 3935 Pender Street. This was the home of Joseph "Joe" Wright and his wife Wilhelmina "Mina" Wright. Note vegetable garden to the right with a greenhouse.
File consists of original and photocopy of handwritten family trees, published pamphlet entitled "Genealogy of the Wright Family" and photocopied family histories of the Wright family and how they relate to the Vidal family. Key person mentioned is William Elliot Wright, a naval officer who settled…
File consists of original and photocopy of handwritten family trees, published pamphlet entitled "Genealogy of the Wright Family" and photocopied family histories of the Wright family and how they relate to the Vidal family. Key person mentioned is William Elliot Wright, a naval officer who settled in Upper Canada.
"embracing an alphabetically arranged list of cities, towns, post offices and railway stations in British Columbia, with a description of each ; an alphabetically arranged list of business houses, private citizens, civic, provincial and dominion governments, churches, public and private schools, secret and benevolent organizations, associations, etc., also an avenue and street guide and directory of householders for Vancouver and Victoria, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory of British Columbia,"
1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 60 x 85 cm folded to 25 x 11 cm in cover
Scope and Content
Item is Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster, published by Roy Wrigley Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes a street index of "Vancouver and [the] Lower Mainland." The maps shows main streets, bus lines, interurban lines, street car lines a…
1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 60 x 85 cm folded to 25 x 11 cm in cover
Material Details
Scale : 1 inch = 3000 feet
Cover is in col. and is attached to corner of map
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Record No.
42693
Accession Number
BHS1986-43
Scope and Content
Item is Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster, published by Roy Wrigley Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes a street index of "Vancouver and [the] Lower Mainland." The maps shows main streets, bus lines, interurban lines, street car lines and numbers.
File consists of a collection of written work by Mable E.H. Hawkshaw. File includes a letter written by Mabel E.H. Hawkshaw, March 23, 1925 to Reeve and Councillors of Burnaby seeking support for the first Burnaby May Day to be held on 23rd of May, 1925; a newspaper clipping dated January 26, 1926 …
File consists of a collection of written work by Mable E.H. Hawkshaw. File includes a letter written by Mabel E.H. Hawkshaw, March 23, 1925 to Reeve and Councillors of Burnaby seeking support for the first Burnaby May Day to be held on 23rd of May, 1925; a newspaper clipping dated January 26, 1926 with headline "Burnaby May Day Committee Elects Officers and General Executive" (concerning the second Burnaby May Day to be held in May of 1926); three copies of publication "The Periscope" with articles written in 1935 by Mabel Hawkshaw under her pen name of "Percy Egerton Sterling" and one copy of "The Covenant Clarion" with article "An Acient Lineage" written by M.H. (Mable Hawkshaw).
Articles published in "The Periscope" by Percy Egerton Sterling include: "Early Story of the White Race" (Volume 2 - Number 3 - January 1935); "In the Beginning" (Volume 2 - Number 4 - February 1935); "The Son's of Laughter -- Sax - Ons" (Volume 2 - Number 7 - June 1935).
Article by Mable Hawkshaw included in "The Covenant Clarion" (Volume 1 - June 1935 - No. 11) titled "An Ancient Lineage)
Subseries consists of photographs of the Wysong House located at Stanley Street and Sperling Avenue in Burnaby. Wysong House was built by local constractor Jacob Wysong in 1912.
Subseries consists of photographs of the Wysong House located at Stanley Street and Sperling Avenue in Burnaby. Wysong House was built by local constractor Jacob Wysong in 1912.
"W-4a" -written in ink on inside front cover. Crossed out in pencil.
"NOTICE / This Booklet is printed by the EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rochester, N.Y., and prices given in it on some articles are less than they can be sold at in Canada after paying duty. For correct prices please refer to our regular Catalogue or apply to / CANADIAN KODAK OC., LIMITED / Toronto 9, Ontario" -printed on sticker on first leaf.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm on page 17.4 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yale Creek. 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.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm on page 17.4 x 26 cm
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Item
Record No.
020-066
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yale Creek. 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.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on oage 17.4 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yale Creek; a dry creek bed with a large tree lying across it. 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.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on oage 17.4 x 26 cm
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Item
Record No.
020-068
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yale Creek; a dry creek bed with a large tree lying across it. 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.
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 8.8 cm on page 17.4 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a rock near the waterfalls. 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.
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 8.8 cm on page 17.4 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-067
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a rock near the waterfalls. 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.