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…
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.
Photograph of the Carnarvon Street building in New Westminster, built by Claude Hill and E. B. Wetenhall (architect). Three cars can be seen on the street, one with two unidentified men seated inside. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that the building in the background is the New We…
Photograph of the Carnarvon Street building in New Westminster, built by Claude Hill and E. B. Wetenhall (architect). Three cars can be seen on the street, one with two unidentified men seated inside. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that the building in the background is the New Westminster Opera House and a sign on the building in the foreground reads "Ford Cars - Fraser Valley Motor Co. Limited."
Note on verso reads: "Carnarvon St. Bldg. / built by L.C. Hill & EB Wetenhall (architect) / old New Westminster Opera House / r. background - / app. 1912 -"
Photograph of John Alfred Rumble sitting on the hood of the Model Grocery delivery truck, in front of the Rumble family home on Henley Street in New Westminster. John has come home for lunch.
Photograph of John Alfred Rumble sitting on the hood of the Model Grocery delivery truck, in front of the Rumble family home on Henley Street in New Westminster. John has come home for lunch.
Photograph of John Alfred Rumble sitting on the hood of the Model Grocery delivery truck, in front of the Rumble family home on Henley Street in New Westminster. John has come home for lunch.
Photograph of John Alfred Rumble sitting on the hood of the Model Grocery delivery truck, in front of the Rumble family home on Henley Street in New Westminster. John has come home for lunch.
Photograph of John Engelland hauling firewood at his business at 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue). Note the railway spur line from the Central Park Interurban.
Photograph of John Engelland hauling firewood at his business at 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue). Note the railway spur line from the Central Park Interurban.
This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Dep…
This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Department in 1911.
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Photograph of Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon pulled by horses. A man is standing in the boat with reins in hands, while another man is standing below and three men are standing next to the boat and trailer. The boat is being transported down a lush trail with ferns and trees.
Photograph of Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon pulled by horses. A man is standing in the boat with reins in hands, while another man is standing below and three men are standing next to the boat and trailer. The boat is being transported down a lush trail with ferns and trees.
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 12 cm on 12 x 14.5 cm backing
Scope and Content
Photograph of four people and a few teams of horses standing in the street next to an interurban car. A caption with the photograph reads: "Vancouver terminus of tramway to New Westminster."
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 12 cm on 12 x 14.5 cm backing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
445-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of four people and a few teams of horses standing in the street next to an interurban car. A caption with the photograph reads: "Vancouver terminus of tramway to New Westminster."
Air-brake pumps : triple valves and brake valves, air-brake troubles, operating and testing trains, foundation brake gear, air signal-system, high-speed brake, no. 6 E T locomotive brake, P C passenger brake equipment, L N passenger brake equipment, type K freight triple valves, train control
Photograph of three men with Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon. One man is seated on the wheel of the wagon and the other two men are standing in front.
Photograph of three men with Thomas Robert "Bob" Love's boat on a wagon. One man is seated on the wheel of the wagon and the other two men are standing in front.
Photograph of a Burnaby water wagon. Identified: (centre, driver of wagon) Frederick McLaren. All drinking water was delivered, and wash water was collected in rain barrels.
Photograph of a Burnaby water wagon. Identified: (centre, driver of wagon) Frederick McLaren. All drinking water was delivered, and wash water was collected in rain barrels.
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a hat and a young child riding in a horse-drawn carriage; possibly Mr. L.C. Hill and Kitty Hill being pulled by Kitty's horse Tom.
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-897
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a hat and a young child riding in a horse-drawn carriage; possibly Mr. L.C. Hill and Kitty Hill being pulled by Kitty's horse Tom.
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified station. The locomotive has been decorated with a Royal Crest. Men are visible walking towards the train from the left.
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified station. The locomotive has been decorated with a Royal Crest. Men are visible walking towards the train from the left.
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. An engineer is visible at the window of the train and steam is rising at the engine front.
Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. An engineer is visible at the window of the train and steam is rising at the engine front.