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Photograph of a bridge over Deer Lake Brook, covered with snow. This photograph was probably taken on the property belonging to Claude Hill, known as "Brookfield."
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477-642
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Photograph of a bridge over Deer Lake Brook, covered with snow. This photograph was probably taken on the property belonging to Claude Hill, known as "Brookfield."
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Photograph of a bridge along a roadway that is covered with snow. Tree stumps and debris can be seen at the sides of the road. 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 dur…
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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020-108
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Photograph of a bridge along a roadway that is covered with snow. Tree stumps and debris can be seen at the sides of the road. 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 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
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Photograph of a group of workmen working on a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Mission. 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, so these may be…
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
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020-138
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Photograph of a group of workmen working on a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in Mission. 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, so these may be members of a work crew taking a break alongside the road.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
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Photograph of an automobile parked alongside the debris left by a fire at the New Westminster Exhibition grounds in 1929. Smoke or dust can be seen rising in the background.
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020-136
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Photograph of an automobile parked alongside the debris left by a fire at the New Westminster Exhibition grounds in 1929. Smoke or dust can be seen rising in the background.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
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Photograph of the Exhibition Grounds at Queen's Park in New Westminster after a fire that destroyed the buildings. Dust or smoke can be seen rising in the background and the ground is covered by debris.
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020-135
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Photograph of the Exhibition Grounds at Queen's Park in New Westminster after a fire that destroyed the buildings. Dust or smoke can be seen rising in the background and the ground is covered by debris.
Recording is a taped interview with Alfred Bingham by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, Pioneers, and the Co-operative Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions.
After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street.
On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area.
Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society.
Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP).
Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 13 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
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Photograph is labelled "New Westminster Bridge". A boy is standing on the dock at New Westminster looking out over the Fraser River towards the Fraser River bridge. This bridge was built between 1902 and 1904 and carried railway tracks as well as having a second level for pedestrians and wagons.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 13 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
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020-020
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Photograph is labelled "New Westminster Bridge". A boy is standing on the dock at New Westminster looking out over the Fraser River towards the Fraser River bridge. This bridge was built between 1902 and 1904 and carried railway tracks as well as having a second level for pedestrians and wagons.
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
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Photograph of tents and campsite situated below a railway bed that is identified as the "Wolfenden Camp." A grindstone is sitting near the centre of the camp and a bear skin is stretched out to dry on a rack in the middle of the photograph. In the background, another structure, possibly a railway s…
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
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020-187
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Photograph of tents and campsite situated below a railway bed that is identified as the "Wolfenden Camp." A grindstone is sitting near the centre of the camp and a bear skin is stretched out to dry on a rack in the middle of the photograph. In the background, another structure, possibly a railway station, is visible. 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 ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
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Photograph of the "Wolfenden camp" which consists of a number of tents erected next to the railway line. A few men can be seen working around the tents but all are unidentified. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on t…
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
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020-186
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Photograph of the "Wolfenden camp" which consists of a number of tents erected next to the railway line. A few men can be seen working around the tents but all are unidentified. 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 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
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Photograph of two tents erected beside a railway track. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Pyramid Camp" but the exact location is unknown. Snow can be seen covering the ground and a pile of logs are visible next to the tents. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, w…
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 12.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.2 cm
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020-170
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Photograph of two tents erected beside a railway track. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Pyramid Camp" but the exact location is unknown. Snow can be seen covering the ground and a pile of logs are visible next to the tents. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley, British Columbia and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
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Photograph of Robert Peers in his baby carriage at nine months. A caption to the photograph indicates this picture was taken at Burnaby Lake, December 1927 - note the snow on the ground.
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Photograph of Robert Peers in his baby carriage at nine months. A caption to the photograph indicates this picture was taken at Burnaby Lake, December 1927 - note the snow on the ground.
Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.
Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.4 x 24.2 cm
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Photograph shows two young men standing in front of an automobile on a snow-covered street. Two houses can be seen in the background and a suitcase is resting on the back tire of the car. The men and the location are unidentified.
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020-051
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Photograph shows two young men standing in front of an automobile on a snow-covered street. Two houses can be seen in the background and a suitcase is resting on the back tire of the car. The men and the location are unidentified.
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
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Photograph of the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia posing on the boat "Eldoma." A note in the photograph album indicates that this picture was taken during the staff picnic of 1926.
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477-533
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Photograph of the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia posing on the boat "Eldoma." A note in the photograph album indicates that this picture was taken during the staff picnic of 1926.
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.4 cm on page 17.5 x 22.4 cm
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Photograph of a Boy Scouts Troop standing in formation on a bridge at an unknown location. The two boys standing in the front of the line are each holding a flag on a pole.
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.4 cm on page 17.5 x 22.4 cm
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020-030
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Photograph of a Boy Scouts Troop standing in formation on a bridge at an unknown location. The two boys standing in the front of the line are each holding a flag on a pole.
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.1 cm on page 17.5 x 22.4 cm
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Photograph of a Boy Scouts Troop standing in formation on a bridge at an unknown location. The photograph was taken from behind the group and all are facing away from the camera. Each carries a pole and has a hatchet strapped to their belts.
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.1 cm on page 17.5 x 22.4 cm
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020-032
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Photograph of a Boy Scouts Troop standing in formation on a bridge at an unknown location. The photograph was taken from behind the group and all are facing away from the camera. Each carries a pole and has a hatchet strapped to their belts.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Photograph ofa wooden bridge spanning a river identified as Jones Creek. The lower left corner of the photograph has been torn away. 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 High…
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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020-096
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Photograph ofa wooden bridge spanning a river identified as Jones Creek. The lower left corner of the photograph has been torn away. 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.