6742 Walker Avenue construction
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of a house at 6742 Walker Avenue. Roofing is being done in the summer of 1987. Two men are standing on the roof.
A Good Size Log, Barnet B.C
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
The Ancient and Honorable Anvil Brigade
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 24, 1906 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "the Ancient + Honourable Anvil Brigade" standing outside a General Blacksmith and Machinist shop.
Anderson and Phillips Builders
- 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 a newly constructed house with land clearing debris and labourers working in the yard. A sign on the house reads; "Anderson and Phillips Builders", although the location and the specific individuals are unidentified (items no. 487-022 and 487-032 depict this house completed).
Artificial turf at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pierre Alarie, the crew chief for Field Turf International, checking and installing artificial turf at the a new field at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
At a work camp
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six men at a work camp at Avola, BC. The men are identified as: standing (l to r) Bill B., Ted B., "Cook," and Shorty and sitting (l to r) Bill S. and Frank H. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the c…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Community Archives Collection series
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-191
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six men at a work camp at Avola, BC. The men are identified as: standing (l to r) Bill B., Ted B., "Cook," and Shorty and sitting (l to r) Bill S. and Frank H. 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.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Less detail
A worker clearing leaves
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0046
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man clearing leaves with a leaf blower.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "82% pg 7 POCO NL / 3085 Bby Simone"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Less detail
Bellinger family home
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936 or 1937] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Bellinger family home at 2827 Earl Avenue (later 6296 Pearl Avenue), during alteration of the front porch. The workers are unidentified.
Bert Porter on a steamroller
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1919] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.
Bill Speirs
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (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 Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).
Bill Speirs
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (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 Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel. Bill and his wife, Dell Speirs, moved to Burnaby from Edmonton in 1929.
Bob and his team
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.8 x 11.3 cm on page 17.3 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men, one seated on a wagon behind a team of two horses and the other standing to the left. The photograph is captioned: "Bob and his team" although no other identification is given. This photograph appears to have been taken in Hope, BC by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the…
Brick Houses under Construction
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Buildings at the submarine works yard
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large building at the site of the submarine works yard in Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instea…
Bulldozer
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 23, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man standing beside a small John Deere bulldozer described as the "supply machine" at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site. Piles of lumber can be seen in the background.
Bulldozer clearing a Forested Hill
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Bulldozer clearing a lot
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Bulldozer operator
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 18, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bulldozer operator, Mr. Chapman seated in a bulldozer at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Burnaby General Hospital staff
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of Burnaby General Hospital staff standing at an open door. Four of them are crouched in front, holding buckets. Most of the people standing are holding mops. One woman is holding a tea tray.
Campsite beside railway tracks
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- 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…