Clearing Douglas Road
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men in work clothes clearing Doulgas Road. A group of men to the right side of the photograph have shovels in their hands and are clearing rocks from the road. There is a small girl in a blouse and skirt standing beside two horses pulling a cart. Behind her is a group of men in wor…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men in work clothes clearing Doulgas Road. A group of men to the right side of the photograph have shovels in their hands and are clearing rocks from the road. There is a small girl in a blouse and skirt standing beside two horses pulling a cart. Behind her is a group of men in work clothes as well. There is fenced land to the right of the photograph, and electric power poles and trees line both sides of the road. The accession register and inscription on the photograph identify this as Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way). An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Working on Douglas Road on hill above Burnaby Lake. No Date."
- Subjects
- Transportation - Horses
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Construction - Road Construction
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Canada Way
- Accession Code
- HV977.99.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Less detail
Couple sitting on the steps
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young couple sitting together on the steps to a house that appears to be Bernard Hill home on Douglas Road near Deer Lake. The couple appears to be Arthur Rowe and his wife Winnie Hill Rowe (daughter of Bernard Hill). There is a person standing on the patio in the background.
Crowd gathered at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd of people gathered near the corner of Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road (later Canada Way). A sign in the background reads: "Burnaby By the Lakes Business Sites."
Dad at Deer Lake
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Claude Hill leading a cow along his property near Deer Lake, in the Burnaby Lake area. His daughter, Kitty, wrote the caption "Dad at Deer Lake" next to this photograph.
Dad at Deer Lake
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Claude Hill on a hay rake being pulled by the workhorse, "Tom." His daughter, Kitty, wrote the caption "Dad at Deer Lake" next to this photograph.
Deer Lake
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1904
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake, looking southeast. Three men are standing by a boatshed on the left, a group of people (men, women and children) are standing on a dock, and other people can be seen on the beach in the background.
Deer Lake
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1906 (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 Deer Lake. Hart family cottage is faintly visible.
Deer Lake
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14 cm on mat 10.7 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an aboriginal dugout canoe on Deer Lake. The photograph was taken at the creek looking towards what would become the Oakalla Prison farm site.
Deer Lake BC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w photogravure on paper ; 10.0 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the north side of Deer Lake, including the Hart family's "Avalon" estate (which later became Hart House restaurant). The photograph was likely taken from a hill on Sperling Avenue. The photogravure has been made into a greeting card. Printed on the bottom front of the card: "Deer Lak…
Deer Lake, Burnaby BC
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of Deer Lake. Stamped on the front of the card is the name of the photographer, W.T. Cooksley and the picture has been captioned "Deer Lake, Burnaby BC." The card bears a postmark dated 1908 at New Westminster.
Deer Lake Burnaby BC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1908] (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.6 cm, mounted on cardboard 22.7 x 27.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake and the shoreline. An annotation on the front lower left of the original photograph reads, "Deer Lake, Burnaby, B.C." An annotation on the back of the card reads "Deer Lake as it was in 1908."
Diving into Deer Lake
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two people diving from dock into Deer Lake. Two others watch from the water.
Douglas Road, Burnaby
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard taken looking northwest along Douglas Road (now Canada Way) near Stanley Street. Two unidentified people are standing next to a wooden fence running alongside the road (above Lubbock's Creek) and a number of houses (including the Sprott house) are visible in the background. To…
E.B.W. and Kit
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1904]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 10.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of E.B. Wentenhall driving a horse carriage, with Kitty Hill sitting next to him. This photograph appears to have been taken at the Hill family home, Brookfield, in the Burnaby Lake area. In the background, Douglas Road is visible.
E.B. Wetenhall and Kitty Hill
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1902]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of E.B. Wetenhall leading a horse to water. Kitty Hill is the foreground and a wooden trestle bridge spans Deer Lake Brook in the background.
Farmer gathering hay
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 3 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a farmer in a field gathering hay and loading it on a wagon being pulled by a horse. A label in the photograph album indicates that the horse's name is Tom. This photograph appears to have been taken at the home of Claude Hill in the Burnaby Lake area.