Armitage Family Car
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (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 the Armitage family car, a brand-new Chevrolet. Identified: (in driver's seat) Albert Armitage, former Burnaby police commissioner. Note the right hand drive, common in those days.
At Stanley Park
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 16.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men, possibly Lawrence (Snowball) Bailey and Wilson (Red) Bailey, parked in front of the hollow tree at Stanley Park in a touring car.
automobile
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.19.1
- Description
- 1929 Nash Roadster, two door convertible with rumble seat. Body colour is two-tone, tan and brown. Wheels are wire spoke, mounting 29 in. X 5.5 in. tube tires. There are spare tires mounted on rims. These are located forward of the side doors. All the wheels have hubcaps. There are no side curtains.
The engine is six cylinder with a "Twin Ignition" system. There are two sparkplugs per cylinder.
- Object History
- The Nash roadster was purchased by a private owner in British Columbia after it came out in 1929. In the late 1950s or 1960s the car was purchased from the first owner by William "Graham" Kidd (1922-1984) of Burnaby. The well loved vehicle was nicknamed "Agnes" by it's second owner Graham Kidd.
Graham Kidd was the son of William Kidd Sr. (1882-1970) and Helen Kelly Kidd (1894-1977). Graham Kidd was born in Burnaby in 1922 and lived in Burnaby his whole life. Graham's father William Kidd and his mother Helen White Kelly married in North Burnaby in 1917 and moved into a home on Oxford Street. William Kidd opened a hardware store on East Hastings Street Burnaby in 1913 and operated it for twenty years before working for Burrard Brokerage in the 1930s. William and Helen had three children; William Graham Kidd, Margaret Graham "Peggy" (McLaughlin) and Ann (Mercier). In the late 1940s, Graham joined his father William Kidd working for Burrard Brokerage eventually becoming the proprietor of the business in the 1950s. Graham Kidd married Gweneth "Gwen" Anderson and lived in North Burnaby with their three children until he died in 1984.
Graham Kidd loved his Nash automobile often going for Sunday drives with the convertible top down with children riding in the rumble seat. Parts for the automobile were hard to come by and the family recalls a neighbour Oscar Johnson helped to keep it in good condition. In the 1970s the Nash roadster was also refurbished and repainted with help from Graham Kidd's neighbour John Prestas. In 1984, after William Kidd died, Gwen Kidd donated the automobile to the Transportation Museum of British Columbia, Cloverdale who in turn donated it to Burnaby Village Museum in 1993.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Land Transportation T&E - - Motor Vehicles
- Object Term
- Automobile
- Marks/Labels
- "B33452", serial number
- "436", model number
- "80981", body number
- Maker
- Nash Motor Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Wisconsin
- Site/City Made
- Kenosha
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Automobiles
Less detail
automobile
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.40.1
- Description
- This vehicle is a 1924 Ford Model T converted to a light delivery truck known as a "Depot Hack". The original body has been removed and an open wooden truck body has been custom built for the vehicle. The metal parts of the vehicle are painted black and the wood (mahogany?) is finished with a clear varnish. The radiator core is protected by a honeycombed front grill.
The radiator cowling has the maker's brand stamped in the top. There is a white commercial license plate with red lettering mounted on right front of the dash, next to lamp. The vehicle has two electric front headlights and one rear light. It also has two incomplete carriage lamps screwed to the dash.
There is one manual windshield wiper mounted on the vertical windshield. There is a horseshoe mounted on the right side inside of the dashboard. The "Buzz" coil box is mounted in the centre of the dash with a odometer on the left and key and meters on the right. The wheels have wood spokes and steel rims.
- Object History
- This 1924 Ford Model T vehicle may have arrived in Steveston around 1925 and used by a local family. The 1924 Ford Model T Depot Hack truck was built from the running gear of the original Model T Ford by Ernie Harrison. Ernie purchased the running gear of the Ford Model T around 1966 and built it from the ground up. Ernie took measurements from a "Depot Hack" that belonged to a collector in Vancouver and combed swap meets in British Columbia and Washington State in search of original car parts. Ernie belonged to the Model A and Model T Ford Club and took this truck in many parades. Around 1969, the truck was sold to a private collector before being sold to another collector in 1995. The vehicle was acquired by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1997. The Depot Hack rear body is not authentic but the original concept has been retained.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Land Transportation T&E - - Land Transportation Accessories
- Object Term
- Automobile
- Marks/Labels
- "Ford / MADE IN CANADA", embossed above grill on top of radiator cover
"EXPRESS & DRAY" "1921" "487" "VANCOUVER, B.C.", embossed on license at front of vehicle.
"Ford" is embossed on each running board
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company of Canada
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Windsor
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Automobiles
Less detail
automobile
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.85.1
- Description
- This Tudhope Everitt 30 automobile has been fully restored in the past. The open, touring body is blue with white trim. The head lamps are brass are gas flame lights. The gas generator is mounted on the right running board. There are two carriage style lamps mounted on the dash to supplement the headlights. The windshield is braced by rods running from the front fenders. The top is fabric and folds at the back when it is down. The wheels are wood spoked with steel rims. The steering wheel is mounted on the right hand side of the vehicle. The engine has four cylinders.
- Object History
- Donor's family is second to own this car. Used in North Vancouver area.
1911 Tudehope Everitt Touring Car
Manufactured by The Tudhope Motor Co., Orillia, Ontario
from parts supplied by
Metzger Motor Co., Detroit, Michigan, U.S. A.
- Marks/Labels
- "VIN SN 0801435", vehicle number or serial number
"4130", vintage license plate
- Maker
- Tudehope Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Tudehope
- Patent Date
- 2011
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Automobiles
Less detail
Automobile accident
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1924]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Automobile on Kinnee Street
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.0 x 6.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an automobile on Kinnee Street with the Patterson Avenue pump house and tank in the background. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Water tank at Patterson Ave near the track in the Central Park (Ball park), 1915. / The roadway was Kinnee Ave which is Beresford today."
Automobile on residential street
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of automobile on residential street. A picket fence is in the foreground and houses are visible across the street.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of automobile on residential street. A picket fence is in the foreground and houses are visible across the street.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.449
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Less detail
A vendor and his daughter
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified vendor standing behind his wares with a young girl at his side at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Both the girl and the vendor are facing the camera.
A.W. MacLeod Cottage
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the A.W. MacLeod cottage at 6466 Deer Lake Drive. An annotation on the back of the photograph describes it as 6450 Deer Lake Drive. An automobile is parked in front of the house.
Back of 6926 Nelson Avenue
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the Ellis family home, showing a car and an unidentified woman in the yard.
Bea Carpenter
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951 or 1952] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bea Carpenter standing beside a car (a 1950 Studebaker) in front of the George Derby Health Centre. She wearing her nurse's uniform.
Beach Drive, Victoria
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car parked in front of Beach Drive, Victoria. A note on the back of the photograph indicates the car is "1937 Willis Car."
The Beamishes and friends
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people standing with a Model T Ford in front of 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue). Left to right: Mrs. Brunette, Mrs. W. Pointer, Ethel Derrick, Rev. and Mrs. W.J.Beamish, and Alma Beamish.
Bear peering into window of automobile
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bear peering into the window of an automobile parked on the side of a road.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bear peering into the window of an automobile parked on the side of a road.
- Subjects
- Animals - Bears
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.561
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1957]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-27
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Less detail
Bear walking towards automobile
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bear walking towards an automobile that is parked on the side of a road.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bear walking towards an automobile that is parked on the side of a road.
- Subjects
- Animals - Bears
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.560
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1957]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Less detail
Bill Setter
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1933 (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 Setter delivering milk for the Associated Dairy of Vancouver.
Bob Ellis and Dave Williamson in Car
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ca. 1943] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Ellis and Dave Williamson, at the wheel of an old car in the back of the Ellis home at 2313 Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 6926 Nelson Avenue).