B.C. Electric Railway Co. observation car
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28.3 cm x 66.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, loaded with people, and conducted by Teddy Lyons. The car number is 124, and on the rear end of the car is a sign that reads, "SEEING / VANCOUVER / 2 HOUR TRIP FARE 50c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 10am, as there are sig…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28.3 cm x 66.7 cm
- Material Details
- printed on recto, "B.C. ELECTRIC RLY CO OBSERVATION CAR "TEDDY LYONS CONDUCTOR Harry Bullen Photographer. 2608 Granville St. Phone Bay. 8869."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Company Observation car, loaded with people, and conducted by Teddy Lyons. The car number is 124, and on the rear end of the car is a sign that reads, "SEEING / VANCOUVER / 2 HOUR TRIP FARE 50c." The photograph was probably taken prior to 10am, as there are signs hanging on the car by the front that read, "EXTRA TRIP / 7.00 P.M.", "NEXT TRIP / 4 P.M.", NEXT TRIP / 10 A.M.", and "NEXT TRIP / 2 P.M.". Storefronts are visible directly behind the Observation car. One has a window display of photographs and a large awning. The display window has a sign that reads, "HARRY BULLEN," indicating the car is stopped right in front of the photographer's studio for a souvenir photograph. Teddy Lyons is at the front of the car, holding a small child.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Lyons, Thadeous Sylvester "Teddy"
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV017.26.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bullen, Harry Elder
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 40.64 x 50.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124. The car is on the tracks outside of the Carrall Street Gas Plant with gas storage tower with signage reading "GAS THE MODERN FUEL". Two B.C. Electric conductors at standing at the front of the car and three women are seated at the centr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 40.64 x 50.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B. C. Electric Railway sightseeing car, No. 124. The car is on the tracks outside of the Carrall Street Gas Plant with gas storage tower with signage reading "GAS THE MODERN FUEL". Two B.C. Electric conductors at standing at the front of the car and three women are seated at the centre of the car. Signage hanging on the front of the car reads "B.C. ELECTRIC RY. CO. / SIGHTSEEING CARS / Leave Robson & Granville / AM_PM / 10_11_1_2_3_4_6_7 / 2 HOUR TRIP_FARE 50 cts".
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV988.9.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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B.C. Electric Railway tram car on tracks
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a three-quarters view of the rear and side of an unidentified B.C. Electric Railway interurban tram car on tracks. A conductor is standing in the doorway and possibly the motorman standing at the front door of the street car.
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 with motorman and conductor
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of tram conductor and motorman with B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315. One is standing beside the tram and the other is leaning out the motorman's window. One of the two is likely Norm Davidson.
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 with motorman
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 with motorman in window (possibly Norm Davidson). The running board reads "Carrall St / Park Ave".
BCER three car train at a level crossing
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway three car train at a level crossing. The location is unknown and the car numbers are not discernable.
BCER tram 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1222 at Marpole, Vancouver. There is a railway crossing sign to the left side of the photograph.
BCER tram 1235 at Marpole Junction
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1235 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver. The conductor is visible at the front window.
B.C. Girl Guides
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 39 photographs (tiffs)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby between 1930 and 1981. The scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company in 1914 and The Girl Guides Conference from 1950. This scrapbook was often us…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Series
- Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 39 photographs (tiffs)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby between 1930 and 1981. The scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company in 1914 and The Girl Guides Conference from 1950. This scrapbook was often used by Paulene Hall at presentations.
- Creator
- Walker, Bea
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.83
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of scrapbook
- Selective retention of original records from scrapbook
- Selected photographs were retained and described at item level : BV016.49.126 & BV016.49.96
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Bea MacMillan file
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1940-1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 2 photographs + emphemera
- Scope and Content
- File consists of International Guiding ephemera collected by Bea MacMillan and includes: a handwritten camp menu from July 1940; a "WAGGS / World Guiding/Girl Scouting" poster (1968); a poster of "FLAGS OF THE UNITED NATIONS"; a colour page titled "THE WHEEL OF PROGRESS" "showing the start of the M…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Series
- Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 2 photographs + emphemera
- Scope and Content
- File consists of International Guiding ephemera collected by Bea MacMillan and includes: a handwritten camp menu from July 1940; a "WAGGS / World Guiding/Girl Scouting" poster (1968); a poster of "FLAGS OF THE UNITED NATIONS"; a colour page titled "THE WHEEL OF PROGRESS" "showing the start of the Movement in Member Countries / of the World Association of Girl / Guides and Girl Scouts" (1962); six colour pages from "World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts" of "Girl Guide/Girl Scout Uniforms"; various postcards and note cards including Lady Baden Powell, "Our Cabana" in Guernavaca, Mexico, "The Long House at Tsoona, B.C.", "Siempre Listas / Guilas De El Salvador"; various graphic design cards; stickers titled "Nuestra / Cabana / Mexico", "Nuestra Cabana / Cuernavaca", "Olave House / London" and a few vinyl decals and brochures pertaining to the "World Flag" for Girl Guides/Girl Scouts; two vinyl bookmarks in honour of the Diamond Jubilee (1910 - 1970); a "Glossary of Girl Guide Terms"; a printed pamphlet from Mexico "Una Palabra a Los Padres" written in Spanish; a folder titled "Mexican Native Costumes" with colourful paper cut outs and two black and white matted photographs of "Our Chalet - Switzerland".
- Creator
- MacMillan, Bea
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.319
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1940-1970
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
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Bertram machine tools : condensed catalogue
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.70
- Call Number
- 621.8 BAL
- Author
- Ball, Norman R.
- John Bertram & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Dundas, Ont.
- Publisher
- John Bertram and Sons Co.
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill., : 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "Rid" [Handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"AUG 4 1948" [Stamped in blue ink on front endpaper]
"B.C. Equipment Co Ltd
Mf 2511" [Handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"NOV 8 1948" [Stamped twice in blue ink on page 51]
"No 8 Pyramid Rolls. T.U.B. Dundas but
Approx $40,000.00 Without the Electrics
A Set of 1" x 28 ft Pyramid Rolls Approx. $60,000.00
See Bertrams + Same letter of Nov 5/48 On File" [Handwritten in black ink on page 51]
Notes taped to front flyleaf and front flyleaf verso.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- John Bertram and Sons
- Machine-tools
- Catalogs
- Notes
- "General Purpose, Railroad, Structural" -- Title page
- Includes index
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Besant Kaur Siddoo at her kitchen stove
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Besant Kaur Siddoo (spouse of Kapoor Singh Siddoo) tending the sawdust burner at her kitchen stove. A large galvanized hopper which fed the sawdust to the fire box of the stove is to her left.
Besly grinders and accessories
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.72
- Call Number
- 670 CHA
- Author
- Charles H. Besly & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Charles H. Besly & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "General ____
RECD
NOV-4 1920
ANS....
Seattle Wash." [Stamped in purple ink on front cover]
"See net price __ in ___ Working
Paid Book 'G'" [Handwritten in blue ink on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Grinding machines
- Machinery
- Machinery industry
- Catalogs
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Better homes and gardens cook book
Beverley Lauder with doll in carriage
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1943] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Beverley Lauder (Mundreon) standing next to a toy baby carriage with a doll inside. A picket fence and wall of a building are visible behind her.
Bill Banks in protective gear
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of District Chief Bill Banks wearing a helmet and a projective jacket over his suit as he stands beside a house.
Bill Banks in protective gear
Biography- HEW - Bernie Simpson
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1933-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including notes on sources of information, correspondence, and financial reference material. Bernie Simpson was an NDP MLA in Vancouver-Fraserview (1990-1995) and a friend of Jessie Winch's.
The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Para…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
- Material Details
- inscribed in the original negative, printed on recto, c. r. "The Birds' Paradise,/ Vancouver, B.C./ No. 2.", l.l. "[copyright c with circle]"
printed on verso, t. "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B. C."
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Paradise / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 2.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Animals - Fowl
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV985.6012.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1945]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-02-27
- Photographer
- Gowen Sutton Company Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of postcard
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Blacksmith shops
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?] (date of originals), copied [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w composite ; 26 x 30.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 32 x 39 cm
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of various aspects of unidentified blacksmith shops including interiors, equipment and exteriors.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w composite ; 26 x 30.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 32 x 39 cm
- Material Details
- Composite is comprised of ten photographs
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of various aspects of unidentified blacksmith shops including interiors, equipment and exteriors.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial
- Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Blacksmiths
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV000.18.8
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [194-?] (date of originals), copied [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Record appears to be a part of the Burnaby Centennial Committee or the Century Park Museum Associaton. Jon Newby was a board member of either of these committees.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/8/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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