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Crowd at opening day of Simpsons-Sears

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 31.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered inside the new Simpsons-Sears store on opening day, May 5, 1954.
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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Date
5 May 1954
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 31.5 cm
Accession Code
BV021.26.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered inside the new Simpsons-Sears store on opening day, May 5, 1954.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores
Events - Openings
Persons - Crowds
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Geographic Access
Burnaby - 4750 Kingsway
Burnaby - Kingsway
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Diack, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTO BY / GEORGE DIACK"
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