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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2023
Call Number
971.133 ROO
perceived as a public health menace and became the target of inspections. Citing public health and sanitary concerns, new bylaws were imposed that prohibited piggeries with more than fifteen pigs within 500 feet of a dwelling, highway or stream. The heavy fines and restrictions made many of the existing
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Digital Resource
ISBN
978-0-9689849-2-5
Call Number
971.133 ROO
Contributor
Fong, Denise
Lemke, Jane
Codd, Lisa
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2023
Printer
Metropolitan Fine Printers
Physical Description
203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Race discrimination -- Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Families
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Notes
There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
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Digital Books
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Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
29 Apr. 2021
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (87 min., 17 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements" and is presented by Fancy Poitras, Indigenous Relations Manager for the City of Bu…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Spring 2021 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (87 min., 17 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Material Details
Presenters: Fancy Poitras and Rebekah Mahaffey
Host: Jane Lemke
Date of Presentation: Thursday, April 29, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks: 87 min., 17 sec.
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (95 min., 34 sec.) to edited version (87 min., 17 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby. This live recording experienced technical difficulties with the viewer window during the first few minutes of the presentation. This is resolved at 15:36.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements" and is presented by Fancy Poitras, Indigenous Relations Manager for the City of Burnaby and Rebekah Mahaffey, Social Planner for the City of Burnaby. The Zoom webinar is the second in a series of six "Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars exploring a range of topics shared by Indigenous speakers and knowledge keepers that were presented and made available to the public between April 27 and May 12, 2021. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. The webinar opens with host, Jane Lemke providing a Land Acknowlegement "The land on which Burnaby now sits is the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples". Jane explains that providing a land acknowledgement is part of the City of Burnaby's official policy and that the land is on the shared territory of many Nations including the sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Kway-quit-lum, Kwantlen, ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Understanding the definitions of language groups, Nations, shared territory and many of the importance words form a basis of the subject matter for this webinar. Fancy Poitras and Rebekah Mahaffey enter a discussion exploring this topic while posing thought provoking questions to each other. As Burnaby's Indigenous Relations Manager, Fancy Poitras conveys her own experiences and knowledge while providing historical references and recommendations for further educational resources around territorial land acknowledgment. Following their discussion, Fancy and Rebekah take questions from the audience that are moderated by the host, Jane Lemke.
History
Fancy Poitras was hired as the City of Burnaby's first Indigenous Relations Manager in 2021. Prior to her role, she worked for the First Nations Health Authority for more than five years, first as a Senior Policy Analyst, then as the Manager and Acting Director of Strategic Policy; throughout her time with FNHA, she worked on an extensive portfolio of health and wellness, and service design and delivery issues, including primary care, cancer, seniors and elders. Fancy has a Master’s degree in Public Policy and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Social Policy Issues from Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of Alberta. Fancy is a member of Mikisew Cree First Nation, Treaty 8 territory, and she grew up primarily in the Northwest Territories. Rebekah Mahaffey (she, her, hers) is a Social Policy Planner at the City of Burnaby. She is a settler on these lands, and is of mixed French-Scottish-Irish ancestry. She grew up in Indonesia, Libya and England and has called the west coast home for almost 15 years. Rebekah has degrees in International Development, Art History and Urban Planning. In her work she focuses on inter-culturalism, access and inclusion, anti-racism, and working with Burnaby’s 2SLGBTQQIA community. When not at work, she enjoys hiking, reading, and listening to podcasts. She lives in Vancouver with her young child.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
Indigenous peoples - Canada - , Treatment of
Names
Poitras, Fancy
Mahaffey, Rebekah
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
Responsibility
Lemke, Jane
Accession Code
BV021.17.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
29 Apr. 2021
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of video recording The following links wereshared at the end of the presentation:
My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle: https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/ebooks/essays-ebooks/conversations-with-canadians-by-lee-maracle/
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph: https://www.ictinc.ca/books/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act
CBC documentary series 8th Fire: https://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/blog/8th-fire-wabs-walk-through-history ‘Whose Land’ App: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/whose-land/id1350310353
“Unreserved” Podcast, Episode: January 20, 2019, ‘Hayden King’: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/redrawing-the-lines-1.4973363/i-regret-it-hayden-king-on-writing-ryerson-university-s-territorial-acknowledgement-1.4973371
Guidelines for Indigenous Territory Acknowledgement http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/Guidelines+for+Indigenous+Territory+Acknowledgement.pdf
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Calls_for_Justice.pdf
Images
Video

Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements, 29 Apr. 2021

Traditional, Ancestral & Unceded: A Conversation on Territorial Acknowledgements, 29 Apr. 2021

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April visit with the Romero family

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
19 Apr. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Romero family visiting with Lorna and John Court in their yard outside of their house on Imperial Street in Burnaby. Gabriel and Gisela are seated with thier children Alicia and Pablo while John Court stands in the back corner of the yard. John is holding his hands out to show tha…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Romero family visiting with Lorna and John Court in their yard outside of their house on Imperial Street in Burnaby. Gabriel and Gisela are seated with thier children Alicia and Pablo while John Court stands in the back corner of the yard. John is holding his hands out to show that they are physcially distanced. During the visit they set up two family groups of chairs spaced far apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
History
The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Court, Lorna
Romero, Alicia
Romero, Gabriel
Romero, Gisela
Romero, Pablo
Court, John
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV020.30.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
19 Apr. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Photographer
Court, Lorna
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15665
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Apr. 2021
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (47 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building" and is presented by Michelle George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural and Technic…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Spring 2021 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (47 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Material Details
Presenters: Michelle George
Host: Jane Lemke
Date of Presentation: Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks: 47 min., 39 sec.
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (63 min., 29 sec.) to edited version (47 min., 39 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building" and is presented by Michelle George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural and Technical Specialist. The Zoom webinar is the first in a series of six "Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars exploring a range of topics shared by Indigenous speakers and knowledge keepers that were presented and made available to the public between April 27 and May 12, 2021. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. In this webinar, Michelle George explores the importance of bringing Tsleil-Waututh ways of knowing/knowledge of the land to Burnaby. She grounds her talk with her experience of working with the Burnaby Village Museum on producing the Indigenous History of Burnaby Resource Guide, an award-winning illustrated educational guide. Michelle also speaks to some of the devastating experiences that the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Indigenous Peoples have suffered since Colonial Settlement and how her Nation has begun to grow in a changing environment. In segments of her talk, Michelle refers to a map titled "Tsleil-Waututh Nation Consultation Area". Following the presentation, Michelle George answers questions from the audience that are moderated by the host, Jane Lemke.
History
Michelle George is a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) and currently works as a Tsleil-Waututh Nation Cultural and Technical Specialist for the Treaty, Lands and Resources (TLR) Department. She participates in various projects for the TWN government and community, focusing on Tsleil-Waututh Governance and Community. The goals that she carries in her work are to make sure Tsleil-Waututh culture is included and considered in these Nation-level projects, as well as within the reviews done on external projects within the TWN Consultation area. She has been a member of both the Tsleil-Waututh Land Code Committee and Land Use Planning group. Michelle is also a First Nations Health Authority Traditional Knowledge Keeper, and a past-Elected Councilor for Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Michelle also provides guest lectures at Simon Fraser University, Langara College, and the BC Institute of Technology.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
Indigenous peoples - Canada - , Treatment of
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - First contact with Europeans
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Burnaby Public Library
George, Michelle
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
George, Chief Daniel "Dan"
Responsibility
Lemke, Jane
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV021.17.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
27 Apr. 2021
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of video recording
Images
Video

Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building, 27 Apr. 2021

Bringing Visibility to the Land: A Tsleil-Waututh Perspective on Community Building, 27 Apr. 2021

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0017_0001_002.mp4
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John Mancini and Francesco Caligiuri

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Sep. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Mancini with Francesco Caligiuri at L'Artista Ristorante Italiano in North Burnaby. The restaurant owner, Francisco is wearing a mask that covers his mouth and nose. Francisco has his arm around John who is covering his mouth and nose with the collar of his jacket.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Mancini with Francesco Caligiuri at L'Artista Ristorante Italiano in North Burnaby. The restaurant owner, Francisco is wearing a mask that covers his mouth and nose. Francisco has his arm around John who is covering his mouth and nose with the collar of his jacket.
History
The photographer, Lorna Court took this photograph in September of 2020 when visiting the L'Arista Ristorante Italiano. It was her first foray back into the restaurant after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020. She noted how things had changed due to public health orders which limited the number of people that could eat inside a restaurant and how the owners and employees had wear to masks.
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Mancini, John
Caligiuri, Francesco
Accession Code
BV020.30.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
5 Sep. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Court, Lorna
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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John Mancini and Francesco Caligiuri

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14742
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Sep. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Mancini with Francesco Caligiuri at L'Artista Ristorante Italiano in North Burnaby. The restaurant owner, Francisco is wearing a mask that covers his mouth and nose. Francisco is grinning at the photographer.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Mancini with Francesco Caligiuri at L'Artista Ristorante Italiano in North Burnaby. The restaurant owner, Francisco is wearing a mask that covers his mouth and nose. Francisco is grinning at the photographer.
History
The photographer, Lorna Court took this photograph in September of 2020 when visiting the L'Arista Ristorante Italiano. It was her first foray back into the restaurant after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020. She noted how things had changed due to public health orders which limited the number of people that could eat inside a restaurant and how the owners and employees had wear to masks.
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Mancini, John
Caligiuri, Francesco
Accession Code
BV020.30.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
5 Sep. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Court, Lorna
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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July visit with the Romero family - a table for every couple

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14744
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
4 Jul. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court ar…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court are seated at three different tables while eating. Everyone is physically distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
History
The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture while having a meal in her backyard with members of the Romero family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Court, Lorna
Romero, Alicia
Romero, Gabriel
Romero, Gisela
Romero, Pablo
Court, John
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV020.30.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
4 Jul. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Photographer
Court, Lorna
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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July visit with the Romero family - a table for every couple

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14745
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
4 Jul. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alicia and Pablo Romero eating at a small table in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Family members were seated at three different tables while eating. Everyone is physically distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alicia and Pablo Romero eating at a small table in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Family members were seated at three different tables while eating. Everyone is physically distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
History
The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture while having a meal in her backyard with members of the Romero family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Romero, Alicia
Romero, Pablo
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV020.30.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
4 Jul. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Photographer
Court, Lorna
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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July visit with the Romero family - a table for every couple

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14746
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
4 Jul. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court ar…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court are seated at three different tables while eating. Everyone is physically distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
History
The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture while having a meal in her backyard with members of the Romero family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Names
Romero, Alicia
Romero, Gabriel
Romero, Gisela
Romero, Pablo
Court, John
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV020.30.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
4 Jul. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Photographer
Court, Lorna
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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