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Mrs. Thomas Nilan and Steven Nilan

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Thomas Nilan smiling as she holds her fourteen month old son, Steven, in her arms after rescuing him from a fire in their home. Photograph was published in the Vancouver Daily Province March 8, 1956.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Thomas Nilan smiling as she holds her fourteen month old son, Steven, in her arms after rescuing him from a fire in their home. Photograph was published in the Vancouver Daily Province March 8, 1956.
Names
Nilan, Steven
Accession Code
BV002.22.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Cunningham, William "Bill"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BRAVE MOTHER Mrs. Thomas Nilan, dashed through smoke-filled suite at 3735 Eton, North Burnaby, Wednesday, to save her 4-month-old son, Steven, who was asleep in a bedroom. The family lost all its possessions, none of which was insured. (Bill Cunningham photo)"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "W. Cunningham Vancouver Daily Province"
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Wilks family

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (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 Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-309
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at Dundas Street and Boundary Road.
Names
Eaton, Clarice Wilks
Wilks, Annie
Wilks, Arthur
Wilks, Esther
Wilks, Fred
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Dundas Street
Street Address
3707 Dundas Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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