9089 records – page 453 of 455.

Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38852
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill standing in front of the log pile that he built for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond jubilee in 1897. The location is near Deer Lake and it was said that the flames from the fire could be seen for miles.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-171
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill standing in front of the log pile that he built for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond jubilee in 1897. The location is near Deer Lake and it was said that the flames from the fire could be seen for miles.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39528
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood, piled up to create a pyre for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in June, 1897. Claude Hill built this structure near Deer Lake and it was reported that when lit, the fire could be seen for miles.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-847
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood, piled up to create a pyre for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in June, 1897. Claude Hill built this structure near Deer Lake and it was reported that when lit, the fire could be seen for miles.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Woodworkers Strike

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49370
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49389
Meeting Date
3-Jun-1946
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49389
Meeting Date
3-Jun-1946
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Woodworking Business on Edmonds Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37826
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a furniture and woodworking business, Westminster Furniture Manufacturing Company at 1470 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Edmonds Street). Signs above the door read, "Fixtures, Furniture, General Woodworking," and a man is standing outside.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-414
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a furniture and woodworking business, Westminster Furniture Manufacturing Company at 1470 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Edmonds Street). Signs above the door read, "Fixtures, Furniture, General Woodworking," and a man is standing outside.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Carpentry
Names
Westminster Furniture Manufacturing Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Woollard's Contract for Holland Ditch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78848
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82914
Meeting Date
22-Dec-1894
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82914
Meeting Date
22-Dec-1894
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Work Claim - J.C. Comish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53957
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70043
Meeting Date
18-Dec-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70043
Meeting Date
18-Dec-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Work done by J.Woollard's Contract

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport79360
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
83368
Meeting Date
18-Jul-1896
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
83368
Meeting Date
18-Jul-1896
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Work Done by Wm. Stewart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport77017
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76840
Meeting Date
20-May-1899
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76840
Meeting Date
20-May-1899
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Workers and their trucks outside of United Fraser Growers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10550
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing near their trucks out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing near their trucks out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location.
History
The United Fraser Growers Co-operative operated from 1934 until 1957. The head office was at 256 East Georgia in the 1930s and 341 Keefer Street in the 1940s and 1950s. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers.
Names
United Fraser Growers Limited
Accession Code
BV019.11.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Feb-2019
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Workers outside of United Fraser Growers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10549
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
History
The United Fraser Growers Co-operative operated from 1934 until 1957. The head office was at 256 East Georgia in the 1930s and 341 Keefer Street in the 1940s and 1950s. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
United Fraser Growers Limited
Accession Code
BV019.11.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Feb-2019
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Working on an Austin 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription53956
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1933 and 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man working on a Austin 7 (looks to be the 1933 model). He is standing in overalls with a cloth in his hand, holding the passenger side door open. There is a tire on the ground at his feet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1933 and 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Kay North subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
269-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1991-38
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man working on a Austin 7 (looks to be the 1933 model). He is standing in overalls with a cloth in his hand, holding the passenger side door open. There is a tire on the ground at his feet.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Working on the green chain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15193
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 two unidentified Chinese Canadian men working on the green chain of Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Burrard Inlet and the north shore mountains are visible in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified Chinese Canadian men working on the green chain of Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Burrard Inlet and the north shore mountains are visible in the distance.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Occupations - Millworkers
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Work on Maple Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53978
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70064
Meeting Date
18-Jan-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70064
Meeting Date
18-Jan-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Work on Road Ditch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport79700
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
840195
Meeting Date
16-Apr-1898
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
840195
Meeting Date
16-Apr-1898
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Work on the Central Arterial Highway between Willingdon Avenue and Delta Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53464
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69548
Meeting Date
27-Aug-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69548
Meeting Date
27-Aug-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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The works of William Shakespeare : with life, glossary, etc.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1884
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Edition
Universal ed.
Publication Date
1893
Call Number
822.3 SHA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV982.24.20
Call Number
822.3 SHA
Edition
Universal ed.
Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Frederick Warne
Publication Date
1893
Printer
Morrison and Gibb
Physical Description
vii, 1124 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Title page: "Frank B. Street 6176 Walker Ave. Burnaby 1, B.C." [stamped in blue ink] verso of title page: "Pound." [written in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan
English poetry--Early modern
Notes
"carefully edited from the best texts and compared with recent commentators by the editor of the "Chandos" classics." -- t.p.
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Works record

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription2004
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1950
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1950
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
3864
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
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Works record

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription2006
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
3866
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
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World War II ration books

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66377
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1945
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of eight World War II ration books for various members of the Grieve family; Christina Grieve, William Ewart Grieve, William Ronald Grieve and Kenneth Ewart Grieve, all of 3925 Triumph Street, Vancouver B.C. as well as a gasoline license and ration coupon book for the family car.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1945
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS155-004
Accession Number
2011-04
Scope and Content
File consists of eight World War II ration books for various members of the Grieve family; Christina Grieve, William Ewart Grieve, William Ronald Grieve and Kenneth Ewart Grieve, all of 3925 Triumph Street, Vancouver B.C. as well as a gasoline license and ration coupon book for the family car.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Wright family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37063
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Wright family home at 2449 Humphries Avenue (later 6844 Humphries Avenue). Fred and Mabel Wright and their family lived here from 1942 to 1972.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-526
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Wright family home at 2449 Humphries Avenue (later 6844 Humphries Avenue). Fred and Mabel Wright and their family lived here from 1942 to 1972.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Humphries Avenue
Street Address
6844 Humphries Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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