162 records – page 5 of 9.

Field-book for railroad engineer. Circular and parabolic curves, turnouts, vertical curves, levelling, computing earth-work, transition curves on new lines and applied to existing lines, together with tables of radii, ordinates, long chords, logarithms, logarithmic and natural sines, tangents, etc., and a metric curve table.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1761
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Henck, John B.
Edition
2nd rev. ed.
Publication Date
1898
c1854
Call Number
625 HEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV984.58.37
Call Number
625 HEN
Edition
2nd rev. ed.
Author
Henck, John B.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
D. Appleton and Co.
Publication Date
1898
c1854
Physical Description
xv; 164 p. : diagr. ; 14 cm.
Inscription
"Presented by W.H.T. Twigg BCLS May 17 1934"
Library Subject (LOC)
Railroad engineering
Subjects
Transportation
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Henck, John B. (John Benjamin), 1816-1903.
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Files, rasps

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7313
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Nicholson File Company
Publication Date
c1949
Call Number
621.9 NIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
621.9 NIC
Author
Nicholson File Company
Place of Publication
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Publisher
Nicholson File Company
Publication Date
c1949
Physical Description
50 p. : ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Inscription
Middle of title page uder date of 1949: "-----FROM----- F. DREXEL CO. LTD. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES HASTINGS 5241-2-3 633 POWELL STREET VANCOUVER, BC '' [STAMPED IN BLACK INK]
Library Subject (LOC)
Files and rasps
Tools
Catalogs
Notes
"Black Diamond, Made in Canada" -- title page
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Ford Mercury truck chassis and body parts catalogue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary918
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1949
Call Number
629.28 FOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
629.28 FOR
Place of Publication
Windsor, Ont.
Publisher
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Publication Date
1949
Physical Description
213 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Ford trucks--Maintenance and repair--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes
"This parts catalogue includes both chassis and body parts for heavy duty truck models F190, F215, M190 and M215-147 inch-159 inch-178 inch-195 inch wheelbase only."
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Fred K. Leggett family fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1900]-1993, predominant [1900-1947]
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
16 photographs + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of the Leggett family, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel, the Lone Star Circus, a film created by family members that documents the opening day of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Burnaby Village Museum along with photographs of Parker Carousel "Carry…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
16 photographs + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of the Leggett family, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel, the Lone Star Circus, a film created by family members that documents the opening day of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Burnaby Village Museum along with photographs of Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock San Jose.
History
Fred Kirk Leggett was the first owner of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Fred and Norvie Leggett had six children including, Norvie, Fred D., Leon, Dedie and Ralph. The eldest daughter (name unknown) of F.K. and Norvie Leggett died in 1911. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Fred K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. The carousel was installed at Happyland in the nineteen thirties and then moved to Playland and the PNE. In 1989 "The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel" came together save the carousel from destruction. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993. The eldest daughter of F.K. Leggett, Norvie Leggett Frame and other members of the Leggett family were in attendance for the opening of the newly restored carousel at Burnaby Village Museum in 1993.
Responsibility
Frame, Norvie Leggett
Accession Code
BV993.18
BV993.51
BV004.94
BV005.49
BV005.63
Date
[1900]-1993, predominant [1900-1947]
Media Type
Photograph
Moving Images
Arrangement
Fonds is arranged by subject from various donations that orignated from the Leggett family.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video content
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Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85241
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay where the family goes ashore. This footage is followed with a dark segment of footage of a paegant at the Oak Theatre in 1941 and the gardens of the Oak Theatre. The film has a break and continues with footage of the Digney family travels to the Calgary Breweries, Calgary Zoo, and the Calgary Stampede parade and fairgrounds, Alberta, closing with footage of the Rockies and Rogers Pass.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Events - Parades
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Digney, Alice
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Video

Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary, [between 1939 and 1941]

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General chemical division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7615
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1949
Call Number
661 GEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV022.22.1
Call Number
661 GEN
Publisher
General Chemical Division, Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Publication Date
1949
Physical Description
175 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemical industry
Catalogs
Names
Nichols Chemical Company Limited
Object History
Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation catalogue at one time used by the Manager of the The Nichols Chemical Company Limited, William H. Main in Barnet BC. His business card is paper clipped to the first page. Page 106 has an ad from the Nichols company.
Images
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The gold metal rye dictionary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3531
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
General Mills, Inc.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1948
Call Number
641 GEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV996.17.7
Call Number
641 GEN
Edition
Rev. ed.
Author
General Mills, Inc.
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, Minn.
Publisher
General Mills
Publication Date
1948
Physical Description
99 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Rye
Bread
Cookbooks--1940-1949
General Mills
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Gordon and Belyea Limited, January 1949

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5529
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gordon & Belyea Limited
Publication Date
1949
Call Number
621.9 GOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV987.37.1
Call Number
621.9 GOR
Author
Gordon & Belyea Limited
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Gordon & Belyea Ltd.
Publication Date
1949
Printer
Brown Brothers
Physical Description
1 vol. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Inscription
"Plumbing Shop" [handwritten on inside cover along with a doodle]
Library Subject (LOC)
Ships
Hardware
Catalogs
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Highroads to reading : book five

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3244
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1946
Call Number
428.6 HIG
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.115
Call Number
428.6 HIG
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Publication Date
1946
Series
Highroads to reading
Printer
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Physical Description
352 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H, School 1950 Douglas Road New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front and back endpapers] "S25" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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Highroads to reading : book six

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3245
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1948
Call Number
428.6 HIG 1948
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.116
Call Number
428.6 HIG 1948
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Publication Date
1948
Series
Highroads to reading
Printer
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Physical Description
384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on front pastedown] "S25" [handwritten in black ink at top of front endpaper] "______ St. ____ Jr. H. School [Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H. School] 1950 Douglas Road New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front endpaper] "S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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Highroads to reading : book six

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3246
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
428.6 HIG 1947
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.117
Call Number
428.6 HIG 1947
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Publication Date
1947
Series
Highroads to reading
Printer
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Physical Description
384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Grant Didmon" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "John Sheppard" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "S25" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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Highroads to reading. Book three

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3198
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Beresford, M. A.
Publication Date
1940
Call Number
428.6 BER
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.17
Call Number
428.6 BER
Author
Beresford, M. A.
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Macmillans in Canada
Ryerson Press
Publication Date
1940
Series
Highroads to reading
Physical Description
viii, 280 p. : ill (some col.) ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Second Street School" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "S 33" -- handwritten in pen on title page
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers
Notes
Includes index.
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History of Burnaby and vicinity

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV017.17.1
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1947
Printer
Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
Physical Description
233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Name Access
Green, George
Notes
Autographed by author
"By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
Copy 2 of 2
Images
Digital Books
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The history of photography, from 1839 to the present day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1070
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993
Publication Date
c1949
Call Number
770.9 NEW
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
770.9 NEW
Author
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Publication Date
c1949
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Inscription
"D. H. MOORE / 221 PARK ST. / PORT ARTHUR, ONT. CANADA", printed on sticker on inside of front cover.
"Hal Johnston Images / 4447 Venables Street / Burnaby, B.C. / V5C 3A5", printed on stick on inside of front cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Photography--History
Notes
Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York
Text first published in the exhibition catalog Photography, 1839-1937 by the Museum of Modern Art in 1937. In 1938 the text and ill. were reprinted with minor revisions as Photography: a short critical history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.
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Home preservers handbook : canning, jams, marmalades, jellies, pickling, conserves

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3510
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1942
Call Number
641.42 BCE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.44.209
Call Number
641.42 BCE
Place of Publication
[Vancouver]
Publisher
British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited
Publication Date
1942
Physical Description
19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 insert
Inscription
"Jack Spades"--handwritten in red pencil on back of recipe insert.
Library Subject (LOC)
Canning and preserving
Cooking, Canadian
Cooking--British Columbia
Cookbooks--British Columbia
Cookbooks--1940-1949
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Insert has additional sugar rationing recipes
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The homestead on the hillside

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary210
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907
Publication Date
c1856
Call Number
813.4 HOL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.136.100
Call Number
813.4 HOL
Author
Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907
Contributor
Lexow, Lucas
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J. H. Sears & Company, Inc.
Publication Date
c1856
Series
The Reader's Library
Printer
Kingsport Press
Physical Description
iv, 242 p.
Inscription
"W25", in black pen inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "Mary Lambert", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
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Hugh M. Fraser Secondary School yearbook : 1942

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6733
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1942
Call Number
373.71 HUG 1942
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV016.27.3
Call Number
373.71 HUG 1942
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
Hugh M. Fraser High School
Publication Date
1942
Printer
Columbian Company Limited (The)
Inscription
"Connie Parker" [handwritten in pencil on cover] "Joyce Parker" [handwritten in ink on first page] signatures throughout
Library Subject (LOC)
School yearbooks--1940-1949
School yearbooks
Names
Burnaby South High School
Notes
High school annual for Hugh M. Fraser High School
"Editors: Edith Cochrane, Phyllis Wunch, Muriel Proskin"
Burnaby South High School was renamed Hugh M. Fraser High in 1941?, but was changed back to the original name a short time later. -- from BV005.35.19
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Hydraulic mining methods.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2289
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Holland, Stuart S.
Publication Date
1942
Call Number
622.061711 HOL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV977.29.87
Call Number
622.061711 HOL
Author
Holland, Stuart S.
Place of Publication
Victoria, B.C.
Publisher
Charles F. Banfield
Publication Date
1942
Series
British Columbia. Dept. of Mines. Bulletin ; no. 15.
Physical Description
v, 76 p. incl. illus. (incl. plans, diagr.) tables : plates. 27 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Hydraulic mining
Gold mines and mining
Notes
Inludes Bibliography: p. 76.
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Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9840
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.
Scope and Content
Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love farmhouse oral history project subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.
Material Details
Interviewer: Colin Stevens
Interviewee:William (Bill) Parker; Albert Parker; Mrs. William Parker
Location of Interview: Jesse Love farmhouse at the Burnaby Village Museum
Camera: Susan Green and Colin Stevens
Scope and Content
Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is donating to the museum. Bill recollects how he constructed the skis out of cedar in the late 1920s when he was about 9 or 10 years old. Bill tells of how he skied in the neighbourhood of the Jesse Love farmhouse on Cumberland Road, using the skis until the mid to late 1930s. The film continues with a tour of the Jesse Love farmhouse which is under restoration on site of the Burnaby Village Museum. Curator Colin Stevens takes Albert and Bill Parker through various rooms inside of the house sharing details of what staff have discovered during the restoration process and gathers informative details by interviewing them. During the interviews, the brothers recollect what it was like living in the house in the 1920s. They provide details on the house’s construction, fixtures, heating and water systems along with particulars regarding furnishings and décor. Information that was gathered through interviews such as this, supported the restoration to be completed as accurately as possible.
History
Albert and William Charles “Bill” Parker are the sons of Sarah Parker (nee Love) and William Parker. Sarah Parker was the daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love farmhouse located at 1390 Cumberland Road in Burnaby. Sarah and William Parker and their three children (Albert, Bill and Elsie) moved into the Love farmhouse in about 1925, eventually buying it in 1928 following the death of Sarah’s father Jesse Love. Sarah continued to live in the house until after her husband William died and eventually sold the house to her daughter Elsie Hughes and her husband John Hughes in 1966.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Sports - Skiing
Buildings - Heritage
Names
Stevens, Colin
Parker, William "Bill" Charles
Parker, Albert "Bert"
Love Family
Accession Code
BV018.41.50
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Green, Susan
Stevens, Colin
Notes
Title based on contents of video
Video was digitized to mp4 in March 2020 from original VHS tape
Images
Video

Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020

Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0041_0050_001.mp4
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Investment in Youth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85187
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946
Collection/Fonds
Norm Henderson collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a motion picture film entitled 'Investment in Youth'. The film was created between October 1945 and March 15, 1946 and had its first public screening in April of 1946 at the North Burnaby High School with The Deputy Minister of Education of British Columbia, Dr. F.T. Fairey in atte…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946
Collection/Fonds
Norm Henderson collection
Physical Description
1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
565-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-33
Scope and Content
Item consists of a motion picture film entitled 'Investment in Youth'. The film was created between October 1945 and March 15, 1946 and had its first public screening in April of 1946 at the North Burnaby High School with The Deputy Minister of Education of British Columbia, Dr. F.T. Fairey in attendance. It was produced for the Burnaby School Board as one method of demonstrating the importance of education as well as pointing out the need for school improvements. The depression of the 1930s left Burnaby in a difficult position with limited school construction and during World War II there were little resources for maintenance. Ken West was the producer and amateur cinematographer while Vancouver teacher, Roth Gordon assisted with the cinematography as well as providing technical assistance. The script was written by Norman D. MacDonald, who was the principal of Burnaby South High School while Inspector of Burnaby Schools, Cliff G. Brown, provided the overall supervision and idea for the production. Norm Henderson worked as a student assistant during the filming and assisted with much of the sound work. The speed of the film was ASA 2 ( artifical lighting) to 4 (natural lighting). As a result many of the sets had to have outside lighting. A 16 mm Bolex camera was used to film the entire production with sound being added later.
History
Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm Henderson and Kathleen MacFarlane were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite located at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway in Burnaby. Norm taught at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Children
Names
Henderson, Norm
Burnaby School Board
West, Ken
Gordon, Roth
MacDonald, N.D.
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Gordon, Roth
West, Ken
Responsibility
Burnaby School Board
Notes
Transcribed title
Images
Video
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