Narrow Results By
Decade
- 2020s 71
- 2010s 132
- 2000s 227
- 1990s 354
- 1980s 372
- 1970s 569
- 1960s 346
- 1950s 419
- 1940s 385
- 1930s
- 1920s 314
- 1910s
- 1900s 119
- 1890s 42
- 1880s 12
- 1870s 12
- 1860s 12
- 1850s 10
- 1840s 5
- 1830s 3
- 1820s 3
- 1810s 3
- 1800s 3
- 1790s 2
- 1780s 2
- 1770s 2
- 1760s 2
- 1750s 2
- 1740s 2
- 1730s 2
- 1720s
- 1710s 2
- 1700s 2
- 1690s
- 1680s 2
- 1670s 1
- 1660s 1
- 1650s 1
- 1640s 1
- 1630s 1
- 1620s 1
- 1610s 1
- 1600s 1
Subject
- Advertising Medium 1
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards 1
- Agriculture 1
- Agriculture - Farms 5
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries 3
- Animals 1
- Animals - Dogs 4
- Animals - Fowl 1
- Arts - Paintings 1
- Buildings - Commercial 4
- Buildings - Commercial - General Stores 1
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores 7
British Columbia readers : a fourth reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4839
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3251
- Call Number
- 428.2 WJG Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Series
- The British Columbia readers
- Physical Description
- vii, 9-296 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label with following filled in] "Margarite Dyke" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] Notes written in black ink and underlining in pencil throughout book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the schools of British Columbia" --title page
- Copy 1 of 2
British Columbia readers : a third reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary655
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.2530.1
- Call Number
- 428.2 WJG Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Series
- The British Columbia readers
- Physical Description
- vii, 9-272 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the schools of British Columbia" --title page
- Copy 1 of 4
British Columbia : second reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3693
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.26
- Call Number
- 428.2 WJG 1915 Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Series
- The British Columbia readers
- Physical Description
- v, 224 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in] "Eric Coe" [handwritten in black ink] "School Kingsway West" [school name handwritten in black ink] "Division 5" [number handwritten in black ink] "Number of Book 14" [number handwritten in pencil] "Date of issue to pupil Year 1919" [number handwritten in black ink] Drawing of tree with ladders? attached to each side hand drawn in pencil on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the schools of British Columbia"--title page.
- Copy 1 of 2
Brown's guide to British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV975.15.13
- Call Number
- 317.1 BRO
- Author
- Brown, Conway
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Conway Brown
- Publication Date
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. (maps) : 17 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Guidebooks
- Canada, Western
- British Columbia
- British Columbia--Maps
- British Columbia--Politics and government
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Elections
- Geographic Features - Districts - Electoral Districts
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "This issue contains federal electoral map of B.C. showing boundaries of new ridings clearly, so that every riding is easily distinguished." -- Cover
Images
Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4882
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.11
- Call Number
- 317.133 BUR Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Burnaby Broadcast
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 42 p. : ill. : 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Statistics
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Advertising Medium
- Government
- Government - Local Government
- Organizations
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 2
Images
The Cariboo trail : a chronicle of the gold-fields of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5126
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.23
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.18
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.23
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 23
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- viii, 115 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Gold mines and mining--British Columbia
- Cariboo (B.C. : Regional district)--Gold discoveries
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part VI Pioneers of the North and West"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina), 1871-1936
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
Copy of Official British Columbia Road Maps
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18945
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print on sheet ; 43 x 56 cm folded to 22 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Road maps of British Columbia presented by Union Oil Company of Canada Limited. Includes seventeen maps printed on both sides of sheet. One side of sheet includes ten separate road maps titled "Cariboo"; "Chilcotin Plateau"; "150 Mile House to Prince George"; "Prince George - Burns…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print on sheet ; 43 x 56 cm folded to 22 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not defined
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Road maps of British Columbia presented by Union Oil Company of Canada Limited. Includes seventeen maps printed on both sides of sheet. One side of sheet includes ten separate road maps titled "Cariboo"; "Chilcotin Plateau"; "150 Mile House to Prince George"; "Prince George - Burns Lake"; "Burns Lake - Hazelton"; "Similkameen - Nicola"; "Salmon Arm to Revelstoke"; "Ashcroft to Salmon Arm / Kamloops to Vernon"; "Okanagan Valley"; "Boundary District". Other side of sheet includes seven road maps titled "Vancouver Island"; "Vancouver to Yale"' "Fraser Canyon Section Cariboo Road"; "Lytton to 150 Mile House"; "Arrow and Kootenay Lakes"; "The Kootenays"; "Columbia Valley". When folded, cover of maps reads "COPY OF / OFFICIAL / BRITISH COLUMBIA / ROAD-MAPS" / Presented by / UNION OIL / COMPANY / of Canada Ltd."; verso of cover includes advertisement for Union Motor oil "MOTORITE"; inside cover includes advertisement for Union Gasoline with title reading "See Canada's Evergreen Playground".
- Responsibility
- Union Oil Company of Canada Limited
- Accession Code
- HV972.179.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
Images
Early History of the British Columbia Electric Power System
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 20, 1936 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 programme (photocopied)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photocopy of a booklet entitled "Early History of The British Columbia Electric Power System in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia" an address given by A. Vilstrup, Chief Electrical Engineer, British Columbia Electric Railway Co. Ltd, before the Vancouver Section of the American Insti…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 20, 1936 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Brian Elder subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 programme (photocopied)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42579
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-23
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photocopy of a booklet entitled "Early History of The British Columbia Electric Power System in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia" an address given by A. Vilstrup, Chief Electrical Engineer, British Columbia Electric Railway Co. Ltd, before the Vancouver Section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Continuation of title: "...in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia"
Excursions in northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory and along the North Pacific Coast : excursions C8 and C9; no.10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary537
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.45
- Call Number
- 557.1 GSC
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Government Printing Bureau
- Publication Date
- 1913
- Physical Description
- 179 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Stamped inside: "Kennco Library"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geology--British Columbia
- Geology--Yukon
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Canada, Western--Description and travel
- Yukon--Description and travel
- Notes
- "Excursions C8 and C9."
- Six maps on folded leaves in pocket.
- Includes bibliographies.
Flood in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3757
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of flooded streets of an unidentified British Columbia town.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of flooded streets of an unidentified British Columbia town.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Floods
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.116
- Date
- [193-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Flood waters in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3758
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of flooding in an unidentified British Columbia town.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of flooding in an unidentified British Columbia town.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Floods
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.117
- Date
- [193-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Forests of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6483
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.29.9
- ISBN
- 0665824300
- Call Number
- 634.9 WHI
- Contributor
- Leavitt, Clyde
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Commission of Conservation -- Canada
- Publication Date
- 1918
- Physical Description
- viii, 409 p. : ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "cop. 3 T 634.9 qc21f Forests of British Columbia 218306" [Handwritten in black ink in cursive on verso of front cover] "B" [Handwritten in pencil on verso of front cover and on first page] Card pocket affixed to verso of front cover with two loan cards inside. Loan slip affixed to first page. "VANCOUVER B.C. PUBLIC LIBRARY" punched into title page of book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Forests and forestry--British Columbia
- Notes
- "under the direction of Clyde Leavitt"
- Includes bibliographical references and an index
The gold stripe, no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3392
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.1
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160, xxviii p., [26] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Fred Deal" [handwritten in pencil on dedication page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Notes
- "a book of war, peace and reconstruction published for the benefit of the Amputation Club of B.C." --T.p. "a souvenir of the centenary of "Victoria the Good" 1819-1919" --cover Includes advertising matter Includes Rolls of Honor of several cities in British Columbia Burnaby Roll of Honor p.73
The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4910
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.136.6
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160, xxviii : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Notes
- "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page
- "Published for the benefit of The Amputation Club of B.C. in May 1919, the centenary of 'Victoria the Good'" -- Title page
- "A souvenir of the centenary of 'Victoria the Good' 1819-1919" -- Cover
- "The net profits of this publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., Vancouver for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War" -- Cover
- Includes index.
Images
The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6785
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.6
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160 p., xxviii : ill ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Object History
- Military documents and memorabilia of First World War activities of Russell William Mawhinney. Later career of Mr Mawhinney as a Pharmacist in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver. Papers and memorabilia relating to Mr Mawhinney as an organizer of the Ex RAF Officers Association.
- Notes
- "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page
- "Net profits of this Publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War"--cover
- Includes index.
Good Roads Legaue of British Columbia Membership Fee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62406
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55118
- Meeting Date
- 17-Aug-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55118
- Meeting Date
- 17-Aug-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Grant Reduction to University of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62870
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55332
- Meeting Date
- 15-Feb-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55332
- Meeting Date
- 15-Feb-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Ltd. - June 24th
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55534
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71854
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jun-1935
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71854
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jun-1935
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Highways map of British Columbia, Alberta and adjacent states
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9668
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 89.5 x 58 cm, folded to 11.5 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Double sided road map published by Imperial Oil, Ltd. and featuring the main travelled highway routes of British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwestern-most states of the United States of America. The map is a colour lithograph. The main map is green, with the highways highlighted in red. The litho…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 89.5 x 58 cm, folded to 11.5 x 20 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 miles
- A.R. THOMSON / CHIEF CARTOGRAPHER
- Scope and Content
- Double sided road map published by Imperial Oil, Ltd. and featuring the main travelled highway routes of British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwestern-most states of the United States of America. The map is a colour lithograph. The main map is green, with the highways highlighted in red. The lithograph was created in Canada by Rolph Clark Stone Ltd in Toronto. The opposite side of the map features inset maps of the following: the Trans-Canada Highway, the highway between Prince Rupert and Prince George, the highway through the Canadian Rockies, and the highway through the Peace River District. Small city plan maps of highways through major cities, as well as advertisements for Imperial Oil products, are also found on the opposite side of the main map. This map is one of four produced by Imperial Oil that covered the most populated areas of Canada from coast to coast and paralleled Imperial Oil's distribution service.
- Creator
- Thomson, A.R.
- Publisher
- Imperial Oil Limited
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.187
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1930]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-11-10
- Notes
- Title based on content of map
Zoomable Images
Interior of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription140
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the landscape in the interior of British Columbia. An unidentified lake is surrounded by sage brush in a hilly area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the landscape in the interior of British Columbia. An unidentified lake is surrounded by sage brush in a hilly area.
- History
- Envelope from donor suggests that the image was taken with a Cameo camera.
- Accession Code
- BV987.49.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- The photograph was printed from negative BV987.49.5, and taken with camera BV987.49.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-02
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on verso of photograph reads: "Interior BC"
- Lightly printed on verso of photographic paper is the name "velox" signifying Kodak velox paper from [191-]