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Armstrong Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.2 x 15.8 cm mounted on cardboard 19.9 x 25.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of school children with their teacher, who is standing to the right of the picture. An annotation on the back and an earlier catalogue record from 1971 indicates that the donor identified the photograph as the first class at Armstrong Avenue School, 1913, with Miss L. Crake as the teache…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.2 x 15.8 cm mounted on cardboard 19.9 x 25.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of school children with their teacher, who is standing to the right of the picture. An annotation on the back and an earlier catalogue record from 1971 indicates that the donor identified the photograph as the first class at Armstrong Avenue School, 1913, with Miss L. Crake as the teacher. However, the first two-room Armstrong Avenue School was built in 1911 with Miss Lilly Mackenzie as the teacher. The present Armstrong school was built in 1955 with eleven classrooms. Later additions to the school occurred in 1962 (two classrooms), 1964 (four classrooms), 1967 (four classrooms), and 1969 (four classrooms). Annotation in blue ballpoint pen on back of photographs reads, "1st class of Armstrong Ave School. 1913 / Miss L Crake teacher."
History
The first Armstrong Avenue School was built in 1911 and it consisted of two rooms. The present school was built in 1955 with 11 classrooms. Additions: 1962 - two classrooms, 1964 - four classrooms, 1967 - four classrooms.
Subjects
Sports - Lacrosse
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Armstrong Avenue School
Geographic Access
Armstrong Avenue
Street Address
8757 Armstrong Avenue
Accession Code
HV971.75.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1913]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Barnet Road and North Avenue

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Barnet Road, a dirt road at the time of the photograph, from North Road. There is a sign post in the foreground to the left that indicates the crossing is "NORTH AVE" and "BARNET RD". On the sign post a provincial notice is tacked on. There are electric posts along one side of Barnet …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Barnet Road, a dirt road at the time of the photograph, from North Road. There is a sign post in the foreground to the left that indicates the crossing is "NORTH AVE" and "BARNET RD". On the sign post a provincial notice is tacked on. There are electric posts along one side of Barnet Road, and further down the road is an unidentified man riding a motorcycle or a bicycle. According to an earlier catalogue record from 1988, the view is looking East, and the mountain rising in the background is Burnaby Mountain. The record also dates the negative ca. 1914
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
North Road
Accession Code
HV972.11.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Beamish family

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1919
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Beamish family; ten year old Randolph, seven year old Ilma (later Dunn) and nine year old Ethel (later Derrick) standing in a row outside their family home at 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue). Agnes Beamish is at the far right looking out the pantry window from …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Beamish family; ten year old Randolph, seven year old Ilma (later Dunn) and nine year old Ethel (later Derrick) standing in a row outside their family home at 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue). Agnes Beamish is at the far right looking out the pantry window from inside the house.
Names
Beamish, Agnes
Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
Dunn, Ilma Beamish
Derrick, Ethel Beamish
Geographic Access
17th Avenue
Street Address
8059 17th Avenue
Accession Code
BV995.17.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1919
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
07-May-24
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Summer of 1919 Randolph 10 / Ethel 9 / Ilma 7 /The Beamish children with Mother at Pantry Window"
Images
Less detail

Beamish family

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1919
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Beamish family standing in front of their family home at 277 17th Avenue. From left to right, they are; Randolph, Ilma (later Dunn) , Ethel (later Derrick) and their parents Agnes and William John Beamish.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Beamish family standing in front of their family home at 277 17th Avenue. From left to right, they are; Randolph, Ilma (later Dunn) , Ethel (later Derrick) and their parents Agnes and William John Beamish.
Names
Beamish, Agnes
Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
Dunn, Ilma Beamish
Derrick, Ethel Beamish
Beamish, William John
Geographic Access
17th Avenue
Street Address
8059 17th Avenue
Accession Code
BV995.17.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1919
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
07-May-24
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "The BEAMISH HOME on 17th Ave. and The Family - 1919"
Images
Less detail