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- Burnaby City Hall 1
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- Davis, John Gordon "Gordon" 1
- Gossell, Otto 1
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Anne Williams Davis in military nursing uniform
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a black and white photograph of Anne Williams Davis in a military nursing uniform. The black and white photograph, sitting on the cushion of a couch, was likely taken in 1942 (as that is the year that it was originally sent to her then fiancee John Gordon Davis).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a black and white photograph of Anne Williams Davis in a military nursing uniform. The black and white photograph, sitting on the cushion of a couch, was likely taken in 1942 (as that is the year that it was originally sent to her then fiancee John Gordon Davis).
- Names
- Davis, Anne Williams
- Accession Code
- BV003.15.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2002
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another view of the photograph, see BV003.15.2
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Anne (nee/ Williams) DAVIS", l.r. "Sent to/ her fiancee/ in Egypt in/ 1942"
Images
Arthur W. Mawbey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46259
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1959 and 1964]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1959 and 1964]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1147
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.
- Subjects
- Persons - Veterans
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Symbols - Flags
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Names
- Mawbey, Arthur W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Bob Peers in uniform
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39182
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 1.5 x 1.5 cm cut to size on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Peers wearing a military-style cap and jacket. The photograph has been cut to shape around his outline and pasted on an album page with similar pictures collectively titled "Heads and Tales."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 1.5 x 1.5 cm cut to size on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-501
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Peers wearing a military-style cap and jacket. The photograph has been cut to shape around his outline and pasted on an album page with similar pictures collectively titled "Heads and Tales."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Chip and Roy at Hart House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38004
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Chip and Roy, two Australian soldiers or sailors, at Hart House. They are in uniform, and one of them is holding a camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-591
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Chip and Roy, two Australian soldiers or sailors, at Hart House. They are in uniform, and one of them is holding a camera.
- Subjects
- Photographic Tools and Equipment - Cameras
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6664 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Claude Hill and friends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39268
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.9 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large group clustered in front of an automobile. Claude Hill is standing, second from the left, holding a pipe and wearing a military uniform. The rest of the people are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.9 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-587
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large group clustered in front of an automobile. Claude Hill is standing, second from the left, holding a pipe and wearing a military uniform. The rest of the people are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Francis Leonard Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82542
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1924]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a man wearing a uniform. He is identified as Francis Leonard Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1924]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-116
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a man wearing a uniform. He is identified as Francis Leonard Hill.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Francis Leonard Hill - early 20s"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Francis Leonard Hill (Frank) / Taken early 1920s"
Images
Frank Battersby with his family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1825
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1942]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 24 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby sitting with his wife and baby (in the style of a formal studio portrait). Frank Battersby is wearing a military uniform with patches on the shoulders that read, "CANADIAN SCOTTISH". He is holding his wife by the waist and his baby is sitting on his wife's lap.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 24 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby sitting with his wife and baby (in the style of a formal studio portrait). Frank Battersby is wearing a military uniform with patches on the shoulders that read, "CANADIAN SCOTTISH". He is holding his wife by the waist and his baby is sitting on his wife's lap.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Names
- Battersby, Frank
- Accession Code
- BV004.104.114
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [after 1942]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "25911"
Images
Gordon Davis holding a photograph of himself and Anne Williams Davis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (John) Gordon Davis sitting on a couch, holding a black and white photograph of himself (as a young man) and his wife, Anne Williams Davis dressed in military uniforms. The black and white photograph was likely taken around the time of their marriage in January of 1945.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (John) Gordon Davis sitting on a couch, holding a black and white photograph of himself (as a young man) and his wife, Anne Williams Davis dressed in military uniforms. The black and white photograph was likely taken around the time of their marriage in January of 1945.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV003.15.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2002
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other photographs of John Gordon Davis holding up the same photograph, see BV003.15.4 - .6
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
Images
Jessie Winch photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3651
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-?-1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Jessie Winch, including a poorly-photocopied photograph of Jessie during World War II when she served as a St. John's ambulance driver, and two photographs of a "Bon Voyage Party" in 1955 when Jessie and her husband at the time, George Edward Mendels, moved to Califo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Jessie Winch, including a poorly-photocopied photograph of Jessie during World War II when she served as a St. John's ambulance driver, and two photographs of a "Bon Voyage Party" in 1955 when Jessie and her husband at the time, George Edward Mendels, moved to California. Included in the photographs are Frank McKenzie, Harold Thayer, Angus and Grace MacInnis, and Arnold and Daisy Webster; many of these individuals were Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) members.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.8
- Date
- [194-?-1955]
- Media Type
- Photograph
M. G. Hill visiting Ireland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82555
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Minard Hill standing in front of a stone building.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-126
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Minard Hill standing in front of a stone building.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "M G Hill (after 1918) visiting Ireland"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dad / after 1918 / visiting Ireland"
Images
Michael DesMazes at Burnaby Village Museum Collectors' Weekend
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96940
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Michael DesMazes setting up his collection of Canadian World War II military headgear at Burnaby Village Museum, as part of the annual Collectors' Weekend.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2495
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Michael DesMazes setting up his collection of Canadian World War II military headgear at Burnaby Village Museum, as part of the annual Collectors' Weekend.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Michael DesMazes sets up part of his collection of Canadian military hats from World War II at the annual Collectors' Weekend at Burnaby Village Museum. DesMazes says he started his collection about 15 years ago, and he now has 45 hats. The helmet he's holding would have been worn by an ordinary seaman on the HMCS Baddeck, a corvette on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 4900 Deer Lake Avenue
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Otto Gossell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66456
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a man identified as Otto Gossell. A note accompanying the photograph reads: "Otto Gossell who married C's mother's sister." Otto would have been an uncle to Bernard and Claude Hill. In the photograph, he is pictured wearing a dress uniform, with a medal affixed to the…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-1070
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a man identified as Otto Gossell. A note accompanying the photograph reads: "Otto Gossell who married C's mother's sister." Otto would have been an uncle to Bernard and Claude Hill. In the photograph, he is pictured wearing a dress uniform, with a medal affixed to the lapel.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Names
- Gossell, Otto
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Rowe and Vidal family portrait
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82498
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of three women and two men identified from left to right as Dorothy Vidal, Arthur Rowe, Winnifred Rowe, Herbert Vidal and Louisa Vidal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-076
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of three women and two men identified from left to right as Dorothy Vidal, Arthur Rowe, Winnifred Rowe, Herbert Vidal and Louisa Vidal.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Dora V, AR Arthur Rowe, WR Winnifred Rowe, HP Vidal, L Vidal"
Images
Unidentified soldier
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82733
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of an unidentified soldier.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 559-001
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of an unidentified soldier.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph ; Bottom of image reads: "Ubique" ; Photograph stamp reads: "A Phillips / HP / Peabody Road /..."
- Simnett personal papers series
Images
Waiting for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55644
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty-four men and women dressed in uniform, standing on the steps of the Municipal Hall. Many of the people are holding flags. The photograph was taken in 1951 during the royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 486-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2005-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty-four men and women dressed in uniform, standing on the steps of the Municipal Hall. Many of the people are holding flags. The photograph was taken in 1951 during the royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
- Names
- Burnaby City Hall
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Allan Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Woman standing on the HMS Hood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38866
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing on the deck of the warship HMS Hood in Vancouver, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-185
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing on the deck of the warship HMS Hood in Vancouver, BC.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Public Services - Military Services
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Names
- H.M.S. Hood
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph