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Certificate of promotion to Elmer Wilson Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1 Sep. 1934
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate : black ink on canvas ; 32 x 41 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a George the Fifth certificate of promotion awarded to Elmer Wilson Martin appointing him as an Officer in the Canadian Air Force October 5, 1932. The certificate is signed by the Deputy Minister of National Defense on September 1st 1934.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate : black ink on canvas ; 32 x 41 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a George the Fifth certificate of promotion awarded to Elmer Wilson Martin appointing him as an Officer in the Canadian Air Force October 5, 1932. The certificate is signed by the Deputy Minister of National Defense on September 1st 1934.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.37.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1 Sep. 1934
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Lee Wilson in Chancery Software offices

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lee Wilson, the Vice-President of Marketing at Chancery Software, posing next to a projection of a browser showing K12Planet.com on to a screen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2889
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lee Wilson, the Vice-President of Marketing at Chancery Software, posing next to a projection of a browser showing K12Planet.com on to a screen.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Education
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Lee Wilson, the Vice-President of Marketing of Chancery Software, checks out the welcome menu of their K12Planet.com home and school community portal."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4585 Canada Way
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Michelle Wilson

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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 Michelle Wilson in her home's kitchen. She is packing a school lunch for her daughter, Nicole, and friend Callum Ross.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2736
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Michelle Wilson in her home's kitchen. She is packing a school lunch for her daughter, Nicole, and friend Callum Ross.
Subjects
Persons - Families
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Michelle Wilson makes sure she packs fresh, nutritious ingredients in the lunch bag for her daughter, Nicole, 8, and she and her friend, Callum Ross, 11, prepare for a new school year."
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Capitol Hill kids

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Capitol Hill kids standing on and around the Model A Ford that they bought between them for $10.00. The kids in the front are; Lena Wilson, Teddy Armstrong, Larry Armstrong, Glen Wilson, Don Henderson, and Jack Chapman. The kids in the back are; Norman Wilson, Ken Wilson, …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
287-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Capitol Hill kids standing on and around the Model A Ford that they bought between them for $10.00. The kids in the front are; Lena Wilson, Teddy Armstrong, Larry Armstrong, Glen Wilson, Don Henderson, and Jack Chapman. The kids in the back are; Norman Wilson, Ken Wilson, Dickie Parrott, unidentified, and Tom Babbitt. They are parked on Ellesmere Avenue.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Wilson, Lena
Armstrong, Teddy
Armstrong, Larry
Wilson, Glen
Henderson, Donald
Chapman, Jack
Wilson, Norman
Wilson, Ken
Parrott, Dickie
Babbitt, Tom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on title on verso of print
Copied in col. from sepia original
Note on verso of print identifies individuals
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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Sketch of Frances L. Waplington and newspaper editorial

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 illustration : black ink on card ; 15.5 x 8.5 cm + 1 newspaper clipping
Scope and Content
File consists of an original caricature sketch of Frances L. Waplington Fleming created by Fraser Wilson and a newspaper clipping. Sketch was used in an editorial titled "Versatile Lady", "Pertinent Portraits / by Idle Roomer" published in The Commonwealth newspaper .
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 illustration : black ink on card ; 15.5 x 8.5 cm + 1 newspaper clipping
Scope and Content
File consists of an original caricature sketch of Frances L. Waplington Fleming created by Fraser Wilson and a newspaper clipping. Sketch was used in an editorial titled "Versatile Lady", "Pertinent Portraits / by Idle Roomer" published in The Commonwealth newspaper .
Creator
Wilson, Fraser
Names
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Wilson, Fraser
Accession Code
BV016.46.170
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1934]
Media Type
Graphic Material
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-01-06
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Document is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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Young man in uniform

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[188-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of an unidentified young man in a uniform standing in front of a chair and beside a studio prop that looks like a staircase to a building. The painted backdrop is of a garden scene. On his collars, there are metal pins in the shape of "P137" or "P187"
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17 cm
Material Details
printed on the card mount, recto, b. "Wilson + Sons. PHOTOGRAPHERS.", verso, u.l. "Day and/ Electric Light/ Studios.", c. "Wilson + Sons", l.r. "95/ HARROW ROAD,/ PADDINGTON GREEN/ LONDON, W.", b. "COPIES OF THIS CAN ALWAYS BE HAD BY QUOTING/ Portraits copied to any size and coloured/ in Oil, Water Colour or Crayon."
The photograph is mounted on card supplied by the photographic studio
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of an unidentified young man in a uniform standing in front of a chair and beside a studio prop that looks like a staircase to a building. The painted backdrop is of a garden scene. On his collars, there are metal pins in the shape of "P137" or "P187"
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Accession Code
BV985.5895.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[188-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Photographer
Wilson and Sons Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
personnel working on the Central Park line. She was helped by her sister, Catherine McRae whose daughter, Alexander (Allie) married Adney Wilson who started work in 1898 as a machinist with the B.C. Electric Company. Fraser Wilson was their son. Lacrosse was the going sport when Wilson was a lad. There was
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Contributor
Friends of Interurban 1223
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2007
Printer
City of Burnaby Printshop
Physical Description
91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Name Access
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
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Apartment building fire

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paramedic assisting a woman to leave an apartment building at Wilson and Grange Avenue after a fire. The apartment building and other emergency responders are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1865
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paramedic assisting a woman to leave an apartment building at Wilson and Grange Avenue after a fire. The apartment building and other emergency responders are visible in the background.
Subjects
Public Services
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A paramedic helps Marg Wilson to one of two Translink busses brought in for residents of an apartment building at Wilson and Grange Ave. in Burnaby who were evacuated after a fire gutted a suite on the eighth floor on Wednesday."
Geographic Access
Wilson Avenue
Grange Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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Division XV at Kingsway West School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Division XV (fifteen) class at Kingsway West School standing in four rows on the front steps of the school building. Standing in the top row are (r to l); Teddy Robinson and Rudolph Petschl. In the second row are; Walter Rutledge, Bert Price, Vincent Gardner, Morris Wilson, David …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 15 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Division XV (fifteen) class at Kingsway West School standing in four rows on the front steps of the school building. Standing in the top row are (r to l); Teddy Robinson and Rudolph Petschl. In the second row are; Walter Rutledge, Bert Price, Vincent Gardner, Morris Wilson, David Neudick, Jimmy Parker, Fred Forshaw, Rose MacSorley, David Codd, John Pratt, Morris Hock and Dick Guthrie. In the third row are; David Courtice, Richard Smith, Alan Anderson, Robin Lauridson, Patsy Bush, Betty Wagner, Merna Innes, Maurice Quesnel, Teddy Guillemis, Edwin Dunn, Brodie Corker. In the front row are; Connie Armitage, Jeannette Wheeler, Beverly Rice, Beryl Wheeler, Barbara Burton, Frances Wigman, Joan Eaton, Katie Fyvie, Patricia Chandler, Patsy Sturgess and Barbara Hunt. Jean Fyvie and Eileen Wood (both not pictured) were in this class but were both absent on this day.
Names
Kingsway West School
Robinson, Teddy
Petschl, Rudolph
Rutledge, Walter
Price, Bert
Gardner, Vincent
Wilson, Morris
Neudick, David
Parker, Jim
Forshaw, Fred
MacSorley, Rose
Codd, David
Pratt, John
Hock, Morris
Guthrie, Dick
Courtice, David
Smith, Richard
Anderson, Alan
Lauridson, Robin
Bush, Patsy
Wagner, Betty
Innes, Merna
Quesnel, Maurice
Guillemis, Teddy
Dunn, Edwin
Corker, Brodie
Armitage, Connie
Wheeler, Jeannette
Rice, Beverly
Wheeler, Beryl
Burton, Barbara
Wigman, Frances
Eaton, Joan
Fyvie, Katie
Chandler, Patricia
Sturgess, Patsy
Hunt, Barbara
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
October 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For another print of the same image, see BV999.2.20
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Oct. 1937. Div. XV./ Two at top rt. To left. Teddy Robinson, Rudolph Petschl / next/ Top row. Rt. To left. Walter Rutledge, Bert Price, Vincent Gardner, Morris Wilson, David Neudick, Jimmy Parker, Fred Forshaw, Rose MacSorley, David Codd, John Pratt, Morris Hock, Dick Guthrie/ 2nd row Rt. To left. David Courtice, Richard Smith, Alan Anderson, Robin Lauridson, Patsy Bush, Betty Wagner, Merna Innes, Maurice Quesnel, Teddy Guillemis, Edwin Dunn, Brodie Corker / 3rd row, Rt. To left. Connie Armitage, Jeannette Wheeler, Beverly Rice, Beryl Wheeler, Barbara Burton, Frances Wigman, Joan Eaton, Katie Fyvie, Patricia Chandler, Patsy Sturgess, Barbara Hunt./ Absent, Jean Fyvie, Eileen Wood."
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E.W. Martin with parents and child

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing with his father, William Henry Martin and mother, Bethia Martin (nee Snell). William Henry Martin is holding a young child. They are standing outside of Hiawatha Lodge, Manatou Saskatchewan.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing with his father, William Henry Martin and mother, Bethia Martin (nee Snell). William Henry Martin is holding a young child. They are standing outside of Hiawatha Lodge, Manatou Saskatchewan.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, William Henry
Martin, Bethia "Bertie" Snell
Accession Code
BV019.37.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See also BV019.37.16
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mr. E.W. Martin / & his mom & Dad"
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First Burnaby Company

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1934-1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 photographs + illustrations + textual records)
Scope and Content
File consists of a scrapbook with sixteeen double sided pages with handwritten journal notations, poems, hand drawn illustrations and photographs documenting 1st Burnaby Girl Guide activities including meetings, hiking, camping and various outings. Many of the journal entries describe hiking around…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 photographs + illustrations + textual records)
Scope and Content
File consists of a scrapbook with sixteeen double sided pages with handwritten journal notations, poems, hand drawn illustrations and photographs documenting 1st Burnaby Girl Guide activities including meetings, hiking, camping and various outings. Many of the journal entries describe hiking around Burnaby including areas such as Deer Lake, Brunette River, Willingdon and the Gilley Avenue Ravine while photographs document a garden party at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. Photograph BV015.35.162.1 is titled "Garden Party / 1936" with Brown Owls identified L to R as: Mrs. Gowan, Miss May Dumas and Miss Kay Crossfield. Photograph BV015.35.162.2 is titled " Folk-dancing team / 1936 / Garden Party, Municipal Hall, Edmonds" with people identified in the top row L to R as: Phyllis Lockhart, Margaret Wilson, Marion Bellinger, Betty Martin and Peggy Urquhart and bottom row L to R as: Joan Warburton, Kay Lambert and Joan Mortimer. The scrapbook may have been a collective project by Marion Bellinger, Jean Atcheson, Margaret Wilson and Connie Benning.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Names
Atcheson, Jean
Wilson, Margaret
Bellinger, Marion
Dumas, May
Crossfield, Kay
Lockhart, Phyllis
Martin, Betty
Urquhart, Peggy
Warburton, Joan
Lambert, Kay
Mortimer, Joan
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.162
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1934-1939
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of scrapbook
Two photographs are described at item level (BV015.35.162.1 & BV015.35.162.2)
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Kingsway West School class

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 6, 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in three rows at the side of the school building. The students standing in the top row (l to r) are; Wayne Shaver, David Bush, Bobby Wall, Garry Workman, Billy Williams and Elmer Hetherington. Standing in the middle row; Lorne Leac…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in three rows at the side of the school building. The students standing in the top row (l to r) are; Wayne Shaver, David Bush, Bobby Wall, Garry Workman, Billy Williams and Elmer Hetherington. Standing in the middle row; Lorne Leach, Donald Murray, Alan Lawson, Robbin Warren, Donald Nicholls, Jack MacKenzie, Walter Gibson, Max McIntyre and Michael Williams. Sitting in the front row; Beverly Newcomb, Jeanie McFadyen, Shirley Stefanko, Bernice Thrasher, Jo-Anne [illegible], Betty Ross, Douglas Wagner, Bobby Robertson, Arthur Nicholls, Keith Wilson and Grant Johnstone. Shirley [illegible] (not pictured) was in the class but was absent on this day.
Names
Kingsway West School
Shaver, Wayne
Bush, David
Wall, Bob
Workman, Garry
Williams, Billy
Hetherington, Elmer
Leach, Lorne
Murray, Donald
Lawson, Alan
Warren, Robbin
Nicholls, Donald
MacKenzie, Jack
Gibson, Walter
McIntyre, Max
Williams, Michael
Newcomb, Beverly
McFadyen, Jeanie
Stefanko, Shirley
Thraser, Bernice
Ross, Betty
Wagner, Douglas
Robertson, Robert "Bobby"
Nicholls, Arthur
Wilson, Keith
Johnstone, Grant
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
October 6, 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For other prints of the same image, see BV999.2.22 - .25
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Oct. 6. 1939. /Top row. Lt. to rt. Wayne Shaver, David Bush, Bobby Wall, Garry Workman, Billy Williams, Elmer Hetherington / Middle row. Lt. to rt. Lorne Leach, Donald Murray, Alan Lawson, Robbin Warren. Donald Nicholls, Jack MacKenzie, Walter Gibson, Max McIntyre, Michael Williams./ Bottom row. Left. To rt. Beverly Newcomb, Jeanie McFadyen, Shirley Stefanko, Bernice Thrasher, Jo-Anne [illegible], Betty Ross, Douglas Wagner, Bobby Robertson, Arthur Nicholls, Keith Wilson, Grant Johnstone, Absent Shirley [illegible]"
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Members of the Martin family at Hiawatha Lodge

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (in uniform) with Ellen Renatta "Reta" Martin (far left) and his mother, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin (far right) and father, William Henry Martin seated on the steps of Hiawatha Lodge in Manatou Beach, Saskatchewan.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (in uniform) with Ellen Renatta "Reta" Martin (far left) and his mother, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin (far right) and father, William Henry Martin seated on the steps of Hiawatha Lodge in Manatou Beach, Saskatchewan.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, William Henry
Martin, Bethia "Bertie" Snell
Martin, Ellen Renatta "Reta" Boyd
Accession Code
BV019.37.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See also BV019.37.16
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Reta Martin Dad, Mother / Elmer Martin / Hiawatha Lodge / Manatou Beach"
White sticker with red text on verso of photograph reads: "CUSTOMER'S / ORIGINAL / ENCLOSED"
White sticker with black numbering on verso of photograph reads: "332236"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "A73"
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Pilot's flying log book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939-1940
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Flying Log Book belonging to Elmer Wilson Martin (Can. C522). Book contains entries between June 29 and December 23, 1939 and January 13 and July 31, 1940 and Sept. 1940. Pilot training took place at Camp Borden where training for pilots, navigat…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Flying Log Book belonging to Elmer Wilson Martin (Can. C522). Book contains entries between June 29 and December 23, 1939 and January 13 and July 31, 1940 and Sept. 1940. Pilot training took place at Camp Borden where training for pilots, navigators, air gunners, air bombers and flight engineers for the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces. According to the log book, Elmer Martin was trained on various aircraft at this location. Canadian Forces Base Borden is located in Ontario.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.37.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1939-1940
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Portrait of E.W. Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm (sight) in frame 21 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm (sight) in frame 21 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.37.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph measures: 18 x 12.5 cm and was removed from black textured frame; 21 x 15.5 cm. with gold embossed design around rectangular window with mylar covering; 17 x 11.5 cm
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Portrait of E.W. Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.37.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See also BV019.37.16
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mr E.W. Martin"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "56"
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BCIT Open House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96526
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of BCIT's annual Open House. Photographs depict robotics/automation students Colin Harraway and Colin Wilson demonstrating a machine that makes battery cells, and Will Dirksen demonstrating confined space rescue with classmate Philip Nishikihama as part of BCIT's occupatio…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2150
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of BCIT's annual Open House. Photographs depict robotics/automation students Colin Harraway and Colin Wilson demonstrating a machine that makes battery cells, and Will Dirksen demonstrating confined space rescue with classmate Philip Nishikihama as part of BCIT's occupational health and safety program.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
Persons - Students
Names
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2150-1: "Colin Harraway and Colin Wilson, students in the robotics/automation program at BCIT demonstrate the machine they built to make battery cells, at the school's annual Open House."
Caption from metadata for 535-2150-2: "Will Dirksen demonstrates confined space rescue with his "victim," Philip Nishikihama, in BCIT's occupational health and saftety program, at the school's annual open house."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Burnaby Girl Guides

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4592
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
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Folk dancing team

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4861
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.2 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide company folk dancing team at a garden party at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. The guides are dressed in white bonnets and dresses and are identified in the top row L to R: Phyllis Lockhart, Margaret Wilson, Marion Bellinger, Betty Martin and Peggy U…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.2 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide company folk dancing team at a garden party at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. The guides are dressed in white bonnets and dresses and are identified in the top row L to R: Phyllis Lockhart, Margaret Wilson, Marion Bellinger, Betty Martin and Peggy Urquhart and bottom row L to R : Joan Warburton, Kay Lambert and Joan Mortimer.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Lockhart, Phyllis
Wilson, Margaret
Bellinger, Marion
Martin, Betty
Urquhart, Peggy
Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson
Lambert, Kay
Mortimer, Joan
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.219
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 2, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title
Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.162
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Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at Guichon Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97430
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Byron Wilson hauling a shopping cart out of the bushes in the ravine around Guichon Creek during the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2790
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Byron Wilson hauling a shopping cart out of the bushes in the ravine around Guichon Creek during the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.
Subjects
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
Geographic Features - Ravines
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Byron Wilson hauls a shopping cart from the ravine around Guichon Creek, in Burnaby, as part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, on Saturday. A group of 15 volunteers from Environment Canada, and their friends and family, joined more than 9,000 volunteers nationwide, to clean up beaches, riverbanks and creeksides from Prince Edward Island in the East, to the Yukon in the North."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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