"Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)" found 163 records

Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1898-1917

Length: 0:06:11

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.

Date Range: 1898-1917

Photo Info: Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601

Length: 0:06:11

Names: Woodward, Harriet

Subjects: Agriculture - Fruit and Berries

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July 2, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."

Biographical Notes: Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:47:57

Interviewee Name: Godwin, Florence Hart

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1917-[1929]

Length: 0:03:29

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's time in Vancouver and her early married life in the Edmonds district, as well as her husband's work at Fraser Mills.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's time in Vancouver and her early married life in the Edmonds district, as well as her husband's work at Fraser Mills.

Date Range: 1917-[1929]

Photo Info: Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601

Length: 0:03:29

Names: Fraser Mills; Godwin, Harold

Subjects: Industries - Pulp and Paper; Transportation - Buses

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July 2, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."

Biographical Notes: Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:47:57

Interviewee Name: Godwin, Florence Hart

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Track two of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1922-1942

Length: 0:09:04

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's volunteer work with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) with Nurse Woodward and the Well Baby Clinic.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's volunteer work with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) with Nurse Woodward and the Well Baby Clinic.

Date Range: 1922-1942

Photo Info: Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601

Length: 0:09:04

Names: Victorian Order of Nurses; Woodward, Maude

Subjects: Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July 2, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."

Biographical Notes: Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:47:57

Interviewee Name: Godwin, Florence Hart

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Track four of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Aerial photograph of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby in the area of Edmonds Street and Kingsway.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-037

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby in the area of Edmonds Street and Kingsway.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:243 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5062:242 to the east

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area; Edmonds Area; Richmond Park Area; Lakeview-Mayfield Area; Second Street Area

Aerial photograph of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby in the area north east of Kingsway.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: Allan Amundsen collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 561-038

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-08

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Burnaby in the area north east of Kingsway.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Province of British Columbia

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo is indentified as BC5062:242 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5062:243 to the west

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area; Edmonds Area; Lakeview-Mayfield Area; Second Street Area

The back of the Wysong House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. Jacobson, the second owner of the "Wysong House" sitting on a bench at the back of the house.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Wysong family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 294-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-32

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. Jacobson, the second owner of the "Wysong House" sitting on a bench at the back of the house.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 6325 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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The back of the Wysong House, [1960] thumbnail

Barb Hiemstra with aunt at Middlegate Bakery

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barb Hiemstra as a child standing with her aunt Froukje Kok visiting from Holland at the back entrance to the Middlegate Bakery .The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barb Hiemstra as a child standing with her aunt Froukje Kok visiting from Holland at the back entrance to the Middlegate Bakery .The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries

Names: Middlegate Bakery; Middlegate Shopping Centre; Hiemstra, Barbara "Barb"

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Accession Code: BV022.15.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [196-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Barb Hiemstra with aunt at Middlegate Bakery, [196-] thumbnail

Bill Banks in front of his garage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of W. M. (Bill) Banks standing in coveralls in front of his garage at Britton and Kingsway. Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis. An unidentified man in a suit is standi…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm

Material Details: Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto

Scope and Content: Photograph of W. M. (Bill) Banks standing in coveralls in front of his garage at Britton and Kingsway. Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis. An unidentified man in a suit is standing on the left, smoking.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Occupations - Mechanics; Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: Banks, William "Bill"; Burnaby Garage

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Britton Street

Accession Code: BV999.55.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Bill Banks in front of his garage, [1925] thumbnail

Bill Speirs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1929 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1929 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-175

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Speirs operating a steam shovel for the municipality of Burnaby. Here he is working on the roads around Gilley Avenue and Imperial Street (formerly Windsor Street).

Subjects: Occupations - Labourers; Construction - Road Construction; Construction Tools and Equipment

Names: Speirs, Bill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Gilley Avenue; Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Bill Speirs, 1929 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Burnaby Council

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's first Council members on the steps of Sample's Boarding House, 6850 Beresford Street, near Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 008-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's first Council members on the steps of Sample's Boarding House, 6850 Beresford Street, near Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Brenchley, William; Haszard, Arthur de Windt; Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"; McDermott, William; Philip, Alex; Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"; Woolard, John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Beresford Street

Street Address: 6850 Beresford Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Burnaby Garage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Banks' garage at Britton and Kingsway, with a sign at the edge of the driveway (to the left) which reads, "BURNABY GARAGE." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Banks' garage at Britton and Kingsway, with a sign at the edge of the driveway (to the left) which reads, "BURNABY GARAGE." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Occupations - Mechanics; Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: Burnaby Garage

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Britton Street

Accession Code: BV999.55.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Images

Burnaby Garage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1922

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Banks' "Burnaby Garage" at Britton and Kingsway. A large store front sign reads, "W.M. BANKS. PROP./ Phone 1605/ BURNABY GARAGE/ SERVICE CAR/ REPARIS OILS GREASES/ TIRES & TUBES." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fir…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm

Material Details: Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Banks' "Burnaby Garage" at Britton and Kingsway. A large store front sign reads, "W.M. BANKS. PROP./ Phone 1605/ BURNABY GARAGE/ SERVICE CAR/ REPARIS OILS GREASES/ TIRES & TUBES." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: Burnaby Garage

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.55.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1922

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1922"

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Burnaby Girl Guide leaders

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Apr 1923

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Girl Guide leaders dressed in uniforms identified from Left to right: Amy Leigh, May Liske, Pauline Blackmore, Jessie Greenwood, (G.H. Moore Brown Owl, 2nd Pack). The guiding leaders are gathered together standing on the stairs of what might be the Burnaby Municipal Hall.

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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 ; 7.5 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Girl Guide leaders dressed in uniforms identified from Left to right: Amy Leigh, May Liske, Pauline Blackmore, Jessie Greenwood, (G.H. Moore Brown Owl, 2nd Pack). The guiding leaders are gathered together standing on the stairs of what might be the Burnaby Municipal Hall.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Leigh, Amy; Blackmore, Pauline; Liske, May; Greenwood, Jessie; Moore, Mrs. G.H.

Accession Code: BV015.35.237

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Apr 1923

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 04-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on content of photograph; Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "Left to right / Miss Amy Leigh / May Liske / Pauline Blackmore / Jessie Greenwood / (G.H. Moore. / Brown Owl / 2nd Pack) / April 1923"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Left to Right / [quotations] Amy Leigh / [quotations] Miss May Liske / [quotations] Miss Pauline Blackmore / [quotations] Jessie Greenwood / Mrs. G.H. Moore / Brown Owl 2nd Pack / April 1923"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "127" (circled in pencil); Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)

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Burnaby Girl Guide leaders, Apr 1923 thumbnail

Burnaby Long Service Awards

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 3 men and 1 woman standing inside the Gai Paree Supper Club. The photograph was taken at the Burnaby Long Service Awards ceremony in 1964. From left to right they are Jim Martin (35 years with the City), John Shaw (30 years with the City), Lillian Stone (35 years with the City), and L…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Civil Service series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-070

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of 3 men and 1 woman standing inside the Gai Paree Supper Club. The photograph was taken at the Burnaby Long Service Awards ceremony in 1964. From left to right they are Jim Martin (35 years with the City), John Shaw (30 years with the City), Lillian Stone (35 years with the City), and Les Francis (35 years with the City).

Subjects: Ceremonies - Awards

Names: Gai Paree Supper Club; Shaw, John Horace "Jack"; Martin, Jim; Stone, Lillian; Francis, Les

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Long Service Awards - Burnaby / Held at Gai Paree Supper Club - 1964" and identifies the people and their years of service.

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 6669 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Burnaby Long Service Awards, 1964 thumbnail

Burnaby Police Office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37047

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the police office in the Municipal Hall at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-510

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the police office in the Municipal Hall at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Buildings - Civic - City Halls

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Edmonds Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Burnaby Police Office, [196-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Burnaby's First Municipal Council

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39582

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the first meeting of Burnaby Council, taken at the Sample Boarding House. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-901

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the first meeting of Burnaby Council, taken at the Sample Boarding House. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Occupations - City Clerks

Names: Brenchley, William; Haszard, Arthur de Windt; Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"; McDermott, William; Philip, Alex; Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"; Woolard, John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Burnaby's First Municipal Council, 1892 thumbnail

Burnaby's first Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37100

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Byrne family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 316-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1995-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Buildings - Civic - City Halls

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7252 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Burnaby's first Municipal Hall, [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995 thumbnail

Burnaby's first Public School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35881

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1894 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of school officials standing on the steps of the first public school in Burnaby, Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. Left to right: William McDermott (school trustee), Ethel Lepage (first teacher), Lancelot Grimmer (school trustee), and Bernard Hill (school board chairman and secretary). Th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1894 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-740

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of school officials standing on the steps of the first public school in Burnaby, Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. Left to right: William McDermott (school trustee), Ethel Lepage (first teacher), Lancelot Grimmer (school trustee), and Bernard Hill (school board chairman and secretary). The school was called Burnaby School from 1894 to 1896, and then East Burnaby School from 1896 to 1907. The present day address of the site is 7376 Canada Way.

Subjects: Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Burnaby School; Grimmer, Lancelot; Hill, Bernard R.; Lepage, Ethel; McDermott, William

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 7376 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Burnaby's first Public School, February 1894 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Burnaby South High school

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35169

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the students and staff at Burnaby South High School. Thomas "Tom" Chalmers is 7th from the left in the front row, to the right of the boy wearing a bow tie. Gladys Robins has also been identified as being the girl wearing the striped shirt in the third row from the bottom, third over…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-026

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the students and staff at Burnaby South High School. Thomas "Tom" Chalmers is 7th from the left in the front row, to the right of the boy wearing a bow tie. Gladys Robins has also been identified as being the girl wearing the striped shirt in the third row from the bottom, third over from the left.