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Plateau east of Itcha Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1389
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [August 1921 or 1931]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men on horseback on a grassy field, with a dog sitting between the horses. There is a portion of caribou skull and antlers a few steps in front of the two men. The inscription on the photograph written by "Lacey" identifies the location as "Pleateau east of Itcha Mountain".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men on horseback on a grassy field, with a dog sitting between the horses. There is a portion of caribou skull and antlers a few steps in front of the two men. The inscription on the photograph written by "Lacey" identifies the location as "Pleateau east of Itcha Mountain".
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Animals - Dogs
- Accession Code
- BV985.5762.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [August 1921 or 1931]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-02-02
- Notes
- Title based on inscription
- Inscribed in pencil on verso of photograph: "Plateau east of Itcha Mt./ Alt 62000 Caribou Antlers/ & portion of skull in foreground/ Aug 1921 [or 1931 ?]/ Lacey"
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Elsie Nicholson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38241
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Nicholson standing next to the horse named "Holly" at the Nicholson farm in the area of Boundary Road and the C.N.R. rail line. The barns and farm outbuildings can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Margaret McCallum subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 375-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-42
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Nicholson standing next to the horse named "Holly" at the Nicholson farm in the area of Boundary Road and the C.N.R. rail line. The barns and farm outbuildings can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Occupations - Farmers
- Agriculture - Crops
- Transportation - Horses
- Animals - Dogs
- Transportation - Wagons
- Names
- Nicholson, Elsie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Street Address
- 2550 Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
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E.W. Nicholson at his farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38240
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of E.W. Nicholson, haying on his farm at Boundary Road and the Canadian National Railway tracks with his horse "Holly."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Margaret McCallum subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 375-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-42
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of E.W. Nicholson, haying on his farm at Boundary Road and the Canadian National Railway tracks with his horse "Holly."
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Occupations - Farmers
- Agriculture - Crops
- Transportation - Horses
- Animals - Dogs
- Transportation - Wagons
- Names
- Nicholson, E.W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Street Address
- 2550 Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
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Livestock Parade
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34573
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.6 x 35.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a livestock parade at the Provincial Exhibition. People are standing with animals, including goats, horses and cattle, in a field in front of a building.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.6 x 35.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 053-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a livestock parade at the Provincial Exhibition. People are standing with animals, including goats, horses and cattle, in a field in front of a building.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cows
- Exhibitions - Agricultural
- Animals - Goats
- Animals - Horses
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption underneath the photograph reads, "Live stock [sic] parade at the Provincial Exhibition, 1920. New Westminster, B.C."
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Urquhart family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35288
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (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 Urquhart menagerie: dog, Fluff; goats Patsy (black) and Corey (white); goose, Mollie, and her goslings, Goosey and Gander; and, miscellaneous ducks and chickens. This photograph was taken at the Urquhart family home, "Rowanlea," located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. Th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-145
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Urquhart menagerie: dog, Fluff; goats Patsy (black) and Corey (white); goose, Mollie, and her goslings, Goosey and Gander; and, miscellaneous ducks and chickens. This photograph was taken at the Urquhart family home, "Rowanlea," located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Griffiths Avenue
- Street Address
- 6637 Griffiths Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Edwin Wettenhall Bateman at the farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription144
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman standing between a draft horse and a milking cow on his property. The horse is being held by his muzzle with Edwin's left hand and they are both facing the cow. The cow is being held by her halter with Edwin's right hand and her lead is hanging loosely to the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman standing between a draft horse and a milking cow on his property. The horse is being held by his muzzle with Edwin's left hand and they are both facing the cow. The cow is being held by her halter with Edwin's right hand and her lead is hanging loosely to the ground at their feet. The photograph was taken on the Elworth property at the hobby farm just east of the main house.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cows
- Animals - Horses
- Names
- Bateman, Edwin W.
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Accession Code
- BV986.21.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-02
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Edwin Bateman with horse + cow On Hobby farm located just east of Elworth on Douglas Rd." and "# 3"
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Albert and Elsie Dawkins
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37688
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1923] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of siblings Albert Dawkins (age 9) and Elsie Dawkins (age 5) at their Balfour Avenue home (later renamed Atlee Avenue). Albert is holding a cat, and Elsie is standing beside a dog.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1923] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-276
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of siblings Albert Dawkins (age 9) and Elsie Dawkins (age 5) at their Balfour Avenue home (later renamed Atlee Avenue). Albert is holding a cat, and Elsie is standing beside a dog.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Atlee Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Edwin Butler
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35347
- 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 Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-204
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Butler, Edwin
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- 14th Avenue
- Street Address
- 8062 14th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
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Peggy Urquhart
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35280
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (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 Peggy Urquhart with a pet dog and cat in front of the family home, "Rowanlea." William Urquhart built this house for his family around 1919 at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street (Edmonds area). The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths A…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-137
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Peggy Urquhart with a pet dog and cat in front of the family home, "Rowanlea." William Urquhart built this house for his family around 1919 at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street (Edmonds area). The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Animals - Dogs
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Griffiths Avenue
- Street Address
- 6637 Griffiths Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Thould family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35768
- 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 the Thould family. Back, left to right: Grace Dommett Thould (wife) and Lionel "Judge" Thould (husband). Front left to right: Eileen Thould (daughter), Margaret Thould (daughter), and pet dog, Jack. This photograph was taken at the family's home and farm, 5665 Portland Street in Al…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-626
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Thould family. Back, left to right: Grace Dommett Thould (wife) and Lionel "Judge" Thould (husband). Front left to right: Eileen Thould (daughter), Margaret Thould (daughter), and pet dog, Jack. This photograph was taken at the family's home and farm, 5665 Portland Street in Alta Vista.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Portland Street
- Street Address
- 5665 Portland Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Frank, Don, Joyce and Myrna with pony
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19918
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children with pony (or minature horse). Frank Stanley and Don are standing next to the pony and Joyce Stanley and Myrna are seated on the back of the pony on a farm in Alberta.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children with pony (or minature horse). Frank Stanley and Don are standing next to the pony and Joyce Stanley and Myrna are seated on the back of the pony on a farm in Alberta.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Animals - Horses
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.340
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "Frank_Don_Joyce_Myrna"
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Girl and her horse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription320
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.4 x 5.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified girl wearing a baggy shirt and trousers or bloomers, hat and stockings, and holding and petting a horse's head on a field. Behind her, to the left of the photograph is a tree or pole with a ladder leaning against it. The location is not identified.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.4 x 5.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified girl wearing a baggy shirt and trousers or bloomers, hat and stockings, and holding and petting a horse's head on a field. Behind her, to the left of the photograph is a tree or pole with a ladder leaning against it. The location is not identified.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Accession Code
- HV983.42.60
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Girl on horseback
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38264
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young woman, possibly Margaret McCallum, sitting atop a horse in a field. This photograph was most likely taken in the Broadview are of Burnaby, where the McCallum family lived.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Margaret McCallum subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 375-026
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-42
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young woman, possibly Margaret McCallum, sitting atop a horse in a field. This photograph was most likely taken in the Broadview are of Burnaby, where the McCallum family lived.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Names
- McCallum, Margaret
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Interior of a blacksmith shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1138
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 17.5 cm mounted on board 18 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a blacksmith shop. A man in a long jacket is moving next to the furnace at the front of the shop and a farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) is holding the reins of a horse. The horse appears to be agitated and is kicking out with his hind leg. A third man is visi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 17.5 cm mounted on board 18 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a blacksmith shop. A man in a long jacket is moving next to the furnace at the front of the shop and a farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) is holding the reins of a horse. The horse appears to be agitated and is kicking out with his hind leg. A third man is visible walking through the doorway wearing protective equipment of some kind.
- Accession Code
- BV992.45.21
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [before 1921]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Monty Moore and Pony
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37994
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Monty Moore seated on a pony named Jiggs at Hart House.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-581
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Monty Moore seated on a pony named Jiggs at Hart House.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- 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
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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory247
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1975
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of his first team of horses. Lillian (Wray) McMurray and her husband discuss their son Bob McMurray's volunteerism and professional activities.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of his first team of horses. Lillian (Wray) McMurray and her husband discuss their son Bob McMurray's volunteerism and professional activities.
- Date Range
- 1904-1975
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Names
- McMurray, Bob
- Subjects
- Transportation - Sleighs
- Animals - Horses
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track five of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
Track five of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-010/MSS137-010_Track_5.mp3Arthur Lobley and friends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription894
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people on the front steps of the home of Arthur Lobley located on Marlborough Avenue, off Kingsway. Arthur Lobley is sitting in the front, and the rest of the group are standing behind him. They are identified as (left to right) Mrs. A. Lobley (Dolly) in hat, Winnie Patterson, Emma Su…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people on the front steps of the home of Arthur Lobley located on Marlborough Avenue, off Kingsway. Arthur Lobley is sitting in the front, and the rest of the group are standing behind him. They are identified as (left to right) Mrs. A. Lobley (Dolly) in hat, Winnie Patterson, Emma Sully, and Jimmy Fitzpatrick. Beside them, a dog, identified as "old Dan" is sitting and looking towards the group. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "I will send you some snaps of the wedding if they come out O.K."
- History
- Arthur Lobley immigrated to Canada in 1892. He married Dora Cooke (identified as Mrs. A. Lobley in photograph), likely in England. Arthur worked for the CPR and the couple lived at 2619 Marlborough Avenue in Burnaby. Along with his brother, Charles, Arthur was an early resident of the Central Park neighbourhood of Burnaby. According to George Green's book, "History of Burnaby," pg. 134, the Lobleys were an early pioneer family in Burnaby. Arthur Lobley is credited for opening the Royal Oak Road to the tram station at Royal Oak in 1897. Dora's aunt, Emma Sully and her husband John Sully were lodgers at the Lobley house on Marlborough Street. Dora's cousin, Winnifred Davis Patterson was also a lodger until her marriage to Carl Anderson in 1940.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Geographic Access
- Marlborough Avenue
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- HV976.236.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
Images
At the water's edge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64477
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.1 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children standing together with a dog at the water's edge in White Rock. They look to be members of the Bailey family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Bailey family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.1 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 508-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-55
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children standing together with a dog at the water's edge in White Rock. They look to be members of the Bailey family.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "125"
Images
Bob and Robert Peers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39416
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Peers with his son, Robert, standing in a yard of an unidentified home. A tent and a dog are both visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-735
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Peers with his son, Robert, standing in a yard of an unidentified home. A tent and a dog are both visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Bob Peers, Florence Hart and Frank Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39347
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12.3 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Hill and Peers families on the porch of an unidentified house with a dog. Claude Hill is seated in the background (with hat) and identified in the front is (l to r) Bob Peers, Florence Hart and Frank Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 12.3 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-666
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Hill and Peers families on the porch of an unidentified house with a dog. Claude Hill is seated in the background (with hat) and identified in the front is (l to r) Bob Peers, Florence Hart and Frank Hill.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Peers Family
- Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Hill, Frank
- Peers, William John "Bob"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph