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Scope and Content: Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along wit…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-051

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along with many others in the neighbourhood, was blown over during Typhoon Frieda on October 12, 1962.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P13"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "5486 Dominion St. / Probably late 1950s / Peterson's house on right"; 5486 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5480 and 5488 Dominion Street; 5476 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5472 and 5478 Dominion Street

Street Address: 5476 Dominion Street; 5486 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

Images

Front yard of 5486 Dominion Street, [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008 thumbnail

Garden in Robert Burnaby Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the garden and fence in Robert Burnaby Park. Alice Massey is standing in the centre of the photograph near a large bunch of poppies with an unidentified woman to the left.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of the garden and fence in Robert Burnaby Park. Alice Massey is standing in the centre of the photograph near a large bunch of poppies with an unidentified woman to the left.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Geographic Features - Gardens

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Garden in Robert Burnaby Park, [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Interview with Steve Mancinelli by Kathy Bossort September 13, 2015 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1955-1990

Length: 0:08:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant calle…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant called “The Owl and the Oarsman”.

Date Range: 1955-1990

Length: 0:08:36

Names: The Owl and the Oarsman Restaurant

Subjects: Persons - Children; Plants; Recreational Activities

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: September 13, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Steve Mancinelli conducted by Kathy Bossort. Steve Mancinelli was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society between 1988 and 1997 and its advocacy for the protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain prior to the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby in 1995. Steve Mancinelli also talks about his other environmental and political activities, recreation on Burnaby Mountain, and the value of its natural assets.

Biographical Notes: Stephen Mancinelli was born in Vancouver in 1953 to Mario and Joan Mancinelli, one of three sons. The Mancinelli family moved to Burnaby in 1955 to the Cascade-Schou District. Steve attended Schou School (Gr. 1- 7) and Moscrop School (Gr. 8-10), playing as a child in the bush on the future Discovery Park site, before the family moved to Port Coquitlam. Steve moved back to Burnaby when he was 18, married his wife Glenda in 1980, and raised his family of two daughters (Julia and Aimee) in the Capital Hill District, before moving to Coquitlam in 2002. Employed as a sheet metal worker for 25 years, Steve has recently worked as a custodian for Coquitlam School District 43 for 19 years. Steve was one of the founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, and has also been a member of the Capital Hill Community Association, on the Board of Directors for Burnaby Psychiatric Services, and a Regional Director for the Green Party. Steve took an early interest in organic gardening, planting trees, and finding inventive ways to recycle waste and promote responsible use of the environment. Steve’s experience working on environmental issues was an important asset to the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed ca. 1988 to become a key advocate for preserving parkland on Burnaby Mountain. The Society was awarded the City of Burnaby 1998 Environment Award in Communications for its work in preserving the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. In 2001 Steve was awarded an Environmental Star in Community Stewardship for being “active in preserving and enhancing Burnaby’s natural environment for over thirty years”.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 1:31:42

Interviewee Name: Mancinelli, Stephen J. "Steve"

Interview Location: Steve Mancinelli's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Steve Mancinelli

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Leaf-covered walkway

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1890 and 1909]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5 cm, mounted on card 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a leaf-covered walkway lined with trees near Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5 cm, mounted on card 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a leaf-covered walkway lined with trees near Burnaby Lake.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Accession Code: BV003.61.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [between 1890 and 1909]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Near Burnaby Lake/ Burnaby, B.C."

Images

Leaf-covered walkway, [between 1890 and 1909] thumbnail

Parade float

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers, including "Burnaby" written along the side.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (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 ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-058

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers, including "Burnaby" written along the side.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Transportation - Parade Floats

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Parade float, [195-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

People next to a large fallen tree

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.8 x 13.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people next to a very large fallen tree. The photograph was taken just above Deer Lake Avenue and the home of Bernard Hill can be seen in the background. Identified in the picture are Mrs. Sprott (standing in front of tree to the left), directly in front of her, lying on th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.8 x 13.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-833

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people next to a very large fallen tree. The photograph was taken just above Deer Lake Avenue and the home of Bernard Hill can be seen in the background. Identified in the picture are Mrs. Sprott (standing in front of tree to the left), directly in front of her, lying on the ground is Bernard Hill. The woman standing farthest to the right (next to man holding child) is Marian Hill and next to her is Claude Hill holding his daughter Kitty. The man farthest to the right is Mr. Sprott. The rest are unidentified.

Subjects: Land Clearing; Plants - Trees

Names: Hill, Bernard R.; Hill, Marian Berkeley; Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

People next to a large fallen tree, 1898 thumbnail

William Brenchley farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1890 and 1895] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a farm hand and horse team inside a large stump, taken on William Brenchley's farm. The farm was located at the northeast corner of Kingsway and 10th Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1890 and 1895] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: W.E. Brenchley subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 146-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-16

Scope and Content: Photograph of a farm hand and horse team inside a large stump, taken on William Brenchley's farm. The farm was located at the northeast corner of Kingsway and 10th Avenue.

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Transportation - Horses; Plants - Trees; Occupations - Farmers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Thompson, S.J.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

William Brenchley farm, [between 1890 and 1895] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail

Side view of white house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1940 and 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Rhoda Jeffers fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side view of a white house. There is a porch with a lattice screened porch at one end. On the side of the house is a bay window. There are plants growing along the side of the house.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Rhoda Jeffers fonds

Series: Jeffers family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the side view of a white house. There is a porch with a lattice screened porch at one end. On the side of the house is a bay window. There are plants growing along the side of the house.

Accession Code: BV007.20.23

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1940 and 1950]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13/05/2018

Notes: Title based on content of photograph; This appears to be the same house at photo BV007.20.22

Images

Side view of white house, [between 1940 and 1950] thumbnail

Small child sitting on the grass

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1940 and 1960]

Collection/Fonds: Rhoda Jeffers fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified young child sitting on the grass beside a small wheelbarrow. The child is wearing polka dot shorts, a white top and is barefoot. There is a wooden fence behind with some flowering plants along the bottom.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Rhoda Jeffers fonds

Series: Jeffers family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified young child sitting on the grass beside a small wheelbarrow. The child is wearing polka dot shorts, a white top and is barefoot. There is a wooden fence behind with some flowering plants along the bottom.

Accession Code: BV007.20.13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1940 and 1960]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 24/04/2018

Notes: Title based on content of photograph

Images

Small child sitting on the grass, [between 1940 and 1960] thumbnail

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) lying on grass

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1946 and 1955]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) lying on grass; lattice and plants in background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) lying on grass; lattice and plants in background.

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"

Accession Code: BV017.24.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1946 and 1955]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) lying on grass, [between 1946 and 1955] thumbnail

Betty Massey and cannas plant

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1953] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large cannas plant in the garden at Robert Burnaby Park. The woman standing to the right of the cannas plant may be one of James Massey's daughters.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1953] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large cannas plant in the garden at Robert Burnaby Park. The woman standing to the right of the cannas plant may be one of James Massey's daughters.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Betty Massey and cannas plant, [between 1949 and 1953] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Dominion Bridge Company Limited - Burnaby Plant

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 29 Aug. 1957

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title o…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm

Material Details: Scale [1:960]

Scope and Content: Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title on plan reads "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED / "BURNABY PLANT" / Burnaby, B.C.". The site plan was surveyed by C. L. Schwaab Jr.

History: Dominion Bridge Company was a major enterprise in Burnaby operating from the 1930 until the mid 1970s. Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. Beginning in the mid-1970s, unused areas of the site were used for filming on a temporary basis and in 1987 the site was established as a dedicated studio production facility named Bridge Studios.

Creator: Schwabb, C.L. Jr.

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial - Factories

Names: Dominion Bridge Company

Responsibility: Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos

Geographic Access: Boundary Road

Street Address: 2400 Boundary Road

Accession Code: BV015.10.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 29 Aug. 1957

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Scan Resolution: 400

Scan Date: 2021-11-28

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; Scale on plan reads "1 inch = 80 ft / By V. Pitkin"; Identfication information in bottom right corner of plan reads: "FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING DIVISION / Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. / Norwood, Mass. / SERIAl 47330 / Replacing 35238 / INDEX 3994"

Woodworking Plant

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954 (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 James Brookes Woodworking Plant, located at 7730 6th Street, taken from 6th Avenue after a heavy snowfall. The plant was built originally as Cliff's Can Factory, and also served as Western Canadian Can Factory.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954 (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.: 204-104

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of James Brookes Woodworking Plant, located at 7730 6th Street, taken from 6th Avenue after a heavy snowfall. The plant was built originally as Cliff's Can Factory, and also served as Western Canadian Can Factory.

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Cliff's Can Factory; James Brookes Woodworking Limited; Western Canadian Can Factory

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 6th Street

Street Address: 7730 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Images

Woodworking Plant, 1954 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Betty with cannas plant

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Betty Massey standing next to a cannas plant in the garden of Robert Burnaby Park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of Betty Massey standing next to a cannas plant in the garden of Robert Burnaby Park.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Names: Massey, Betty

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Cannas plant

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1950 and 1953] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large cannas plant in the garden at Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey worked as the caretaker of Robert Burnaby Park and created extensive gardens with inspiration from his brother who was the caretaker of Queens Park in Vancouver.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1950 and 1953] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large cannas plant in the garden at Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey worked as the caretaker of Robert Burnaby Park and created extensive gardens with inspiration from his brother who was the caretaker of Queens Park in Vancouver.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying was also digitized

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Cannas plant, [between 1950 and 1953] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Ettinger family subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898-1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and legal documents related to the Ettinger family of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898-1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ettinger family subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS2002-03

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and legal documents related to the Ettinger family of Burnaby.

History: James Gilmore Ettinger was born in Noel Road, Nova Scotia in 1863. He worked his way across Canada with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and landed in New Westminster in 1888. He was one of the first men who helped log the area for the settlement that is now Burnaby. With two other men, James started a brick manufacturing plant in the area of Deer Lake. In 1889, a second brick plant was started on Brickyard Road in Surrey on the bank of the Fraser River. Martha Harriet Hembrough was born in Leeds, England in 1874 and later moved to Haney. James Gilmore and Martha married in 1890 and had seven children: Evelina "Eve" (b. August 8, 1891, d. January 1, 1976); Ella May (b. ca. 1894, d. February 1983); Leonard; George William "Bill" (b. February 18, 1899, d. November 26, 1970); Stanley (b. December 27, 1901, d. March 10, 1966); Ethel (b. ca. 1904, d. December 22, 1982); and James. On May 19, 1911, the Ettingers bought parcel Lot 8, Block C sub-division 19 and 20 of DL 95 no. 556 for $350.00. Their eldest daughter, Evelina was signed over the Deed of Land for this property on April 21, 1914. In 1919, the Ettinger family was living at 1177 19th Avenue, Edmonds, Burnaby. James worked as a Road Foreman in Edmonds, and later as ward foreman for the Municipality. Ella May married Charles Morton Marshall on July 7, 1926. Evelina married Don Digby (d. October 21, 1965) on April 30, 1930. Ethel married George H. McKennell (d. June 18, 1985) on March 16, 1931. Bill worked as a Pacific Stage Lines (PSL) bus operator who “pulled” the first bus service between Vancouver and New Westminster and between Vancouver and Chilliwack in 1924. He received a number of National Safety Council non-accident awards during his career. He married Jane Wilson on July 11, 1931. James Gilmore died on June 9, 1948 at the age of 85. Martha died on February 9, 1955 at the age of 80.