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LaFrance Class A Quintuplet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1956]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph: sepia photocopy ; 10 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Department's 1956 LaFrance Class A Quintuplet fire truck, considered "five fire trucks in one" because it served as a chemical truck (now a water tank), a hose truck, pumper truck, city service ladder truck and 100 ft aerial ladder truck. Truck no. 8 is parked in front of…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph: sepia photocopy ; 10 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Department's 1956 LaFrance Class A Quintuplet fire truck, considered "five fire trucks in one" because it served as a chemical truck (now a water tank), a hose truck, pumper truck, city service ladder truck and 100 ft aerial ladder truck. Truck no. 8 is parked in front of fire hall no. 3.

Subjects: Transportation - Fire Trucks; Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls

Names: Burnaby Fire Department

Geographic Access: Marlborough Avenue

Street Address: 6511 Marlborough Avenue

Accession Code: BV002.75.3

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [after 1956]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Typed note on recto of photograph reads: "First in Canada 1956"; Typed note on verso of photograph reads: "Five fire trucks in one. Chemical -- Now water trank Hose truck. Pumper truck. City service ladder truck. Aerial ladder truck 100 ft."; Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Mr F. Blake 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5C 2B2"

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Through the Lens of Andy Digney

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the constru…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: Research and Narration: Lisa Codd; Editing and Audio Recording: Matthew Ball; Special thanks to Paul Digney

Scope and Content: Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the construction and events held at the Oak Theatre; Royal visit motorcade of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Sports Day at Central Park; Gymcana event at Burnaby Lake Riding Stables; lawn bowling at Central Park; a Depression-era May Day workers’ parade in 1936; May Day celebrations in Burnaby; visits to locations throughout the Lower Mainland, including Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mountain and boat trip up Burrard Inlet; the Digney Speedway; the Digney family at their home on Bonsor Avenue and the Digney Bowling Alley.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Events - Parades; Events - May Day; Sports - Bowling

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney Bowling Alley; Digney Speedway; Codd, Lisa; Oak Theatre; Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Central Park

Street Address: 6521 Bonsor Avenue

Accession Code: BV019.18.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also the City of Burnaby Archives "Digney Family fonds" MI catalogue 562.003 for film masters

Notes: Title based on contents; City of Burnaby Archives holds the original Digney film masters (562.003) that this narrated segment was disseminated from. See Digney family fonds

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Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

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Firefighters Ken Gurr, Norman Brooke, Warren Evans and Fred Blake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Firefighters Ken Gurr, Norman Brooke, Warren Evans and Chief Training Officer Fred Blake in uniform, standing in front of a fire truck, with a sign in the background that reads "Be Fire-Wise/ Save Lives/ Join The/ Channel 8 [illegible]."

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Material Details: Copy print is of poor quality

Scope and Content: Photograph of Firefighters Ken Gurr, Norman Brooke, Warren Evans and Chief Training Officer Fred Blake in uniform, standing in front of a fire truck, with a sign in the background that reads "Be Fire-Wise/ Save Lives/ Join The/ Channel 8 [illegible]."

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Burnaby Fire Department

Accession Code: BV998.31.21

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [196-] (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 02-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "(L to R)/ Ken Gurr, Norman Brooke,/ Warren Evans, Chief Train-/ ing Officer Fred Blake."; Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby BC Canada V5C 2B2"

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Child's birthday party

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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 ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of ten chidren sitting at a table wearing paper party hats. There is a cake with five candles on it in the middle of the table. The birthday celebration was for a child named "Gail" (seated near the birthday cake). A child to the left of "Gail" is identified as "Derek". Some small kitche…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Rhoda Jeffers fonds

Series: Jeffers family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of ten chidren sitting at a table wearing paper party hats. There is a cake with five candles on it in the middle of the table. The birthday celebration was for a child named "Gail" (seated near the birthday cake). A child to the left of "Gail" is identified as "Derek". Some small kitchen appliances are visible in the background.

Subjects: Celebrations - Birthdays

Accession Code: BV007.20.6

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; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Gail. / x Derek / This was Gail's birthday / taken last April"

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Child's birthday party at Dragon Inn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Larry Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a child's birthday party held at the Dragon Inn. A group of children are seated around a rectangular table. Full length drapes over windows are pulled closed behind them.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Larry Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a child's birthday party held at the Dragon Inn. A group of children are seated around a rectangular table. Full length drapes over windows are pulled closed behind them.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Celebrations - Birthdays

Names: Dragon Inn

Accession Code: BV022.19.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [196-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Claude Hill in front of log pile

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1897]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.6 x 7.1 cm mounted on cardboard 14.9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large stack of wood prepared for a bonfire on a hill. The bonfire stack is towering over a man who stands in front of it with his arms crossed and wearing a hat. There is a house seen in the background to the left of the photograph. The photograph is identified by the acquisition…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.6 x 7.1 cm mounted on cardboard 14.9 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large stack of wood prepared for a bonfire on a hill. The bonfire stack is towering over a man who stands in front of it with his arms crossed and wearing a hat. There is a house seen in the background to the left of the photograph. The photograph is identified by the acquisition record and inscription on the back as Queen Victoria's Jubilee bonfire. There is a discrepancy in the records as to who the man is. Some have identified him as Bernard Hill, others, as Mr. L.C. Hill. An annotation on th back of the photo reads, "1897/ Queen Victorias Jubilee/ Bonfire prepared by Mr LC Hill/ just above what is now Deer/ Lake Ave and below the/ present Centennial Pavilion."

Subjects: Celebrations - Jubilee

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Accession Code: HV973.40.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1897]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Related Material: For another photograph of the bonfire prepared by L. C. Hill, see photograph HV976.139.49

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dominion Bridge Company staff

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway, Vancouver (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway, Vancouver (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Dominion Bridge Company

Accession Code: BV003.46.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1968]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For other photographs of the company staff in the same banquet hall, see BV003.46.5 - .7

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "D.C.P."

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Dominion Bridge Company staff

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: October 28, 1967

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall that has hardwood floors and glass chandeliers hanging from the ceiling (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall that has hardwood floors and glass chandeliers hanging from the ceiling (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Dominion Bridge Company

Accession Code: BV003.46.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: October 28, 1967

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another print of the same image, see BV003.46.4

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "OCT. 28/1967"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "D.C.P."

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Dominion Bridge Company staff, October 28, 1967 thumbnail

Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: November 1, 1969

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway in Vancouver for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway in Vancouver for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Dominion Bridge Company

Accession Code: BV003.46.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: November 1, 1969

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For other photographs of the company staff in the same banquet hall, see BV003.46.5 - .7

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "No. 1, 1969"; Note in blue pen on recto at border of photograph reads: "Nov 1st 1969"; Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Dominion Bridge Twenty Five Year Banquet at Biltmore Motor Hotel Nov. 1st 1969."

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Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: November 7, 1964

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for their annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row (l to r) are: A. Bockus, C. Bate, T. Williams, W. D. Jewett, W. Stobbart, J. E. Rabbit, W. Morton, P. Pamphlet, C. Ross, K. Lo…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for their annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row (l to r) are: A. Bockus, C. Bate, T. Williams, W. D. Jewett, W. Stobbart, J. E. Rabbit, W. Morton, P. Pamphlet, C. Ross, K. Logan, J. Cook, T. Walker, W. White, E. Smith, W. Jones, A. Daly, B. Mills, J. Buckthorp, E. Parker, R. Baylis, T. Nield, J. Wilson, J. S. Prescott, H. Minshall and J. Hughes. Kneeling (or sitting in chairs in the middle row are: A. Pruden, C. Stromnes, H. B. Vicars, H. Daly, Mrs. D. White, J. Swan, J. Koss, R. Long, W. Fyvie, E. Trubin and E. Westover. Sitting in the front row are: H. Preston, J. McStay, T. Duncan, T. Bate, J. Jagger, E. Cockriell, R. Smith, J. Bennett, W. Whyte, J. Twardaloski, A. Lucas and R. Strachan.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; Bockus, Archie C.; Bate, C.; Williams, Tom G.; Jewett, W. G.; Stobbart, W. M; Rabbit, J. E.; Morton, C. W.; Pamphlet, J. Piercy; Ross, Clair; Logan, K.; Cook, J.; Walker,T. A.; White, W.; Smith, E.; Jones, W. C. "Bill"; Daly, J. Art; Mills, B. L.; Buckthorp, Jack; Parker, E.; Baylis, R. H. "Bob"; Nield, T.; Wilson, Jack; Prescott, John S; Minshall, Harry H.; Hughes, John Malcolm; Pruden, G. Arthur; Stromnes, C.; Vicars, H. B. "Bert"; Daly, L. Harry; White, Doris E.; Swan, Jim C.; Koss, J.; Long, R.; Fyvie, W. J. "Bill"; Trubin, E.; Westover, E.B.; Preston, H.; McStay, Jack; Duncan, Tommy J.; Bate, Tom D.; Jagger, Jim; Cockriell, S. Eddie; Smith, Ralph; Bennett, J.; Whyte, W.; Twardaloski, J.; Lucas, A.; Strachan, Robert "Bob"

Accession Code: BV003.46.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: November 7, 1964

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Nov. 7/ 1964; Printed caption glued to verso reads: "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED Twenty-Five Year Club Banquet - Nov. 7. 1964 / BACK ROW A. Bockus, C. Bate, T. Williams, W. D. Jewett, W. Stobbart, J. E. Rabbit, W. Morton, P. Pamphlet, C. Ross, K. Logan, J. Cook, T. Walker, W. White, E. Smith, W. Jones, A. Daly, B. Mills, J. Buckthorp, E. Parker, R. Baylis, T. Nield, J. Wilson, J. S. Prescott, H. Minshall, J. Hughes/ SECOND ROW A. Pruden, C. Stromnes, H. B. Vicars, H. Daly, Mrs. D. White, J. Swan, J. Koss, R. Long, W. Fyvie, E. Trubin, E. Westover/ SEATED H. Preston, J. McStay, T. Duncan, T. Bate, J. Jagger, E. Cockriell, R. Smith, J. Bennett, W. Whyte, J. Twardaloski, A. Lucas, R. Strachan"

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Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: November 6, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourteenth annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are: Clair Ross, Bill Jones, T. Carter, J. Britton, B. Morton, J. Wilson, E. Black, K. Logan, T. Nield, H. Preston, B…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourteenth annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are: Clair Ross, Bill Jones, T. Carter, J. Britton, B. Morton, J. Wilson, E. Black, K. Logan, T. Nield, H. Preston, B. Mills, T. Walker, J. Swan, A. Walker, J. Cook, W. M. Stobbart, C. Stromnes, R. Baylis, J. Buckthorp, J. Stewart, J. Rabbit, J. Daly, T. Williams, H. Minshall and J. Prescott. Kneeling (or sitting on chairs) in the middle row are: H. Daly, B. White, B. Vicars, G. Pruden, J. Koss, Doris White, J. Twardaloski, W. Doran, A. Stoddart, H. Mitchell, J. Hughes, T. Bate. Sitting on the floor in the front row are: W. Whyte, P. Pamphlet, E. Smith, W. Pruden, J. Cockriell, R. Smith, R. Long, J. Jagger, A. Lucas, J. Bennett and R. Strachan.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; Ross, Clair; Jones, W. C. "Bill"; Carter, Tommy A.; Britton, J.; Morton, B.; Wilson, Jack; Black, E.; Logan, K.; Nield, T.; Preston, H.; Mills, B. L.; Walker, T.; Swan, Jim C.; Walker, A.; Cook, J.; Stobbart, W. M; Stromnes, C.; Baylis, R. H. "Bob"; Buckthorp, Jack; Stewart, Jim W.; Rabbit, J. E.; Daly, J. Art; Williams, Tom G.; Minshall, Harry H.; Prescott, John S; Daly, L. Harry; White, B.; Vicars, H. B. "Bert"; Pruden, G. Arthur; Koss, J.; White, Doris E.; Twardaloski, J.; Doran, W.; Stoddart, A.; Mitchell, H.; Hughes, John Malcolm; Bate, Tom D.; Whyte, W.; Pamphlet, J. Piercy; Smith, E.; Pruden, W.; Cockriell, J.; Smith, Ralph; Long, R.; Jagger, Jim; Lucas, A.; Bennett, J.; Strachan, Robert "Bob"

Accession Code: BV003.46.19

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: November 6, 1965

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: George Allen Aerial Photos Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Typed caption taped to verso of photograph reads: "MEMBERSHIP ATTENDING THE/ 14TH AVVNUAL DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY/ 25 YEAR CLUB BANQUET/ BACK ROW: CLAIR ROSS, BILL JONES, T. CARTER, J. BRITTON, B. MORTON, J. WILSON, E. BLACK, K. LOGAN,/ T. NIELD, H. PRESTON, B. MILLS, T. WALKER, J. SWAN, A. WALKER, J. COOK, WM. STOBBART,/ C. STROMNES, R. BAYLIS, J. BUCKTHORP, J. STEWART, J. RABBIT, J. DALY, T. WILLIAMS,/ H. MINSHALL, J. PRESCOTT./ SECOND ROW:/ H. DALY, B. WHITE, B. VICARS, G. PRUDEN, J. KOSS, MRS. D. WHITE, J. TWARDOLOSKI, W. DORAN,/ A. STODDART, H. MITCHELL, J. HUGHES, T. BATE./ FRONT ROW:/ W. WHYTE, P. PAMPHLET, E. SMITH, W. PRUDEN, J. COCKRIELL, R. SMITH, R. LONG,/ J. JAGGER, A. LUCAS, J. BENNETT, R. STRACHAN"; Photographer's mark stamped to verso of photograph reads: "George Allen Aerial Photos [address + date]"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 3094; Note in blue felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "Nov. 6, 1965"

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Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewers: Kate Petrusa and James Binks Interviewees: Rajinder and Raj Pandher Location of Interview: Love farmhouse, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 4 Total Length of all Tracks: (3:06:01 min) Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto four separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview begins on January 10. Rajinder Pander provides information on where he was born and where he grew up and shares details regarding his family and his childhood including; his elementary and high school education and experiences and his involvement and interest in the sport of field hockey. 08:53 – 23:24 Raj Pander provides information on where she was born and shares details regarding her family and education. Raj recalls details of her family life in India including her family farm, her father’s service in the Indian National Army and other ancestor’s involvement in the military. Rajinder assists with the details regarding Raj’s father’s military service and explains how he was highly decelerated for his heroic actions. Rajinder conveys further information in reference to the Sikh Empire. 23:25 – 35:53 Rajinder and Raj share information on their formal education. Raj explains how she learned English and talks about the other spoken languages that her family used while she was growing up. Rajinder and Raj recall how they first met which lead them to marry in 1971. Rajinder provides information about his older brothers who left India before him. He explains how his elder brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1970 and provides details on his other brother who lived in Malaysia and England before coming to Canada in 1975. Rajinder conveys how after his brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher arrived in Canada, he lived in Campbell River and worked at the saw mill there. 35:54 – 1:01:38 Rajinder and Raj share their immigration stories including details of; what lead them to immigrate, their immigration route, what they brought with them and where they lived and worked. Rajinder and Raj tell of how they both faced discrimination in finding work that they were qualified for and describe some of the jobs that they worked at before obtaining their Real Estate licences. 1:01:39 – 1:13:09 Rajinder and Raj share information on where they’ve purchase traditional food supplies in Burnaby and Rajinder provides further details on his employment and recalls how they were able to purchase their first home in Burnaby. 1:13:10 - 1:19:33 Rajinder describes how he began writing for the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”. Rajinder shares how he first started printing small pamphlets of Sikh Cultural history in 1975 and how he’s been volunteering with the National Democratic Party (NDP) since 1973. 1:19:34 - 1:38:24 Second part of interview continues on January 24, 2023. Rajinder provides further information about the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”, provides an historical summary of the Sikh Empire and the Sikh religion and describes a book that’s he’s written about his culture and the village he lived in India. 1:38:25 - 1:52:24 Raj describes some of the traditional textiles that she’s created including a dury, embroidered cloth (pakha and pakhi) and clothing. Raj shares a story of a train derailment in India in which her father survived. 1:52:25 - 2:14:53 Raj Pandher talks about her father’s letters and diaries, Rajinder talks about receiving a Diamond Jubilee Medal for his community service and they both talk about their daughter Amanjit’s education and career accomplishments. Raj describes her involvement in the community council of her children’s school and both Raj and Rajinder describe their involvement in multicultural education and events that they were involved with in Burnaby and New Westminster. Interviewer lists Rajinder Pandher’s many volunteer awards and accomplishments. 2:14:54 - 2:39:53 Raj and Rajinder describe some of their family photographs as well as personal items from India including decorative arts and textiles. They talk about celebrating their 30 year wedding anniversary and the origin of their Sikh names. Rajinder describes a visit to Paldi in 1977 when the whole family was baptized at the Sikh temple and provides informaton about Hardial Singh Atwal, the first Sikh child born in Canada. Rajinder discusses what he thinks a cookhouse looked like, his friendship with former Mayor William J. Copeland and wages of South Asians working in sawmills. 2:39:54 - 3:06:01 Raj and Rajinder talk about food including where they’ve purchased traditional South Asian foods and what they grow in their home garden. Rajinder provides details about the Burnaby Multicultural Society, talks about South Asian work ethics and housing and shares some of the cultural and religious traditions of Sikhs and celebrations that take place in Vancouver and Burnaby.

History: Interviewees biographies: Rajinder Pandher was born five years prior to the Partition of India in the Village of Jhamat, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Raj Pandher was born in 1948 in the Village of Chapar, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Rajinder played field hockey while living in India and is passionate about the sport. Both Rajinder and Raj Pahndher attended college in India and were married in India in 1971. Rajinder Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1972 and his wife, Raj Pandher joined him in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Rajinder Pandher started working at a sawmill in Campbell River but didn't like the work and moved to Vancouver to find better employment opportunties. In 1976, the couple moved to Burnaby and rented until they could buy a home a year later. They raised two children who attended Second Street Elementary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School in Burnaby. Rajinder and Raj Pandher were both very involved with multicultural efforts at their childlren's schools including turban tying and sari demonstrations and Rajinder was a founding member of the Burnaby Multicultural Society. Interviewers biographies: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013. James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Housing; Employment; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Persons - Volunteers; Religions - Sikhism; Migration; Organizations; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Social Issues - Racism; Social Issues; Celebrations; Sports - Field Hockey

Names: Pandher, Raj; Pandher, Rajinder; Copeland, William J.; Pandher, Harman; Pandher, Amanjit; Burnaby Multicultural Society; The Western Sikh Samachar

Responsibility: Petrusa, Kate; Binks, James

Accession Code: BV023.1.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcripts available upon request

Audio Tracks

Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher, [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0001_0002_003.mp3

Peace Arch Park Dedication

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 5, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack standing together at the Annual Peace Arch Celebration by Canadians and Americans Sunday May 5, 1968 for the 47th Anniversay of the Dedication (September 6, 1921) of the International Peace Arch in Surrey. Brownies are identified L to R: Vickie…

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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 : b&w ; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack standing together at the Annual Peace Arch Celebration by Canadians and Americans Sunday May 5, 1968 for the 47th Anniversay of the Dedication (September 6, 1921) of the International Peace Arch in Surrey. Brownies are identified L to R: Vickie Siwak, Diane Pedron, Cindy Parkin, Darlene Schneider and Joanne Pedron.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Celebrations

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Siwak, Vickie; Pedron, Diane; Parkin, Cindy; Schneider, Darlene; Pedron, Joanne

Accession Code: BV016.49.103

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: May 5, 1968

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 05/11/2018

Notes: Title based on content of photograph; Photograph is part of scrapbook BV016.49.81; Note in black ink under photograph reads: "Peace Arch Park / May 5, 1968 - Vickie Siwak / Diane Pedron, Cindy Parkin / Darlene Schneider, Joanne Pedron"

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Tom Irvine on his one hundredth birthday

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 7, 1964

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left); Olive Procter, Tom Irvine, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs. Emmott and Reeve Alan Emmott at Tom Irvine's one hundredth birthday celebration at Deer Lake United Church. Tom Irvine was a member of the Deer Lake Golden Age Club.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13.5 cm

Material Details: .

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left); Olive Procter, Tom Irvine, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs. Emmott and Reeve Alan Emmott at Tom Irvine's one hundredth birthday celebration at Deer Lake United Church. Tom Irvine was a member of the Deer Lake Golden Age Club.

Subjects: Celebrations

Names: Irvine, Tom; Proctor, Olive; Clarke, Mrs. H.; Emmott, Alan H.; Emmott, Mrs.; Deer Lake United Church

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 5135 Sperling Avenue

Accession Code: BV005.14.20

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: March 7, 1964

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 11-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "(Left to right) Olive Procter, Tom Irvine, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs Emmott, Reeve Alan Emmott. Taken at Deer Lake United Church - on Tom's 100th birthday March 7, 1964. He was a member of the Deer Lake Golden Age Club."

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Year of the Golden Jubilee

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Sep 1960

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company standing behind a floral archway with a toad stool at the centre. This celebration took place St. Nicholas Anglican Church in Burnaby.

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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 : b&w 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company standing behind a floral archway with a toad stool at the centre. This celebration took place St. Nicholas Anglican Church in Burnaby.

Other Title Information: Title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Celebrations - Jubilee

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; St. Nicholas Anglican Church

Accession Code: BV015.35.288

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: Sep 1960

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 05/11/2018

Notes: Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.166

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Buses, trolleys & trams

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dunbar, Charles, 1900-1993

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 388 DUN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 388 DUN

Author: Dunbar, Charles, 1900-1993

Contributor: Maddren, Nicholas

Place of Publication: London, [U.K.]

Publisher: Hamlyn

Publication Date: c1967

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 29 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Street-railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Buses

Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1891 and 1894]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w albumen print on card ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two streetcars at the Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Conductors, engineers and riders are posing with the streetcars. The fronts of the streetcars include painted signage reading "12" and "13" and the sides of the streetcars read "WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVE…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w albumen print on card ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two streetcars at the Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Conductors, engineers and riders are posing with the streetcars. The fronts of the streetcars include painted signage reading "12" and "13" and the sides of the streetcars read "WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVER TRAMWAY CO. LTD.".

History: Photographers Richard H. Trueman and Norman Caple operated out of Vancouver between 1891 and 1894. The photographers worked between Winnipeg and the west coast of Canada specializing in mountain and railway views, ranch scenes and Indigenous peoples. In 1890, two companies started building electric rail; the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co., which undertook the ambitious project of building the first real interurban line from New Westminster to Vancouver, and the Westminster Street Railway. By April 20, 1891, both companies merged to form the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company. Streetcar service began in June 1891, travelling on twelve miles of track between New Westminster and eastern Vancouver and running through Burnaby. The line was taken over by the B.C. Electric Railway Company in 1897 until the line was closed in October 1953.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Public Transit

Names: Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company

Accession Code: BV021.29.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1891 and 1894]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2021-09-24

Scale: 100

Photographer: Trueman & Caple

Notes: Title taken from recto of photograph; Inscription on recto of photograph reads: "1138_Central Parkk Sideing of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. _Trueman and Caple. Photo. Vancouver B.C."; Inscription in gold ink on board reads: "Trueman & Caple_Vancouver, B.C."

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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.

History: Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Migration; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Transportation; Transportation - Rail; Religions - Judaism; Cemeteries; Organizations; Elections

Names: Gruenthal, Bill; Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow; O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal; O'Connor, John; Burquest; Jacobson, Max Alec; Temple Shalom; Brentwood Shopping Centre; Brentwood Park School; Alpha Secondary School; Burnaby School Board

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Accession Code: BV023.16.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0014_004

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing himself as a relative newcomer. He speaks of the preservation of the Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake areas. Bob describes his disorientation in the more newly densified parts of Burnaby, and observes that traffic has increased on Burnaby streets. Bob recalls that he mostly travelled on foot or by bike. He notes that the Neville Transport Company operated the school bus he used as well as the only North-South bus route in Burnaby at that time. He mentions Pacific Stage Lines as a later operator through Burnaby.

History: Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.