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Farmer gathering hay

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38859
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 3 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a farmer in a field gathering hay and loading it on a wagon being pulled by a horse. A label in the photograph album indicates that the horse's name is Tom. This photograph appears to have been taken at the home of Claude Hill in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 3 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-178
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a farmer in a field gathering hay and loading it on a wagon being pulled by a horse. A label in the photograph album indicates that the horse's name is Tom. This photograph appears to have been taken at the home of Claude Hill in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Animals - Horses
Occupations - Farmers
Transportation - Wagons
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Farmland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription603
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of cultivated farmlands and rows of different kinds of crops. In the centre are low lying plants, possibly strawberries, and to the left, there are tall deciduous trees. To the right are waist high shrub-like trees. There are workers harvesting from this crop, that could possibly be r…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of cultivated farmlands and rows of different kinds of crops. In the centre are low lying plants, possibly strawberries, and to the left, there are tall deciduous trees. To the right are waist high shrub-like trees. There are workers harvesting from this crop, that could possibly be rasberries. The property could belong to Bernard Hill, who owned 24 acres of farmland, mostly of strawberries.
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Agriculture - Farms
Agriculture - Crops
Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
Accession Code
HV977.123.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Farm workers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66236
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1908]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 cm (oval, sight) on sheet 15 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four unidentified farm workers at the farm of Claude Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1908]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 cm (oval, sight) on sheet 15 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-949
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of four unidentified farm workers at the farm of Claude Hill.
Subjects
Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Street Address
5730 Buckingham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Farm workers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38856
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers in the field picking crops on the farm belonging to F.J. Hart. The property was on the corner of Douglas Road (later Canada Way) and Sperling Avenue although the Hart House was located at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-175
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers in the field picking crops on the farm belonging to F.J. Hart. The property was on the corner of Douglas Road (later Canada Way) and Sperling Avenue although the Hart House was located at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
Agriculture - Farms
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Sperling Avenue
Canada Way
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Father and daughters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1191
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9 cm (sight) mat 26 x 15 cm in folder 26.5 x 35 cm folded to 26.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified middle-aged man with four unidentified women believed to be members of the Johnson family (possibly Andrew M. Johnson's brother and nieces). The photographer's painted studio backdrop has a forest motif.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9 cm (sight) mat 26 x 15 cm in folder 26.5 x 35 cm folded to 26.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified middle-aged man with four unidentified women believed to be members of the Johnson family (possibly Andrew M. Johnson's brother and nieces). The photographer's painted studio backdrop has a forest motif.
Accession Code
BV994.15.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1900 and 1919]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-23
Photographer
Tucker, E.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Printed on recto of mat: "E. Tucker/ OWEN SOUND./ ONT"
Images
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Fern Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36145
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1901 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1901 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
228-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Names
Brown, Fern
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Page attached to verso of photograph gives a short history of Fern Brown
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Nelson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Images
Less detail

First Airship at New Westminster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39566
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 7.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an airship flying above New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 7.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-885
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an airship flying above New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Advertising Medium
Names
Ginter, Harry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

First Car in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38812
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, but the others are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-131
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, but the others are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

First Car in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38847
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first modern car to be driven in the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby. It was an Oldsmobile owned by F.R. Stewart. Claude Hill can be seen in the back seat to the left. The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-166
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first modern car to be driven in the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby. It was an Oldsmobile owned by F.R. Stewart. Claude Hill can be seen in the back seat to the left. The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Hill Family
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

First Modern Car in Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38811
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of what is purported to be the first modern car in the Burnaby Lake area, an Oldsmobile belonging to F.R. Stewart. Identified in the picture are Claude Hill (back seat, at left) and Kitty Hill (child, back seat middle). The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-130
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of what is purported to be the first modern car in the Burnaby Lake area, an Oldsmobile belonging to F.R. Stewart. Identified in the picture are Claude Hill (back seat, at left) and Kitty Hill (child, back seat middle). The driver is most likely F.R. Stewart.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Hill Family
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

First School at Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39549
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harriet Woodward and her class of students outside the Woodward home near Deer Lake which served as the first school and post office in the Burnaby Lake area; (l to r): Harriet Woodward (Miss Harry), Bob Peers, Melvin Mawhinney, Muriel Sprott, Kitty Hill, Beatrice Clayton and Arthur P…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-868
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harriet Woodward and her class of students outside the Woodward home near Deer Lake which served as the first school and post office in the Burnaby Lake area; (l to r): Harriet Woodward (Miss Harry), Bob Peers, Melvin Mawhinney, Muriel Sprott, Kitty Hill, Beatrice Clayton and Arthur Peers. The cottage was a prefabricated building designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and was manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company and erected here is 1904. The cottage was enlarged with several additions until 1912 when the Woodwards built a new house.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Public - Post Offices
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Clayton, Beatrice
Mawhinney, Melvin
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Peers, William John "Bob"
Sprott, Muriel
Woodward, Harriet
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5141 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Five children and a dog

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82563
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of three unidentified boys, two unidentified girls and a dog sitting on logs in a clearing of a forest.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-134
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of three unidentified boys, two unidentified girls and a dog sitting on logs in a clearing of a forest.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Dogs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Five Peers Children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66162
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the five children of Francis John and Annie Elizabeth (nee Frisby) Peers of Burnaby Lake. Standing in back is Arthur (known as Mike), Geoff is the the left, Bob is to the right, Richard (known as Dick) is in the youngest in front and Mary Elizabeth (known as Betty).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-918
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the five children of Francis John and Annie Elizabeth (nee Frisby) Peers of Burnaby Lake. Standing in back is Arthur (known as Mike), Geoff is the the left, Bob is to the right, Richard (known as Dick) is in the youngest in front and Mary Elizabeth (known as Betty).
Names
Peers, William John "Bob"
Peers, Geoffrey Hugh
Freebairn-Smith, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Peers
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Peers, Richard Dominic "Dick"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Florence Hart and her doll

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35922
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907 (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 Florence Hart with her doll, Alice.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907 (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.
204-782
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Hart with her doll, Alice.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotations above and below photograph read, "1907 / Florence and her doll Alice"
Images
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Florence Hart Godwin photograph album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3049
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Florence Hart Godwin fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 album (29 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)
Scope and Content
File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Florence Hart Godwin. The first page of the album reads "Florence, with Grandma's and Auntie Felicia's best love, Xmas 1910" and the other pages contain photographs. The album was given to Flore…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Florence Hart Godwin fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 album (29 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)
Scope and Content
File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Florence Hart Godwin. The first page of the album reads "Florence, with Grandma's and Auntie Felicia's best love, Xmas 1910" and the other pages contain photographs. The album was given to Florence Hart for Christmas in 1910, by her grandmother Jane Chapman (nee Isbell) and her Aunt Felicia Chapman. Album contains photographs of the Alice and Frederick J. Hart and Chapman families, including childhood photographs of the five Hart children, Kingsley, Florence, Fredricka, Edwyna and Jack; the Hart family at their home in New Westminster and at "Avalon" their summer residence and home on Deer Lake.
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Accession Code
HV976.168.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-24
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph album
29 b&w copy prints accompanying
Item level descriptions available per album page
Images
Documents
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Formally dressed group

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3086
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men women and children in formal dress seated on the ground outside. The men are in suits and the women are all wearing white dresses. There is a dog sitting in the front row with the children.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men women and children in formal dress seated on the ground outside. The men are in suits and the women are all wearing white dresses. There is a dog sitting in the front row with the children.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Accession Code
HV973.110.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
16/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
b&w print accompanying negative negative
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Fort Augustus Abbey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82575
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows a building situated by a body of water and mountains. The building is identified as Fort Augustus Abbey.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-145
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows a building situated by a body of water and mountains. The building is identified as Fort Augustus Abbey.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Bottom of recto reads: "The Abbey, Fort Augustus"
Note in black pen on verso reads: "9th September / We arrived here last night after a run through the Canal Loch Ness, & we ... by train to Frot William - Inverness is awfully pretty, & we had lovely weather - I should like to stay here for a week - it is so peaceful & beautiful views over the Loch. Love from K L M / Mrs J G Craig / 25 Harrington Gdus / London S W 7 / England"
Postage stamps on verso reads: "Halfpenny"
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Forth Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82572
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-143
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Postcard verso reads: "The Forth Bridge from South Queens Ferry. One of the greatest engineering glories of the age; was constructed by Sir William Arrol. Is about 1 1/2 miles in length, and its highest point is 450 feet from base. It took seven years to build (1883-1890) and cost 3 1/2 million pounds. It is on the main railway route of the L and N E Railway / New Color-crayon / Process from original drawing by Andrew Allan"
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Four generations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9959
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1909] (date of original), copied [1988]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Annn (Annie) Elizabeth Whiting (nee Love), her mother, Mrs. Martha Love and her grandfather George Leonard and her daughter Edith Whiting.The group is gathered together outside in a yard with a fence of what might be the home of Jesse and Martha Love.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love family photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Annn (Annie) Elizabeth Whiting (nee Love), her mother, Mrs. Martha Love and her grandfather George Leonard and her daughter Edith Whiting.The group is gathered together outside in a yard with a fence of what might be the home of Jesse and Martha Love.
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Names
Leonard, George
Love Family
Whiting, Annie Elizabeth Love
Clayton, Edith Annie Whiting
Stanley, Esther Love
Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
7651 Cumberland Street
Accession Code
BV018.41.200
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1900 and 1909] (date of original), copied [1988]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
4-Mar-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Four men on a cobblestone street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription287
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of four unidentified men in work clothes standing on a cobblestone street. There is a building to their left and a "hose house" in the back. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a tea kettle in one hand and a tea cup in the other, and pretending to pour. A m…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of four unidentified men in work clothes standing on a cobblestone street. There is a building to their left and a "hose house" in the back. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a tea kettle in one hand and a tea cup in the other, and pretending to pour. A man beside him is holding up a broom and pretending to play the guitar with it. The man standing on the right side of the photograph is holding a shovel with one hand. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Ed Johnson / Toronto" suggesting the location is Toronto and perhaps one of the men depicted is named Ed Johnson.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Accession Code
HV983.42.27
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Four photographs of a boy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1030
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia
Scope and Content
Photograph of four shots of an unidentified boy in a suit with a tie, taken in a photographic studio, and printed on one sheet. In three out of the four photographs, the boy is wearing a cheesecutter cap.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia
Material Details
stamped on verso, r. "MITO/ 967 M/ San Fra"
Scope and Content
Photograph of four shots of an unidentified boy in a suit with a tie, taken in a photographic studio, and printed on one sheet. In three out of the four photographs, the boy is wearing a cheesecutter cap.
Accession Code
HV973.110.44
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
800
Scan Date
2023-05-30
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The studio stamp on the back of the photograph is cut off. The stamp may be from a photograph studio in San Francisco.
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Four young men

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1027
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of four unidentified young men, or teenaged boys, dressed in suits and wearing hats are standing on a road. Behind the road are fenced in fields.
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 four unidentified young men, or teenaged boys, dressed in suits and wearing hats are standing on a road. Behind the road are fenced in fields.
Accession Code
HV973.110.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-30
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Frank Macey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38352
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905] date of original, copied [2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of well-known architect, Frank Macey. Among many others, Macey designed the Hart House estate known as Avalon, in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905] date of original, copied [2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anne Macey subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
414-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2001-3
Scope and Content
Photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of well-known architect, Frank Macey. Among many others, Macey designed the Hart House estate known as Avalon, in Burnaby.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Macey, Frank W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 copy print (mounted) accompanying
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Frank Salt at work

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1305
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1919] (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Salt working with an unidentified fellow labourer. George Salt is wearing overalls and holding a wood planer in his hands. The other man is wearing a striped shirt with suspenders and is resting his right hand on an axe handle.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Salt working with an unidentified fellow labourer. George Salt is wearing overalls and holding a wood planer in his hands. The other man is wearing a striped shirt with suspenders and is resting his right hand on an axe handle.
Subjects
Occupations - Woodworkers
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Salt, George
Accession Code
BV998.66.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1900 and 1919] (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Fred Leggett at ticket booth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1175
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Leggett standing at a ticket booth in front of a carousel at an unidentified location. Fred's father, Fred Kirk Leggett was the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Leggett standing at a ticket booth in front of a carousel at an unidentified location. Fred's father, Fred Kirk Leggett was the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Leggett, Fred
Accession Code
BV993.51.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "P91-5-3"
1 photograph : b&w ; 120 film copy negative accompanying
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From Brookfield

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38833
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill (known as Brookfield). Claude can be seen at the far right of the photograph. A road (probably Douglas Road) can be seen in the background. This property is currently the site of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-152
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill (known as Brookfield). Claude can be seen at the far right of the photograph. A road (probably Douglas Road) can be seen in the background. This property is currently the site of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Deer Lake Avenue
Canada Way
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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From Brookfield

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38845
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas R…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas Road (later Canada Way).
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38848
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, and Claude Hill is seated in the back to left with his daughter Kitty seated beside him. The others are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-167
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of F.R. Stewart's Oldsmobile, the first modern car to come to the Burnaby Lake area. The driver may be F.R. Stewart, and Claude Hill is seated in the back to left with his daughter Kitty seated beside him. The others are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Hill Family
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Stewart, F.R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3071
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering at Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Material Details
inscribed in the negative, printed in the photograph, u.l. "edr. Sister, Emma/ Paullsbo, WASH.", u.r."OrPHANTS./ HOME.", b. "c.m.s"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering at Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
History
Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential
Accession Code
HV973.110.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
for another photograph by C. M. Shelby of an orphanage, see HV973.110.6 and .6a
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
16/8/2006
Scale
100
Photographer
Shelby, C. M.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3075
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. There is a brass band present, and many finely dressed men, women and children.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Material Details
inscribed in the negative, printed on the photograph, l.l. "C. M. Shelby./ SEATTLE, WASH./ 410 WASH. BLDG,"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. There is a brass band present, and many finely dressed men, women and children.
History
Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
Subjects
Organizations - Bands
Buildings - Residential
Accession Code
HV973.110.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
for another photograph of an orphanage by C. M. Shelby, see HV973.110.2 and .2a
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
16/8/2006
Scale
100
Photographer
Shelby, C. M.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
Less detail

Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3078
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
History
Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential
Accession Code
HV973.110.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
for another photograph of the orphanage by C. M. Shelby, see HV973.110.2 and .2a
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
16/8/2006
Scale
100
Photographer
Shelby, C. M.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
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Gathering by a house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription622
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering of people, men, women and children, in fine dresses and suits by a house with a picket fence. An accompanying note in the accession file identifies the photograph as taken on "sister's wedding" (possibly Winnie Hill Rowe) waiting to go into reception at B.R. Hill's (…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering of people, men, women and children, in fine dresses and suits by a house with a picket fence. An accompanying note in the accession file identifies the photograph as taken on "sister's wedding" (possibly Winnie Hill Rowe) waiting to go into reception at B.R. Hill's (Bernard Richard Hill) house.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Accession Code
HV977.123.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

George A. Grant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36290
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1906 or 1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 7.5 cm, mounted on board 20 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Grant at 29 or 30 years of age, taken in a photographer's studio. He is wearing a three-piece suit and is standing with his hands in his front pockets.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1906 or 1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 7.5 cm, mounted on board 20 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Grant at 29 or 30 years of age, taken in a photographer's studio. He is wearing a three-piece suit and is standing with his hands in his front pockets.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographers mark embossed in the lower right corner of the mount reads: "J. Drumond Thiels EDINBURUGH"
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George A. Grant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36292
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 10 cm, mounted on board 17 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Grant, Solicitor, taken in a photographic studio when he was working as a managing clerk for Scott & Gardner in Stonehaven Scotland. He is sitting cross-legged in a chair, with papers in his hand and wearing a solicitors gown over a suit. He was twenty-three years old at the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 10 cm, mounted on board 17 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Grant, Solicitor, taken in a photographic studio when he was working as a managing clerk for Scott & Gardner in Stonehaven Scotland. He is sitting cross-legged in a chair, with papers in his hand and wearing a solicitors gown over a suit. He was twenty-three years old at the time.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ross, A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographers mark embossed in the lower right corner of the mount reads: "A. Ross Royal Studio Stonehaven", and has a large decorative R on the left
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George A. Grant on the Marinetta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51431
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Neil M. McQuarrie standing with his hand resting on the boom of the "Marinetta".
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-047
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of Neil M. McQuarrie standing with his hand resting on the boom of the "Marinetta".
Subjects
Transportation - Ships
Names
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Mr. Neil M. McQuarrie to whom I was companion-secretary on the 'Marinetta' "
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George Every-Clayton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34831
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900] (date of original), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 8.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Every-Clayton.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900] (date of original), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Every-Clayton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 8.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
141-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Every-Clayton.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Every-Clayton, George
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identified as "Hacking"
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George Heriot's school

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36293
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of George Heriot's school in Edinburgh where George A. Grant attended school.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of George Heriot's school in Edinburgh where George A. Grant attended school.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
George Heriot's School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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George Leaf General Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35359
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
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 George Leaf general store, at 7745 6th Street. Identified are: (left to right) Andy Johnston, Bill Bailey, Harry Archibald, Ed Harris, Bob Burgess (George Leaf's half-brother), and Tom Breen. All were staff members of the store, which was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
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.
204-216
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the George Leaf general store, at 7745 6th Street. Identified are: (left to right) Andy Johnston, Bill Bailey, Harry Archibald, Ed Harris, Bob Burgess (George Leaf's half-brother), and Tom Breen. All were staff members of the store, which was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. In the reflection of the store window at the right is the streetcar station on the opposite side of the street. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - General Stores
Names
Archibald, Harry
Bailey, Bill
Breen, Tom
Burgess, Bob
George Leaf General Store
Harris, Ed
Johnston, Andy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
6th Street
Street Address
7745 6th Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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George Leaf General Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35360
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905] (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 inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905] (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.
204-217
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - General Stores
Names
George Leaf General Store
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
6th Street
Street Address
7745 6th Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
Less detail

George Leaf General Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35361
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905] (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 inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road .
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905] (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.
204-218
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road .
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - General Stores
Names
George Leaf General Store
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
6th Street
Street Address
7745 6th Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
Less detail

Gilley Brothers Logging, Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38560
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a steam engine being used by the Gilley Brothers logging team. The photograph is captioned "Gilley Bros Logging Burnaby."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
461-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a steam engine being used by the Gilley Brothers logging team. The photograph is captioned "Gilley Bros Logging Burnaby."
Subjects
Industries - Forestry
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Gilley Brothers Logging Company
Media Type
Photograph
Images
Less detail

Gilley Brothers Logging Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38559
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 28 x 35.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of workmen posing for a picture outside the Gilley Bros. logging camp at Imperial and Colborne. All are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 28 x 35.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
461-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of workmen posing for a picture outside the Gilley Bros. logging camp at Imperial and Colborne. All are unidentified.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Industries - Forestry
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Gilley Brothers Logging Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Colborne Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Less detail

Girl and boy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription229
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w oval
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl and an unidentified boy, seated together. The girl is wearing a white dress with a hair band over her long curls. She has a pendant and a string of pearls around her neck. The boy, younger than the girl, is wearing a three piece suit with a big white collar and a …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w oval
Material Details
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen on the card mount, verso, "C. Ray Dec. 1962 / Ms Stante [or Ms Hunter]/ 1 35 Friday."
Photograph is cut in a circular shape and mounted on a card cut into a circle.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl and an unidentified boy, seated together. The girl is wearing a white dress with a hair band over her long curls. She has a pendant and a string of pearls around her neck. The boy, younger than the girl, is wearing a three piece suit with a big white collar and a bow tie.
Accession Code
BV985.2551.3
Date
[190-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
16-Jan-24
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Girl in a garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2600
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a girl wearing a bonnet standing next to a small tree in what may be the D.C. Patterson family garden. The identity of the girl is not known. The house was originally located at 7260 Edmonds Street (near Kingsway). It was relocated in 1955 to 7106 18th Avenue and is a city heritage …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a girl wearing a bonnet standing next to a small tree in what may be the D.C. Patterson family garden. The identity of the girl is not known. The house was originally located at 7260 Edmonds Street (near Kingsway). It was relocated in 1955 to 7106 18th Avenue and is a city heritage site.
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
18th Avenue
Street Address
7260 Edmonds Street
7106 18th Avenue
Accession Code
HV977.99.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Girl in a hat and fur cape

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription312
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 3.4 cm vignette
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl wearing a large brimmed hat decorated with lace around the edge. She is wearing a fur cape or stole over her shoulders.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 3.4 cm vignette
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl wearing a large brimmed hat decorated with lace around the edge. She is wearing a fur cape or stole over her shoulders.
Accession Code
HV983.42.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-31
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Girl in sailor suit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1521
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl in a sailor suit and a cap (appears to be a uniform). She is holding a handkerchief in her right hand, and the painted backdrop is of a beach scenery. This photograph was taken in a photographic studio.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
Material Details
The photograph is mounted on a card cut into an oval shape.
embossed on the card mount, recto, [partially cut out] l.l. "…pbell", l.r. "300 MA…/ WINNI…"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl in a sailor suit and a cap (appears to be a uniform). She is holding a handkerchief in her right hand, and the painted backdrop is of a beach scenery. This photograph was taken in a photographic studio.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Accession Code
BV985.5896.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Girls in horse-drawn cart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38745
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of two girls driving a two-wheeled horse-drawn cart.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-064
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two girls driving a two-wheeled horse-drawn cart.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Carts
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Grace McGhee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35153
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1909] (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 Grace McGhee (nee George) at McKay station along the Central Park Interurban line.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1909] (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.
204-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace McGhee (nee George) at McKay station along the Central Park Interurban line.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
McGhee, Grace George
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Central Park Interurban line
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

Granville Street looking south from Rogers building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1063
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1908 and 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.1 x 10.7 cm mounted on paper 13.5 x 18.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Granville Street in Vancouver, looking south from the Roger's Building. The two tall buildings to the sides are under construction, and steam is blowing out from building chimneys. Busy street activities can be seen below with two trams running along the tracks.Inscribed on the scrapb…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.1 x 10.7 cm mounted on paper 13.5 x 18.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Granville Street in Vancouver, looking south from the Roger's Building. The two tall buildings to the sides are under construction, and steam is blowing out from building chimneys. Busy street activities can be seen below with two trams running along the tracks.Inscribed on the scrapbook paper in white ink: "Granville Street / Looking South / From Rogers Building / Vancouver B.C."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Cities
Buildings - Commercial
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV972.50.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1908 and 1911]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-28
Photographer
Dean, H.M.
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Images
Less detail

Great Northern Railroad

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39518
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1903]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1903]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-837
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.
Subjects
Construction - Railroad Construction
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Names
Great Northern Railway
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

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