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Scope and Content: Photograph of a procession led by flower girls at Burnaby May Day, at Robert Burnaby Park. A constable in uniform is standing next to one of the lead flower girls with his hands on her shoulders, directing her. People are gathered around on the field to watch the procession. A Maypole can be seen o…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a procession led by flower girls at Burnaby May Day, at Robert Burnaby Park. A constable in uniform is standing next to one of the lead flower girls with his hands on her shoulders, directing her. People are gathered around on the field to watch the procession. A Maypole can be seen on the left.

Subjects: Events - May Day; Clothing - Uniforms; Public Services - Policing; Events - Parades

Geographic Access: Robert Burnaby Park; Wedgewood Street

Street Address: 8155 Wedgewood Street

Accession Code: HV972.204.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 26, 1928

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Related Material: For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-25

Photographer: Lloyd, Frank Ernest

Notes: Inscribed in the negative and printed on the bottom front of the photograph: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay, B.C. / 36."

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Burnaby Waterworks Construction Staff, 1912

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 phototgraph : sepia ; 12.3 x 19.3 cm mounted on paper 13.3 x 20.1 mounted on cardboard 21.1 x 27.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Waterworks construction staff from 1912. The five men in the group are clearly identified by the printed information on the cardboard mount provided by the photographer. Standing in the back to the left is Inspector J.M. MacLean. Standing to the right is Inspector F. Howard. …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 phototgraph : sepia ; 12.3 x 19.3 cm mounted on paper 13.3 x 20.1 mounted on cardboard 21.1 x 27.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Waterworks construction staff from 1912. The five men in the group are clearly identified by the printed information on the cardboard mount provided by the photographer. Standing in the back to the left is Inspector J.M. MacLean. Standing to the right is Inspector F. Howard. Seated on the left is Inspector John Parr. Seated in the middle is Supervising Engineer Campbell MacDonald. Seated on the right is Inspector N.W. Collins.

Subjects: Public Services - Utilities; Public Services - Public Works

Names: Burnaby Waterworks; Howard, F.; MacDonald, Campbell; Collins, N.W.; MacLean, J.M.; Parr, John

Accession Code: HV975.97.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1912

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-06

Photographer: Wadds, David

Notes: Transcribed title; Photographer is identified printed on the left side of matt below photograph: "D. WADDS, PHOTOGRAPHER"; Caption below photograph and printed on matt reads: "BURNABY WATERWORKS CONSTRUCTION STAFF, 1912 / INSPECTOR J.M. MACLEAN_INSPECTOR F.HOWARD / INSPECTOR JOHN PAR_SUPERVISING ENGINEER CAMPBELL MACDONALD_INSPECTOR N.W. COLLINS"

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Burnaby Waterworks Construction Staff, 1912, 1912 thumbnail

Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 16, 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Reeve Weart addressing a crowd gathered around the bandstand in Central Park for the inauguration of Burnaby Water Works. The Reeve is standing as he looks towards the crowd. Other men are seated in a semi-circle inside the bandstand. This was known as "Splash Day."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 16, 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-798

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Reeve Weart addressing a crowd gathered around the bandstand in Central Park for the inauguration of Burnaby Water Works. The Reeve is standing as he looks towards the crowd. Other men are seated in a semi-circle inside the bandstand. This was known as "Splash Day."

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Bandstands; Persons - Crowds; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Public Services - Utilities; Public Services - Public Works; Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Names: Weart, R.W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Annotation of back of postcard reads, "July 16 - 1912 / Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby"

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Inauguration of the water system at Burnaby, July 16, 1912 thumbnail

Corporal Cameron of the North West mounted police: a tale of the Macleod Trail

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937

Publication Date: c1912

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.29.2

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Author: Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: Westminster Co.

Publication Date: c1912

Physical Description: 454 p. : 19 cm.

Inscription: "Allen Seager" [handwritten on title page]

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century; Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Notes: Author name is a nom de plume

Goat onboard the HMS New Zealand

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a goat looking through a life preserver on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, which was in Vancouver Harbour.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-187

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a goat looking through a life preserver on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, which was in Vancouver Harbour.

Subjects: Animals - Goats; Public Services - Military Services

Names: H.M.S. New Zealand

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Goat onboard the HMS New Zealand, 1913 thumbnail

Harbour

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph looking across a field towards a harbour. A large military ship can be seen very faintly in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-593

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph looking across a field towards a harbour. A large military ship can be seen very faintly in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Fields; Public Services - Military Services

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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HMS Hood

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the warship, the HMS Hood in Vancouver Harbour.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-184

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the warship, the HMS Hood in Vancouver Harbour.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Public Services - Military Services

Names: H.M.S. Hood

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1912-1933

Length: 0:07:49

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' thoughts on the distinct areas of Burnaby, municipal planning decisions and the municipal politics of the time.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' thoughts on the distinct areas of Burnaby, municipal planning decisions and the municipal politics of the time.

Date Range: 1912-1933

Photo Info: Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002

Length: 0:07:49

Subjects: Public Services - Municipal Services; Planning

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: 10-Jun-75

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.

Total Tracks: 11

Total Length: 1:24:01

Interviewee Name: Eagles, Dr. Blythe; Eagles, Dr. Violet

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

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

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

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Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles

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Monkey aboard a ship

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.2 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a sailor, a woman and a monkey on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, while it was in Vancouver Harbour.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.2 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-189

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a sailor, a woman and a monkey on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, while it was in Vancouver Harbour.

Subjects: Animals; Public Services - Military Services

Names: H.M.S. New Zealand

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Rowing to the HMS Hood

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of rowboats going out to meet the warship the HMS Hood, while it was in Vancouver Harbour. Crowds can be seen gathered on the deck of the ship.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-186

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of rowboats going out to meet the warship the HMS Hood, while it was in Vancouver Harbour. Crowds can be seen gathered on the deck of the ship.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Transportation - Boats; Occupations - Military Personnel; Public Services - Military Services

Names: H.M.S. Hood

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Ship on the water

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large military ship on the water. The ship and location are both unknown.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-590

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large military ship on the water. The ship and location are both unknown.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Public Services - Military Services

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Ship on the water

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 2.7 x 6.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large military ship on the water. A smaller vessel can be seen to the far left. The ship and location are both unknown.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 2.7 x 6.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-591

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large military ship on the water. A smaller vessel can be seen to the far left. The ship and location are both unknown.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Public Services - Military Services

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Ship on the water

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 5.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large military ship sailing in the water at an unknown location.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 5.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-592

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large military ship sailing in the water at an unknown location.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Public Services - Military Services

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Ship's deck

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the deck of a military vessel.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-594

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the deck of a military vessel.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Public Services - Military Services

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Woman standing on the HMS Hood

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing on the deck of the warship HMS Hood in Vancouver, BC.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

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 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-185

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing on the deck of the warship HMS Hood in Vancouver, BC.

Subjects: Transportation - Ships; Occupations - Military Personnel; Public Services - Military Services; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: H.M.S. Hood

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Woman standing on the HMS Hood, 1921 thumbnail

Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1914-1949

Length: 0:09:28

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's early years. He begins by mentioning his school days and moves into a detailed account of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the Hall and in the Stores.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's early years. He begins by mentioning his school days and moves into a detailed account of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the Hall and in the Stores.

Date Range: 1914-1949

Photo Info: Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.

Length: 0:09:28

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Public Services - Public Works

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 16, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Les Francis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-thirties through the war years.

Biographical Notes: Les Francis was born in London, England, in 1914 and came with his family to Burnaby in 1919. Except for a few years away on special projects, Les has lived in Burnaby ever since. After attending Kingsway West Elementary and Burnaby South High Schools, Les joined the municipal work force. He first worked as a clerk in 1930 and later joined the Engineering Department where he spent his career maintaining and extending the municipal water system. Les Francis retired in 1979 as the City of Burnaby's Work's Superintendent.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:43:18

Interviewee Name: Francis, Les

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Les Francis

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Opening of the Hastings-Barnet Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the official opening of the newly paved Hastings-Barnet Road which opened on Saturday December 10, 1927. In the foreground the Provincial Minister of Public Works Dr. W.H. Sutherland is opening a wooden gate, with a large crowd gathered around. The Barnet Lumber Company Ltd. building …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 476-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2005-8

Scope and Content: Photograph of the official opening of the newly paved Hastings-Barnet Road which opened on Saturday December 10, 1927. In the foreground the Provincial Minister of Public Works Dr. W.H. Sutherland is opening a wooden gate, with a large crowd gathered around. The Barnet Lumber Company Ltd. building on Hastings Street is in the background.