27 records – page 1 of 1.

Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37565
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. The photograph was taken on school grounds.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-153
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Boys Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. The photograph was taken on school grounds.
Subjects
Sports - Gymnastics
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Class on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2989
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students from about age eight to ten lined up on the front steps of a school in three rows. The school in the background appears to be the Gilmore Avenue School There are eighteen girls, mostly in knee length dresses or skirts with dark stockings or knee high socks, and se…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students from about age eight to ten lined up on the front steps of a school in three rows. The school in the background appears to be the Gilmore Avenue School There are eighteen girls, mostly in knee length dresses or skirts with dark stockings or knee high socks, and seventeen boys, in either button up shirts or sailor suits. Annotations on the back of the postcard read: "c. 1915" and "Mr. Smith."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.100.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue Junior High School NCOs and Officers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37568
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and officers of Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. The photograph was taken on school grounds.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-156
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and officers of Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. The photograph was taken on school grounds.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Occupations - Military Personnel
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34515
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940 (date of original) copied [between 1975 and 1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.0 x 19.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Gilmore Avenue School with children standing outside.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940 (date of original) copied [between 1975 and 1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jeanie Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.0 x 19.2 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
033-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Gilmore Avenue School with children standing outside.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38192
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917 or 1918] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original Gilmore Avenue School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917 or 1918] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-779
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original Gilmore Avenue School.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38509
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916]
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 the Gilmore Avenue School building with a few children standing on the front step (all unidentified). Written on the bottom right of the postcard is; "Gilmore Avenue School, Vancouver Heights, Vancouver BC." At the bottom left, the photographer is identified as J.M. Henton…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
449-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the Gilmore Avenue School building with a few children standing on the front step (all unidentified). Written on the bottom right of the postcard is; "Gilmore Avenue School, Vancouver Heights, Vancouver BC." At the bottom left, the photographer is identified as J.M. Henton, Vancouver.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Henton, J.M.
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2990
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the front of the Gilmore Avenue School ca. 1915. Children are visible in and around the school. Annotations on the back of the postcard reads: :"Mr. Geoge Smith" and "Gilmore School. / 1915." Stamped on the back of the postcard: "Gilmore Avenue School / 50 Gilmore Avenue /…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the front of the Gilmore Avenue School ca. 1915. Children are visible in and around the school. Annotations on the back of the postcard reads: :"Mr. Geoge Smith" and "Gilmore School. / 1915." Stamped on the back of the postcard: "Gilmore Avenue School / 50 Gilmore Avenue / Burnaby 2. B.C."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.100.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35240
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
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 Gilmore Avenue School class. Sally Knowlton Yeates is in the front row, 3rd from left. The school is located at 50 Gilmore Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
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.
204-097
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Avenue School class. Sally Knowlton Yeates is in the front row, 3rd from left. The school is located at 50 Gilmore Avenue.
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Yeates, Sally Knowlton
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School Class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35255
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1919] (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 Gilmore Avenue School class. Gladys Beniston is marked in ink in the middle. This is an interior view of a classroom with the students seated at their desks and the teacher standing at the back.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1919] (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.
204-112
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Avenue School class. Gladys Beniston is marked in ink in the middle. This is an interior view of a classroom with the students seated at their desks and the teacher standing at the back.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Moore, Gladys Beniston
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35425
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of a brick extension to Gilmore Avenue public school. The original Vancouver Heights School building is visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913] (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 ; 11.4 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-283
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of a brick extension to Gilmore Avenue public school. The original Vancouver Heights School building is visible.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35427
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1914] (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 Gilmore Avenue Public School extension construction. Note the horse and wagon hauling material to the site. Dr. Carl Eaton was teacher and first principal of Gilmore school (then called Vancouver Heights school).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1914] (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.
204-285
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Avenue Public School extension construction. Note the horse and wagon hauling material to the site. Dr. Carl Eaton was teacher and first principal of Gilmore school (then called Vancouver Heights school).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Construction
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School Grade 1 class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36793
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.9 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Gilmore Avenue School Grade 1 class. The teacher (not pictured) was Miss Russell.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.9 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-250
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Gilmore Avenue School Grade 1 class. The teacher (not pictured) was Miss Russell.
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School Grade 1 Class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36831
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Gilmore Avenue School Grade 1 class. Identified: Robert Clark, Jr. (back row, 2nd from left), Miss Simmons (teacher, far right).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-289
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Gilmore Avenue School Grade 1 class. Identified: Robert Clark, Jr. (back row, 2nd from left), Miss Simmons (teacher, far right).
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Clark, Robert Jr.
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Avenue School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36797
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 11.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of three girls outside Gilmore Avenue School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 11.2 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-254
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three girls outside Gilmore Avenue School.
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore Public School Class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35721
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
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 Gilmore Public School class. Identified: (front row, 11th from left, circled) Annie Smedley. Teacher: Miss Simmons. Annie Smedley is wearing the pinafore she disliked and hid in the bushes on her way to school.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
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.
204-579
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilmore Public School class. Identified: (front row, 11th from left, circled) Annie Smedley. Teacher: Miss Simmons. Annie Smedley is wearing the pinafore she disliked and hid in the bushes on her way to school.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Smedley, Annie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Gilmore School Staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription176
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1943]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School. The people are identified as follows (left to right). Front row: Miss Marion Williamson, Miss J. McKenzie, Miss Evelyn Sinclair, Mr. Stanley Griffiths (Principal), Miss Ina Dearing, Miss Peggy Prior, and Miss Georgina Busch. Back row: Mr. T. Chalmers (Vice Princip…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School. The people are identified as follows (left to right). Front row: Miss Marion Williamson, Miss J. McKenzie, Miss Evelyn Sinclair, Mr. Stanley Griffiths (Principal), Miss Ina Dearing, Miss Peggy Prior, and Miss Georgina Busch. Back row: Mr. T. Chalmers (Vice Principal / donor), Mr. W. McKenzie (no kin to Miss J. McKenzie), Miss Edith Osborne, unidentified man, and Mr. W. Mitchell. It is noted in the signed donation form that Mr. Chalmers (the donor) served at the Gilmore school from 1940 to 1950, and the photograph was taken with his personal camera. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "School Staff 1943, Gilmore School (Burnaby) / from Mr. Chalmers." Stamped on the back of the photo: "4860."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Busch, Georgina
Chalmers, Thomas "Tom"
Dearing, Ina
Gilmore Avenue School
Griffiths, Stanley
McKenzie, J.
McKenzie, W.
Mitchell, W.
Osborne, Edith
Prior, Peggy
Sinclair, Evelyn
Williamson, Marion
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.92.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1943]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gilmour Avenue School site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11129
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 27, 1915
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Survey plan of Gilmore Avenue School site. Title on plan reads: "Gilmour Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality / Being Lots 1-10 inc. & Lots 27-36 inc. of Block 9 / of Subdivision of a Portion of Lot 187, GP.1 / New Westminster District". "Note. School site is as shown below, the original...am…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Series
School and church plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch
Scope and Content
Survey plan of Gilmore Avenue School site. Title on plan reads: "Gilmour Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality / Being Lots 1-10 inc. & Lots 27-36 inc. of Block 9 / of Subdivision of a Portion of Lot 187, GP.1 / New Westminster District". "Note. School site is as shown below, the original...amended" "by cancelling Lots 1-10 & 27-30 inc....order of court filed No.4938".
History
The school was named after Hugh B. Gilmour, but an error by a municipal clerk in the Street Naming Bylaw in 1912 (Bylaw Number 135) changed the spelling to "Gilmore" Avenue and the school name was spelled "Gilmore" Avenue School hereafter.
Creator
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Responsibility
Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV003.83.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 27, 1915
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
440
Scan Date
22-Dec-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title taken from plan
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did superintend the survey", "...completed on the 27th day of May 1915" and noterized by Walter Edmonds" "sworn...29th Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster. B.C."
Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1782"
Zoomable Images
Gilmour Avenue School site, May 27, 1915 thumbnail

Gilmour Avenue School site, May 27, 1915

Zoom into Image
Less detail

Girls at Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38190
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917 or 1918] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls standing on the Gilmore Avenue School grounds. Left to right: Alice Bruce, May Graham, Ella Robinson, Margaret Reilly, Beatrice Morely, Dorothy Warburton, Mary Clark, Nellie Langley, Isabelle Spraggon, and Dolly Killer.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917 or 1918] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-777
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls standing on the Gilmore Avenue School grounds. Left to right: Alice Bruce, May Graham, Ella Robinson, Margaret Reilly, Beatrice Morely, Dorothy Warburton, Mary Clark, Nellie Langley, Isabelle Spraggon, and Dolly Killer.
Names
Bruce, Alice
Clark, Mary
Gilmore Avenue School
Graham, May
Killer, Dolly
Langley, Nellie
Morely, Beatrice
Reilly, Margaret
Robinson, Ella
Spraggon, Isabelle
Warburton, Dorothy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37570
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. This photograph was taken on the school grounds.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-158
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Girls Tumbling Club at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. This photograph was taken on the school grounds.
Subjects
Sports - Gymnastics
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Jay Findley, S.T. Griffiths, Tom Chalmers, and Cecil Shantz

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37567
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jay Findley, S.T. Griffiths, Tom Chalmers, and Cecil Shantz at the side of Gilmore Avenue Junior High School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-155
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jay Findley, S.T. Griffiths, Tom Chalmers, and Cecil Shantz at the side of Gilmore Avenue Junior High School.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Chalmers, Tom
Findley, Jay
Gilmore Avenue School
Griffiths, S.T.
Cecil Shantz
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Men at Gilmore Junior High School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37569
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified major, Cecil Shantz and Jay Findley at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-157
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified major, Cecil Shantz and Jay Findley at Gilmore Avenue Junior High School.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Findley, Jay
Gilmore Avenue School
Shantz, Cecil
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Miss Muir's class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2991
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students about age seven sitting and standing in three rows in front of the doors of a school. There are sixteen girls and eleven boys. Their female teacher stands by them to the right side of the photograph. Annotations on the back of the postcard read: "Miss Muir?" and "G…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students about age seven sitting and standing in three rows in front of the doors of a school. There are sixteen girls and eleven boys. Their female teacher stands by them to the right side of the photograph. Annotations on the back of the postcard read: "Miss Muir?" and "Gilmore School / 1912?"
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Occupations - Teachers
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Muir, Miss
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.100.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-01-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Students at Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription75
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1918
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class of Grade 7 students standing in four rows on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School. The teacher, standing in the back row to the right in a polka dot blouse, is believed to be Margaret Scott. Most of the girls are in light coloured dresses with dark stockings and boots and …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class of Grade 7 students standing in four rows on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School. The teacher, standing in the back row to the right in a polka dot blouse, is believed to be Margaret Scott. Most of the girls are in light coloured dresses with dark stockings and boots and most boys are in button up shirts. Jim Warren is standing in the third row on the far left and George Pendygrasse is in the same row, ninth from the left. None of the other students have been identified.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Pendygrasse, George
Warren, James "Jim"
Scott, Margaret
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV989.19.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1918
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written pencil on verso of postcard reads: "R. G. McManus 4275 Dundas St. North Burnaby BC. / c/o Terry-Lynn Callender"
Images
Less detail

Students at Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2974
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students standing in three rows on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students standing in three rows on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School.
Subjects
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV989.19.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Mr + Mrs. Bob. McManus / c/o Terry Lynn Callender"
Images
Less detail

Teachers at Vancouver Heights School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35428
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (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 Dr. Carl Eaton (left), school principal, with unidentified teaching staff. Carl Eaton was the first principal of Vancouver Heights Public School, later called Gilmore Avenue School, when it opened in 1912.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (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.
204-286
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Carl Eaton (left), school principal, with unidentified teaching staff. Carl Eaton was the first principal of Vancouver Heights Public School, later called Gilmore Avenue School, when it opened in 1912.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Vancouver Heights Public School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Tom Chalmers and Cecil Shantz

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37566
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom Chalmers and Cecil Shantz on the steps of Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. This may be on the occasion of a cadet induction.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-154
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom Chalmers and Cecil Shantz on the steps of Gilmore Avenue Junior High School. This may be on the occasion of a cadet induction.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Chalmers, Tom
Gilmore Avenue School
Shantz, Cecil
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Less detail

Vancouver Heights

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35426
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913 (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 a general view of Vancouver Heights. The car is on Ingleton Avenue near the corner of Triumph Street, looking east to MacDonald Avenue and Gilmore Avenue. Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church and Gilmore Avenue School can be seen in the background at the right. The photograph is by D…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913 (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.
204-284
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a general view of Vancouver Heights. The car is on Ingleton Avenue near the corner of Triumph Street, looking east to MacDonald Avenue and Gilmore Avenue. Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church and Gilmore Avenue School can be seen in the background at the right. The photograph is by Dr. Carl Eaton, teacher, principal and later family physician.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ingleton Avenue
MacDonald Avenue
Triumph Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Less detail

27 records – page 1 of 1.