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Canada Way Food Market and Toy residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20350
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 13 Jun. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 13 Jun. 2023
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Photographer
- Petrusa, Kate
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cigarette price sign inside of Canada Way Food Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20349
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 13 Jun. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cigarette price display sign hanging from ceiling inside of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Boxes are visible beneath the sign. The food market closed in 2010.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cigarette price display sign hanging from ceiling inside of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Boxes are visible beneath the sign. The food market closed in 2010.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 13 Jun. 2023
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- BV023.17.3 - Cigarette price display sign
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Photographer
- Petrusa, Kate
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The sign was donated to the Burnaby Village Museum in 2023
Images
Harry Toy fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20339
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]-2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.
- History
- Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use as a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present.
- Creator
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Accession Code
- BV023.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]-2023
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Men preparing food under wooden shelter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19683
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three men preparing food under a wooden shelter in the woods. Thomas Robert Love (right) is standing at wood plank table with an array of food layed out in front. Unidentified man (left) appears to be cooking over a fire and another man is standing at the back of the shelter.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three men preparing food under a wooden shelter in the woods. Thomas Robert Love (right) is standing at wood plank table with an array of food layed out in front. Unidentified man (left) appears to be cooking over a fire and another man is standing at the back of the shelter.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.105
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Two men carrying long plank of wood with food
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19298
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men walking in a forested area, carrying a plank of wood with food balanced on top.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men walking in a forested area, carrying a plank of wood with food balanced on top.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1919]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Group of adults having a picnic and people on shore
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied [2016]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of of ten people sitting in long grass, having a picnic. There are five men and five women, seated in a semi-circle around dishes and food. The women are wearing dresses and the men are in shirtsleeves. People may be members of the Love family. Trees and other vegetation can be seen in t…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of of ten people sitting in long grass, having a picnic. There are five men and five women, seated in a semi-circle around dishes and food. The women are wearing dresses and the men are in shirtsleeves. People may be members of the Love family. Trees and other vegetation can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Accession Code
- BV016.43.49
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied [2016]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 2, grey cover "The Love House".
- Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14764
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1920-2006, predominant 1920-1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. + 1 photograph : b&w + 1 photograph : sepia + 41 photographs (tiffs) + 4 photographs (jpgs) + 12 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs of the Jung, Chan and Lee families as well as business records collected and created by Cecil Lee in the nineteen seventies, while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chin…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. + 1 photograph : b&w + 1 photograph : sepia + 41 photographs (tiffs) + 4 photographs (jpgs) + 12 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs of the Jung, Chan and Lee families as well as business records collected and created by Cecil Lee in the nineteen seventies, while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Lee family photographs series 3) Cecil Lee business records series
- History
- Julie Cho Chan Lee is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (1912-2006) and Puy Yuen Chan (1903-1978). Suey Ying "Laura" and Puy Yuen Chan were married in New Westminster in November 1942 followed by a fourteen year residency in the “minority town site” of Fraser Mills where their daughters Julie and June were born. Julie's mother Suey Ying "Laura" Jung was born in Burnaby in 1912 to Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956) and Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952). The family had six children (five of which lived to adulthood); Suey Fong "Maida" (1909-1997) (married Quinn Wong) ; Suey Kin "Annie" (1911-1962) (married George Jong); Suey Ying "Laura"; Suey Cheung "Harry" (1916-1991) and "; Suey Yook "Gordon" (1919-1998). The family owned and operated a five acre market garden and piggery at 5460 Douglas Road near Still Creek (address was changed to 5286 Douglas Road in 1958). This was conveniently located directly across the street from Douglas Road Interurban Station. The children attended Edmonds Elementary School and while the girls only completed their elementary school years, the boys continued their education at the Vancouver Technical School. Chung Chong and Gee Shee Jung sold the farm on Douglas Road around 1949 and moved to East Vancouver. Julie's mother, Suey Ying "Laura" Jung continued to live and work on the Jung family farm until she was married in 1942 when she moved to live with her husband, Puy Yuen at Fraser Mills. Suey Ying "Laura"'s sister Maida and her husband Quinn Wong also lived at Fraser Mills with their nine children. Julie's father, Puy Yuen Chan joined his father, Chin Yip Hong in Canada at the tender age of 12, worked as a shingle packer and plywood plant handler at Fraser Mills for forty years and retired without ever learning to speak English. In 1972, Julie Cho Chan married Cecil Lee and lived in Surrey where their two boys, Rodney and Darin were born. Just prior to the start of school for Rodney, the family relocated to Coquitlam where Julie had lived since 1956. Julie worked as a teacher and later as a teacher-librarian in the Coquitlam School District. Cecil Chue Kan Lee was born in Queensborough to Sui Seo Ngen and Ding Quai Lee. Cecil is the youngest of eight children; Chue Ngan "Gladys"; Chue Fay "Walter"; Chue Quon "Charlie"; Chue Jan "Pearl"; Chue Moi "Rose"; Chue Duck "Dick" and Chue Kwong "Ken". Cecil’s father, Ding Quai Lee was a jack of all trades including a labour contractor as a well as a millwright for G.W. Beach’s three mills, Keystone, Sapperton and Harrison Mills.In 1931, with the arrival of the Depression, the family made the difficult decision to return to their homeland of Guangzhou province, eventually returning to Canada in 1939. With this decision, Ding Quai wrestled with the burden of the repayment of the loans for two way steamship fares to and from China. Upon their return to Canada, the family lived a short time on Union Street in Vancouver before relocating to Queensborough (New Westminster). Cecil and his siblings were schooled at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School followed by varying stints at FW Howay and Duke of Connaught High Schools. In 1951, Cecil Lee joined Kelly Douglas & Company Ltd., a subsidiary of the George Weston Empire, as a produce warehouseman, followed by several years as a foreman and then in the early seventies until his 1991 retirement after forty years of service, he served as one of the KD produce buyers. In this capacity, he worked closely with local farmers along Marine Drive and in the Fraser Valley. Kelly Douglas and Company Limited was founded in 1896 as a wholesale grocery business and became one of the largest food distributors in Canada. In 1946, its headquarters moved from Vancouver to Burnaby and a manufacturing plant and warehouse were built on the site at 4700 Kingsway. In the mid-1970s, Lee along with the associates at Western Commodities, the head office for produce imports, was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into western Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come only from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with the popular demand, Kelly Douglas and Company Limited looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business. Moreover, Cecil Lee designed, though not patented, the cardboard Chinese mandarin orange box to replace wooden containers. The iconic design required no glue or staples, making it possible for farmers to assemble and pack the boxes as they picked the oranges. In 1986, the Kelly Douglas and Company building was demolished and the produce department of Kelly Douglas was relocated to 6451 Telford Burnaby and the head office to 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver.
- Accession Code
- BV017.24; BV019.6; BV019.33; BV020.38; BV021.19
- Date
- 1920-2006, predominant 1920-1979
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Records within fonds are composed of business records and family photographs arranged by the Lee family.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- See also: Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020. -- [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020 BV020.6.2
- See also artifact descriptions under accession BV019.6 including BV019.6.1 - for description of original box to ship and sell mandarin oranges; BV019.6.15 and BV019.6.16 for Chinese mandarin orange wrappers "Snow Mountain Mandarin Orange"
- Many of the "Business records" are closed and subject to FIPPA, contact Burnaby Village Museum regarding access
Lewis family picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription593
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lewis family gathered around a wooden plank tables in the woods to eat a meal. There are food, drinks and dishes on the tables set up in a location surrounded by thick forest underbrush and ferns. The group is composed of a least six children, six women, and five men.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lewis family gathered around a wooden plank tables in the woods to eat a meal. There are food, drinks and dishes on the tables set up in a location surrounded by thick forest underbrush and ferns. The group is composed of a least six children, six women, and five men.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Names
- Lewis Family
- Accession Code
- HV977.110.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1910] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- An annotation on the back of the copy print of photo reads: "Photograph taken from private collection of Mrs. Ada Groves."
- An annotation on the back of the copy print of photo reads: "Lewis family picnic in Burnaby. 1910."
Images
Lewis family picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19332
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lewis family gathered around a wooden plank tables in the woods to eat a meal. There are food, drinks and dishes on the tables set up in a location surrounded by thick forest underbrush and ferns. The group is composed of a least six children, six women, and five men.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
- Material Details
- areas of the photograph are fading due to over exposure
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lewis family gathered around a wooden plank tables in the woods to eat a meal. There are food, drinks and dishes on the tables set up in a location surrounded by thick forest underbrush and ferns. The group is composed of a least six children, six women, and five men.
- History
- William and Emma Lewis had nine children and owned a fruit farm on 17th Avenue in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Names
- Lewis Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.49
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Love family picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19315
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [c. 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of several members of the Love family seated on the grass having a picnic. Annie (Love) Whiting is identifed on the right, third from the back. The group is gathered on three sides of a large cloth layed out on the ground with several dishes of food and drink placed upon it. They are sit…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is over exposed, washing out some of the detail
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of several members of the Love family seated on the grass having a picnic. Annie (Love) Whiting is identifed on the right, third from the back. The group is gathered on three sides of a large cloth layed out on the ground with several dishes of food and drink placed upon it. They are situated in a clearing surrounded by trees and bushes. Many of the women and girls are wearing large hats and white blouses with long skirts. Two men situated at the end of the blanket are wearing long sleeve shirts and pants and appear to be eating.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Names
- Love Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.32
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [c. 1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)