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![Blasted stump, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-037.jpg?width=280)
Blasted stump
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65899
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man (likely either Jack Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he just blasted, resting an axe at his side. The stump is in pieces and still smoldering.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-037
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man (likely either Jack Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he just blasted, resting an axe at his side. The stump is in pieces and still smoldering.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Street Address
- 200 Ellesmere Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Blasted stump, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-037.jpg)
Bonnett family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37005
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Una Bonnett and three of her childen: (left to right) Victor, Thais and Austa, at their family home at 21 North Hythe Avenue. A large stump is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-463
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Una Bonnett and three of her childen: (left to right) Victor, Thais and Austa, at their family home at 21 North Hythe Avenue. A large stump is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hythe Avenue North
- Street Address
- 21 Hythe Avenue North
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Camp at Oakalla Site
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39575
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the land clearing operation at the Oakalla Prison site in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is in the centre between two unidentified men. A line of clothes is hanging in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-894
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the land clearing operation at the Oakalla Prison site in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is in the centre between two unidentified men. A line of clothes is hanging in the background.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Clearing Gough Family Lot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35486
- 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 the Gough family and relatives clearing the lot for the family home on Nelson Avenue, Alta Vista. Identified in the photo (back row, centre) Donald Gough. Others in picture are aunts and uncles named Evans. Donald was the son of Agnes Gough and her husband William, who settled here…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-344
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gough family and relatives clearing the lot for the family home on Nelson Avenue, Alta Vista. Identified in the photo (back row, centre) Donald Gough. Others in picture are aunts and uncles named Evans. Donald was the son of Agnes Gough and her husband William, who settled here at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Evans Family
- Gough, Donald
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Annotation at top of photograph reads, "Nelson & Victory Sts - 1912"
- Geographic Access
- Nelson Avenue
- Street Address
- 7126 Nelson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Clearing land, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-038.jpg?width=280)
Clearing land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65900
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three men clearing land (most likely) on the Phillips family property. John George "George" Phillips and his father William James Phillips appear to be standing on running boards at the base of a large felled tree. The third man, sitting at the base of the stump, is unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three men clearing land (most likely) on the Phillips family property. John George "George" Phillips and his father William James Phillips appear to be standing on running boards at the base of a large felled tree. The third man, sitting at the base of the stump, is unidentified.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Clearing land, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-038.jpg)
![Clearing Land at Point Grey, [1911 or 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/413-001.jpg?width=280)
Clearing Land at Point Grey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38351
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911 or 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 18.8 x 23.5 cm on 30.4 x 34.5 cm backing
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight men seated on a log in front of a large pile of trees and cleared debris in Vancouver, BC. A small shack is seen to the left and another man can be seen leaning against the doorway. A note indicates that T. Townley and W. Townley are two of the men pictured, but it does not ide…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911 or 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anne Sievenpiper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 18.8 x 23.5 cm on 30.4 x 34.5 cm backing
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 413-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight men seated on a log in front of a large pile of trees and cleared debris in Vancouver, BC. A small shack is seen to the left and another man can be seen leaning against the doorway. A note indicates that T. Townley and W. Townley are two of the men pictured, but it does not identify specifically where they are seated nor the names of any of the other men.
- Names
- Townley, T.
- Townley, W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bullen & Lamb
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Clearing Land at Point Grey, [1911 or 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/413-001.jpg)
Clearing Land for Oakalla Prison Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39574
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Oakalla Prison Farm site being cleared in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is to the far right but the other man is unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-893
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Oakalla Prison Farm site being cleared in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is to the far right but the other man is unidentified.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Construction at the Oakalla Site
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39580
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of construction work and land clearing at the site of the Oakalla Prison farm in the Deer Lake area. Three unidentified men can be seen standing in the background to the left.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-899
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of construction work and land clearing at the site of the Oakalla Prison farm in the Deer Lake area. Three unidentified men can be seen standing in the background to the left.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
![Debris mound, [between 1911 and 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/413-003.jpg?width=280)
Debris mound
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88874
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm on 30 x 34.5 cm backing
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. and W. Townley's debris mound of trees and stumps after clearing land at an unidentified location in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anne Sievenpiper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm on 30 x 34.5 cm backing
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 413-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. and W. Townley's debris mound of trees and stumps after clearing land at an unidentified location in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Townley, T.
- Townley, W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Addington, H.E.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in handwritten script in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: " 1911-12/ "[scrap]"
Images
![Debris mound, [between 1911 and 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/413-003.jpg)
![Disney family felling trees, [between 1911 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-002.jpg?width=280)
Disney family felling trees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37131
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Disney family felling trees in the Edmonds district.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Disney family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 325-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Disney family felling trees in the Edmonds district.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Disney family felling trees, [between 1911 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-002.jpg)
![Elsie Dawkins, [ca. 1918] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-278.jpg?width=280)
Elsie Dawkins
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37690
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ca. 1918] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Dawkins, age 16.5 months, on Balfour Avenue (later renamed Atlee Avenue). A "stump ranch" is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ca. 1918] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-278
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Dawkins, age 16.5 months, on Balfour Avenue (later renamed Atlee Avenue). A "stump ranch" is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Norman, Elsie Dawkins
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Atlee Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Elsie Dawkins, [ca. 1918] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-278.jpg)
Explosive crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36143
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an explosive crew leaning against a bench with their dog. A box of explosives lies open at their feet.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 228-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an explosive crew leaning against a bench with their dog. A box of explosives lies open at their feet.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![George Searby Buxton Clearing Land, [1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/513-001.JPG?width=280)
George Searby Buxton Clearing Land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Buxton Family collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Burnaby pioneer George Searby Buxton clearing land on which he built his family home in Burnaby. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Buxton Family collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 513-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Burnaby pioneer George Searby Buxton clearing land on which he built his family home in Burnaby. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (1900-?), Alice Clarissa (Clissie) (1902-?), Bernard (1897-1972) and Leopold (1893-1951).. The Buxton house remains a heritage landmark in Burnaby to this day.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Buxton, George Searby
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buxton Street
- Street Address
- 4807 Buxton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![George Searby Buxton Clearing Land, [1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/513-001.JPG)
Gray Family Clearing Lot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35523
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family clearing the lot for their family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. (From left) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) Emily Gray (mother), and Ernie North (uncle by marriage; he had married Hilda, the sister of Clamor Gray).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-381
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family clearing the lot for their family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. (From left) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) Emily Gray (mother), and Ernie North (uncle by marriage; he had married Hilda, the sister of Clamor Gray).
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Winnifred Street
- Street Address
- 4375 Winnifred Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Gray family tent, [1911] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-377.jpg?width=280)
Gray family tent
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35519
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family tent on their 4375 Winnifred Street property. (Inside tent) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray). The Grays lived in the tent while their house was being built by Mr. Gray, a carpenter.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-377
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family tent on their 4375 Winnifred Street property. (Inside tent) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray). The Grays lived in the tent while their house was being built by Mr. Gray, a carpenter.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Structures - Tents
- Names
- Gray, Clamor
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Winnifred Street
- Street Address
- 4375 Winnifred Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Gray family tent, [1911] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-377.jpg)
![Holmes Capitol Hill lot, [1911] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-695.jpg?width=280)
Holmes Capitol Hill lot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35836
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Holmes Capitol Hill lot. Jack Holmes bought this lot at 200 Ellesmere Avenue for $550.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-695
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Holmes Capitol Hill lot. Jack Holmes bought this lot at 200 Ellesmere Avenue for $550.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Street Address
- 200 Ellesmere Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Holmes Capitol Hill lot, [1911] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-695.jpg)
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1910-1946
- Length
- 0:09:17
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
- Date Range
- 1910-1946
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:09:17
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Geographic Access
- Napier Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 18, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
- Biographical Notes
- Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 33:02
- Interviewee Name
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_1.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two ro…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two room house for the family, Reidun’s birth in 1931, and the family’s move to Curtis Street in 1932. She talks about her childhood memories of playing on a big stump and cedar log in the yard.
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Names
- Seim, Sjur
- Seim, Martine
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_1.mp3![Jim Phillips, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-035.jpg?width=280)
Jim Phillips
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65897
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of James William "Jim" Phillips clearing land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. Holding a fuse in his hands with dynamite resting in front of him, Jim is crouched in front of a large stump, setting the blast.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-035
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of James William "Jim" Phillips clearing land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. Holding a fuse in his hands with dynamite resting in front of him, Jim is crouched in front of a large stump, setting the blast.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Jim Phillips, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-035.jpg)
![Jim Phillips, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-040.jpg?width=280)
Jim Phillips
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65917
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of James William "Jim" Phillips clearing land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he will later blast apart.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-040
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of James William "Jim" Phillips clearing land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. He is standing in front of the stump that he will later blast apart.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Jim Phillips, [1910 or 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/487/487-040.jpg)