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Kitty Hill and a friend riding horses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39567
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill in a dress riding sidesaddle, while her friend rides western in a field next to the woods. The photograph was likely taken at Kitty's home, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-886
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill in a dress riding sidesaddle, while her friend rides western in a field next to the woods. The photograph was likely taken at Kitty's home, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 5730 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
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Kitty Hill and friend on horseback
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38752
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill (right) and Florence Hart riding on horseback.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-071
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill (right) and Florence Hart riding on horseback.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Kitty Hill sitting on a fence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39559
- 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 10.1 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album0
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill sitting on a fence, holding a dog in her lap. The Hill family home, known as Broadview, is faintly visible in the background. It was located on Buckingham Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10.1 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album0
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-878
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill sitting on a fence, holding a dog in her lap. The Hill family home, known as Broadview, is faintly visible in the background. It was located on Buckingham Avenue.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Structures - Fences
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 5730 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Kitty Hill sledding with pet dog
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38747
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of Kitty Hill on a sled, accompanied by a pet dog, most likely in front of the Hill family home, Broadview.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-066
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of Kitty Hill on a sled, accompanied by a pet dog, most likely in front of the Hill family home, Broadview.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 5730 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
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Kitty on the lawn of Broadview
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39552
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home of Claude Hill, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue. Broadview was the second Hill home in the Burnaby Lake area, the first being "Brookfield" on Deer Lake Avenue In front of the house is Claude's daughter Kitty, with a dog.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-871
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home of Claude Hill, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue. Broadview was the second Hill home in the Burnaby Lake area, the first being "Brookfield" on Deer Lake Avenue In front of the house is Claude's daughter Kitty, with a dog.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 5730 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Love family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35732
- 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 Love family. Back, left to right: Henry Love, Albert Lewis (neighbour), William Feedham (brother-in-law to be, he would marry sister, Phoebe Love), and George Love. Middle row, left to right: Sarah Love, Dot Love and Phoebe Love. Front row, left to right: Leonard Love, Girlie L…
- 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.
- 204-590
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Love family. Back, left to right: Henry Love, Albert Lewis (neighbour), William Feedham (brother-in-law to be, he would marry sister, Phoebe Love), and George Love. Middle row, left to right: Sarah Love, Dot Love and Phoebe Love. Front row, left to right: Leonard Love, Girlie Love and Esther Love.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Feedham, William Charles
- Lewis, Albert
- Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
- Love, George Richard
- Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
- Love, Henry
- Love, Leonard
- Parker, Sarah Maria Love
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
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Love family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2976
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the Love family taken outside on the grass. Their tri-coloured border collie is lying in the front row and a black poodle is standing over him, licking his face. This group is identified as; (back row, l to r) Phoebe Love (later Feedham), unidentified young woman in large h…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the Love family taken outside on the grass. Their tri-coloured border collie is lying in the front row and a black poodle is standing over him, licking his face. This group is identified as; (back row, l to r) Phoebe Love (later Feedham), unidentified young woman in large hat, Sarah Love (later Parker), William Michael Parker (later married Sarah Love), Martha (Dot) Love (later Brandrith); (mid row, l to r) Henry Love, George Love, Albert Lewis (neighbor of the Love family); (front row, l to r) Esther Love (later Stanley), Leonard Love, and Hannah (Girlie) Love (later Barnes).
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Lewis, Albert
- Love, George Richard
- Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
- Love, Henry
- Love, John Leonard
- Parker, Sarah Maria Love
- Parker, William Michael
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
- Love Family
- Accession Code
- BV988.45.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For a copy print of the same image taken from the Bernard Hill family album, see HV977.123.39
- See also BV022.32.222 for similar photo
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of postcard reads: "LOVE FAMILY"
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Man with dog on steps of cabin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19674
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [c. 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man and a dog seated on the steps of a wood cabin.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man and a dog seated on the steps of a wood cabin.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.96
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [c. 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)
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Margaret, Lila, Naida, Dolly and Fred Knight
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15338
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children of Louise and Ernest Knight. Children are dressed in white clothing and are identified as; (left to right- back row) Margaret Norton (nee Knight), Lila McKinley (nee Knight), Naida Hansen (nee Knight), (left to right - front row) unidentified boy, Dolly Walker-Kirkwood (nee K…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children of Louise and Ernest Knight. Children are dressed in white clothing and are identified as; (left to right- back row) Margaret Norton (nee Knight), Lila McKinley (nee Knight), Naida Hansen (nee Knight), (left to right - front row) unidentified boy, Dolly Walker-Kirkwood (nee Knight) holding"Pat" the dog and Fred Knight.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Norton, Margaret Knight
- Hansen, Naida Knight
- Knight, Frederick "Fred"
- Walker-Kirkwood, Dolly Knight
- McKinley, Lila Knight
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.27
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Mary England and dog
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12231
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1915] (date of original) , copied 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary England fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mary England standing outside in a grassy area with trees and a dog at her feet.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary England fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mary England standing outside in a grassy area with trees and a dog at her feet.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- England, Mary
- Accession Code
- BV020.9.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1915] (date of original) , copied 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-Feb-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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McKenzie family home and farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37035
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the McKenzie family home and farm on Laurier Street (now Halligan Street). Cows can be seen in the background and a girl in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-498
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the McKenzie family home and farm on Laurier Street (now Halligan Street). Cows can be seen in the background and a girl in the foreground.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Halligan Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
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Men with dead fowl on board Burnaby Kid
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19727
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men, two dogs and dead fowl on board Bob Love's boat "Burnaby Kid". Bob Love is seated at the rear of the boat and unidentified man is standing and holding a rifle. Dead fowl are hanging off the side of the boat cabin.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men, two dogs and dead fowl on board Bob Love's boat "Burnaby Kid". Bob Love is seated at the rear of the boat and unidentified man is standing and holding a rifle. Dead fowl are hanging off the side of the boat cabin.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.149
- 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
Men with horses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46472
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ed Brown Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w jpg.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of six men holding on to the reins of twelve horses, lined up in a row in a field. Ed Brown has been indentified as one of the men. The rest are unknown.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ed Brown Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w jpg.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 298-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of six men holding on to the reins of twelve horses, lined up in a row in a field. Ed Brown has been indentified as one of the men. The rest are unknown.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Names
- Brown, Ed
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Monkey aboard a ship
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38870
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.2 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sailor, a woman and a monkey on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, while it was in Vancouver Harbour.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.2 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-189
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sailor, a woman and a monkey on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, while it was in Vancouver Harbour.
- Names
- H.M.S. New Zealand
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Mule deer carcass hanging
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19323
- 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 a carcass of a mule deer with antlers hanging between two trees. The dead deer is suspended by it's hind legs on a rope strung between two trees. There is a wooden picket fence in the background.
- 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
- Over exposed areas of photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a carcass of a mule deer with antlers hanging between two trees. The dead deer is suspended by it's hind legs on a rope strung between two trees. There is a wooden picket fence in the background.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.40
- 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)
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Murdoch McMurray with horses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.8 x 15.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Murdoch McMurray in a suit with a tie, standing between two horses as he holds on to their reins. There is a barn in the back on the left of the photograph. The area looks wooded with tall grasses growing to the right of the photograph. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.8 x 15.4 cm
- Material Details
- inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, verso, t. "Picture taken at the Old Ranch. Year- 1911/ My first team of horses- Barny + Frank."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Murdoch McMurray in a suit with a tie, standing between two horses as he holds on to their reins. There is a barn in the back on the left of the photograph. The area looks wooded with tall grasses growing to the right of the photograph. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Pictures taken at the old ranch, year 1911 / My first team of horses - Barney and Frank." The ranch is the old Gilley Brothers Ranch that his father purchased in 1906.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Names
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Accession Code
- HV981.3.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1911
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory247
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1975
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of his first team of horses. Lillian (Wray) McMurray and her husband discuss their son Bob McMurray's volunteerism and professional activities.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of his first team of horses. Lillian (Wray) McMurray and her husband discuss their son Bob McMurray's volunteerism and professional activities.
- Date Range
- 1904-1975
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Names
- McMurray, Bob
- Subjects
- Transportation - Sleighs
- Animals - Horses
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track five of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
Track five of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-010/MSS137-010_Track_5.mp3Patterson family picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36030
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Patterson family picnic on the Fraser River, with the family dog, Hector.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 213-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Patterson family picnic on the Fraser River, with the family dog, Hector.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Patterson, Bruce
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note handwritten on the back of the postcard reads: "This is the group taken near Fraser River, we picnicked there on the day King Edward was buried. Uncle, Aunt Willie, Alice & Frances & myself, Bruce took the picture with a Kodak. Mary was with the school procession. I mustn't forget Hector he is half collie & huskie & used to be a sleigh-dog. He is about eight years old now but he is fine & vigorous still. B. Patterson."
Images
Picnic at Fairacres
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36240
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres, with the Ceperley Mansion visible in the distance. The group of eight is sitting and standing around a small wooden table outside. On the table are cups and drinks, but no food. The three seated women are wearing large brimmed hats and dresses with overcoats (li…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres, with the Ceperley Mansion visible in the distance. The group of eight is sitting and standing around a small wooden table outside. On the table are cups and drinks, but no food. The three seated women are wearing large brimmed hats and dresses with overcoats (likey Annie Hill, and Grace Ceperley wearing the cardigan), and two younger women are standing behind them. Two men in suits appear to be middle aged or older (likely Henry Ceperley and Claude Hill), and a young girl in a dress standing by one of the men. Their dog is sitting on a blanket in front of the table.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Picnic at Fairacres
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36241
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres. The family is sitting and standing around a small wooden table, and their dog is lying on a blanket in front. Henry and Grace Ceperley (wearing a cardigan) are seated second and third from the left respectively and the couple seated next to them appears to the …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres. The family is sitting and standing around a small wooden table, and their dog is lying on a blanket in front. Henry and Grace Ceperley (wearing a cardigan) are seated second and third from the left respectively and the couple seated next to them appears to the Claude Hill and his wife Annie.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area