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Howard Avenue School students
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57701
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- 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 a group of children sitting and standing on the steps of Howard Avenue School, the first school in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood. When the new Capitol Hill School was built in a more central location in 1923, this building was used as a community hall until it burnt down in the sprin…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- 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.
- 487-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of children sitting and standing on the steps of Howard Avenue School, the first school in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood. When the new Capitol Hill School was built in a more central location in 1923, this building was used as a community hall until it burnt down in the spring of 1924. Back Row: (all standing) Bill Daniels, Lily Hartley (later Mrs. Edward Armstrong), Jack Daniels, John S.R. Jones (later a Burnaby Councillor), Clarence Jones (of Lochdale), Miss Bryce (the teacher), Wilfred Dickenson, Hector McLean, Cyril Dickenson. Middle Row: (standing behind) Alice Goodridge (later Mrs. David Norman), (standing in front) Gwen Goodridge (later Mrs. Wm. Lister of Point grey). Seated: Marion Yates (later Mrs. Bob Beckman of New Westminster), Emily Blackman (of Hastings Grove), Sarah Turnbull (of Hastings Grove), Maude Goodridge, Reed White, Carrie Spicer, (standing) Norman Fryer. Bottom Row: (seated) Billy Hall, Billy Almond, Albert Fryer, Cyril Dickenson, unknown, Herbert Hartley, Harry Hartley, and Charley Lock.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Howard Avenue School
- Daniels, Bill
- Armstrong, Lily Hartley
- Daniels, Jack
- Jones, John S.R.
- Jones, Clarence
- Dickenson, Wilfred
- McLean, Hector
- Dickenson, Cyril
- Norman, Alice Goodridge
- Lister, Gwen Goodridge
- Beckman, Marion Yates
- Blackman, Emily
- Turnbull, Sarah
- Holmstrom, Lucy Maude "Maude" Goodridge Lemire
- White, Reed
- Spicer, Carrie
- Fryer, Norman
- Hall, Billy
- Almond, Billy
- Fryer, Albert
- Hartley, Herbert
- Hartley, Harry
- Lock, Harry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Georgia Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/2000/200500200020.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Harry Royle June 20, 1975 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory112
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1945
- Length
- 0:10:17
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's memories of returning from the war and setting up his general store at Capitol Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's memories of returning from the war and setting up his general store at Capitol Hill.
- Date Range
- 1919-1945
- Photo Info
- Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20
- Length
- 0:10:17
- Names
- Harry's
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- June 20, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Harry Royle by Ross S. McLeod (and Bettina Bradbury) June 20, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the running of a grocery store. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Harry Royle was born in Gibraltar in 1898 to a Spanish mother and an English father (all of the Royle children except for one were born in Gibraltar). Harry's father served in the army for twenty-one years and because of that, the family moved regularly. While Harry was still a young baby, the Royle family moved to Ireland for six years, where he began his first years of schooling at the age of four. His dad retired from the army in 1907 and was sent to Canada with the BC Electric Company (the London General Army Buses Company). The rest of his family followed two years afterward in 1909 and settled in South Vancouver. Harry and his three brothers joined the army and were sent overseas as part of the second division. Luckily, they all returned home to Vancouver in 1919. Harry worked at the Hudson's Bay Company "counter jumping" before opening his own store in 1924 at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout for neighbourhood children."Harry's" was only twenty-five foot square and carried groceries obtained mainly from Kelly Douglas wholesalers. Most of Harry's customers worked at the mill at Barnet. Those that worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway were the few that still held jobs during the Depression. The store continued to serve the people of Capitol Hill throughout the Depression and war years, until Harry closed shop in 1945.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:01:43
- Interviewee Name
- Royle, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Images
![Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/2000/200500200020.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Harry Royle
Track two of interview with Harry Royle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-12/100-13-12_Track_2.mp3
Baker Family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35750
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Baker family children. Left to right: Dorothy Baker (sister), Daisy Baker (sister), Horace Baker (brother), John Baker (brother), and Harry Baker (brother).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913 (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.
- 204-608
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Baker family children. Left to right: Dorothy Baker (sister), Daisy Baker (sister), Horace Baker (brother), John Baker (brother), and Harry Baker (brother).
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Lake residents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34058
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 003-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench: [first name unknown] Clayton (1st from left), Robert Pontifex (2nd from left), Mr. Clay (4th from left), and Frank Hill (6th from left). Sitting on ground: Claude Hill (1st from left) and Percy Boyer Brown (2nd from left).
- Names
- Brown, Percy Boyer
- Every-Clayton, George
- Dunlop, Rev. D.
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Hill, Frank
- Brown, Alex
- Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
- Pontifex, Robert
- Ramsay, Harry
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Identification key accompanying in the envelope for photo 003-001 (labeled BHS 3.1)
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
East Burnaby School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34837
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an East Burnaby School (later renamed Edmonds Street School) class. Front row, left to right: Miss Draper, Esther Passmore, Esther Love, Jane Allen, Mary Salt, Fred Madill, Maud Mervin, Ada Lewis, Lillie Lewis, Rose Passmore, [first name unknown] Mervin, Edith Davis (who became Mrs. F…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Every-Clayton family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 141-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an East Burnaby School (later renamed Edmonds Street School) class. Front row, left to right: Miss Draper, Esther Passmore, Esther Love, Jane Allen, Mary Salt, Fred Madill, Maud Mervin, Ada Lewis, Lillie Lewis, Rose Passmore, [first name unknown] Mervin, Edith Davis (who became Mrs. Frank Summers), Ernie Clayton (killed in the first world war), Dick Hall, Stanley Ferguson, Leonard Love, Tom Scott, George Powys, Norman Allen, and Harry Dowling (standing, end of row). Second row, left to right: [first name unknown] Mervin, Winnie Hill, May Wilson, Lizie Hall, Margret McDermit, Francis Clark, Phoebe Love, Manota Vernon, Jack Clayton, Bill Bently, and Edmond Powys. Third row, left to right: Minard Hill, Morris Troup, Bill Davis, Byron Vernon, John Hall, Cicil Ledger, and Edward Clayton (standing on rail).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Allen, Jane
- Allen Norman
- Bently, Bill
- Edmonds Community School
- Clark, Francis
- Clayton, Edward
- Every-Clayton, Ernest "Ernie"
- Clayton, Jack
- Davis, Bill
- Dowling, Harry
- Ferguson, Stanley
- Hall, Dick
- Hall, John
- Hall, Lizie
- Rowe, Winnie Hill
- Ledger, Cicil
- Lewis, Ada
- Love, Leonard
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Madill, Fred
- McDermit, Margret
- Mervin, Maud
- Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
- Passmore, Esther
- Passmore, Rose
- Porter, Lillie Lewis
- Powys, George
- Powys, Edmond
- Salt, Mary
- Scott, Tom
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Summers, Edith Davis
- Troup, Morris
- Vernon, Byron
- Vernon, Manota
- Wilson, May
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Grant family, [1916 or 1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/243-001.jpg?width=280)
Grant family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36281
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1916 or 1917]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 20 cm, mounted on heavyweight paper 13 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant family taken in a photographer's studio. In the back is Bill, the two parents are George A. in his army uniform, and Alice. The front row of children are; Heriot, Millie, Alastair, and George.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1916 or 1917]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 20 cm, mounted on heavyweight paper 13 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant family taken in a photographer's studio. In the back is Bill, the two parents are George A. in his army uniform, and Alice. The front row of children are; Heriot, Millie, Alastair, and George.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Names
- Grant, Alastair
- Grant, George Jr.
- Grant, Heriot "Harry"
- Grant, Millie
- Grant, William "Bill"
- Grant, George Alford
- Grant, Alice Taylor
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Wiggin, Agnes
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographers mark embossed on the left corner of the image reads: "Portrait by Agnes Wiggins New Westminster BC"
- Some individuals have been identified with blue ink on the front of the photograph
Images
![Grant family, [1916 or 1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/243-001.jpg)
Grant family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36867
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant brothers; eldest Bill, (above), with George and Harry on a teeter totter outside the family home at 2540 Marlborough Avenue (renumbered 6591 Marlborough Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-325
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant brothers; eldest Bill, (above), with George and Harry on a teeter totter outside the family home at 2540 Marlborough Avenue (renumbered 6591 Marlborough Avenue).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Marlborough Avenue
- Street Address
- 6591 Marlborough Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Grant family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36908
- 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 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alice Grant and her children (left to right) William "Bill", Millie, George, and Heriot "Harry" in the winter.
- 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 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-366
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alice Grant and her children (left to right) William "Bill", Millie, George, and Heriot "Harry" in the winter.
- Names
- Grant, Alice Taylor
- Grant, George Jr.
- Grant, Heriot "Harry"
- Grant, Millie
- Grant, William "Bill"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Grant Family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-367.jpg?width=280)
Grant Family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36909
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant family at the beach. This is probably (left to right) George A. Grant and Alice Grant, and their three oldest sons: William "Bill," George, and Heriot "Harry."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-367
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant family at the beach. This is probably (left to right) George A. Grant and Alice Grant, and their three oldest sons: William "Bill," George, and Heriot "Harry."
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Beaches
- Names
- Grant, Alice Taylor
- Grant, George Jr.
- Grant, George Alford
- Grant, Heriot "Harry"
- Grant, William "Bill"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Grant Family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-367.jpg)
Harry and Hannah Sellers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35236
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917 (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 Harry Sellers and wife Hannah Sellers, with other family members. They rented this house at Imperial Street and Royal Oak for $10.00 per month after being married. Rent was raised to $12.00 during the next six years. They moved into their own home in 1923.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917 (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.
- 204-093
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Sellers and wife Hannah Sellers, with other family members. They rented this house at Imperial Street and Royal Oak for $10.00 per month after being married. Rent was raised to $12.00 during the next six years. They moved into their own home in 1923.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Street Address
- 6756 Royal Oak Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Harry and Herbert Sellers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35235
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Sellers, Herbert Sellers and an unidentified friend with a stack of cord wood they had chopped.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- 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.
- 204-092
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Sellers, Herbert Sellers and an unidentified friend with a stack of cord wood they had chopped.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Harry W. Deacon, [1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-008.jpg?width=280)
Harry W. Deacon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38689
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Deacon in full military uniform standing in a field with tents visible in the background. Harry Deacon was the cousin of Kitty Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Deacon in full military uniform standing in a field with tents visible in the background. Harry Deacon was the cousin of Kitty Hill.
- Names
- Deacon, Harry W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Harry W. Deacon, [1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-008.jpg)
Interview with Harry Royle June 20, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory111
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1898-1919
- Length
- 0:06:06
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's early life beginning at Gibraltar, through the war years.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's early life beginning at Gibraltar, through the war years.
- Date Range
- 1898-1919
- Photo Info
- Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20
- Length
- 0:06:06
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- June 20, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Harry Royle by Ross S. McLeod (and Bettina Bradbury) June 20, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the running of a grocery store. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Harry Royle was born in Gibraltar in 1898 to a Spanish mother and an English father (all of the Royle children except for one were born in Gibraltar). Harry's father served in the army for twenty-one years and because of that, the family moved regularly. While Harry was still a young baby, the Royle family moved to Ireland for six years, where he began his first years of schooling at the age of four. His dad retired from the army in 1907 and was sent to Canada with the BC Electric Company (the London General Army Buses Company). The rest of his family followed two years afterward in 1909 and settled in South Vancouver. Harry and his three brothers joined the army and were sent overseas as part of the second division. Luckily, they all returned home to Vancouver in 1919. Harry worked at the Hudson's Bay Company "counter jumping" before opening his own store in 1924 at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout for neighbourhood children."Harry's" was only twenty-five foot square and carried groceries obtained mainly from Kelly Douglas wholesalers. Most of Harry's customers worked at the mill at Barnet. Those that worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway were the few that still held jobs during the Depression. The store continued to serve the people of Capitol Hill throughout the Depression and war years, until Harry closed shop in 1945.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:01:43
- Interviewee Name
- Royle, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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 one of interview with Harry Royle
Track one of interview with Harry Royle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-12/100-13-12_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Harry Royle June 20, 1975 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory113
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1945
- Length
- 0:10:17
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's memories of various negative sentiments of the time. He also discusses the impact of the Depression years as well as his impression of Reeve Pritchard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's memories of various negative sentiments of the time. He also discusses the impact of the Depression years as well as his impression of Reeve Pritchard.
- Date Range
- 1919-1945
- Photo Info
- Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20
- Length
- 0:10:17
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- June 20, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Harry Royle by Ross S. McLeod (and Bettina Bradbury) June 20, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the running of a grocery store. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Harry Royle was born in Gibraltar in 1898 to a Spanish mother and an English father (all of the Royle children except for one were born in Gibraltar). Harry's father served in the army for twenty-one years and because of that, the family moved regularly. While Harry was still a young baby, the Royle family moved to Ireland for six years, where he began his first years of schooling at the age of four. His dad retired from the army in 1907 and was sent to Canada with the BC Electric Company (the London General Army Buses Company). The rest of his family followed two years afterward in 1909 and settled in South Vancouver. Harry and his three brothers joined the army and were sent overseas as part of the second division. Luckily, they all returned home to Vancouver in 1919. Harry worked at the Hudson's Bay Company "counter jumping" before opening his own store in 1924 at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout for neighbourhood children."Harry's" was only twenty-five foot square and carried groceries obtained mainly from Kelly Douglas wholesalers. Most of Harry's customers worked at the mill at Barnet. Those that worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway were the few that still held jobs during the Depression. The store continued to serve the people of Capitol Hill throughout the Depression and war years, until Harry closed shop in 1945.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:01:43
- Interviewee Name
- Royle, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Harry Royle
Track three of interview with Harry Royle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-12/100-13-12_Track_3.mp3
Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory18
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1914-1932
- Length
- 0:08:44
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's early childhood including the reasons why his family first moved to Burnaby, his first experiences of unemployment and what initially drew him to the Working Organization in Burnaby and their protest against evictions.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's early childhood including the reasons why his family first moved to Burnaby, his first experiences of unemployment and what initially drew him to the Working Organization in Burnaby and their protest against evictions.
- Date Range
- 1914-1932
- Photo Info
- Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
- Length
- 0:08:44
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Geographic Access
- Inman Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July / August 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:17:56
- Interviewee Name
- O'Brien, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- 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.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with W.H.
Track one of interview with W.H.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_1.mp3
Rock crusher engine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34522
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.1 cm mounted on 20.2 x 25.3 cm cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a rock crusher engine and crew at Edmonds. Identified: foreman Pete Watt (3rd from left) and Jack McMurray (fourth from left). Annotations on back of photograph reads: "engineer George Harden [or Harder] at the wheel with Harry [or Harvey] Harrison beside him" and "others are Bob Ell…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.1 cm mounted on 20.2 x 25.3 cm cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 035-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a rock crusher engine and crew at Edmonds. Identified: foreman Pete Watt (3rd from left) and Jack McMurray (fourth from left). Annotations on back of photograph reads: "engineer George Harden [or Harder] at the wheel with Harry [or Harvey] Harrison beside him" and "others are Bob Ellis, Sandy Scott, and Billy Waller [or Walter?]."
- Names
- Ellis, Robert "Bob"
- Harder, George
- Harrison, Harry
- McMurray, Jack
- Scott, Sandy
- Waller, Billy
- Watt, Pete
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Moore, W.J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on back reads, "W.J. Moore, Photographer, Vancouver, B.C. / Walden Block or 25 & Main"
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Royle brothers
, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2006/2006_0039_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
Royle brothers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2953
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on matt 27 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph studio portrait of (left) Harry Royle with his brothers, Joe Royle, and George V. Royle. All three men are wearing suits with cap style hats.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on matt 27 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph studio portrait of (left) Harry Royle with his brothers, Joe Royle, and George V. Royle. All three men are wearing suits with cap style hats.
- Accession Code
- BV006.39.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Similar photo to BV006.39.6
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-08
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph studio insignia in gold in bottom right corner beneath photograph reads: "Welford / 303 Hastings Street W / Vancouver, B.C."
- City of Burnaby Archives holds a copy of this photograph that was published in Pioneer Tales of Burnaby- see 204-267
Images
![Royle brothers
, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2006/2006_0039_0005_001.jpg)
![Royle brothers
, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2006/2006_0039_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Royle brothers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2954
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on matt 27 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph studio portrait of (left) Harry Royle with his brothers, Joe Royle, and George V. Royle. All three men are wearing suits with cap style hats.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on matt 27 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph studio portrait of (left) Harry Royle with his brothers, Joe Royle, and George V. Royle. All three men are wearing suits with cap style hats.
- Accession Code
- BV006.39.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Similar photo to BV006.39.5
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-08
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Royle brothers
, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2006/2006_0039_0006_001.jpg)
![West Burnaby School class, [1912 or 1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900020059.jpg?width=280)
West Burnaby School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1369
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1912 or 1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School sitting and standing in four rows taken in front of the school building. Most of them have their arms crossed in front of their chests. Their teacher Miss Forrest is standing at the back to the right. In the top row, the stu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School sitting and standing in four rows taken in front of the school building. Most of them have their arms crossed in front of their chests. Their teacher Miss Forrest is standing at the back to the right. In the top row, the students (from the left) Elmer McNeill, Fred Dimmick, Harold Mawson, Richmond Allen, Jack Greenwood, Alfred Hicks, Freddy Barker, Edward Geddes, Herbert Mayne and Wilson Forshaw. In the second row are; James Harding, Ralph Kinnis, Robert Dick, Bernard Johnson, Duncan Williams, Willie Hooker, George Hall, Willie Alderson, Willie Coe, Jack Bellsmith, Philip Gibbens and Harry Smith. In the third row are; Douglas Alderson, Stafford Steadman, Doris [illegible], Agnes Maclean, Dorothy Williamson, Mabel Vaughn, Gordon Willmore and David Reynolds. Sitting in the front row are; Melinda Richards, Beulah Allen, Margaret Robertson, [illegible] Geddes, Pauline Capelle, Marvel Simpies, Dorothy Mayne and Anne Hayes.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Forrest, Annie Theresa
- McNeill, Elmer
- Dimmick, Fred
- Mawson, Harold
- Allen, Richmond
- Greenwood, Jack
- Hicks, Alfred
- Barker, Freddy
- Geddes, Edward
- Mayne, Herbert
- Forshaw, William
- Harding, James
- Kinnis, Ralph
- Dick, Robert
- Johnson, Bernard
- Williams, Duncan
- Hooker, Willie
- Hall, George
- Alderson, Willie
- Coe, Willie
- Bellsmith, Jack
- Gibbens, Philip
- Smith, Harry
- Alderson, Douglas
- Steadman, Stafford
- Maclean, Agnes
- Williamson, Dorothy
- Vaughn, Mabel
- Willmore, Gordon
- Reynolds, David
- Richards, Melinda
- Allen, Beulah
- Robertson, Margaret
- Capelle, Pauline
- Simpies, Marvel
- Mayne, Dorothy
- Hayes, Anne
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4800 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV999.2.59
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1912 or 1913]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in purple pencil crayon on verso of card mount reads: "Top row. 1st row rt. to left. Wilson Forshaw, Herbert Mayne, Edward Geddes, Freddy Barker, Alfred Hicks, Jack Greenwood, Richmond Allen, Harold Mawson, Fred Dimmick, Elmer McNeill / 2nd row rt. to left. Harry Smith, Philip Gibbens, Jack Bellsmith, Willie Coe, Willie Alderson, George Hall, Willie Hooker, Duncan Williams, Bernard Johnson, Robert Dick, Ralph Kinnis, James Harding / 3rd row. rt. to left. David Reynolds, Gordon Willmore, Mabel Vaughn, Dorothy Williamson, Agnes Maclean, Doris [illegible], Stafford Steadman, Douglas Alderson / 4th row. Anne Hayes, Dorothy Mayne, Marvel Simpies, Pauline Capelle, [illegible] Geddes, Margaret Robertson, Beulah Allen and Melinda Richards."
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "1912 or 1913"
Images
![West Burnaby School class, [1912 or 1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900020059.jpg)
![Boys playing in the snow, [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-327.jpg?width=280)
Boys playing in the snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36869
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three boys in the snow in front of a house. One of the boys is being pulled on a sled. These may be three of the Grant family children. Alice and George A. Grant had four sons: William (Bill), George, Heriot (Harry), and Alastair.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?] (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 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-327
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three boys in the snow in front of a house. One of the boys is being pulled on a sled. These may be three of the Grant family children. Alice and George A. Grant had four sons: William (Bill), George, Heriot (Harry), and Alastair.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Boys playing in the snow, [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-327.jpg)