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Appointment of Councillor Lawson to Confer with a Committee of the Civic Employees Union re War Memorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport69275
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
72693
Meeting Date
19-Mar-1923
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
72693
Meeting Date
19-Mar-1923
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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BC Conference on Post War Reconstruction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53705
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69790
Meeting Date
27-Mar-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69790
Meeting Date
27-Mar-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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The Canadian Legion Total War Effort

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54671
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70770
Meeting Date
26-Nov-1941
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70770
Meeting Date
26-Nov-1941
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Collection of Salvage Material by the Greater Vancouver War Chest Salvage Division

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53792
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69877
Meeting Date
19-Jun-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69877
Meeting Date
19-Jun-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Collection of Used Clothing for Distribution to the Needy and Destitute in the War Devastated Countries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53429
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69513
Meeting Date
30-Jul-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69513
Meeting Date
30-Jul-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Constable George Jeffery, unveiling First World War Memorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35501
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
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 Constable George Jeffery (left) during the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who wa…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-359
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Constable George Jeffery (left) during the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who was killed on the Somme in 1916. She unveiled the fountain. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Fountains
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Symbols - Flags
Names
Jeffery, George
Wilcox, Dora
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription235
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath h…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath hanging on the top.
Subjects
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Persons - Crowds
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV985.3137.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photographer is speculated to be Stride studio, because of the similarity with the photograph BV985.3137.7 of the War Memorial Fountain dedication by Stride studio
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription237
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w prints
Scope and Content
Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w prints
Material Details
inscribed in the original negative, and printed on the photograph, l.r. "Stride Photo"
Scope and Content
Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left side of the fountain. There is a man standing next to the fountain, blowing on a trumpet. There is a wreath hanging from the top of the fountain, which bears the inscription, "OF OUR FELLOW WORKERS WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ ERECTED BY/ THE CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION - BURNABY - 1923" The War Memorial Fountain is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Persons - Crowds
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV985.3137.7
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Discount on Sale of Tax Sale Properties for Veterans of the 1939-1945 War

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49465
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49273
Meeting Date
25-Mar-1946
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49273
Meeting Date
25-Mar-1946
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Endorsement of Resolution Calling on the Provincial and Federal Governments to Assume the Costs of Laying the Mains for the Proposed Water Supply System Plan as Outlined by the Greater Vancouver Water District as a Post War Rehabilitation Scheme

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53313
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69397
Meeting Date
26-Mar-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69397
Meeting Date
26-Mar-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Endorsement of the Canadian War Sevice Association re Federal Emergency Fund

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70923
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735275
Meeting Date
12-Apr-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735275
Meeting Date
12-Apr-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Grant to the Chinese War Relief Fund

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54209
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70296
Meeting Date
16-Aug-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70296
Meeting Date
16-Aug-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Greek War Relied Fund

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54155
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70241
Meeting Date
21-Jun-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70241
Meeting Date
21-Jun-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Notice of Motion re: Post-War Rehabilitation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54332
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70419
Meeting Date
8-Nov-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70419
Meeting Date
8-Nov-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Offer to Donate Lumber for a Shelter in Which to House War Trophies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71476
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736208
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736208
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Organization of a Burnaby Sub-Committee on Emergent Epidemics in Preparation for any Emergent Epidemic Which May Follow in the Wake of World War II

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53362
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69446
Meeting Date
21-May-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69446
Meeting Date
21-May-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Post-War Projects - Data Compilation by Municipal Engineer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53912
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69998
Meeting Date
6-Nov-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69998
Meeting Date
6-Nov-1944
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Post-War Rehabilitation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54130
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70216
Meeting Date
10-May-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70216
Meeting Date
10-May-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Proclamation of War Dated August 25, 1939

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54833
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70936
Meeting Date
6-Sep-1939
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70936
Meeting Date
6-Sep-1939
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Proposal for an Amendment to the Dominion Income War Tax Act to Provide that Illegitimate Children be Considered Dependents Under the Act

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54334
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70421
Meeting Date
22-Nov-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70421
Meeting Date
22-Nov-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Proposals Submitted to the Post-war Rehabilitation Committee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54484
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70582
Meeting Date
5-Aug-1942
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70582
Meeting Date
5-Aug-1942
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Purchase of a New Fire Truck in Response to the Emergency Caused by the Declaration of War Against Japan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54676
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70775
Meeting Date
10-Dec-1941
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70775
Meeting Date
10-Dec-1941
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Recommendation of Treasurer re Conversion of Beaver Bonds and War Loans to Fully Registered Bond

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71242
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735814
Meeting Date
5-Jul-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735814
Meeting Date
5-Jul-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Request for Consideration to Re-Contour the Southern Slope of the Municipality as a Post War Rehabilitation Project

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54283
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70370
Meeting Date
12-Oct-1943
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70370
Meeting Date
12-Oct-1943
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Request for Leave of Absence for War Service with the R.C.A.F. - Lewis Auvache (Fireman)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53984
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70070
Meeting Date
1-Feb-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70070
Meeting Date
1-Feb-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Request for Motion Regarding the Repatriation of People of Japanese Origin after the War

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53271
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69354
Meeting Date
26-Feb-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
69354
Meeting Date
26-Feb-1945
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Requirement that all Heads of Families and Single Adults in Receipt of Relief Produce Proof of Registration Under the National War Registration Scheme

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54733
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70832
Meeting Date
18-Sep-1940
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70832
Meeting Date
18-Sep-1940
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Sale of Dominion of Canada First War Loan 1948-1952

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54680
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70779
Meeting Date
10-Dec-1941
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70779
Meeting Date
10-Dec-1941
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Sale of Dominion of Canada Second War Loan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54397
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70494
Meeting Date
10-Feb-1942
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70494
Meeting Date
10-Feb-1942
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Second World War 17th Field Artillery Regiment RCA (A.F.)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4197
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1942 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of military men, Second World War 17th Field Artillery, RCA (A.F.). The men are in uniform and are posed in rows on a hill running away from a low building named "OFFICERS QUARTERS" in Sussex, New Brunswick. Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie is in the fifth row from the back, first…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front reads: "17th Cdn. Fd. Bty. RCA (A.F.) / Sussex, N.B. / May 1942 / Hillsox Studio. / Sussex, N.B.".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of military men, Second World War 17th Field Artillery, RCA (A.F.). The men are in uniform and are posed in rows on a hill running away from a low building named "OFFICERS QUARTERS" in Sussex, New Brunswick. Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie is in the fifth row from the back, first man from the left.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Accession Code
BV016.43.96
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 1942 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hillsox Studio
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 3, fruit illustrations on cover, "Family Tree Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
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St. Alban's War Memorial Fund Grant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport80768
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
99911
Meeting Date
6-Dec-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
99911
Meeting Date
6-Dec-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Suggested Municipal Works - Post-war Rehabilitation Council

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54477
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70575
Meeting Date
22-Jul-1942
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70575
Meeting Date
22-Jul-1942
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Unveiling of the All Saints Church War Memorial Roll

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48939
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49097
Meeting Date
3-Nov-1947
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49097
Meeting Date
3-Nov-1947
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Unveiling war memorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4920
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby War Memorial fountain in front of the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmond's. A boy scout is visible standing to the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby War Memorial fountain in front of the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmond's. A boy scout is visible standing to the right.
Subjects
Monuments - War Memorials
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.278
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1923
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 6, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotations in black ink on page of scrapbook read: "March 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds"
Notes in pencil on verso of photograph read: "War / Memorial / Edmonds / 910 (circled in pencil)"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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View Obstructions Caused by Gas War - Signs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport41258
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
37822
Meeting Date
5-Oct-1959
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
37822
Meeting Date
5-Oct-1959
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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War Trophies Allotted to Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71349
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735881
Meeting Date
2-Aug-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735881
Meeting Date
2-Aug-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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War Trophies Declared Property of the People of Canada and are Sent to Municipality on the Understanding that Proper Care be Taken

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71376
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736008
Meeting Date
16-Aug-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736008
Meeting Date
16-Aug-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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World War One Memorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the World War One memorial in front of the Municipal Hall at Edmonds and Kingsway. The memorial is inscribed "In memory of our fellow workers who fell in the war 1914-1918 / Erected by the Civic Employees Union - Burnaby - 1923." In 1974, this memorial was relocated from …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.5 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
449-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the World War One memorial in front of the Municipal Hall at Edmonds and Kingsway. The memorial is inscribed "In memory of our fellow workers who fell in the war 1914-1918 / Erected by the Civic Employees Union - Burnaby - 1923." In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Names
Burnaby Civic Employees Union
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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At Vimy Ridge monument

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1841
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).
Subjects
Monuments - War Memorials
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Occupations - Military Personnel
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Battersby, Frank
Accession Code
BV004.104.136
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1945
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "stopped while Tommy lite [sic] his pipe"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Vimy Ridge, France 1945 Frank Battersby is marked by 'X'. "
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At the Vimy monument

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1826
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Vimy monument (the Canadian National Vimy Memorial) dressed in his Seaforth Highlander uniform.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Vimy monument (the Canadian National Vimy Memorial) dressed in his Seaforth Highlander uniform.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Occupations - Military Personnel
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Battersby, Frank
Accession Code
BV004.104.121
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Your soldier-boy in front of the Vimy monument."
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Bill Price at shoe stitching machine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36957
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Price at a shoe stitching machine at his uncle, Bert Price's, shoe repair shop in Vancouver: Price Shoe Service. During the Second World War, Bill was "frozen" in this job (i.e., not permitted to leave it) as his repairing Army and Navy shoes and boots was considered es…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-415
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Price at a shoe stitching machine at his uncle, Bert Price's, shoe repair shop in Vancouver: Price Shoe Service. During the Second World War, Bill was "frozen" in this job (i.e., not permitted to leave it) as his repairing Army and Navy shoes and boots was considered essential to the war effort.
Subjects
Clothing
Occupations - War Workers
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Price Shoe Service
Price, William Francis "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Billy Bishop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55575
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1941 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Billy Bishop, World War One pilot, standing next to a plane. The photograph has been autographed by Billy Bishop.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1941 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of Billy Bishop, World War One pilot, standing next to a plane. The photograph has been autographed by Billy Bishop.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Bishop, Air Marshal William A. "Billy"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Signature on recto
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Billy Bishop - First World War Pilot - This Picture Belonged to John Hoarce Shaw"
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Cenotaph in New Westminster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20623
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster World War One memorial cenotaph with bronze statue of soldier. The memorial is located in a park in Leopold Place and was later moved to the northerly approach to the Patullo bridge and in 1954 to New Westminster City Hall.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster World War One memorial cenotaph with bronze statue of soldier. The memorial is located in a park in Leopold Place and was later moved to the northerly approach to the Patullo bridge and in 1954 to New Westminster City Hall.
Subjects
Monuments
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV995.8.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Transcribed titled
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 19
Illustrative designs in white ink around photographs on album page
Note in white ink on album page reads: ""CENOTAPH" / NEW WESTMINSTER"
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Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34512
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. A sign above the door reads, "Municipal Hall / Burnaby." The First World War memorial fountain, dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War, can be seen on the left. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from i…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
032-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. A sign above the door reads, "Municipal Hall / Burnaby." The First World War memorial fountain, dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War, can be seen on the left. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Unveiling of the Memorial Fountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34504
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 17, 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.3 x 18.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. Engraved at the top of the memorial is "[In memory?] of our fellow workers who fell in the war, 1914…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 17, 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.3 x 18.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
025-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. Engraved at the top of the memorial is "[In memory?] of our fellow workers who fell in the war, 1914-1918 / Erected by the Civic Employees Union - Burnaby - 1923." At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who was killed on the Somme in 1916. She unveiled the fountain. Uniformed boys, possibly Boy Scouts, and a bugler are also pictured. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Names
Wilcox, Dora
Burnaby Civic Employees Union
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Aerial photograph of the Royal Canadian Air Force training camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55551
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of what appears to be the Royal Canadian Air Force training camp at Vernon, B.C.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-026
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of what appears to be the Royal Canadian Air Force training camp at Vernon, B.C.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Buildings - Military
Aerial Photographs
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Kermod, Douglas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
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Air force cadets

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55560
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of six air force cadets standing together in two rows outside their barracks in Vernon. Each of the three cadets in the front row have cigarettes in their hands. Written on the back of the photograph is: "Some of the boys on the porch." John Shaw is the third from the left; the rest are …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-035
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of six air force cadets standing together in two rows outside their barracks in Vernon. Each of the three cadets in the front row have cigarettes in their hands. Written on the back of the photograph is: "Some of the boys on the porch." John Shaw is the third from the left; the rest are unidentified.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Occupations - Military Personnel
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Air force cadet singing group

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55553
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fifteen air force cadets performing on stage at a show in Calgary, Alberta. John Shaw was a part of this musical group and he has written on the back of the picture: "The Captain looks a little nervous in this one, he's biting his lip. Sgt. Moody, leaning on the piano, takes the scrip…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-028
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of fifteen air force cadets performing on stage at a show in Calgary, Alberta. John Shaw was a part of this musical group and he has written on the back of the picture: "The Captain looks a little nervous in this one, he's biting his lip. Sgt. Moody, leaning on the piano, takes the script. Syd Bending is violinist, darn good too."
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Occupations - Military Personnel
Musical Instruments
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Bending, Syd
Moody, Sgt.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Tigerstedt Studio
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
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Air force office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55559
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the office where John Shaw worked during his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John has written on the back of the photograph: "The orderly room again. Can't see a heck of a lot though. Should have been a time exposure."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-034
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the office where John Shaw worked during his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John has written on the back of the photograph: "The orderly room again. Can't see a heck of a lot though. Should have been a time exposure."
Subjects
Buildings - Military
Furniture
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Air force office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55561
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of an air force office. John Shaw has written on the back of the picture: "The Orderly Room. Corporal Honey in the foreground leaning on the counter which holds all our forms in those pigeon holes you can see."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of an air force office. John Shaw has written on the back of the picture: "The Orderly Room. Corporal Honey in the foreground leaning on the counter which holds all our forms in those pigeon holes you can see."
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Buildings - Military
Furniture
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Honey, Corporal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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