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Trams at Marpole Junction

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1223 and 1232 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1223 and 1232 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV992.23.7
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
August 1957
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1223 - 1232/ MARPOLE JCT 8/57"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
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Trams at Marpole Station

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
April 1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph ; col. 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people boarding British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1231 and 1232 at Marpole Station in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph ; col. 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people boarding British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1231 and 1232 at Marpole Station in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV992.23.4
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
April 1957
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "1231 - 1232/ MARPOLE/ 4/57"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "R. D. WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th ST/ SURREY, B.C./ CANADA V3R 3S8"
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Trams at Marpole, Vancouver

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1235 and 1202 at Marpole, Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1235 and 1202 at Marpole, Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV992.23.41
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1957
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1235 - 1202/ MARPOLE - 1957"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
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Wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[June 23, 1928]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 cm x 9.0 cm
Scope and Content
Black & white photograph of the wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons. They were married on June 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tablecloth pictured is also held in the Burnaby Village Museum collection (BV017.38.1).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 cm x 9.0 cm
Material Details
Handwritten text on back reads: June 23, 1928 / Winnipeg, Manitoba". Stamped text on back of photograph reads: "CRYSTAL / T 4 3 / WILL NOT FADE".
Scope and Content
Black & white photograph of the wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons. They were married on June 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tablecloth pictured is also held in the Burnaby Village Museum collection (BV017.38.1).
History
Flossie Maude Parsons (nee Smith) was born to George Henry Smith, a farm labourer, and Harriet Ann Savage on February 13, 1896 in Ealing, England. She immigrated to Canada with some of her family members in the early 1920s. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years as an older brother had settled there in 1912. She married Herbert Russell Parsons on June 23, 1928. They first lived in Vancouver and finally bought a home at 7091 Jubilee Avenue, South Burnaby in the early 1930s. In 1943, Flossie was certified in Home Nursing. Herbert Parsons was active during the Second World War as a volunteer for Civil Defence in Burnaby and worked as a salesman for Woodwards. The couple had no children. Herbert passed away on May 23rd, 1957 (age 84) and Flossie passed away on April 6, 1996 (age 100).
Other Title Information
title based on content of photograph.
Accession Code
BV017.38.2
Date
[June 23, 1928]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Mar-2018
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Welcome to Burnaby Lord Willingdon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34350
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall as part of the welcome reception for Lord and Lady Willingdon. They visited Burnaby in 1928 while Lord Willingdon was touring Canada in his role as Governor-General. A sing hanging over the door reads: Welcome to Bur…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-057
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall as part of the welcome reception for Lord and Lady Willingdon. They visited Burnaby in 1928 while Lord Willingdon was touring Canada in his role as Governor-General. A sing hanging over the door reads: Welcome to Burnaby Lord Willingdon.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Officials - Governor Generals
Events - Visits of State
Events - Royal Visits
Names
Willingdon, Lord (1866-1941)
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
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West Burnaby students

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students standing in four rows on the front steps of a West Burnaby School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 20 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
508-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Photograph of students standing in four rows on the front steps of a West Burnaby School.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Buildings - Schools
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten notes on recto of card mount read: "Sept. 1923" and "West Burnaby B.C. Canada"
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William and Annie Mawhinney outside of their home.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1915-1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
Scope and Content
Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
Scope and Content
Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
History
This home was built by Captain William J. Eyres. In 1912, it was reported in The British Columbian: “Captain Eyres of Seattle is remodelling the front of his house on Douglas Road and otherwise improving it.” The house was later sold to William A. Mawhinney, who subsequently built houses at 6011 Buckingham Avenue and 7616 Burris Avenue.
Other Title Information
title based on content of photograph
Accession Code
BV016.48.63
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1915-1930
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Apr-18
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William Parker with P. Burns & Co. automobile

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Michael Parker standing next to a Model T. Ford with the lettering "P.Burns & Co." painted on the side. William Parker is wearing a long white coat, wool cap and black tie. The car is on a dirt road with a young forest of conifers behind. William worked as a manager for P.Burn…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Michael Parker standing next to a Model T. Ford with the lettering "P.Burns & Co." painted on the side. William Parker is wearing a long white coat, wool cap and black tie. The car is on a dirt road with a young forest of conifers behind. William worked as a manager for P.Burns & Co. from 1921-1935 and was the proprietor of Tenth Street Meat Market (306 10th Street) from 1936 and retired in 1957. P. Burns & Co. was a market that had many franchises in western Canada and became Burns & Co. in 1928.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Parker, William "Bill" Charles
Accession Code
BV022.32.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "WILL PARKER / MARRIED SARAH"
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Work group from the Bay

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1920 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of staff who worked at the "Mirror Room" which was the dressmaking department at "The Bay" department store. Flossie Parsons (nee Smith) is identified in the third row, third person from the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of staff who worked at the "Mirror Room" which was the dressmaking department at "The Bay" department store. Flossie Parsons (nee Smith) is identified in the third row, third person from the left.
History
Flossie Maude Parsons (nee Smith) was born to George Henry Smith, a farm labourer, and Harriet Ann Savage on February 13, 1896 in Ealing, England. She immigrated to Canada with some of her family members in the early 1920s. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years as an older brother had settled there in 1912. She married Herbert Russell Parsons on June 23, 1928. They first lived in Vancouver and finally bought a home at 7091 Jubilee Avenue, South Burnaby in the early 1930s. In 1943, Flossie was certified in Home Nursing. Herbert Parsons was active during the Second World War as a volunteer for Civil Defence in Burnaby and worked as a salesman for Woodwards. The couple had no children. Herbert passed away on May 23rd, 1957 (age 84) and Flossie passed away on April 6, 1996 (age 100).
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph
Names
Parsons, Flossie Maude Smith
Accession Code
BV017.38.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1920 and 1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
26-Mar-2018
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In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 2000]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 manuscript : 200 pages
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of an unpublished manuscript titled "In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Frances Fleming manuscripts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 manuscript : 200 pages
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of an unpublished manuscript titled "In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington).
Creator
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Other Title Information
Title continues:... The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee
Accession Code
BV016.46.51
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
[ca. 2000]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Experts from this manuscript (pages 113-126) “Christmas Time” and “The Fire Brigade”. have been made available as a pdf. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view the Manuscript in it's entirety.
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Mabel Hawkshaw

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mabel Edith Honor (McClean) Hawkshaw taken in a photographic studio. Mabel Hawkshaw was Canada's first woman bank teller as well as former editor and managing director of the "Burnaby Post" newspaper in the 1920s and 1930s and wrote articles for city dailies under the pen name of "Per…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mabel Edith Honor (McClean) Hawkshaw taken in a photographic studio. Mabel Hawkshaw was Canada's first woman bank teller as well as former editor and managing director of the "Burnaby Post" newspaper in the 1920s and 1930s and wrote articles for city dailies under the pen name of "Percy Egerton Sterling". Mabel was also a member of the Juvenile Court in Burnaby.
Names
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.289
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1920
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-05-07
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Mabel Hawkshaw / 1920"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "This proof is the property of the Stride Studios..."
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T. Boyd Haskell and Stan Leonard

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Oct. 1959
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association, T. Boyd Haskell (left) standing with Stan Leonard, Canada's top professional golfer in 1959. The pair are holding a document between them. In October 1959, Stan Leonard earned the distinctio…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association, T. Boyd Haskell (left) standing with Stan Leonard, Canada's top professional golfer in 1959. The pair are holding a document between them. In October 1959, Stan Leonard earned the distinction as Greater Vancouver's Tourist Ambassador by the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association. Tourist Association president, Haskell read the citation at a luncheon in the Vancouver Hotel.
Subjects
Events - Competitions
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Haskell, T. Boyd
Greater Vancouver Tourist Association
Leonard, Stan
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.161
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Oct. 1959
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Stan Leonaard - Tourist of the year 1959 / T.B. Haskell"
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
Business card with photograph reads: "E.C. MacPherson / Press Relations Officer/ Canadian Pacific Railway Company / Vancouver B.C."
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Welcome to Burnaby Lord Willingdon

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Hall decorated for the visit of Lord Willingdon in 1928. Along the steps leading to the main entrance are women in ranger uniforms holding Union Jacks on poles. Lord Willingdon and other dignitaries are standing in front of the entrance. The doorway is decorated with…
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 Burnaby Municipal Hall decorated for the visit of Lord Willingdon in 1928. Along the steps leading to the main entrance are women in ranger uniforms holding Union Jacks on poles. Lord Willingdon and other dignitaries are standing in front of the entrance. The doorway is decorated with a sign that reads, "WELCOME TO BURNABY LORD WILLINGDON" There is a woman climbing up the steps towards Lord Willingdon. Lord Willingdon was Canada's Governor General at that time. The photographer is speculated to be Lloyd studio, because of the similarity with the photograph HV977.17.15 of Lord Willingdon's visit by Lloyd studio
Subjects
Officials - Governor Generals
Events - Visits of State
Names
Willingdon, Lord, 1866-1941
Burnaby City Hall
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV985.3137.8
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1928
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Related Material
For another photograph of the visit of Lord Willingdon at Burnaby Municipal Hall, see HV977.17.15
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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