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- Clothing 5
- Clothing - Costumes 1
- Clothing - Uniforms 6
- Events - May Day 41
- Events - Parades 6
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- Officials - Mayors and Reeves 2
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs 3
- Persons - Crowds 4
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- Symbols - Flags 3
125th May Day Celebration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78798
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 27, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman being crowned at the 125th May Day celebration and crowning ceremony.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 27, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0115
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman being crowned at the 125th May Day celebration and crowning ceremony.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel 95-1491 B Bby / Bby 67% pg 5"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Annie King in May Day outfit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37759
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1926] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Annie King in her May Day outfit, standing at the side of 4242 Grange Street (old numbering), the King family home.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1926] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-347
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Annie King in her May Day outfit, standing at the side of 4242 Grange Street (old numbering), the King family home.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Clothing
- Names
- Ellis, Annie King
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Grange Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Bearn family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37070
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 10.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William "Bill" and Lavinia Bearn, with their daughter, Ruth, Burnaby's first May Queen.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 10.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-533
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William "Bill" and Lavinia Bearn, with their daughter, Ruth, Burnaby's first May Queen.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34269
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 17.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations showing a man in uniform leading a bagpipe band on a field. Maypoles and a crowd can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 17.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations showing a man in uniform leading a bagpipe band on a field. Maypoles and a crowd can be seen in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
- Notes
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "33 / Burnaby May Day 26-5-28"
- Back of photograph stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
- Geographic Access
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Wedgewood Street
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35326
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- 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 1928 May Queen, Sylvia Murley (foreground, left) with Reeve Thomas Sanderson (foreground, centre) and Scoutmaster Tom Corbett (foreground, right) at Robert Burnaby Park. Sylvia Murley became Sylvia Auvache when she married Lewis Auvache, who would be Burnaby's Fire Chief between 1964…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- 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.
- 204-183
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 1928 May Queen, Sylvia Murley (foreground, left) with Reeve Thomas Sanderson (foreground, centre) and Scoutmaster Tom Corbett (foreground, right) at Robert Burnaby Park. Sylvia Murley became Sylvia Auvache when she married Lewis Auvache, who would be Burnaby's Fire Chief between 1964 and 1972.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
- Notes
- Title based on caption on photograph
- Geographic Access
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Wedgewood Street
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35558
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (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 Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (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.
- 204-416
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Wedgewood Street
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Burnaby May Day Celebrations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34265
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 28, 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young women and girls seated on chairs on a stage for the Burnaby May Day celebrations. Two young women are seated at the top centre of the stage, six flower girls are seated on the stairs leading up to the stage, and a man is standing on either side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 28, 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young women and girls seated on chairs on a stage for the Burnaby May Day celebrations. Two young women are seated at the top centre of the stage, six flower girls are seated on the stairs leading up to the stage, and a man is standing on either side.
- Subjects
- Symbols - Flags
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "#2, Burnaby May Day Celebrations, 28/5/27"
- Back of photo stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby May Day Celebrations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34267
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 28, 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations including a field with children maypole dancing and a crowd watching. A stage is at the back centre under the flags, and there is a photographer with a tripod at the centre of the field.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 28, 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations including a field with children maypole dancing and a crowd watching. A stage is at the back centre under the flags, and there is a photographer with a tripod at the centre of the field.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "#7, Burnaby May Day Celebrations, 28/5/27"
- Back of photo stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby May Day Celebrations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34268
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 28, 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby May Day parade float decorated with a Union Jack and cedar boughs. A cross reading "Lest We Forget," a wreath and five girls dressed as angels are on the back of the float. A shield on the side of the float reads, "South Burnaby Branch Canadian Legion No. 83." A man is st…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 28, 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby May Day parade float decorated with a Union Jack and cedar boughs. A cross reading "Lest We Forget," a wreath and five girls dressed as angels are on the back of the float. A shield on the side of the float reads, "South Burnaby Branch Canadian Legion No. 83." A man is standing beside the cab of the truck.
- Names
- Royal Canadian Legion
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "#12, Burnaby May Day Celebrations, 28/5/27"
- Back of photo stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby May Day Festival
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34270
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 18, 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 18, 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day Festival, May 18, 1929 / Stride Studios, New Westminster, BC, Photo #18"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby's First May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34264
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a row of young women and girls dressed in white, wearing cloaks and carrying baskets of flowers at Burnaby's first May Day. A water tower is partially visible behind them.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a row of young women and girls dressed in white, wearing cloaks and carrying baskets of flowers at Burnaby's first May Day. A water tower is partially visible behind them.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Clothing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby's First May Day 1925 / #11 / Stride Photo"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby's First May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34814
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's first May Day in 1925. Four young women are wearing cloaks and standing with baskets of flowers. Two of the young women have been identified as Lucretia Adair and Louise Lister, but it is not clear which two they are.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Helen Davy subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 138-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's first May Day in 1925. Four young women are wearing cloaks and standing with baskets of flowers. Two of the young women have been identified as Lucretia Adair and Louise Lister, but it is not clear which two they are.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Printed at bottom left of photograph: "Burnaby's First May Day, 1925 / #14 / Stride Photo"
- Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Lucretia Adair / Louise Lister"
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby's First May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34815
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.2cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's first May Day in 1925. Four young women are wearing cloaks and standing with baskets of flowers. Ruth Bearn, the May Queen, is standing third from the left, with a crown on her head.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Helen Davy subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.2cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 138-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's first May Day in 1925. Four young women are wearing cloaks and standing with baskets of flowers. Ruth Bearn, the May Queen, is standing third from the left, with a crown on her head.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Printed at bottom of photograph: "Burnaby's First May Day 1925 / #15 / Stride Photo"
- Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Queen Ruth Bearn"
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby's May Queen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34539
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen seated in a photographic studio with flowers surrounding her.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 20 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 042-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen seated in a photographic studio with flowers surrounding her.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on cardboard mat photograph originally framed with read: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, BC". Photograph removed from frame for conservation purposes; mat not retained.
Images
Burnaby's May Queen 1928-9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38668
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm with 8 x 15 cm label attatched.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite, from 1928-9. The three girls are identified in the attached label as; Lottie Butchart (of Armstrong Avenue School, maid of honour), Sylvia Murley (of Kingsway West school, May Queen), and Doris Wilmott (of Douglas Road school, maid of honour).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm with 8 x 15 cm label attatched.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite, from 1928-9. The three girls are identified in the attached label as; Lottie Butchart (of Armstrong Avenue School, maid of honour), Sylvia Murley (of Kingsway West school, May Queen), and Doris Wilmott (of Douglas Road school, maid of honour).
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
Images
Crowning the May Queen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38673
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the crowning ceremony for Burnaby's 1928-1929 May Queen, Sylvia Murley on the raised dais receiving her crown, flanked by numerous flower girls and attendants.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the crowning ceremony for Burnaby's 1928-1929 May Queen, Sylvia Murley on the raised dais receiving her crown, flanked by numerous flower girls and attendants.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lloyd's Studio
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Wedgewood Street
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
First May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35293
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (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 first Burnaby May Day in 1925. Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) and her mother Lillias Urquhart (circled) were spectators.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (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.
- 204-150
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Burnaby May Day in 1925. Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) and her mother Lillias Urquhart (circled) were spectators.
- Names
- Urquhart, Lillias
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on caption on photograph
- Parallel Name Authority: "Stride Studios"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Gordon Morash and Colleen Campbell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36936
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Morash and Colleen Campbell dressed as a bride and groom for a May Day parade.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-394
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Morash and Colleen Campbell dressed as a bride and groom for a May Day parade.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Costumes
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Wedgewood Street
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Head of the procession
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34318
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.5 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. None of the people are identified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.5 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. None of the people are identified.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Events - May Day
- Events - Parades
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory450
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1990
- Length
- 00:05:53
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Burnaby and New Westminster May Days and how geography and poor transportation affects municipal east-west and north-south connections
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Burnaby and New Westminster May Days and how geography and poor transportation affects municipal east-west and north-south connections
- Date Range
- 1930-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:05:53
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Transportation
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 1:34:40
- Interviewee Name
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track ten of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track ten of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_10.mp3