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Board of School Trustees

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1924

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 6 photographs : b&w 14 x 9 cm (sight) in matt 69.5 x 57 cm in frame 77 x 65 cm

Scope and Content: Six photograph portraits of men identified as the School Board Trustees of Burnaby in 1924. Trustees are identified with names below each portrait "Capt. G.A. Grant - Management", "J.P. Dickson - Chairman", "H.W. Swann - Buildings and Grounds", "R. Baxter - Health and Recreation", W.H. Wood - Secr…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 6 photographs : b&w 14 x 9 cm (sight) in matt 69.5 x 57 cm in frame 77 x 65 cm

Material Details: 6 photographs mounted in mat with black decoration in oak frame, no glass; large smudge lower right corner of matting and above upper right corner; two eye hooks along upper border, back of frame; tears in backing; large tear next to "Stride Studios" decal; photographer's label centred along bottom

Scope and Content: Six photograph portraits of men identified as the School Board Trustees of Burnaby in 1924. Trustees are identified with names below each portrait "Capt. G.A. Grant - Management", "J.P. Dickson - Chairman", "H.W. Swann - Buildings and Grounds", "R. Baxter - Health and Recreation", W.H. Wood - Secretary", "C.M.M. Harper - Finance". copy print of six photographic portraits in one frame, oak?; all black and white; no glass; "School Board Trustees", "Burnaby", "1924";;

Names: Harper, Charles Mirren McInnes; Grant, George Alford; Dickson, James P.; Swann, Hiram Walker; Wood, William H.

Accession Code: BV985.5409.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1924

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Dec-2018

Scale: 96

Notes: Transcribed title from matt; Title in black ink on matt reads: "Board of School Trustees / Burnaby / 1924"; Captions below each portrait in black ink reads: "Capt. G.A. Grant - Management / J.P. Dickson - Chairman / H.W. Swann - Buildings and Grounds / R. Baxter - Health and Recreation / W.H. Wood - Secretary / C.M.M. Harper - Finance"

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Interview with Tom Mark by Eric Damer October 12, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1923-1948

Length: 0:10:19

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Thomas "Tom" Mark's memories of his early years. Tom briefly describes his upbringing, his years in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and moving to Burnaby with his new wife. He discusses his work history with Shell Oil in Burnaby and tells the story of t…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Thomas "Tom" Mark's memories of his early years. Tom briefly describes his upbringing, his years in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and moving to Burnaby with his new wife. He discusses his work history with Shell Oil in Burnaby and tells the story of the toad situation in East Burnaby.

Date Range: 1923-1948

Length: 0:10:19

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 12, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Thomas "Tom" Mark conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 12, 2012. Major theme discussed: being a volunteer.

Biographical Notes: Thomas "Tom" Mark was born in 1923 and grew up in New Westminster. In 1937 his family moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he finished his schooling and worked for a year in the shipyard before enlisting in the air force. He was stationed in England during the war, and in 1946 he bought a small house in East Burnaby for his English bride and himself. For three years Tom drove a heating fuel truck for Shell Oil and then became the agent for a Shell marine service station on the Fraser River, near the Patullo Bridge. His aviary garnered him the nickname “birdman of Burnaby.” His son attended St. Thomas Moore High School and then Simon Fraser University when it opened in 1965. In 1995 Tom Mark was awarded the Kushiro Cup for Outstanding Citizen of the Year for his volunteer work with the Burnaby Health Department.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:32:43

Interviewee Name: Mark, Thomas "Tom"

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.