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Chamberlain Chicken Coop

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1920] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the Chamberlain family chicken coop. The coop was originally a house. A man and three cows are seen outside it. This may be 6389 Elgin Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1920] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Chamberlain family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 179-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-27

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the Chamberlain family chicken coop. The coop was originally a house. A man and three cows are seen outside it. This may be 6389 Elgin Avenue.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Buildings - Agricultural

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 6389 Elgin Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

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Chamberlain Chicken Coop, [ca. 1920] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Edwin Wettenhall Bateman at the farm

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman standing between a draft horse and a milking cow on his property. The horse is being held by his muzzle with Edwin's left hand and they are both facing the cow. The cow is being held by her halter with Edwin's right hand and her lead is hanging loosely to the …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Series: Bateman family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman standing between a draft horse and a milking cow on his property. The horse is being held by his muzzle with Edwin's left hand and they are both facing the cow. The cow is being held by her halter with Edwin's right hand and her lead is hanging loosely to the ground at their feet. The photograph was taken on the Elworth property at the hobby farm just east of the main house.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Animals - Horses

Names: Bateman, Edwin W.

Geographic Access: Douglas Road

Accession Code: BV986.21.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-02

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Edwin Bateman with horse + cow On Hobby farm located just east of Elworth on Douglas Rd." and "# 3"

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Edwin Wettenhall Bateman at the farm, [192-] thumbnail

Ella Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [after 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; 6.5 x 5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ella Street standing next to a cow - probably at the Street family home on Cumberland Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [after 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Helen Street subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; 6.5 x 5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 217-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-6

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ella Street standing next to a cow - probably at the Street family home on Cumberland Street.

Subjects: Animals - Cows

Names: Street, Ella

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. copy negative accompanying; Note in pencil on verso reads: "1205 Cumberland"; Ella Jane Street (nee Bryson) was born in Allen's Corner, Chateauguay County, Quebec on December 5, 1873 to John Alexander Bryson and Mary Ann Grant.; Ella married Ernest Street in Saskatoon on March 17, 1909. The couple had one child, Frank Bryson Street, born in Young, Saskatchewan on January 27, 1910.; Additional Street family biographical information available in accession file.

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

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Ernest and Frank Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1920 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1920 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Helen Street subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 217-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-6

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Animals - Poultry; Agriculture - Farms

Names: Street, Ernest; Street, Frank

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

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Ernest and Frank Street, [between 1920 and 1925] thumbnail

E.W. Nicholson farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of cattle grazing in the field on the farm belonging to E.W. Nicholson Farm. The Roman Catholic Boys' School can be seen faintly in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Margaret McCallum subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 375-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-42

Scope and Content: Photograph of cattle grazing in the field on the farm belonging to E.W. Nicholson Farm. The Roman Catholic Boys' School can be seen faintly in the background.

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Animals - Cows

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Boundary Road

Street Address: 2550 Boundary Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

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Hensley family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

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 Hensley family home, 515-12th Street, New Westminster. Shown are the Hensley sisters: Frances (milking a cow) and Mary (holding a calf).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

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.: 204-719

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hensley family home, 515-12th Street, New Westminster. Shown are the Hensley sisters: Frances (milking a cow) and Mary (holding a calf).

Subjects: Animals - Cows

Names: Broadack, Frances Hensley Warne; Hensley, Mary

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interview with Norman Dowad

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.

History: Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Education; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Migration; Sports; Sports - Football; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"; Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"; Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"; Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David; Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen; Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"; Rideout, Dr. John Anthony; Burnaby Central Secondary School; Douglas Road School; W. Dowad Limited

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue; Deer Lake

Street Address: 5533 Buckingham Avenue

Accession Code: BV023.16.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

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Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

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Livestock Parade

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.6 x 35.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a livestock parade at the Provincial Exhibition. People are standing with animals, including goats, horses and cattle, in a field in front of a building.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 27.6 x 35.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 053-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a livestock parade at the Provincial Exhibition. People are standing with animals, including goats, horses and cattle, in a field in front of a building.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Exhibitions - Agricultural; Animals - Goats; Animals - Horses; Events - Parades

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption underneath the photograph reads, "Live stock [sic] parade at the Provincial Exhibition, 1920. New Westminster, B.C."

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Phillips Dairy Farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (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 dairy cows on the Phillips farm leased by the family. The farm covered 500 acres at the foot of Byrne Road near Mandeville in the Big Bend area of South Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1986

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.: 204-515

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of dairy cows on the Phillips farm leased by the family. The farm covered 500 acres at the foot of Byrne Road near Mandeville in the Big Bend area of South Burnaby.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Agriculture - Farms

Names: J.E. Phillips Victory Dairy

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Pioneer Tales describes the amount of land leased as 100 acres

Geographic Access: Byrne Road

Street Address: 5670 Byrne Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Phillips Dairy Farm, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Thould family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1929 (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 Thould family. Back, left to right: Grace Dommett Thould (wife) and Lionel "Judge" Thould (husband). Front left to right: Eileen Thould (daughter), Margaret Thould (daughter), and pet dog, Jack. This photograph was taken at the family's home and farm, 5665 Portland Street in Al…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1929 (date of original), copied 1986

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.: 204-626

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Thould family. Back, left to right: Grace Dommett Thould (wife) and Lionel "Judge" Thould (husband). Front left to right: Eileen Thould (daughter), Margaret Thould (daughter), and pet dog, Jack. This photograph was taken at the family's home and farm, 5665 Portland Street in Alta Vista.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Animals - Dogs; Agriculture - Farms

Names: Thould, Eileen; Thould, Grace Dommet; Thould, Lionel "Judge"; Thould, Margaret

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Portland Street

Street Address: 5665 Portland Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Chamberlain Chicken Coop

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Edwin Wettenhall Bateman at the farm

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Ella Street

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Ernest and Frank Street

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E.W. Nicholson farm

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Hensley family home

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Interview with Norman Dowad

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Livestock Parade

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Phillips Dairy Farm

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Thould family

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