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Louise Irwin in cherry tree

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Louise Irwin standing on a limb of a cherry tree in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. The cherry tree is in full bloom with cherry blossoms.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Irwin family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Louise Irwin standing on a limb of a cherry tree in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. The cherry tree is in full bloom with cherry blossoms.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Plants - Flowers; Plants - Trees

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.98

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Louise Irwin in cherry tree, [1936] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Louise with cherry blossoms

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Louise Irwin standing under a cherry tree that is in full bloom with cherry blossoms. The tree is in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Irwin family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Louise Irwin standing under a cherry tree that is in full bloom with cherry blossoms. The tree is in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Plants - Flowers; Plants - Trees

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.95

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Louise with cherry blossoms, [1937] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Elworth decorated for the wedding of Warren Bateman

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [21 Sept. 1932]

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of "Elworth" decorated with flowers and greenery for the occasion of Warren Stafford Bateman and Winifred Dare Webster's wedding which took place on September 21, 1932. The fireplace and mantle are seen in the centre. Warren Bateman was the son of Edwin W. Bateman and Ca…

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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 : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of "Elworth" decorated with flowers and greenery for the occasion of Warren Stafford Bateman and Winifred Dare Webster's wedding which took place on September 21, 1932. The fireplace and mantle are seen in the centre. Warren Bateman was the son of Edwin W. Bateman and Catherine "Cassie" (Dale) Bateman. Edwin and his second wife, Mary (Dale) Bateman lived at "Elworth", 6501 Deer Lake Avenue from 1922.

Subjects: Buildings Components - Fireplaces; Plants - Flowers; Ceremonies - Weddings

Accession Code: HV974.90.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [21 Sept. 1932]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For a closer view of the fireplace and the mantle, see photograph HV974.90.6

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-25

Photographer: Lorimy, G.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy print and copy negative accompanying; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "The Edmonds Studio / (G. Lorimy, Photographer) / 1188 Edmonds St. / Phone New Westminster 1618L1."; Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo reads: "Warren and Winnie'sWedding."

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Elworth decorated for the wedding of Warren Bateman

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [21 Sept. 1932] (date of original), copied [1974]

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of "Elworth" decorated with flowers and greenery for the occasion of Warren Stafford Bateman and Winifred Dare Webster's wedding which took place on September 21, 1932. The fireplace and mantle are seen in the centre, with a photograph and ornaments on it. According to …

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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 : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of "Elworth" decorated with flowers and greenery for the occasion of Warren Stafford Bateman and Winifred Dare Webster's wedding which took place on September 21, 1932. The fireplace and mantle are seen in the centre, with a photograph and ornaments on it. According to the donor, the girl in the photograph is the niece of Warren Batemen, whose married name became Mrs. Catherine Levins. Warren Bateman was the son of Edwin W. Batemen and Catherine "Cassie" (Dale) Bateman. Edwin and his second wife, Mary (Dale) Bateman lived at "Elworth", 6501 Deer Lake Avenue from 1922.

Subjects: Buildings Components - Fireplaces; Plants - Flowers; Ceremonies - Weddings

Accession Code: HV974.90.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [21 Sept. 1932] (date of original), copied [1974]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For a wider view of the room, see photograph HV974.90.5

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-25

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Better Pictures / NuGloss / Photo Finish / Vancouver Drug Co. / Limited / B71"

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Elworth decorated for the wedding of Warren Bateman, [21 Sept. 1932] (date of original), copied [1974] thumbnail

Garden in Robert Burnaby Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the garden and fence in Robert Burnaby Park. Alice Massey is standing in the centre of the photograph near a large bunch of poppies with an unidentified woman to the left.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of the garden and fence in Robert Burnaby Park. Alice Massey is standing in the centre of the photograph near a large bunch of poppies with an unidentified woman to the left.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Geographic Features - Gardens

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Garden in Robert Burnaby Park, [between 1949 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Hart House flowers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a field of flowers at Hart House.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-575

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a field of flowers at Hart House.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Hart House flowers, [between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Parade float

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers, including "Burnaby" written along the side.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-058

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers, including "Burnaby" written along the side.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Transportation - Parade Floats

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Parade float, [195-] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Sperling and Broadway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [193-?] (date of original), copied 1992

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 flowers beside the road at Sperling Avenue and Broadway.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [193-?] (date of original), copied 1992

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.: 315-400

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of flowers beside the road at Sperling Avenue and Broadway.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Geographic Features - Roads

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue; Broadway

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Sperling and Broadway, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Young woman in garden

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of young woman standing in a flower garden with foxgloves. A building is visible in a grove of trees in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of young woman standing in a flower garden with foxgloves. A building is visible in a grove of trees in the background.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Geographic Features - Gardens

Accession Code: BV022.32.592

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-22

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431); Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "MARY?"

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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…

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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: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.

History: Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Events - Festivals; Government; Government - Federal Government; Migration; Occupations; Organizations - Political Parties; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Religions; Religions - Christianity; Religions - Hinduism; Rights; Rights - Human Rights; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Social Issues - Discrimination

Names: Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"; Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"; Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC); Westminster Bible Chapel; Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)

Responsibility: Binks, James

Accession Code: BV023.16.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum

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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3

Coronation Tree planting ceremony

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 20 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tree planting ceremony that took place at the Burnaby South High School to mark the Coronation of King George the 6th. One man in a suit lays down dirt, while two others stand behind him, looking on.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: B. Keisler subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 20 x 23.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 214-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tree planting ceremony that took place at the Burnaby South High School to mark the Coronation of King George the 6th. One man in a suit lays down dirt, while two others stand behind him, looking on.

Subjects: Events; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Item no. 214-010 and 214-011 are of the same event

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Coronation Tree planting ceremony

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 20 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tree planting ceremony that took place at the Burnaby South High School to mark the Coronation of King George the 6th. A man in a suit lays down dirt. A young girl can be seen in the background waving a flag behind the fence, as another man stands watching, wearing a fedora. A thi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: B. Keisler subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 20 x 23.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 214-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tree planting ceremony that took place at the Burnaby South High School to mark the Coronation of King George the 6th. A man in a suit lays down dirt. A young girl can be seen in the background waving a flag behind the fence, as another man stands watching, wearing a fedora. A third man is standing off to the right, also watching.

Subjects: Events; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Item no. 214-009 and 214-011 are of the same event

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Coronation Tree planting ceremony

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 20 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tree planting ceremony that took place at the Burnaby South High School to mark the Coronation of King George the 6th. A man in a suit smooths out the dirt around the tree, as another man stands watching from behind a fence, wearing a fedora.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: B. Keisler subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 20 x 23.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 214-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tree planting ceremony that took place at the Burnaby South High School to mark the Coronation of King George the 6th. A man in a suit smooths out the dirt around the tree, as another man stands watching from behind a fence, wearing a fedora.

Subjects: Events; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Item no. 214-009 and 214-010 are of the same event

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Participants of Lion Dance fundraiser

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 1938

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of people who were involved in the Lion Dance to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers which took place in Victoria, British Columbia on March 5th and 6th, 1938. The group has gathered in front of a Chinese Public School. A number of women wear bands across their chests that read, "MEDIC…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Material Details: Chinese characters have been added to the surface of the photograph

Scope and Content: Photograph of people who were involved in the Lion Dance to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers which took place in Victoria, British Columbia on March 5th and 6th, 1938. The group has gathered in front of a Chinese Public School. A number of women wear bands across their chests that read, "MEDICAL AID FOR WAR REFUGEES" and a number of men are wearing the lion costume pants.

Subjects: Events - Fundraising; Buildings - Schools; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Celebrations

Names: Chinese Public School

Geographic Access: Victoria

Accession Code: BV985.5331.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 1938

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-01-23

Photographer: Gibson, Wilfred

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Photographer's handwriting on recto of photograph reads: "The Lion Dance, to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers/ Victoria B.C. March 5th + 6th 1938 / Gibson/ PHOTO"

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Participants of Lion Dance fundraiser, March 1938 thumbnail

Spring Tea at Ellesmere United Church

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 17, 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Composite photograph of the Spring Tea and Open House for the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten at Ellesmere United Church hall. The mothers of the kindergartners donated sandwiches, cookies and cakes and a net profit of $26.05 was made.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 17, 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 246-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1990-12

Scope and Content: Composite photograph of the Spring Tea and Open House for the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten at Ellesmere United Church hall. The mothers of the kindergartners donated sandwiches, cookies and cakes and a net profit of $26.05 was made.

Subjects: Celebrations; Events - Fundraising

Names: Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten; Ellesmere United Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Thanks for a swell evening / Maurie K'

Geographic Access: Ellesmere Avenue; Hastings Street

Street Address: 300 Ellesmere Avenue North

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Spring Tea at Ellesmere United Church, May 17, 1958 thumbnail

Kay

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 25, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman named Kay seated on the grass of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue). Gardens and trees are visible behind.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman named Kay seated on the grass of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue). Gardens and trees are visible behind.

Subjects: Plants - Trees; Plants - Grasses

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: BV996.6.152

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: July 25, 1937

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2/24/2011

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption for photograph reads: "Kay / '1937' / 'Edition'"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Yanko family album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74511

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1979

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (613 photographs : col.)

Scope and Content: Photographic album documenting John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and their two daughters, Rhonda and Charmaine (later Bayntun). Photographs depict family parties and events, travel snapshots, scenes in Vancouver, and the family home and pets.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956-1979

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (613 photographs : col.)

Description Level: File

Record No.: 545-249

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photographic album documenting John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and their two daughters, Rhonda and Charmaine (later Bayntun). Photographs depict family parties and events, travel snapshots, scenes in Vancouver, and the family home and pets.

Subjects: Celebrations - Birthdays; Celebrations; Travel

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan; Yanko, Rhonda; Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file

50-Foot High Stump

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a stump in Central Park. Typed note at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Hollow stump in Central Park (about centre of park). Fifty feet high. At five feet from ground, fifty feet in circumference as measured by Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Wilson. Central Park, November 1936. / City Archiv…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-023

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a stump in Central Park. Typed note at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Hollow stump in Central Park (about centre of park). Fifty feet high. At five feet from ground, fifty feet in circumference as measured by Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Wilson. Central Park, November 1936. / City Archives."

Subjects: Plants - Trees; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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50-Foot High Stump, 1936 (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 9

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1919-1939

Length: 0:07:31

Summary: This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's continuation of reading his series of short stories. He reads; "The ICE AGE and other observations before Burnaby", "The Coming of the Great Trees in Burnaby", "AND THEN MODERN CIVILIZATION STRUCK BURNABY" each written in March of 1962.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's continuation of reading his series of short stories. He reads; "The ICE AGE and other observations before Burnaby", "The Coming of the Great Trees in Burnaby", "AND THEN MODERN CIVILIZATION STRUCK BURNABY" each written in March of 1962.

Date Range: 1919-1939

Photo Info: Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066

Length: 0:07:31

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Scope and Content: Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Total Tracks: 12

Total Length: 1:38:06

Interviewee Name: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.