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Garden Party

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.2 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a garden party of the First (1st) Burnaby Girl Guides at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. The guides are dressed in uniform and posing with their Brown Owl leaders. Brown Owls are identified L to R as: Mrs. Gowan, Miss May Dumas and Miss Kay Crossfield.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.2 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a garden party of the First (1st) Burnaby Girl Guides at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. The guides are dressed in uniform and posing with their Brown Owl leaders. Brown Owls are identified L to R as: Mrs. Gowan, Miss May Dumas and Miss Kay Crossfield.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Dumas, May
Crossfield, Kay
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.218
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 2, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title
Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.162
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Girl Guides at camp in uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5070
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun 1935
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of twelve unidentifed Girl Guides dressed in uniforms gathered together at an outdoor camp. This photograph may have been on display in 1960 at the Burnaby Girl Guide Reunion held in the auditorium of Edmonds Junior High School in recognition of the 50th Anniversary (Golden J…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
Hand-written text on back of photograph in black ink reads: "[missing text] is 12 of our Guides who / [text missing] up to camp with me this / summer. this was taken the / day they left camp to / go home. I didn't leave / that day. I stayed up 3 days / more. They're [missing text] good kids / & full of the very devil / the one in the middle of / the back row sewed up my / pajama legs & top & I couldn't / get into them that night / It was all in good fun though."
A pre-printed address label was secured to the back of the photograph with adhesive tape: "Mrs. M.L. Williams / 4494 William St. / North Burnaby 2, B.C.". This label has been removed by conservation.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of twelve unidentifed Girl Guides dressed in uniforms gathered together at an outdoor camp. This photograph may have been on display in 1960 at the Burnaby Girl Guide Reunion held in the auditorium of Edmonds Junior High School in recognition of the 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of Guiding in Canada.
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.305
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jun 1935
Media Type
Photograph
Images
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Ivy McGeachie

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted into col. ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Hand coloured photograph of Ivy McGeachie in her Girl Guide in uniform. She is wearing a blue uniform and is in a standing pose in front of a rose coloured curtain.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted into col. ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Hand coloured photograph of Ivy McGeachie in her Girl Guide in uniform. She is wearing a blue uniform and is in a standing pose in front of a rose coloured curtain.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.206
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06/11/2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 13/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Our baby Midgie Townsend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5069
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun 1935
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Midgie Townsend dressed as a baby in a white bonnet, white diaper and white t shirt and is holding a small doll while sucking on a soother. This photograph may have been on display in 1960 at the Burnaby Girl Guide Reunion held in the auditorium of Edmonds Junior High School in recog…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: " "Our Baby" / Midgie Townsend"
Scope and Content
Photograph of Midgie Townsend dressed as a baby in a white bonnet, white diaper and white t shirt and is holding a small doll while sucking on a soother. This photograph may have been on display in 1960 at the Burnaby Girl Guide Reunion held in the auditorium of Edmonds Junior High School in recognition of the 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of Guiding in Canada.
Other Title Information
Transcribed title
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Townsend, Midgie
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.304
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jun 1935
Media Type
Photograph
Images
Less detail

Parade of Mounted Police

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1393
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a parade lead by an open car, with a driver, two men with top hats and two women inside. Behind them, a large group of Royal Canadian Mounted Police are following. The setting is Granville and Hastings in Vancouver. Visible in the background are crowds of people at the street side, Po…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Faint circular stamp mark of "Vancouver Drug Co." on verso, and gummed paper on each corner.
The stamp reads, "Come to Vancouver's Golden [illegible]/ 50 Years of Progress" outside its circular seal for "Vancouver Drug/ Co. Ltd./ Nu-Gloss/ PHOTO FINISH"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a parade lead by an open car, with a driver, two men with top hats and two women inside. Behind them, a large group of Royal Canadian Mounted Police are following. The setting is Granville and Hastings in Vancouver. Visible in the background are crowds of people at the street side, Post Office, Royal Bank and "Famous Furs" store.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Buildings - Public - Post Offices
Public Services - Policing
Transportation - Horses
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Bank of Canada
Famous Furs
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.5767.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
Photographs BV985.5765.1 - BV985.5769.1 are of the same parade at the same location.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Parade of Mounted Police

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1394
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police participating in a parade at Granville and Hastings in Vancouver. Visible in the background are crowds of people at the street side, Post Office, Royal Bank and "Famous Furs" store.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Faint circular stamp mark of "Vancouver Drug Co." on verso, and gummed paper on each corner.
The stamp reads, "Come to Vancouver's Golden [illegible]/ 50 Years of Progress" outside its circular seal for "Vancouver Drug/ Co. Ltd./ Nu-Gloss/ PHOTO FINISH"
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police participating in a parade at Granville and Hastings in Vancouver. Visible in the background are crowds of people at the street side, Post Office, Royal Bank and "Famous Furs" store.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Buildings - Public - Post Offices
Public Services - Policing
Transportation - Horses
Names
Royal Bank of Canada
Famous Furs
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.5768.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
Photographs BV985.5765.1 - BV985.5769.1 are of the same parade at the same location.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Relay for a Friend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97538
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified postal workers who are holding packages and posing in a post office, next to a handmade sign that reads "Relay for a friend" and indicates a fundraising activity.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2877
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified postal workers who are holding packages and posing in a post office, next to a handmade sign that reads "Relay for a friend" and indicates a fundraising activity.
Subjects
Buildings - Public - Post Offices
Events - Fundraising
Names
Canada Post
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Second Burnaby Company

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun 1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company and leaders. All Girl Guides are in uniforms and unidentified. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company and leaders. All Girl Guides are in uniforms and unidentified. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.246
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jun 1930
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also photograph HV972.204.4
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 4, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Lorimy, G.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Script in white ink on lower right corner of photograph reads: "Photo by / Edmonds Studio 1930."
Stamp in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "The Edmonds Studi / (G.Lorimy, Photographer) / 1188 Edmonds St. / Phone New Westminster 1618L1"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "2nd Co June 1930 / 1930 (circled)"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
Images
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Second Burnaby Girl Guide Company at rally

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company and leaders at a Burnaby Division rally on the grounds of the Burnaby Municipal Hall on Saturday June 20, 1932. The rally took place in the presence of the deputy provincial commissioner, Miss G. Davies who was accompanied by the divisional…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company and leaders at a Burnaby Division rally on the grounds of the Burnaby Municipal Hall on Saturday June 20, 1932. The rally took place in the presence of the deputy provincial commissioner, Miss G. Davies who was accompanied by the divisional commissioner, Mrs. A. Moxon Pt. Grey and Mrs. Dallas Perry district commissioiner West Point Grey, parents and friends. Visitors were welcomed by Mrs. Carter, divisional commissioner for Burnaby and the district commissioners Mrs. Peel and Miss A. Leigh. The district captain Mrs. John Graham took charge of the programme designed to illustrate the various phases of camp training including nature studies, crafts and fire and life saving drills.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.247
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Related Material
See also photograph HV972.204.4
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds"
Information for description gathered from newspaper clipping "...Give Interesting Programme on Municipal Grounds at Edmonds"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "2nd Co. at Rally in Municipal Hall Grounds / 1932 / 32"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook (page 31) "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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Sixth Burnaby Girl Guides Log Book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1933-1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (1 photograph + textual records)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a scrapbook with a cardboard cover containing 37 pages of handwritten entries documenting Girl Guide meetings between May 23 through October 2, 1934; newspaper clippings about Girl Guide leaders and events and one photograph. The photograph has a handwritten annotation on the botto…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (1 photograph + textual records)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a scrapbook with a cardboard cover containing 37 pages of handwritten entries documenting Girl Guide meetings between May 23 through October 2, 1934; newspaper clippings about Girl Guide leaders and events and one photograph. The photograph has a handwritten annotation on the bottom which reads: "Beach Party July 26-33 / 6th Burnaby Girl Guides".
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.163
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1933-1934
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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The twins (three sets)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5068
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun 1935
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of eight young girls dressed in white shorts and dresses with a small young girl identified as Midgie Townsend near the centre. Midgie is dressed as a baby in a white bonnet and is holding a soother in her mouth. Six of the girls appear to be twins. This photograph may have b…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Material Details
Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "June 1935 / The twins (three sets) / The Baby & / Another baby"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of eight young girls dressed in white shorts and dresses with a small young girl identified as Midgie Townsend near the centre. Midgie is dressed as a baby in a white bonnet and is holding a soother in her mouth. Six of the girls appear to be twins. This photograph may have been on display in 1960 at the Burnaby Girl Guide Reunion held in the auditorium of Edmonds Junior High School in recognition of the 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of Guiding in Canada.
Other Title Information
Transcribed title
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Townsend, Midgie
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.303
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jun 1935
Media Type
Photograph
Images
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Edmonds community clean-up

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96898
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Steve King scrubbing graffiti off of a Canada Post mailbox on Edmonds Street during the annual community clean-up day.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2455
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Steve King scrubbing graffiti off of a Canada Post mailbox on Edmonds Street during the annual community clean-up day.
Subjects
Events
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Steve King scrubs the grafitti off a Canada Post mailbox on Edmonds St., in the area's annual community clean-up day, sponsored by the Edmonds Town Centre Business and Community Association."
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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George Marcello's "Torch of Life" walk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97036
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Marcello lacing up his running shoe before the Burnaby leg of his "Torch of Life" walk across Canada to raise awareness of organ and tissue donations. Marcello is leaning against a bike rack in front of a tall, unidentified condominium building.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2568
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Marcello lacing up his running shoe before the Burnaby leg of his "Torch of Life" walk across Canada to raise awareness of organ and tissue donations. Marcello is leaning against a bike rack in front of a tall, unidentified condominium building.
Subjects
Events - Fundraising
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "George Marcello gets ready for the Burnaby leg of his "Torch of Life" walk across Canada to raise awareness of organ and tissue donations. By the time his walk is complete, Marcello, a liver transplant recipient, will have covered more than 12,000 kilometres and visited 491 towns and cities across the country. He will be in New Westminster next Friday, July 6, walking from Mercer Stadium, down Sixth St. to City Hall in time for a civic reception at 1 PM."
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Joan Amor with 1920s dress on display

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97256
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joan Amor, a member of the Canadiana Costume Society of BC and Western Canada, adjusting a 1920s dress on a dummy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2664
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joan Amor, a member of the Canadiana Costume Society of BC and Western Canada, adjusting a 1920s dress on a dummy.
Subjects
Clothing
Exhibitions
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Joan Amor, of the Canadiana Costume Society of BC and Western Canada, straightens out a 1920s dress, one of more than 2000 pieces of historical garments the Society has in its collection, much of it stored at Burnaby Village Museum."
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Mark VIII anti-aircraft naval gun

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1735
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1946]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fourteen unidentified men in suits standing behind a gun put up on a wooden pedestal, with a sign that reads, "This Gun is the First Mark VIII Anti-Aircraft Naval Gun Produced Outside England/ Athorities acknowledge this is one of the most difficult guns to make/ Initial production at…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fourteen unidentified men in suits standing behind a gun put up on a wooden pedestal, with a sign that reads, "This Gun is the First Mark VIII Anti-Aircraft Naval Gun Produced Outside England/ Athorities acknowledge this is one of the most difficult guns to make/ Initial production at this time is an achievement for the men and women of this plant who have set up the first milestone in gun armament in Western Canada/ Our task now is to speed production and built into these guns quality and accuracy that we may be proud of their performance." The company that produced this gun is believed to be the Dominion Bridge Company, at its Western Canada branch (possibly Burnaby). Plywood sheets propped up behind the men help to prevent the location from being identified.
Subjects
Armament - Munitions
Names
Dominion Bridge Company
Accession Code
BV003.46.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[before 1946]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Publication or circulation forbidden / PERSONNEL DEPT. D. B. CO. LTD. Received."
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Ming Wo opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97481
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Albert Close, the area manager for Henkels Canada, and Ernest Neuman, the NewsLeader's food columnist, at the grand opening of the Ming Wo cookware store in Lougheed Mall. Close is demonstrating how to sharpen a knife as Neuman watches, and they both stand in front of the Ming Wo sign.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2820
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Albert Close, the area manager for Henkels Canada, and Ernest Neuman, the NewsLeader's food columnist, at the grand opening of the Ming Wo cookware store in Lougheed Mall. Close is demonstrating how to sharpen a knife as Neuman watches, and they both stand in front of the Ming Wo sign.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Events - Openings
Names
Lougheed Town Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Albert Close, the area manager for Henkels Canada, demonstrates the proper technique for maintaining a knife's edge to the Newsleader's food columnist, Ernest Neuman, at the grand opening of the Ming Wo cookware shop in Lougheed Mall."
Geographic Access
Austin Road
Street Address
9855 Austin Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
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Svend Robinson

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1, 2003
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 26 x 19.5 cm laser print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Member of Parliament Svend Robinson handing out Canada Day flags at the Canada Day Celebration at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 26 x 19.5 cm laser print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Member of Parliament Svend Robinson handing out Canada Day flags at the Canada Day Celebration at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Celebrations
Symbols - Flags
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Robinson, Svend
Accession Code
BV004.35.4
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
July 1, 2003
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Low, Richard
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Keith Bruneau on the Velodrome

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97397
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Keith Bruneau, a member of Canada's national cycling team, biking around the re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2772
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Keith Bruneau, a member of Canada's national cycling team, biking around the re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
Subjects
Sports - Cycling
Buildings - Recreational - Sports
Names
Harry Jerome Sports Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Keith Bruneau, a rider with Canada's national cycling team, takes a spin around the newly re-opened velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7564 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3221
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Para…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Material Details
inscribed in the original negative, printed on recto, c. r. "The Birds' Paradise,/ Vancouver, B.C./ No. 2.", l.l. "[copyright c with circle]" printed on verso, t. "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B. C."
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Paradise / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 2.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6012.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Photographer
Gowen Sutton Company Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of postcard
Images
Less detail

British Columbia Society of Model Engineers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97108
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2635
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Paul Roy makes sure his wife's Model M420 train engine is looking its best as the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers prepare to host a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers, August 11-14. More than 500 engineers from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany and all across the United States and Canada will gather at the park to swap stories and drive their trains."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

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