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Interior of Lochdale Hall

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1935 and 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Harry Royle fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Lochdale Hall. Streamers are hanging from the ceiling and the walls, and numerous people are seated at three long tables. The occasion is unidentified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harry Royle fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Lochdale Hall. Streamers are hanging from the ceiling and the walls, and numerous people are seated at three long tables. The occasion is unidentified.
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls
Events - Parties
Events
Names
Lochdale Community Hall
Accession Code
BV005.20.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1935 and 1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/12/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Fire Department at Fire Hall No. 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35199
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934 (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.
204-056
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Firefighters Albert Killer and Fred Blake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Firefighters Albert Killer and Fred Blake lying down on their beds and reading (in the dormitory during the night shift) at No. 1 Burnaby Fire Hall at Carleton Avenue and Eton Street. Fire boots (with fire resistant pants gathered over them) are visible at the side of Fred Blake's bed.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Material Details
.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Firefighters Albert Killer and Fred Blake lying down on their beds and reading (in the dormitory during the night shift) at No. 1 Burnaby Fire Hall at Carleton Avenue and Eton Street. Fire boots (with fire resistant pants gathered over them) are visible at the side of Fred Blake's bed.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Blake, Frederick "Fred"
Killer, Albert "Abe"
Geographic Access
Carleton Avenue
Eton Street
Accession Code
BV998.31.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1939 (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Night shift at No.1 Hall/ Carleton Ave. and Eton St. (L) Albert Killer (R) Fred Blake 1939"
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
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Fireman sitting on the tailgate of a fire truck

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Accession Code
BV999.55.45
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36217
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Burnaby. A large group of spectators stand on either side of the street watching as the two royals pass by the Municipal Hall in a motorcade. Men and women are waving, many with hats in their raised hands and the Burnaby Municipal Hall…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
235-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-26
Scope and Content
Photograph of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Burnaby. A large group of spectators stand on either side of the street watching as the two royals pass by the Municipal Hall in a motorcade. Men and women are waving, many with hats in their raised hands and the Burnaby Municipal Hall has been adorned with Union Jacks and decorations.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Names
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lorimy, G.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Note on verso of print reads: ..."Mr. + Mrs. R. Bolton and daughter Mary in audience, Hugh M. Fraser Commissioner also in audience"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Kingsway 1939

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55591
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathered outside the Municipal Hall on Kingsway. This photograph was taken during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. A large group of spectators stand on either side of the street and the Burnaby Municipal Hall has been adorned with Union Jacks and…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-066
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathered outside the Municipal Hall on Kingsway. This photograph was taken during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. A large group of spectators stand on either side of the street and the Burnaby Municipal Hall has been adorned with Union Jacks and decorations. The woman standing in the foreground, to the right has been identified as Gladys Almond.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Names
Almond, Gladys
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "Gladys Almond / Kingsway - 1935"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Lewis Auvache at Firehall No. 2

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lewis Auvache seated in a fire truck at Firehall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway). There is snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937] (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 ; 3.0 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-078
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lewis Auvache seated in a fire truck at Firehall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway). There is snow.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Auvache, Lewis
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Municipal Hall during Royal Visit

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1939 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former Municipal Hall during the visit of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Located at Kingsway, just east of Edmonds Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1939 (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 ; 4.4 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-272
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the former Municipal Hall during the visit of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Located at Kingsway, just east of Edmonds Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Persons - Crowds
Symbols - Flags
Events - Royal Visits
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Copy negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Boat sheds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby salmon fleet boat sheds, between the foot of Sussex (if it continued to the water) and the foot of Byrne along the north arm of the Fraser River. JS 6554 is Joe Stacey's 30-foot gillnetter.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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.
204-520
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby salmon fleet boat sheds, between the foot of Sussex (if it continued to the water) and the foot of Byrne along the north arm of the Fraser River. JS 6554 is Joe Stacey's 30-foot gillnetter.
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Close up of front of Robert's house 5118 Douglas Road

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1931 and 1932]
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 cm x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Roberts children: John A., Edward (Ted) and Roland in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Ted and Roland sit in a toboggan while John stands behind them, holding the toboggan's strings. In the background, a large swing frame is attached to the cedar tree. The grou…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1931 and 1932]
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 cm x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Roberts children: John A., Edward (Ted) and Roland in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Ted and Roland sit in a toboggan while John stands behind them, holding the toboggan's strings. In the background, a large swing frame is attached to the cedar tree. The ground is lightly covered with snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Recreational Activities
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "John, Ted (Edward), and Roland Roberts / (winter 1931-32?)"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Maybe x 1932?"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "331"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.18"
5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
Street Address
3131 Douglas Road
5118 Douglas Road
5538 Dominion Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Grandpa Kneale and Bob Haddon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36943
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 ; 8.9 x 10.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grandpa Kneale and his grandson, Bob Haddon, beside a rowboat. They are outside the barn at the Kneale family home, 6726 Broadway (at Sperling).
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 ; 8.9 x 10.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-401
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grandpa Kneale and his grandson, Bob Haddon, beside a rowboat. They are outside the barn at the Kneale family home, 6726 Broadway (at Sperling).
Subjects
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Recreational Activities - Boating
Names
Haddon, Bob
Kneale, Grandpa
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Broadway
Street Address
6726 Broadway
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
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Outdoor Pool at Mcpherson Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34579
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.0 x 27.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of children in the Mcpherson Park outdoor swimming pool. A sign beside the pool reads, "Warning Dogs Forbidden / By Order / Health [Officer]."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.0 x 27.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
055-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of children in the Mcpherson Park outdoor swimming pool. A sign beside the pool reads, "Warning Dogs Forbidden / By Order / Health [Officer]."
Subjects
Sports - Swimming
Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
McPherson Park
Rumble Street
Street Address
5485 Rumble Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82571
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland. Statue on the left is the William Wallace statue. Building to the right is His Majesty's Theatre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-142
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland. Statue on the left is the William Wallace statue. Building to the right is His Majesty's Theatre.
Subjects
Buildings
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Postcard on verso reads: "Published by T Lamb, 40, Market Street, Aberdeen"
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Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15284
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1933] (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 (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
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 (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Recreational Activities - Swimming
Recreational Activities - Sunbathing
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Irwin, Louise
Irwin, Elsie May Taylor
Johnston, Bob
Johnston, Maureen
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.101
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1933] (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
See page 42 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin, Maureen Johnston, Louise Irwin pose in their swimsuits, c. 1928"
Date for description of photograph based on information provided in Johnston family image 8
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Charlotte Vidal and others in boats

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82495
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1934]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three women (the middle one identified as Charlotte Vidal) and three unidentified boys. They are in two boats on a lake and some of them are holding crabs.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1934]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-075
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three women (the middle one identified as Charlotte Vidal) and three unidentified boys. They are in two boats on a lake and some of them are holding crabs.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Boating
Recreational Activities - Fishing
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Members of the Knight family on log

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15337
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1928 and 1932]
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of adolescents dressed in bathing suits and sitting on a floating log near a shore. Sisters, Margaret Norton (nee Knight) (far left) is wearing a bathing cap and fur collared coat over top of her swim suit, Naida Hansen (nee Knight) (second from right) and Dolly Walker-Kirkwoo…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of adolescents dressed in bathing suits and sitting on a floating log near a shore. Sisters, Margaret Norton (nee Knight) (far left) is wearing a bathing cap and fur collared coat over top of her swim suit, Naida Hansen (nee Knight) (second from right) and Dolly Walker-Kirkwood (nee Knight) (far right) are wearing bathing suits. The three young men and the young woman second from left are unidentified.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Swimming
Recreational Activities - Sunbathing
Names
Norton, Margaret Knight
Hansen, Naida Knight
Walker-Kirkwood, Dolly Knight
Accession Code
BV020.34.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1928 and 1932]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Picnic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1627
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in th…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in the negative, but cropped out in the print, is a dog sitting inside the tent. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Camping
Structures - Tents
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Accession Code
HV976.251.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
2016 technical exhibit
Images
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The 66th May Day Celebration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription827
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1, 1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd of people gathered behind them to watch the dance. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / #28."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
HV976.143.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1, 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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A little nearer the summit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51456
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a two hikers and a dog who are all close to the summit of Mount Albert Edward. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-061
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a two hikers and a dog who are all close to the summit of Mount Albert Edward. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Mountains
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Animals - Dogs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Robertson, J.
Notes
Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount
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Amusement park rides at Happyland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18103
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of amusement park rides at Happyland including the "Big Dipper" roller coaster and signs for "Shoot the Chute" inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. A few unidentified people are standing in front of the rides. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the sup…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of amusement park rides at Happyland including the "Big Dipper" roller coaster and signs for "Shoot the Chute" inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. A few unidentified people are standing in front of the rides. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides
Accession Code
BV022.2.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1996
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2021-08-17
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #6
Photograph copied from Robertson family album
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