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Seaforth School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37341
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-seven students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A black dog is sitting in the front, facing the rows of children. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified in the photograp…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-seven students and their teacher seated and standing in rows in front of the school building. A black dog is sitting in the front, facing the rows of children. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified in the photograph are: Mrs. Mary Johnson (nee MacDonald) teacher, in the far back. Back row (l to r): Sandra ?, Shirley Colden, Marcia Noel, Eldon Clarke, Billy Beaton, David Park, Graeme Smith, Calvert Broomfield, Leigh Tucker and Lillian Savage. Middle row (l to r): Sharon Milne, Gail Simpson, Thelma Mornes, Joan Dachiuk, Barbara Smith, Betty Hadfield, Judy Haddon, Wilma Heather, Merle Beaton and Sammy Savage. Front row (l to r): Dennis Dachiuk, Jerry Hadfield, Mike Lawrence, David MacPhail, Sydney Clarke, Joe Haddon and Jerry Green.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Johnson, Mary MacDonald
- Colden, Shirley
- Noel, Marcia
- Clarke, Eldon
- Beaton, Billy
- Park, David
- Smith, Graeme
- Broomfield, Calvert
- Tucker, Leigh
- Savage, Lillian
- Anderson, Gail
- Sampson, Gail
- Mornes, Thelma
- Dachiuk, Joan
- Smith, Barbara
- Hadfield, Betty
- Haddon, Judy
- Heather, Wilma
- Beaton, Merle
- Savage, Sammy
- Dachiuk, Dennis
- Hadfield, Jerry
- Lawrence, Mike
- MacPhail, David
- Clarke, Sydney
- Haddon, Joe
- Green, Jerry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Seaforth School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37342
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-seven students and their teacher seated and standing in rows outside. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified are as follows: Mrs. Mary Johnson (nee MacDonald) teacher, far right. Back row (l to r): Glen Richardson,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Seaforth School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 355-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twenty-seven students and their teacher seated and standing in rows outside. A label on the back of the photograph states that the students are from Seaforth School. Identified are as follows: Mrs. Mary Johnson (nee MacDonald) teacher, far right. Back row (l to r): Glen Richardson, Leigh Tucker, Brian Clarke, Sammy Savage, Eldon Clarke, David Park, Tommy Richardson, and Joe Haddon. Second row (l to r): Mike Lawrence (standing to the left), Sandra ?, Joan Olsen, Betty Hadfield, Donna Anderson, Wilma Heather, Barbara Smith, Gail Simpson and Shirley Colden. Third row (l to r): Lois Brown, Jackie Peskett, Gail Anderson, Joan Pescott, Merle Beaton, Judy Haddon, Joan Dachiuk, Thelma Mornes, and Jerry Hadfield (standing to the right). Front row (l to r): Dennis Dachiuk, Roy Olsen, David ?, Allen Beaton, Sydney Clarke, David McPhail, and Terry Burstyk.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Johnson, Mary MacDonald
- Richardson, Glen
- Tucker, Leigh
- Clarke, Brian
- Savage, Sammy
- Clarke, Eldon
- Park, David
- Richardson, Tommy
- Haddon, Joe
- Lawrence, Mike
- Olsen, Joan
- Hadfield, Betty
- Anderson, Donna
- Heather, Wilma
- Smith, Barbara
- Sampson, Gail
- Colden, Shirley
- Brown, Lois
- Peskett, Jackie
- Anderson, Gail
- Pescott, Joan
- Beaton, Merle
- Haddon, Judy
- Dachiuk, Joan
- Mornes, Thelma
- Hadfield, Jerry
- Dachiuk, Dennis
- Olsen, Roy
- Beaton, Allen
- Clarke, Sydney
- MacPhail, David
- Burstyk, Terry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on label on verso of photograph
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 7881 Government Road
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Abandonded farm house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an abandoned farm house on Government Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 288-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an abandoned farm house on Government Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a modern contact print of an original negative that was loaned to the Archives
- Geographic Access
- Government Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls attending Douglas Road School and Burnaby South High School. Bob describes his extracurricular activities in school, organized and informal. He mentions the games he played with his friends. Bob discusses his family chores, and his first job, which was a newspaper route for the Vancouver Province. He describes his later jobs, one at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, working for Mr. Arnold, and then for Mr. Robertson at Burnaby Lake Nurseries.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Geographic Access
- Norfolk Street
- Douglas Road
- Government Road
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_001.mp3Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory356
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1955
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
- Date Range
- 1931-1955
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_4.mp3Still Creek
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36510
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Lake bog taken from a small board walk that connected Sperling Avenue with a trail to Government Road at the west end of Burnaby Lake. Near the modern-day site of the Burnaby Lake Sports fields, this photograph was taken looking north west across Sperling Avenue and Still …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 288-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Lake bog taken from a small board walk that connected Sperling Avenue with a trail to Government Road at the west end of Burnaby Lake. Near the modern-day site of the Burnaby Lake Sports fields, this photograph was taken looking north west across Sperling Avenue and Still Creek.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Bogs
- Names
- Still Creek
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a modern contact print of an original negative that was loaned to the Archives
- Geographic Access
- Still Creek
- Burnaby Lake
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area