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![T. Boyd Haskell at microphone, [1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0120_001.jpg?width=280)
T. Boyd Haskell at microphone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17370
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby dressed in a costume, with a fake moustache and top hat. Haskell is speaking into a microphone at an unidentified event.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby dressed in a costume, with a fake moustache and top hat. Haskell is speaking into a microphone at an unidentified event.
- Names
- Haskell, T. Boyd
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.120
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
![T. Boyd Haskell at microphone, [1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0120_001.jpg)
![T. Boyd Haskell in costume, [1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0118_001.jpg?width=280)
T. Boyd Haskell in costume
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17368
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby dresed in a costume with fake moustache and standing on a stage at an unidentified event. Painted backdrop behind him includes the heading "T.B. Haskell".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby dresed in a costume with fake moustache and standing on a stage at an unidentified event. Painted backdrop behind him includes the heading "T.B. Haskell".
- Subjects
- Clothing - Costumes
- Names
- Haskell, T. Boyd
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.118
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
![T. Boyd Haskell in costume, [1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0118_001.jpg)
![T. Boyd Haskell in costume on stage, [1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0119_001.jpg?width=280)
T. Boyd Haskell in costume on stage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17369
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby dressed in a costume, with a fake moustache and standing on a stage at an unidentified event. Haskell is standing at a painted backdrop of a bar and an unidentified woman is leaning on the bar from the other side.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby dressed in a costume, with a fake moustache and standing on a stage at an unidentified event. Haskell is standing at a painted backdrop of a bar and an unidentified woman is leaning on the bar from the other side.
- Names
- Haskell, T. Boyd
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
![T. Boyd Haskell in costume on stage, [1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0119_001.jpg)
![Theodore Olaf Brue, [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250072.jpg?width=280)
Theodore Olaf Brue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 18 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue in his British Columbia Provincial Police uniform (regimental number 873). From 1947 to 1954, Theodore Brue was in charge of the Terrace, British Columbia detachment. In 1950, when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police took over the provincial police forces, he became a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 18 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue in his British Columbia Provincial Police uniform (regimental number 873). From 1947 to 1954, Theodore Brue was in charge of the Terrace, British Columbia detachment. In 1950, when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police took over the provincial police forces, he became a member of the RCMP.
- Accession Code
- BV001.25.72
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For a laser copy of the same photographic image, see BV004.23.45
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Theodore Olaf Brue, [between 1947 and 1950] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250072.jpg)
Waiting for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55644
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty-four men and women dressed in uniform, standing on the steps of the Municipal Hall. Many of the people are holding flags. The photograph was taken in 1951 during the royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 486-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2005-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty-four men and women dressed in uniform, standing on the steps of the Municipal Hall. Many of the people are holding flags. The photograph was taken in 1951 during the royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
- Names
- Burnaby City Hall
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Allan Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Chairman of board of Simpsons-Sears with store managers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17335
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 5 May 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears store; Charles Luther Burton, Chairman of Board of Simpsons-Sears and Mr. C.W. Jaggs, Mail Order manager of Simpsons-Sears. The group are standing together inside of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby during the opening on Ma…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears store; Charles Luther Burton, Chairman of Board of Simpsons-Sears and Mr. C.W. Jaggs, Mail Order manager of Simpsons-Sears. The group are standing together inside of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby during the opening on May 5, 1954. A rack of women's clothing is visible in the background.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4750 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.85
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 5 May 1954
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- On-The-Spot Photographers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "ON-THE-SPOT PHOTOGRAPHERS / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C."
Images
![David, Linda and Susan at Kalyk Avenue house, 1955 (date of original), copied [2016] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0040_0029.jpg?width=280)
David, Linda and Susan at Kalyk Avenue house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1955 (date of original), copied [2016]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children in garden beside house. From left to right are David Shankie, Linda Shankie Hanlon, and Susan Shankie Weston standing outside the family home located at 5351 Kalyk Avenue (later became 3676 Kalyk Avenue). Children are wearing light summer clothing, ankle socks, and san…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg)
- Material Details
- "DEC 55" is printed on front left of photograph.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children in garden beside house. From left to right are David Shankie, Linda Shankie Hanlon, and Susan Shankie Weston standing outside the family home located at 5351 Kalyk Avenue (later became 3676 Kalyk Avenue). Children are wearing light summer clothing, ankle socks, and sandals.
- Geographic Access
- Kalyk Avenue
- Street Address
- 3676 Kalyk Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV015.40.29
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1955 (date of original), copied [2016]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 09-Sep-18
- Notes
- Title based on annotations on digital file name
- Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
![David, Linda and Susan at Kalyk Avenue house, 1955 (date of original), copied [2016] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0040_0029.jpg)
![Four men standing on ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation farmland, [1951] (date of original), copied 2017 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0036_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
Four men standing on ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation farmland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4254
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1951] (date of original), copied 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four men standing in farming clothing on leased farm land of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation. From L-R: Chan Kow Hong, Mr. Wong (Josephine Hong's uncle), Mr. Leong (Josephine Hong's uncle) and Gay Tim Hong. Planting crates evident on farmland in background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four men standing in farming clothing on leased farm land of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation. From L-R: Chan Kow Hong, Mr. Wong (Josephine Hong's uncle), Mr. Leong (Josephine Hong's uncle) and Gay Tim Hong. Planting crates evident on farmland in background.
- History
- Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong.
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Road
- Accession Code
- BV017.36.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1951] (date of original), copied 2017
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Related Material
- See Oral History Interview-BV020.6.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12/3/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
Images
![Four men standing on ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation farmland, [1951] (date of original), copied 2017 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0036_0005_001.jpg)
![Men dressed as women performing on stage, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0155_001.jpg?width=280)
Men dressed as women performing on stage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17406
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four unidentified men dressed in women's clothing while peforming on stage. Performance was part of a skit performed by Simpsons-Sears staff. Painted back drop reads "HASKELL'S MEDICINE SHOW / 5 YEARS OF SATISFACTION...".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four unidentified men dressed in women's clothing while peforming on stage. Performance was part of a skit performed by Simpsons-Sears staff. Painted back drop reads "HASKELL'S MEDICINE SHOW / 5 YEARS OF SATISFACTION...".
- Subjects
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Names
- Simpsons-Sears Limited
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.155
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1959]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
Images
![Men dressed as women performing on stage, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2021/2021_0026_0155_001.jpg)
Simpsons-Sears executives
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17424
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Luther Burton (left), Chairman of the Board of Simpsons-Sears and Edgar G. Burton (right), President of Simpsons-Sears Limited standing with an unidentified man inside the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby. A rack of clothing is visible behind Charles Luther Burton.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Luther Burton (left), Chairman of the Board of Simpsons-Sears and Edgar G. Burton (right), President of Simpsons-Sears Limited standing with an unidentified man inside the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby. A rack of clothing is visible behind Charles Luther Burton.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4750 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.171
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1954
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- On-The-Spot Photographers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "ON-THE-SPOT PHOTOGRAPHERS / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C."
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
Images
Polishing Burnaby Fire Truck no. 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1603
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of firemen (from left) Roy Gaudette, Harvey Merritt, Gordon Williamson, and Ken Bridges polishing Burnaby Fire Truck no. 7 (1955 American LaFrance 710 Empire Triple Combination Pumper) with polishing cloths inside the bay at the fire hall.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of firemen (from left) Roy Gaudette, Harvey Merritt, Gordon Williamson, and Ken Bridges polishing Burnaby Fire Truck no. 7 (1955 American LaFrance 710 Empire Triple Combination Pumper) with polishing cloths inside the bay at the fire hall.
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Gaudette, Roy
- Merritt, Harvey
- Williamson, Gordon "Gordie"
- Bridges, Ken
- Accession Code
- BV002.10.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- January 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "..W BURNABY FIRE TRUCK will get lots of attention from firemen / ...at new $26, 000 machine will vastly improve efficiency of department. / ...ry chemical extinguisher, a deluge gun which can throw water 100 feet. / ...lines will allow truck to whip fires with five tons of water per minute. / ...truck the once-over are (from left), Roy Gaudette, 308 Fifteenth / ...arvey Merritt, 2920 Southeast Marine; Gordon Williamson, 430 Graham avenue, and Ken Bridges, 3104 Sixth street." and stamp reads: "Jan 11 1959"
- Note on border of photograph reads: "[vertically] 1956"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "3x/ Burnaby/ fire truck"
Images
Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18842
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1957-1980 (dates of originals), copied 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs (tiffs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a selection of family photographs of Tokio Yamamoto and Yoshino Yamamoto (nee Tamura). Photographs include family portraits, wedding photographs and a copy of the passenger list from the Hikawa-maru passenger ship.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Tokio and Yoshino Yamamoto family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs (tiffs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a selection of family photographs of Tokio Yamamoto and Yoshino Yamamoto (nee Tamura). Photographs include family portraits, wedding photographs and a copy of the passenger list from the Hikawa-maru passenger ship.
- History
- Tokio Yamamoto was born May 29, 1923 in Cumberland, BC. to parents Teizo and Matsue (Matsunga) Yamamoto. Tokio was one of nine children born to parents Teizo and Matsue Yamamoto. Tokio and his family were forced into internment during the Second World War. Following the war, the family repatriated to Japan. After returning to Japan, Tokio worked in the Aomori-Ken Region. While living in Japan, Tokio married Yoshino Tamura and the couple had two daughters, Reiko Yamamoto Moizumi and Akemi Yamamoto Jordan. At a young age Yoshino (nee Tamura) Yamamoto learned to make patterns and sew by attending classes at a tailoring school in Aomoir-ken, Japan. In 1952, her husband Tokio Yamamoto bought a sewing machine as a gift. In 1958, Tokio, Yoshino and their two daughters, Reiko and Akemi travelled to Vancouver, British Columbia on the Hikawa-Maru passenger ship. Among Yoshino's possessions was her sewing machine, which was re-assembled when the family moved into their new home in East Vancouver. Yoshino spent many hours sewing and altering clothes for her family, and making cushions, curtains and quilts with her trusty sewing machine. Tokio Yamamoto died in 2012 and Yoshino Yamamoto died in 2016.
- Creator
- Yamamoto family
- Accession Code
- BV016.11
- Date
- 1957-1980 (dates of originals), copied 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Trudi Tuomi subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription126
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1945]-1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 5 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the squatter community known as Crabtown that ran along the Burrard Inlet, accompanied by articles about growing up in that community.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1945]-1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Trudi Tuomi subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 5 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-20
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs of the squatter community known as Crabtown that ran along the Burrard Inlet, accompanied by articles about growing up in that community.
- History
- Gustav and Aune Rintanen came to Vancouver from a mixed farm on the prairies in 1936 with the hopes of finding employment. The couple had two children: nine year old Aili (later Topalian) and eight year old Trudi (later Tuomi), when they moved to a “squatters shack” at North Burnaby’s waterfront Crabtown community in 1937. They paid 50 dollars for their two-room cabin, which was built on a platform and supported by pilings. Though the squatters’ homes that ran along the Inlet were commonly referred to as shacks and Crabtown a slum, in reality they were very neatly kept homes in a community. Crabtown residents rallied together to build a water supply system and trails up the steep bluff with stairs and banisters so children could go to school safely. Before Gustav found a job, he “busied himself with fixing up the place”: building a new chimney, railing, wood shed, clothes line and sauna for his family. By 1940, he was working at the mill near Windermere pool (now New Brighton Park). Aune worked as a dishwasher and prep cook at Ye Olde English Fish and Chips in downtown Vancouver. In 1946, they sold the cabin for two hundred dollars and moved to a small house. All Crabtown squatters were eventually evicted in 1959.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
- Notes
- Title based on contents and creator of subseries
- PC337, MSS144