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Scope and Content: Photograph of Carol and Valerie Shantz, age 5 and 1, with their grandmother, Ida Cary, at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Albert Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955] (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 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-167

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Carol and Valerie Shantz, age 5 and 1, with their grandmother, Ida Cary, at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Albert Street.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods

Names: Cary, Ida; Shantz, Carol; Shantz, Valerie

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Madison Avenue; Albert Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Carol and Valerie Shantz with Ida Cary, [1955] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Grace McGill and Reeve Emmott

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 15, 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Grace McGill & Reeve Allan Emmott at the opening of the McGill Branch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 15, 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 225-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Grace McGill & Reeve Allan Emmott at the opening of the McGill Branch.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Albert Street

Street Address: 4595 Albert Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Grace McGill and Reeve Emmott, May 15, 1951 thumbnail

Grace McGill inside McGill Annex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 15, 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm, mounted on board 15 x 40.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (Mrs.) William Beck, Grace McGill, and Lois Stevenson each holding stacks of books at the opening of the McGill Annex.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 15, 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm, mounted on board 15 x 40.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 225-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of (Mrs.) William Beck, Grace McGill, and Lois Stevenson each holding stacks of books at the opening of the McGill Annex.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names: McGill, Grace; Stevensons, Lois

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Cunningham, Bill

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph was originally mounted in a booklet style folder, with a stamp on the recto that reads: "BURNABY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR REFERENCE USE IN LIBRARY ONLY" a stamp in the interior that reads: "COMPLIMENTS VANCOUVER DAILY PROVINCE" and a stamp on the verso that reads: "Bill Cunningham, Vancouver, B.C."

Geographic Access: Albert Street

Street Address: 4595 Albert Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Grace McGill inside McGill Annex, May 15, 1951 thumbnail

Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 4

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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.

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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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

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Still Creek

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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 …

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

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

Images

Valerie and Dorothy Shantz

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1956] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dorothy Shantz holding her daughter, Valerie Shantz. The photograph was taken looking east along Albert Street at Madison Avenue. Capitol Hill is visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1956] (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 ; 4.6 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-178

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dorothy Shantz holding her daughter, Valerie Shantz. The photograph was taken looking east along Albert Street at Madison Avenue. Capitol Hill is visible in the background.