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Central Park Entrance

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the entrance arch at Central Park. The postcard was sent to R.M. Harding of Everett, Washington and bears a New Westminster postmark and is dated August 6, 1922. The note written on the reverse of the card reads: " Dear Ross, This is were [sic] we made camp tonight. Wish…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
449-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the entrance arch at Central Park. The postcard was sent to R.M. Harding of Everett, Washington and bears a New Westminster postmark and is dated August 6, 1922. The note written on the reverse of the card reads: " Dear Ross, This is were [sic] we made camp tonight. Wish you were with us. We have had a dandy trip so far - but awfully dusty for about 14 miles from this side of the border line. Love, Eva."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Structures - Arches
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Harding, Ross M.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Elwood Veitch and Lulu Sweet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45295
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979, published March 27, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development breaking a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as part of the tourism celebrations. Lulu Sweet is by his side, breaking the bottle with him. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's M…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979, published March 27, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-191
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development breaking a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as part of the tourism celebrations. Lulu Sweet is by his side, breaking the bottle with him. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
Veitch, Elwood N. "Slim"
Sweet, Lulu
Social Credit Party of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping on verso of photograph reads: "GOOD TIMES '79 LAUNCHED... Tourism Minister Elwood Veitch and Richmond Centennial celebrity Lulu Sweet bust a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as the shiny relic from the days of steam prepares to chug off on its annual tourism promotion run. The train will tour thorough 39 B.C. communities this spring with side trips to Washington, Idaho and Alberta. Her regular summer excursion run between North Vancouver and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh begins May 18th."
Images
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