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Biology professor Peter Fankboner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45538
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University biology professor Peter Frankboner examining a pair of giant clams native to the South Pacific atolls. "It is believed that unless killed by some outside cause, the giant clams live forever. Frankboner hopes to gain information about aging from the clams."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-433
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University biology professor Peter Frankboner examining a pair of giant clams native to the South Pacific atolls. "It is believed that unless killed by some outside cause, the giant clams live forever. Frankboner hopes to gain information about aging from the clams."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Animals
Names
Simon Fraser University
Frankboner, Peter
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "SOME CLAM, SOME CHOWDER...SFU biology professor Peter Frankboner examines a pair of giant clams native to the South Pacific atolls. The clams, which he describes as 'miraculous creatures' grow to 4 1/2 feet and can weigh 1,000 pounds. It is believed that unless killed by some outside cause, the giant clams live forever. Frankboner hopes to gain information about aging from the clams."
Geographic Access
University Drive
Street Address
8888 University Drive
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Thomas Farrington

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35224
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919 (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 Thomas Farrington (at back, third from left) at the Shaughnessy Military Hospital, Vancouver. He was a shoemaker and taught shoemaking to First World War veterans. He also made shoes and braces for wounded returnees.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919 (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.
204-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas Farrington (at back, third from left) at the Shaughnessy Military Hospital, Vancouver. He was a shoemaker and taught shoemaking to First World War veterans. He also made shoes and braces for wounded returnees.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Farrington, Thomas
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail