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Brookes family home, "Normanna"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35246
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- 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 "Normanna," the Brookes family residence. This new Brookes family home was built in 1927 on the same site as the original house at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue). Eventually, this became Normanna Norwegian rest home. The original house was built by Burnaby's firs…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-103
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "Normanna," the Brookes family residence. This new Brookes family home was built in 1927 on the same site as the original house at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue). Eventually, this became Normanna Norwegian rest home. The original house was built by Burnaby's first Reeve, Charles Shaw, and is now a designated heritage site at 7725 4th Street.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
- Buildings - Heritage
- Names
- Normanna Rest Home
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- 4th Street
- Street Address
- 7725 4th Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
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6088 Cassie Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93717
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 5 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the private residence and garden located at 6088 Cassie Avenue - an address that no longer exists.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 5 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the private residence and garden located at 6088 Cassie Avenue - an address that no longer exists.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original print envelope
- File no. 87-300-B
- Geographic Access
- Cassie Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
![Blythe Eagles outside his home, [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/245-002.jpg?width=280)
Blythe Eagles outside his home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51540
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Blythe Eagles standing in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 245-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Blythe Eagles standing in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
- Names
- Eagles, Dr. Blythe
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Blythe Eagles outside his home, [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/245-002.jpg)
Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles' Estate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36636
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 11, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles' Estate, taken looking north. The British Arts and Crafts inspired house is covered in ivy and surrounded by a carefully planned yet informal garden.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 11, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 314-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1995-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles' Estate, taken looking north. The British Arts and Crafts inspired house is covered in ivy and surrounded by a carefully planned yet informal garden.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles' Estate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36637
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 11, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles' Estate, taken looking east. The British Arts and Crafts inspired house is covered in ivy and surrounded by a carefully planned yet informal garden.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 11, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 314-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1995-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles' Estate, taken looking east. The British Arts and Crafts inspired house is covered in ivy and surrounded by a carefully planned yet informal garden.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Eagles' Estate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36638
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 11, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Eagles' Estate overlooking Deer Lake. The Eagles designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style and surrounded it with a carefully planned yet informal garden.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 11, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 314-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1995-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Eagles' Estate overlooking Deer Lake. The Eagles designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style and surrounded it with a carefully planned yet informal garden.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Eagles garden and house, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/331-005.jpg?width=280)
Eagles garden and house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five people standing in front of the Eagles' front door, at the Eagles Estate.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 331-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five people standing in front of the Eagles' front door, at the Eagles Estate.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Eagles garden and house, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/331-005.jpg)
![Eagles house and landscaping, [1939] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/331-010.jpg?width=280)
Eagles house and landscaping
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37192
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1939] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles standing outside of their house with two other couples.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1939] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 331-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles standing outside of their house with two other couples.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Eagles house and landscaping, [1939] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/331-010.jpg)
![Violet Eagles in the garden, [1939] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/331-006.jpg?width=280)
Violet Eagles in the garden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37188
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1939] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Violet Eagles standing in the garden at the Eagles Estate with a another woman and a child and a dog.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1939] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 331-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Violet Eagles standing in the garden at the Eagles Estate with a another woman and a child and a dog.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Buildings - Heritage
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Eagles, Dr. Violet
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Violet Eagles in the garden, [1939] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/331-006.jpg)
Violet Eagles outside her home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38323
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm + 1 b&w negative ; 6 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Violet Eagles and a friend standing on the lower lawn in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm + 1 b&w negative ; 6 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 404-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-4
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Violet Eagles and a friend standing on the lower lawn in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
- Names
- Eagles, Dr. Violet
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Clayton house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38896
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the gardens in front of the Clayton House, on Buckingham Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-215
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the gardens in front of the Clayton House, on Buckingham Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Clayton house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38900
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the gardens in front of the Clayton House, as well as the home's exterior, on Buckingham Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-219
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the gardens in front of the Clayton House, as well as the home's exterior, on Buckingham Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Looking south from 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91863
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1984
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street. Beyond the fence, the double garage built at 5495 Norfolk Street (right) and the original house at 5511 Norfolk Street (left) are visible. The photograph was taken from 5496 Dominion Street, looking south.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1984
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-044
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street. Beyond the fence, the double garage built at 5495 Norfolk Street (right) and the original house at 5511 Norfolk Street (left) are visible. The photograph was taken from 5496 Dominion Street, looking south.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P7"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "5496 Dominion St. / Burnaby, B.C. / Sept. 1984"
- 5495 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3155 Norfolk Street. The property was later subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5497 Norfolk Street.
- 5511 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3149 Norfolk Street. The property was later subdivided into two lots: 5503 and 5521 Norfolk Street.
- Street Address
- 5495 Norfolk Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- 5511 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking south from 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91864
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street. The backyard landscaping includes a cement pathway and vegetable garden. The photograph was taken from 5496 Dominion Street, looking south.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street. The backyard landscaping includes a cement pathway and vegetable garden. The photograph was taken from 5496 Dominion Street, looking south.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P8"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "July 1989"
- Street Address
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking south from 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91865
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street, looking south with the houses on Norfolk Street visible above the fence. These houses were built in the 1980s and 1990s following the rezoning of the properties.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-046
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street, looking south with the houses on Norfolk Street visible above the fence. These houses were built in the 1980s and 1990s following the rezoning of the properties.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P9"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "April 1998 / 5496 Dominion St"
- Geographic Access
- Norfolk Street
- Street Address
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking west from back yard of 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91866
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1, 2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street, looking west, with the houses on Norfolk Street (left) and Dominion Street (right) visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1, 2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street, looking west, with the houses on Norfolk Street (left) and Dominion Street (right) visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.10"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "April 1, 2015"
- Geographic Access
- Dominion Street
- Norfolk Street
- Street Address
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Peggy Urquhart
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35280
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (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 Peggy Urquhart with a pet dog and cat in front of the family home, "Rowanlea." William Urquhart built this house for his family around 1919 at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street (Edmonds area). The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths A…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-137
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Peggy Urquhart with a pet dog and cat in front of the family home, "Rowanlea." William Urquhart built this house for his family around 1919 at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street (Edmonds area). The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Animals - Dogs
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Griffiths Avenue
- Street Address
- 6637 Griffiths Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Spraggon family home, [between 1912 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-774.jpg?width=280)
Spraggon family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Spraggon family home at 3900 Union Street (formerly named Barnard Street). The back of the house and the garden are shown. There is a man digging in garden, possibley Mr. Spraggon.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-774
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Spraggon family home at 3900 Union Street (formerly named Barnard Street). The back of the house and the garden are shown. There is a man digging in garden, possibley Mr. Spraggon.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Union Street
- Street Address
- 3900 Union Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Spraggon family home, [between 1912 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-774.jpg)
![Urquhart family home, [1920] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-146.jpg?width=280)
Urquhart family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35289
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (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 the backyard garden at "Rowanlea" including Peggy's swing. "Rowanlea" was the home of William Urquhart, his wife, Lillias Urquhart, and daughter Margaret Urquhart (aka Peggy Urquhart). William and Lillias were expert gardeners. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-146
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard garden at "Rowanlea" including Peggy's swing. "Rowanlea" was the home of William Urquhart, his wife, Lillias Urquhart, and daughter Margaret Urquhart (aka Peggy Urquhart). William and Lillias were expert gardeners. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Griffiths Avenue
- Burford Street
- Street Address
- 6637 Griffiths Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Urquhart family home, [1920] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-146.jpg)
Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory36
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1927-1930
- Length
- 0:08:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
- Date Range
- 1927-1930
- Photo Info
- McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
- Length
- 0:08:22
- Geographic Access
- Formby Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- June 18, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:51:13
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
- Interview Location
- Rosewood
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie
Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-10/100-13-10_Track_2.mp3