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Children on a toboggan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51466
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of six children sitting on a toboggan at the top of a snow-covered hill, at Alpha Secondary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-067
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of six children sitting on a toboggan at the top of a snow-covered hill, at Alpha Secondary School.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Sleds
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Children with toboggans

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51465
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine children sledding on a hill at Alpha Secondary School. Four children and one adult can be seen standing at the top of the hill, three children are on one toboggan to the left and two children are sitting on their own sleds to the right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-066
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine children sledding on a hill at Alpha Secondary School. Four children and one adult can be seen standing at the top of the hill, three children are on one toboggan to the left and two children are sitting on their own sleds to the right.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Sleds
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
Less detail

Patch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90315
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.10
Description
A navy blue felt sew-on patch with the Alpha Junior High School logo. A large blue "A" is in the centre of the patch with a white outline. The words "Junior" and "High" are on either side of the "A" in blue with a yellow outline. Behind these two words are three yellow bars.
Object History
This patch belonged to the donor who attended Alpha Junior High School in the 1950s.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Patch, Insignia
Marks/Labels
A Junior High
Colour
Blue
White
Yellow
Measurements
12 cm x 12cm
Subjects
Adornment
Buildings - Schools
Personal Symbols - Badges
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Images
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shoulder badge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact204
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Description
Burnaby Municipal Police shoulder bar for jacket. Cast in one piece in metal. Letters are connected by integral bars. Secured by mounting posts and cotter pin.
Object History
Jacket shoulder bars issued to Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
Marks/Labels
"B M P", letters on cross bars
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Adornment
Names
Jeffery, George
Burnaby Municipal Police
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Less detail