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- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
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- Boy Scouts of Canada 2
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee 1
- Burnaby Fire Department 1
- Burnaby Municipal Police 1
- Burnaby Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society 1
- Burnaby Village Museum 9
- Burton, Edgar G. 1
- Cassels, Frederick Homer
- Chakowski, Maryanne 1
medal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.24.24
- Description
- Medal, silver-coloured; Queen Victoria Jubilee 1897; front -design of Queen Victoria showing head, shoulders and two laurel sprigs; centre - coat-of-arms, surrounded by 5 circles, each with symbol at centre; hangs from decorative brass bar with blue grosgrain ribbon connecting it to similar bar at top; partial fastener on back; ribbon is hand-sewn on to the brass bars.
- Object History
- Part of a donation pertaining to Frederick Homer Cassels, a WWI Veterinary service army veteran.
- Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
- Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
- He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
- He passed away July 31 1948.
- Marks/Labels
- "VICTORIA REGINA" around image; on reverse, around edge, is stamped "VICTORIA, QUEEN AND EMPRESS, 1837 - 1897, THE LONGEST AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN ON RECORD"; hand sewn to the front of the ribbon are gold metal initials "VR" and leaf motif
- Names
- Cassels, Frederick Homer
Images
Rhododendron Queens with James Barrington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2082
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial chair James A. Barrington standing together with former Miss Burnaby 1969 Carolyne Lewis (left) and former Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring (right). The two young women are wearing ribbon sashes with the words "Rhodendron Queen".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial chair James A. Barrington standing together with former Miss Burnaby 1969 Carolyne Lewis (left) and former Miss Burnaby 1970 Melodie Spring (right). The two young women are wearing ribbon sashes with the words "Rhodendron Queen".
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.131
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 20, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph