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At Vimy Ridge monument
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph has scalloped edges
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).
- Subjects
- Monuments - War Memorials
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Battersby, Frank
- Accession Code
- BV004.104.136
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1945
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "stopped while Tommy lite [sic] his pipe"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Vimy Ridge, France 1945 Frank Battersby is marked by 'X'. "
Images
military helmet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19728
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.82.1
- Description
- Military helmet, English style, issued during World War II. Issued to local Burnaby Police force. It is painted dark blue and the word "Police" is painted in white on the front. The helmet has webbing and chin strap.
- Marks/Labels
- "POLICE" painted in large block letters in white paint.
- Subjects
- Public Services
- Public Services - Policing
- Clothing
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Images
Benson Bros. Shipyard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35584
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942 (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 Benson Bros. shipyard at the foot of Bidwell Street in Vancouver in Coal Harbour. The boat is a Fairmile submarine chaser, 122 feet long, being built for the war effort. Benson Bros. also built torpedo retrievers, minesweepers and, in peace time, fishing boats.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942 (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.
- 204-442
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Benson Bros. shipyard at the foot of Bidwell Street in Vancouver in Coal Harbour. The boat is a Fairmile submarine chaser, 122 feet long, being built for the war effort. Benson Bros. also built torpedo retrievers, minesweepers and, in peace time, fishing boats.
- Names
- Benson Brothers Shipyard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
printing block
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49002
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.67.14
- Description
- Printing block; zinc or lead material mounted on wooden block with engraved metal stamp face; "CANADA CIVIL DEFENCE", crown and maple leaf design
- Object History
- Object used at the City of Burnaby print shop. Letterpress printing blocks were used by the print shop to create custom stationary.
- Classification
- Printing T&E - - Graphic Equipment
- Object Term
- Surface, Printing
- Marks/Labels
- CANADA CIVIL DEFENSE
- Names
- City of Burnaby