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uniform hat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89993
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.7
- Description
- uniform hat; BC Electric; slate blue wool cover; woven cane frame; black card(?) visor; slate blue wool strap with black metal buttons at either end; elongated hexagonal metal badge on front of frame with illustration of a bus and text reading: "SERVICE / COURTESY / BCE"; six button pins attached to frame to identify wearer as having a Class A B.C. Chauffeur's license; buttons are for the years 1959, 1960, 1961,1964, 1965, and 1967.
- Object History
- Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Clothing - Headwear
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uniform jacket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89991
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.5
- Description
- uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front. Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures, and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: "Mr. [ill.] W. OHL / Date NOV/57 / No. 4[ill.]492 GN 2906". There is an elongated hexagonal crest sewn on the left breast with an illustration of a bus and text reading: "SERVICE / COURTESY / BCE". "1 / 707" is a beige paper dry cleaning tag stapled to the right inside pocket. c. 1950's.
- Object History
- Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Outerwear
- Clothing - Uniforms
Images
uniform jacket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89992
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.6
- Description
- uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front (two buttons missing). Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures (one button missing), and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: " 3246 W. OHL / Date FEB/58 / No. [ill.] N-2906".
- Object History
- Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Outerwear
- Clothing - Uniforms
Images
shirt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91512
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.27.1
- Description
- This is a black t-shirt with the words "This Is Our Shot" printed on the front in red and white. Next to the slogan is an "X" formed by two band-aids with a Canadian maple leaf in the centre. The logo is also on the right shoulder of the shirt.
- Object History
- This shirt was worn by community leaders throughout Burnaby and the country in a national campaign for vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. This campaign was shared on television and online under the #TogetherAgain hashtag, with images of vaccine recipients and their reasons for getting vaccinated against coronavirus written on the bandaid. In Burnaby, this shirt was distributed by several medical groups. This particular shirt was given to the Burnaby Public Library by the Burnaby Division of Family Practice. The doctors working within this division were very active on social media, sharing images of themselves wearing the shirts and information regarding the #TogetherAgain campaign. Local politicians also shared information and images of themselves supporting the campaign, including Katrina Chen, the MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing - - Main Garments
- Object Term
- Shirt
- Colour
- Black
- Names
- Burnaby Public Library
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