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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39914

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.24.24

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

Subjects: Persons - Royalty; Souvenirs; Souvenirs - Royalty; Personal Symbols; Personal Symbols - Medals

Names: Cassels, Frederick Homer

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Postcard of Queen Victoria with photograph of Mabel Hawkshaw

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19359

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm + 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a postcard with a photographic image of Queen Victoria on the front and a photograph of Mabel McClean (later Hawkshaw) adhered to the back. Writing in red ink on front of postcard reads: "A little Isle in the / Northern Sea / Cries from her utmost shore / 'Come morn with me' / Vict…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Mabel Hawkshaw records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm + 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a postcard with a photographic image of Queen Victoria on the front and a photograph of Mabel McClean (later Hawkshaw) adhered to the back. Writing in red ink on front of postcard reads: "A little Isle in the / Northern Sea / Cries from her utmost shore / 'Come morn with me' / Victoria Regina Imperatrix / the great, the good / the well-beloved, born / 24 May 1819 Suceeded / June 20th 1887, Crowned June 28th / 1838, married Feb. 10, 1840 - / died January 22nd, 1901." in black: "We were a happy nation / V.R. V.R. V.R." Writting on verso reads: "Miss Mabel McClean / Hayestown Cottage / Wexford"

Creator: Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean

Subjects: Souvenirs - Royalty; Persons - Royalty

Names: Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean

Accession Code: BV996.6.299

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-14

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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