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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.57.1
- Description
- Black raincoat, man's; "Miner Black Diamond"; knee-length, rubber-coated; two front pockets, flap closure; collar lined with brown corduroy; rubber outside with round red emblem with rope motif border and black diamond at centre with "Miner Black Diamond" around outside; front closure is five large hooks-and-eyes, metal; sleeves have buckle closures; back of coat at bottom has 6" slit in centre. Black marker inside below collar lists "F.H. ESHELBY/ 11 FELL AVENUE".
- Object History
- Raincoat that belonged to Frank Eshelby. Frank Eshelby (1895-1974) married Annie Perrey (1896-1976) in London in 1920. The family moved to Capitol Hill in 1922 after investing in a couple of $5 lots on North Fell Avenue. The couple had two daughters: Winnifred in 1923 and Grace. The Eshelby's were longtime Burnaby residents. The raincoat was given to Frank by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby for cutting wood as a way to work off his unpaid taxes.
- Measurements
- height: 122.5 cm width: 60 cm
- Maker
- Miner Black Diamond
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray delivering cordwood, [1925] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images//1976/1976_0041_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray delivering cordwood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription711
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1925] (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men in work clothes and hats leaning against a truck loaded with bundled fire wood. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray who owned Edmonds Wood and Coal Yard situated at Kingsway and Edmonds. They are standing beside their TRAFFIC …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men in work clothes and hats leaning against a truck loaded with bundled fire wood. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray who owned Edmonds Wood and Coal Yard situated at Kingsway and Edmonds. They are standing beside their TRAFFIC truck which is loaded with cordwood about to be hauled from the Capitol Hill School grounds to the Edmonds Street School for use in heating the school. Edmonds Wood Yard had a contract with the Burnaby schools at this time to supply cordwood.
- Geographic Access
- Holdom Avenue
- Street Address
- 350 Holdom Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV976.41.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1925] (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray delivering cordwood, [1925] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images//1976/1976_0041_0001_001.jpg)