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audio amplification set

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91427

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.22.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.22.1

Description: A large box containing a audio-amp, a wooden triangular prism with a decorative round speaker, and six smaller rectangular boxes. All are made of a light wood, and have different functions.

Object History: This audio-amplifier set was used by Mr. Edward A. Fountain, who was appointed as Civil Defense Coordinator on May 5th, 1952. He also built the wooden boxes which contain each part of the set. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. These pieces of audio technology are believed to have been used at Civil Defense rallies in Burnaby, which Edward Fountain would have been involved in as the department director. According to Burnaby City Council meeting records, music and defense operation demonstrations were commonplace at such rallies, and are examples of what this set was used for.

Category: 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication

Classification: Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices

Object Term: Radio

Colour: Brown

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Burnaby

Subjects: Communication Artifacts

Names: Fountain, Edward

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

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badge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48258

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV005.13.41

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV005.13.41

Description: Badge, cloth, circular; yellow, green, white, red, blue; scene of mountains, river and field with a yellow bar across bottom with red lettering.

Object History: Scouts Canada

Marks/Labels: "BURNABY LAKE (smaller) DISTRICT", stitching, red

Subjects: Organizations; Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols; Personal Symbols - Badges

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

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Barnet School site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11140

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 27, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Barnet School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being a portion of the west half of lot / 214, Group 1 / New Westminster District”.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Barnet School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being a portion of the west half of lot / 214, Group 1 / New Westminster District”.

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Barnet School

Responsibility: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Street Address: 7820 Barnet Road

Accession Code: BV003.83.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 27, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; handwritten on back "Burnaby Schools" "23R" twice, "1783"; Oath on plan reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...and did personally superintend the survey..." "completed on the 27th day of May 1915"; signed by D.J. McGugan, notarized by "Walter Edmonds" "sworn "...29th day of May 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C.";

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international call codes paper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91450

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.22.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV021.22.2

Description: Paper listing several radio signals used by the Civil Defense department. Paper is creased and yellowing especially around edges and folds.

Object History: This “Ten – Signals” paper was donated alongside the audio-amplification set, belonging to Mr. Edward Fountain. The signals represented on the paper were used in training volunteers in the Burnaby Civil Defence Department, of which Mr. Fountain was named Director/ Coordinator in 1952. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Training took place throughout the City of Burnaby and in the surrounding regions, as the Civil Defence departments of several municipalities (namely the City of Vancouver and the City of New Westminster) partnered together in evacuation and recovery training, where the use of instructional training papers such as this would come into play.