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Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory356
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1955
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
- Date Range
- 1931-1955
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_4.mp3Jesse and Martha Love
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35724
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (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 (left to right) Jesse Love (father) and Martha Love (mother) at their family home at 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street), East Burnaby. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (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.
- 204-582
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Jesse Love (father) and Martha Love (mother) at their family home at 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street), East Burnaby. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Jesse Love house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34497
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm mounted on cardboard 13.5 x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Jesse Love house and family on Cumberland Road. Two women and four children are standing outside of the house. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm mounted on cardboard 13.5 x 18.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 021-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Jesse Love house and family on Cumberland Road. Two women and four children are standing outside of the house. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Jesse Love's Fruit Farm, Burnaby, BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34501
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm mounted on cardboard 14.7 x 19.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family kneeling in a strawberry field. Left to right: Jesse Love (father), Leonard, Phoebe, Martha, Minnie, Martha Love (mother), and Sarah. The small building at the extreme left of the picture was George Love's (oldest of the Love's children) first sash and doo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm mounted on cardboard 14.7 x 19.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 022-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family kneeling in a strawberry field. Left to right: Jesse Love (father), Leonard, Phoebe, Martha, Minnie, Martha Love (mother), and Sarah. The small building at the extreme left of the picture was George Love's (oldest of the Love's children) first sash and door outlet. He later built Love's Sash and Door Factory on the south side of Edmonds Street just west of 6th Street. The original farm was located in East Burnaby, on Cumberland Road. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue.
- Names
- Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
- Love, Leonard
- Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
- Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920
- McKenzie, Edith Minnie Love
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Parker, Sarah Maria Love
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cooksley, William Thomas
- Notes
- Annotation bottom of the photograph reads, "Jesse Love's Fruit Farm, Burnaby, BC"
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Love family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35722
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (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 Love family home, 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street), East Burnaby. The house was built by Jesse Love. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (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.
- 204-580
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Love family home, 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street), East Burnaby. The house was built by Jesse Love. In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Annotation on bottom of photograph reads, "1390 Cumberland Rd, the old home"
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Love family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35723
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (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 Love family home at 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street), East Burnaby. Identified: (right) Mrs. Martha Love (mother). In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (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.
- 204-581
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Love family home at 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street), East Burnaby. Identified: (right) Mrs. Martha Love (mother). In 1988, this house was moved to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum at Deer Lake Avenue, where it remains today.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area