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blotter

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV001.1.152
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV001.1.152
Description
Blotter, advertising, postcard size; green ground with illustration of woman in yellow standing behind table set for coffee, mirror and two wall sconces behind her; she holds a box of margarine; same box is shown larger at bottom, red and white with blue, "Gem Nut" "Margarine" "MADE IN CANADA" "OLEOMARGARINE"; end of box has "Swift's Gem Nut Brand Margarine"; blue print at upper right, "Serve It" "on" "Your Table" "Wholesome" "Nutritious" "Appetizing"; at bottom, "Swift Canadian Co." "Limited"; some spotting, creases; blotter is white, unused, darkened at top edge, spotting, soiled
"Blotter, advertising, postcard size; green ground with illustration of woman in yellow standing behind table set for coffee, mirror and two wall sconces behind her; she holds a box of margarine; same box is shown larger at bottom, red and white with blue, ""Gem Nut"" ""Margarine"" ""MADE IN CANADA"" ""OLEOMARGARINE""; end of box has ""Swift's Gem Nut Brand Margarine""; blue print at upper right, ""Serve It"" ""on"" ""Your Table"" ""Wholesome"" ""Nutritious"" ""Appetizing""; at bottom, ""Swift Canadian Co."" ""Limited""; some spotting, creases; blotter is white, unused, darkened at top edge, spotting, soiled"
Colour
Green
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
978-0-9781979-2-6
Call Number
371 CAR
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
Subjects
Education
Notes
"Includes index"
A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
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Woman standing outside a Grocery Store

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9.1 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing outside a grocery store. The store is a unit on the ground level of a brick building, behind which another building is visible. The display window includes stacks of canned goods, and advertisements for Rowntree's Cocoa, butter and margarine.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9.1 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing outside a grocery store. The store is a unit on the ground level of a brick building, behind which another building is visible. The display window includes stacks of canned goods, and advertisements for Rowntree's Cocoa, butter and margarine. The sign on top of the display window was partially blocked by putting something over the area while printing the photograph. It reads, "Family Grocer [blocked letters] & Corn Dealer."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Accession Code
HV984.51.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-31
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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