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Division IX at Edmonds Street School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 26, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Division IX at Edmonds Street School sitting and standing in six rows on the front steps of the school building. Their teacher, Miss Morgan, is standing at the back in the centre. Chester Matheson is standing second from the left in the back row, Percy Clogg is third from the left. Ra…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Division IX at Edmonds Street School sitting and standing in six rows on the front steps of the school building. Their teacher, Miss Morgan, is standing at the back in the centre. Chester Matheson is standing second from the left in the back row, Percy Clogg is third from the left. Rachel Rae (later McLeod) is standing in the third row second from the left, Randi Nelson is standing fourth from the left and Alice Tompkinson is sixth (last in the row). Margaret Hall (later Philps) is sitting in the fifth row, third from the left and Phylis Jones is sitting eighth from the left (last in the row). Erling Johnson is sitting second from the left in the front row (the rest are unidentified).
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Edmonds Community School
Matheson, Chester
Clogg, Percy
McLeod, Rachel Rae
Nelson, Randi
Tompkinson, Alice
Philips, Margaret Hall
Jones, Phylis
Johnson, Erling
Morgan, Miss
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV003.58.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
October 26, 1927
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Teacher - Miss Morgan"
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East Burnaby Public School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 20.5 cm, mounted on card 25.5 x 31 cm + 1 p.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Division II class at East Burnaby Public School standing in front of the school building with their teacher, (Miss) Edith Crake.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 20.5 cm, mounted on card 25.5 x 31 cm + 1 p.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Division II class at East Burnaby Public School standing in front of the school building with their teacher, (Miss) Edith Crake.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Crake, Edith
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Accession Code
HV972.108.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1912
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/8/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
King Studio Photographers
Notes
Continuation of title: "... , 1912 / Division II / Miss E. Crake, Teacher."
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The King Studio / 311 Hastings St. W. / Vancouver, B.C."
1 page accompanying describes the history of the school building
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East Burnaby Public School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.3 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic postcard of a class from East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School) taken outside the school building. There are nineteen boys and seventeen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher standing in the centre at the back. Six of the boys seated at the front…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.3 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic postcard of a class from East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School) taken outside the school building. There are nineteen boys and seventeen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher standing in the centre at the back. Six of the boys seated at the front are holding lacrosse sticks. Female student on far left of back row is identified as either Ethel or Stella Buskins.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Sports - Lacrosse
Persons - Black Canadians
Persons - Students
Names
Edmonds Community School
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV017.17.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1910
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01/09/2017
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
The postcard is stamped on the front in red ink, "East BURNABY. PUBLIC SCHOOL".
The postcard is inscribed on the front in printing, in ink, "1910"
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Edmonds Street School students

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class standing in three rows on the front steps of Edmonds Street School (their teacher is standing to the right at the back). Bert Davies is standing in the back row on the far left, Percy Clogg is fifth from the left and Chester Matheson is eighth (last in the row). Alice Tompkins…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class standing in three rows on the front steps of Edmonds Street School (their teacher is standing to the right at the back). Bert Davies is standing in the back row on the far left, Percy Clogg is fifth from the left and Chester Matheson is eighth (last in the row). Alice Tompkinson is standing seventh from the left in the second row, Marjorie Dixie is eighth and Rachel Rae (later McLeod) is ninth (last in the row). Mary Hamilton is standing in the front row on the far left, Annie Brownlow is third from the left, Philys Jones is sixth and Margaret Hall (later Philps) is seventh (last in the row).
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Edmonds Community School
Davies, Bert
Clogg, Percy
Matheson, Chester
Tompkinson, Alice
Dixie, Marjorie
McLeod, Rachel Rae
Hamilton, Mary
Brownlow, Annie
Jones, Phylis
Philips, Margaret Hall
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV003.58.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1924
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 639
Note in black ink on verso of card mount reads: "Edmonds St. School - 1924"
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Esther Wilks Dickson and Ethel Whitworth

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.24 x 20.32 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women standing in front of the porch of a house numbered 425. Annotations on the album page read: "New Westminster - 1926 / Esther Wilks & Ethel Whitworth." Esther Wilks Dickson and Ethel Whitworth Rogers were teachers at Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby; the former taught there…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.24 x 20.32 cm
Material Details
inscribed in pencil on the paper mount, recto, b. "New Westminster - 1926/ Esther Wilks &/ Ethel Whitworth"
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women standing in front of the porch of a house numbered 425. Annotations on the album page read: "New Westminster - 1926 / Esther Wilks & Ethel Whitworth." Esther Wilks Dickson and Ethel Whitworth Rogers were teachers at Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby; the former taught there from 1919 to 1926.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Dickson, Esther Wilks
Rogers, Dorothy Lupton
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
HV983.70.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1926]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
History
Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Migration
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Grocers
Organizations
Organizations - Business Associations
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Toy, Christina
Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
Babey, Beverley
Canada Way Food Market
Fraser Merchants' Association
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.16.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

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Students at Douglas Road School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher, Annie Adair, standing in the centre at the very back. The boy standing on the extreme left at the back row is identified as Arthur Blomberg and the boy standing 4th from the left in the middle row is Harold Moore. The ot…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher, Annie Adair, standing in the centre at the very back. The boy standing on the extreme left at the back row is identified as Arthur Blomberg and the boy standing 4th from the left in the middle row is Harold Moore. The other students are not identified.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Douglas Road School
Adair, Annie T.
Blomberg, Arthur
Moore, Harold Frederick
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV989.28.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1925
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 42
Notes on recto of photograph read: "Douglas Rd. school / Teacher Anne Adair / ARTHUR BLOMBERG / HAROLD MOORE" and "1925"
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Students at Douglas Road School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students sitting and standing on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher (wearing glasses and an overcoat) on the far left at the back. In the front row, Arthur Blomberg is sitting on the far left, next to him is Harold Moore, with William A. "Dinty" Moore on the far right…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students sitting and standing on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher (wearing glasses and an overcoat) on the far left at the back. In the front row, Arthur Blomberg is sitting on the far left, next to him is Harold Moore, with William A. "Dinty" Moore on the far right. The other students are not identified.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Douglas Road School
Moore, William A. "Dinty"
Blomberg, Arthur
Moore, Harold Frederick
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV989.28.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1926
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 5
Notes on recto of photograph read: "Douglas Rd. School" and "1926 / Arthur Blomberg / Harold Moore / (Alister) Dinty Moore"
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Students at Douglas Road School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Rummel (later McMurray) standing behind her students who are sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road school. Standing in the back two rows, left to right are; Jack Lort, Billy Mather, Teddy Norman (slightly in front), Ed Gavin, David Jung (slightly in front), Leonard R…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Rummel (later McMurray) standing behind her students who are sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road school. Standing in the back two rows, left to right are; Jack Lort, Billy Mather, Teddy Norman (slightly in front), Ed Gavin, David Jung (slightly in front), Leonard Rowley, Dave Banning, Herbert McConnell, Ying Jung, Gwendolyn Matthews, Avis Hart, Florence Cowan, Nancy Burnett, Winona Wood, Leona Smith, Sadie Bowie [or Dorothy Marsden]. Standing in the middle row are; Nora Rowley, Eva Dunnell [or Donnel], Rena Blomberg (later Ostby), Audrey [or Helen] Pontifex, Ruth Cole, Anna Matthews, Agnes Angus, Rhoda Gavin, Ruby Boucher, King Jung, Mary Lee, Frances "Fanny" Waplington (later Fleming), Beryl Hatch. Seated in the front row are; John Burnett [or Freddy Bogardus], John Waplington, Billy Townley, Roddie Saunders, Clive Cunningham, Ken Blott, Carl Banning, Doug Tyre, Bert Dawkins, Montague "Monty" Moore, John Moore and Alistair Westcott.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Douglas Road School
McMurray, Elsie Rummel
Lort, Jack
Mather, Billy
Norman, Teddy
Gavin, Ed
Jung, David
Rowley, Leonard
Banning, Dave
McConnell, Herbert
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Matthews, Gwendolyn
Hart, Avis
Cowan, Florence
Burnett, Nancy
Wood, Winona
Smith, Leona
Rowley, Nora
Ostby, Rena Blomberg
Cole, Ruth
Matthews, Anna
Angus, Agnes
Gavin, Rhoda
Boucher, Ruby
Jung, King
Lee, Mary
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Hatch, Beryl
Waplington, John
Townley, Billy
Saunders, Roddie
Cunningham, Clive
Blott, Ken
Banning, Carl
Tyre, Doug
Dawkins, Bert
Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
Moore, John Gifford
Westcott, Alistair
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV999.4.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1920
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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