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Finboard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95821
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Finboard, a recreational water vehicle invented by Thomas Tomosy. The photographs show a close up of the Finboard and Tomosy demonstrating on Deer Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1644
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Finboard, a recreational water vehicle invented by Thomas Tomosy. The photographs show a close up of the Finboard and Tomosy demonstrating on Deer Lake.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Boating
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1644-1: "Thomas Tomosy explains how his Finboard, which he invented and built, works, after taking it for a trial run on Deer Lake. By bobbing up and down to oscillate a pair of large fins at the back of the board, Tomosy is able to propel himself forward much like a whale or dolphin."
Caption from metadata for 535-1644-2: "Thomas Tomosy demonstrates the Finboard he invented and built, at Deer Lake beach. By bobbing up and down to oscillate a pair of large fins at the back of the board, Tomosy is able to propel himself forward much like a whale or dolphin."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Park
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Harry Royle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35409
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930] (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 Harry Royle in front of "Harry's" at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout in the Capitol Hill district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-266
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harry Royle in front of "Harry's" at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout in the Capitol Hill district.
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Names
Royle, Harry
Harry's
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
5527 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

William Kask, Sr.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37418
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1925 and 1929] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Kask, Sr., standing in front of a tree at Alex Kask's home at Hastings Street and Kensington Avenue. The property later became the site of a Shell filling station.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1925 and 1929] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Kask, Sr., standing in front of a tree at Alex Kask's home at Hastings Street and Kensington Avenue. The property later became the site of a Shell filling station.
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Names
Kask, William "Bill" (1888-1954)
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Images
Less detail