Narrow Results By
Common Good Co-op Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription735
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in an apron standing in front of a co-op store bearing the sign "C.G. Co-operative Association", otherwise known as the Army of the Common Good. Window displays include the goods he carries and advertising signs for Coca-Cola and Orange Crush are put up below the windows. In fro…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
- Material Details
- Inscribed in pencil, recto, b. "Co op store Douglas R." and in blue ink, verso, t. "Coop Store Douglas Road/ C.G. Co-op 1939", b. "Mr Love Mayor of/ store/ no 2", in blue ball point pen, l.l. "Main Store was at McKay station/ this is No 1 Branch store" stamped on verso, c. "VANCOUVER/ DRUG CO. LTD/ SEP 12 1938/ Nu-Gloss"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in an apron standing in front of a co-op store bearing the sign "C.G. Co-operative Association", otherwise known as the Army of the Common Good. Window displays include the goods he carries and advertising signs for Coca-Cola and Orange Crush are put up below the windows. In front of the store is wood plank sidewalk.
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Accession Code
- HV976.46.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1938]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
Alfred Bingham with 1931 Model T Ford
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription738
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alfred "Alf" Bingham standing beside 1931 Model T Ford that was used by the C.G. Co-operative Association in Burnaby. The license plate reads: "101 547 31 / British Columbia." According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, both Mr. and Mrs. Bingham were active …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Material Details
- An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Alf with Co-op Car 1931 Model T Ford / This car ran the roads of the lower mainland for two years without a liscence. [sic] Collecting food for hungry Burnaby families. (A Bingham, March 11 1971)."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alfred "Alf" Bingham standing beside 1931 Model T Ford that was used by the C.G. Co-operative Association in Burnaby. The license plate reads: "101 547 31 / British Columbia." According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, both Mr. and Mrs. Bingham were active in the self-help group called "The Army of Common Good" during the Depression, and did a lot of work at one of the depots that was located at 4139 Parker Street. They continued to be active with the C.G. Co-operative Association which was formed when the "Army" dissolved in 1932. Mr. Bingham was employed in mill work.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Names
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Accession Code
- HV976.46.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1932]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph