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Ribbon cutting ceremony for Simpson-Sears

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1954]
Collection/Fonds
Charles MacSorley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charles MacSorley cutting the ribbon at the opening of Simpson-Sears. A large crowd is gathered behind him.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1954]
Collection/Fonds
Charles MacSorley fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
486-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charles MacSorley cutting the ribbon at the opening of Simpson-Sears. A large crowd is gathered behind him.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Persons - Crowds
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
MacSorley, Charles W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Sussex Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Wilson residence

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w printing plate ; 16 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Wilson residence. It appears to be Lonsdale Lodge, which was built by J.R. Wilson, a longtime resident of Burnaby, and caretaker of the municipal buildings at Edmonds. This was most likely taken at its official opening ceremony in 1926, as a number of people are present. This is a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Elsie B. Wilson subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w printing plate ; 16 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
034-004
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Wilson residence. It appears to be Lonsdale Lodge, which was built by J.R. Wilson, a longtime resident of Burnaby, and caretaker of the municipal buildings at Edmonds. This was most likely taken at its official opening ceremony in 1926, as a number of people are present. This is a photographic plate created for a newspaper press, also known as a "newspaper cut."
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of printing plate reads: "W. WILSON JR. RESIDENCE 'CASTLE'"
Burnaby Historical Society Archives Preliminary Manuscript Survey papers describe this as J.R. Wilson's residence "Lonsdale Lodge"
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