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Chief Gordon Waddell and Pal

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before July 1939] (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chief Gordon Waddell of the Burnaby Fire Department in uniform, standing beside a partially visible fire truck parked inside a garage. The fire department's "faithful mascot" Pal is standing next to him. Pal was Firefighter Killer's wire-haired terrier who would come to work with Kill…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10 cm print
Material Details
Item was exposed with the area between the officer and the dog covered, thus this area appears blank
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chief Gordon Waddell of the Burnaby Fire Department in uniform, standing beside a partially visible fire truck parked inside a garage. The fire department's "faithful mascot" Pal is standing next to him. Pal was Firefighter Killer's wire-haired terrier who would come to work with Killer and even learned to climb ladders during drills.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Animals - Dogs
Names
Waddell, Gordon
Burnaby Fire Department
Accession Code
BV998.31.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[before July 1939] (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Chief Gordon Waddell and PAL. 1939 BURNABY FIRE DEPARTMENT"
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87455
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.63
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.63
Description
lapel pin, Girl Guides; round metal lapel pin, blue background with orange logo and text. Logo for United Nations International Year of Volunteers. "2001 / International Year / of Volunteers / GUIDES CANADA VOLUNTEER".
Object History
Note from donor: These items belonged to Eleanor Galbraith, a longtime Guider who came to B.C. from New Brunswick.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Clothing
Clothing - - Clothing Accessories
Adornment
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Uniforms
Clothing - Accessory
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Galbraith, Eleanor Lois
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name tag

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87454
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.62
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.62
Description
name tag, Trefoil Guild; rectangular, white plastic name tag with blue top layer. "Girl Guides / of Canada / Guides / due Canada" printed on front in gold. "ELEANOR GALBRAITH / BURNABY NORTH TREFOIL GUILD" is engraved on the front. The pin fastener is embedded in the back.
Object History
Note from donor: These items belonged to Eleanor Galbraith, a longtime Guider who came to B.C. from New Brunswick.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Clothing
Clothing - - Clothing Accessories
Adornment
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Uniforms
Clothing - Accessory
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Names
Trefoil Guild
Girl Guides of Canada
Galbraith, Eleanor Lois
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ribbon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87453
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.61
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.61
Description
ribbon, Trefoil Guild; purple satin ribbon with "TREFOIL GUILD" printed on it in gold. Ten (10) lapel pins are attached: 1) Original trefoil pin with red banner, 2) BP pin, 3) World pin, 4) Thank-you badge (silver ring around blue enamel Trefoil with three white enamel swirls), 5) Long Service badges for 20, 50, 55 and 60 years, 6) Division Commissioner (red enamel trefoil) and 7) Silver Commissioner Pin (silver with blue enamel trefoil and ring, beaver at bottom) on cloth Commissioner Lapel Badge
Object History
Note from donor: These items belonged to Eleanor Galbraith, a longtime Guider who came to B.C. from New Brunswick. The “Trefoil Guild” ribbon was an official ribbon that could be worn to vertically display Guiding pins and badges. The ribbon is no longer used. 1) Original Trefoil Guild pin with red banner (poss. awarded to Eleanor in New Brunswick), 2) BP pin (100th anniversary of Baden-Powell’s birthday – an earned pin), 3) World pin, 4) Thank-you badge (silver ring around blue enamel Trefoil with three white enamel swirls - poss. a thank-you from New Brunswick), 5) Long Service badges for 20, 50, 55 and 60 years - 50, 55 & 60 years awarded here (55 & 60 were awarded by Pauline Hall herself) – all earned pins) 6) Division Commissioner (red enamel trefoil) – an earned pin & poss. given in New Brunswick (it is older than the pin removed from the white camp hat that was not retained) 7) Silver Commissioner Pin (silver with blue enamel trefoil and ring, beaver at bottom) on cloth Commissioner Lapel Badge (silver ribbon of courage tied into reef knot, text “GIRL GUIDES” and outline in white stitching.) - cloth badge poss. to indicate Provincial Commissioner - this pin and cloth badge were removed from the bottom of the ribbon due to excessive weight.
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Girl%20Program%20Resources/Pins%20and%20Badges%20Other.pdf
http://www.girlguides.ca/web/Documents/ON/Archives/Honours_Awards.pdf
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Commissioners.pdf
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Service_stars.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Clothing
Clothing - - Clothing Accessories
Adornment
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Uniforms
Clothing - Accessory
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Names
Trefoil Guild
Girl Guides of Canada
Galbraith, Eleanor Lois
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Theodore Olaf Brue with his dog Pal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1598
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1943 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue on his British Columbia Provincial Police motorcycle with his dog Pal sitting in the sidecar, wearing sunglasses. Theodore Brue would sometimes take Pal along in the sidecar while on patrol in Richmond.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Theodore Olaf Brue on his British Columbia Provincial Police motorcycle with his dog Pal sitting in the sidecar, wearing sunglasses. Theodore Brue would sometimes take Pal along in the sidecar while on patrol in Richmond.
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Clothing - Uniforms
Animals - Dogs
Transportation - Motorcycles
Names
Brue, Theodore Olaf
British Columbia Provincial Police
Accession Code
BV001.25.73
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1943 (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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uniform jacket

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89991
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.5
Description
uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front. Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures, and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: "Mr. [ill.] W. OHL / Date NOV/57 / No. 4[ill.]492 GN 2906". There is an elongated hexagonal crest sewn on the left breast with an illustration of a bus and text reading: "SERVICE / COURTESY / BCE". "1 / 707" is a beige paper dry cleaning tag stapled to the right inside pocket. c. 1950's.
Object History
Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
Subjects
Clothing - Outerwear
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
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uniform jacket

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89992
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.6
Description
uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front (two buttons missing). Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures (one button missing), and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: " 3246 W. OHL / Date FEB/58 / No. [ill.] N-2906".
Object History
Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
Subjects
Clothing - Outerwear
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
Less detail

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