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Burnaby May Day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the procession of the bag pipe band at Burnaby May Day, at Robert Burnaby Park. Leading the pipe band is Constable George Jeffrey. A crowd and maypoles can be seen in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the procession of the bag pipe band at Burnaby May Day, at Robert Burnaby Park. Leading the pipe band is Constable George Jeffrey. A crowd and maypoles can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Musical Instruments - Bagpipes
Organizations - Bands
Persons - Crowds
Events - May Day
Names
Jeffery, George
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Accession Code
HV971.144.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 26, 1928
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Related Material
For another copy of this photograph in a different accession, see HV972.204.14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-28
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "33 / Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd's Studio, McKay, B.C."
Images
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shoulder badge

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Description
Burnaby Municipal Police shoulder bar for jacket. Cast in one piece in metal. Letters are connected by integral bars. Secured by mounting posts and cotter pin.
Object History
Jacket shoulder bars issued to Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
Marks/Labels
"B M P", letters on cross bars
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Adornment
Names
Jeffery, George
Burnaby Municipal Police
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
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