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Alberta at the turn of the century

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Liimitainen, Arvi
Publication Date
1975
Call Number
971.23 ALB
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
971.23 ALB
Author
Liimitainen, Arvi
Contributor
Holmgren, Eric J.
Kriesel, Esther
Ridge, Alan D.
Place of Publication
Edmonton, Alta.
Publisher
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Publication Date
1975
Series
Publication (Provincial Archives of Alberta) ; no. 2
Physical Description
[94] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Frontier and pioneer life
Notes
"A selection of photographs from the Ernest Brown, Harry Pollard and other photograph collections in the Provincial Archives of Alberta"--Cover.
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Banff, Alberta

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1944]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bus station and surrounding area at Banff, Alberta. Mount Lougheed is visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bus station and surrounding area at Banff, Alberta. Mount Lougheed is visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Bus Stations
Geographic Features - Mountains
Accession Code
BV005.30.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1944]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
1/19/2010
Photographer
Battersby, Frank
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Banff, Alberta

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1944]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mount Lougheed, taken looking north, from the main street in Banff.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mount Lougheed, taken looking north, from the main street in Banff.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Mountains
Accession Code
BV005.30.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1944]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
1/19/2010
Photographer
Battersby, Frank
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Harvest in Champion, Alberta

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, two children and a dog in a field with harvest binders and tractor. Woman is identified as Orrie Sommers' mother and children are identified as Irene Sommeres (standing) and Myrna Sommers. Location is identified as Champion, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, two children and a dog in a field with harvest binders and tractor. Woman is identified as Orrie Sommers' mother and children are identified as Irene Sommeres (standing) and Myrna Sommers. Location is identified as Champion, Alberta.
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Sommers Family
Lawrence, Myrna Sommers
Cool, Irene Dorothy Rae Sommers
Accession Code
BV022.32.327
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1930
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "This was 1930 / harvesting here at / home with the / binders. One binder / flew to pieces before/ they got finished. / I guess it was / travelling too fast. / Orries mother / Irene / Myrna & / the pup"
Note in ink on lower recto of photograph reads: "HARVEST_1930"
Note in white ink on album page reads: "Champion, ALTA"
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On porch in Alberta

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of group posing together on porch of farm house in Champion, Alberta. People are identified as (left to right); Caroline "Carrie" Sommers, Esther (Love) Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley (seated on steps), Frank Conquest Stanley (seated on steps) and Orrie Sommers.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of group posing together on porch of farm house in Champion, Alberta. People are identified as (left to right); Caroline "Carrie" Sommers, Esther (Love) Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley (seated on steps), Frank Conquest Stanley (seated on steps) and Orrie Sommers.
Names
Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan", 1891-1975
Stanley, Frank Conquest
Stanley, Esther Love
Stanley Family
Sommers, Orrie Earl
Sommers, Caroline "Carrie" Potter
Sommers Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.347
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also BV022.32.339 for similar photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in white ink on page of photograph album reads: "Carrie, Esther, Orrie, Stan"
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Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945
Publication Date
1919
Call Number
581 HAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV018.25.1
Call Number
581 HAL
Author
Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
1919
Series
Macmillan's Canadian School Series
Physical Description
xv,181 p. : ill ; 20 cm.
Inscription
Numerous writings and doodles in pencil and black pen throughout the textbook
Library Subject (LOC)
Botany
Object History
Textbook used at Gilmore School. Came via donor's parents who were teachers at the school: William (Bill) McKenzie and Georgina McKenzie.
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Hales, Benjamin Jones, 1868-1945
"Principal, Normal School, Brandon."
"Authorized by the Advisory Board of the Department of Education for use in High Schools and Collegiate Institutes in Manitoba."
Includes index.
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The western conveyancer : a complete collection of all forms and conveyancing precedents in use in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
MacVicar, George D.
Scott, Walter S. (Walter Samuel), 1870-1951
Publication Date
c1914
Call Number
346.7120438 MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV978.55.1
Call Number
346.7120438 MAC
Author
MacVicar, George D.
Scott, Walter S. (Walter Samuel), 1870-1951
Place of Publication
Calgary, Alta.
Publisher
Burroughs and Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
c1914
Physical Description
1800 p. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"J. D. McAra / Law printer and bookbinder / Calgary. Alta." -- stickered on endpaper (front).
"---------------------------------------------------------" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf.
"Supplied by / Burroughs & Co., Ltd. / Law Books / Calgary, Canada" -- stamped on flyleaf.
Library Subject (LOC)
Conveyancing
Canada, Western
Real property
Notes
Includes index.
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A handbook for cultural trustees : a guide to the role, responsibilities and functions of boards of trustees of cultural organizations in Canada

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Paquet, Marion A.
Ralston, Rory, 1951-
Cardinal, Donna, 1947-
Publication Date
1987
Call Number
700.68 PAQ
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0888980795
9780888980793
Call Number
700.68 PAQ
Author
Paquet, Marion A.
Ralston, Rory, 1951-
Cardinal, Donna, 1947-
Contributor
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation
Alberta. Alberta Culture
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ont.
Publisher
University of Waterloo Press
Publication Date
1987
Physical Description
iii, 75 p. ; 30 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Art
Collectors and collecting
Art objects
Conservation and restoration
Public Trustees
Notes
"A project of the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation in cooperation with the board development program of Alberta Culture and Grant MacEwan Community College."
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282826
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282885
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Contributor
Wolf, Jim
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Burrard Inlet
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
"edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
Copy 2 of 2
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Publication Date
2020
Call Number
371 CAR
Victoria Day, a drought so severe that Niagara Falls dried up, Ottawa and Hull levelled by fire, the Canadian government closing its borders to paupers and criminals, the Great Montreal Fire, gold discovered in the Yukon, Alberta and Saskatchewan becoming provinces, the Toronto Fire, Canada’s first train
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
978-0-9781979-2-6
Call Number
371 CAR
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
Subjects
Education
Notes
"Includes index"
A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Century Park Museum Association
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Physical Description
108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Notes
4 copies held: copy 4.
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The Canadian readers : book IV

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1924
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1924 Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.13
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1924 Copy 1
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
T. Nelson & Sons
Publication Date
1924
Series
Canadian readers
Physical Description
320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
Various handwrittings through the signiture. "Orlando School District Province of Alberta No. 23_4" [stamped in black ink on front pastedown] "Alberta" [handwritten in pencil in the center of Orlando School District stamp on front pastedown] "Vera Morrow" [or possibly arrow] [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Billy Wedder" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Orlando School District Province of Alberta No. 23:4" [stamped in black ink on back of "Edward, Prince of Wales" portrait] "the trees" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
Includes index.
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" --t.p.
Copy 1 of 3
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History of Burnaby and vicinity

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV017.17.1
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1947
Printer
Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
Physical Description
233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Name Access
Green, George
Notes
Autographed by author
"By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
Copy 2 of 2
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History of Burnaby Resource Guide

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2019
government to lay off all Japanese workers. The family was eventually displaced as part of the Federal government’s removal of Japanese Canadians from the coast. After being placed to work on a sugar beet farm in Iron Spring, Alberta for three years, the family eventually settled permanently in Kingston
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Digital Resource
Accession Code
BV019.63.1
Author
Burnaby Village Museum
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
21 p. : ill.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Directories
Object History
Created from research gathered by Burnaby Village Museum staff into the diverse History of Burnaby.
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Elementary composition

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Alexander, William John, 1855-1944
Mowat, A.
Publication Date
c1912
Call Number
372.6 ALE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.755.1
Call Number
372.6 ALE
Author
Alexander, William John, 1855-1944
Mowat, A.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Educational Book Co., Limited
Publication Date
c1912
Physical Description
xii, 220 p. : ill. ;19 cm.
Inscription
On front pastedown "The Alberta School Supply Company School & Library Books, EDMONTON, ALTA." [stamped in black ink and enclosed in an oval] On front endpaper "E.L. Keyes Bezanson, P.O. Alberta." {handwritten in pencil] "E.L. Keyes" [handwritten in light green pencil crayon] Various scribbling throughout the book in pencil and light green pencil crayon
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Textbooks
English language--Composition and exercises
Notes
Author's given name and dates : Alexander, William John, 1855-1944.
"Authorized by the Minister of Education for Alberta." -- title page
Includes index
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Boy scouts in the Northwest : or fighting forest fires

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey), 1879-1940
Publication Date
c1912
Call Number
813.5 RAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.4016.1
Call Number
813.5 RAL
Author
Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey), 1879-1940
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
M.A. Donohue & Company
Publication Date
c1912
Series
Boy Scouts
Physical Description
255, [3] p. : ill
Inscription
"Vandenbrink" "45", handwritten in pencil inside front cover "---A. VANDENBRINK / Box 84 ---wood Park, Alberta", stamped in blue on front endpaper, part too faint to read, part crossed out in pencil, with "6412 - 103A Ave.", handwritten in blue pen below "Daniel L. Fiard. / Tolland / Alberta, / Xmas. 1931 / From Chris & Annie Thomsen", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper, all crossed out with pencil
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
Notes
frontispiece only
2016 Library "Book a Tour" Case
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Boy standing next to automobile

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young boy standing next to a Ford automobile. There are patches of snow on the ground, and a house and open field in the background. Location in Alberta. Boy could be Don Sommers.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young boy standing next to a Ford automobile. There are patches of snow on the ground, and a house and open field in the background. Location in Alberta. Boy could be Don Sommers.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Sommers Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.343
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Photographer
Clarke Studios
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Photographer's stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Clarke Studios / Lethbridge, Alberta"
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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Edition
Rev.
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282893
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Edition
Rev.
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Historic buildings
Buildings
Historic sites
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Heritage
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
2 copies held: copy 1.
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