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Anne Peers with a basket of toys

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anne Peers standing in front of a basket full of toys.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-408
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anne Peers standing in front of a basket full of toys.
Subjects
Toys
Names
Latham, Anne Peers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby May Day festival

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.78 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade of the May Queen and her suite at the Burnaby May Day Festival in 1931. The flower girls are leading the parade with flower baskets in their hands, followed by the May Queen, and her suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the distance, a crowd of people can be seen. …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.78 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade of the May Queen and her suite at the Burnaby May Day Festival in 1931. The flower girls are leading the parade with flower baskets in their hands, followed by the May Queen, and her suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the distance, a crowd of people can be seen. This may be Central Park.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Accession Code
HV976.164.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1931
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Edwin Wettenhall Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman on a picnic at an unidentified location (there is a picnic basket visible behind him).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman on a picnic at an unidentified location (there is a picnic basket visible behind him).
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
Accession Code
BV004.28.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the same image from a different source, see BV004.84.2
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:53:46 min.)
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Julie Lee conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Julie Lee shares information about her mother, Suey Ying Jung's (Laura's) experiences growing up as a Chinese Canadian on a farm in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She also shares some …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:53:46 min.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Julie Lee Location of Interview: Home of Julie and Cecil Lee Interview Date: February 6, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:53:46
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Julie Lee conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Julie Lee shares information about her mother, Suey Ying Jung's (Laura's) experiences growing up as a Chinese Canadian on a farm in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She also shares some information about her father Puy Yuen Chan. 0:00- 01:47 Julie Lee provides background information on her families’ connection to Burnaby and conveys how her maternal grandparents farmed a five acre lot at Still Creek and Douglas Road. Her grandparents grew vegetable produce and operated a piggery at this location. Her mother, Suey Ying Jung (Laura) was the middle child between two older sisters, Maida and Annie and her two younger brothers Gordon and Harry. They were all born at home and educated at Edmonds Elementary School. 01:48- 11:47 Julie provides some background information about her mother, the friendships she made growing up, when she got married and places that she lived. She tells of her mother marrying in 1942 at age 30 years, moving to Fraser Mills and then onto Maillardville in 1958. There was easy access to the Interurban tram so her mother was able to have a social life with others in Vancouver’s Chinatown. She says that many of the only existing photographs of the family living on the farm at Still Creek and Douglas Road can be attributed to her mother’s friend Lil Mau [sic] who owned a camera. The farm was sold around 1949 when her grandparents moved to East Vancouver. While operating the farm, her grandparents only hired Chinese workers who spoke the same language and ate the same foods as them. Despite this, her grandparents made friends with the Collin’s family who assisted them in adjusting to the Canadian way of life. Julie tells that her mother’s sister Maida and brother in law lived with them at Fraser Mills. Her mother’s sister Maida had nine children so Julie’s mother helped her in raising them. 11:48 – 16:53 - Julie talks about racial prejudice towards the Chinese in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She says that for the most part, her mother’s family had a very insular life on the farm and mainly socialized only within the Chinese community. Julie tells of how she recently became aware of a memoir “The Way it Was”, written by Burnaby resident, Fannie Waplington. The memoir is held as part of the Burnaby Village Museum collection. In the memoir, Fannie Waplington tells of how she was forbidden from visiting Julie’s mother on their farm due to her ethnic background. Julie conveys that it seems like it was a missed friendship for both her mother and Fannie. 16:54 – 22:30 Julie describes what school life was like for her mother and what she may have done outside of school. Her mother attended Edmonds School in the 1920s up to Grade 7 or Grade 8. Julie explains that Asian girls were never offered the opportunity to pursue higher education while her mother’s brothers continued with their education attending Vancouver Technical School. Her mother continued to work on the farm until she was married cooking for workers and helping her mother. Outside of school, she may have helped with looking after nieces and nephews, played cards and mahjong. She says that her mother continued to play cards with her own children and was a skilled knitter into her 80s. 22:31 – 30: 53 Julie tells of what she knows about the Chinese workers on the farm and Fraser Mills and what they did on the weekends. She figures that many may have played card games to pass the time and at Fraser Mills gambling occurred. Fishing was a highlight for her father and she recalls him fishing sturgeon. Single workers may have gone into Vancouver on the weekends. Julie says that her parents had a hobby farm while living at Fraser Mills and that they grew enough garlic to sell in Chinatown. She thinks that before living at Fraser Mills, her mother must have went to Chinatown quite a bit, assisting with banking and enjoying a social life. Julie shares that her father, Puy Yuen Chan came to Canada from China at twelve years of age but working as a shingle packer, he never learned to speak English. She figures that her parents must have met at Fraser Mills while her mother was visiting her sister Maida. 30:54 – 37:33 Julie describes her mother as the cook, caregiver and the “one man show”. She says that her mother enjoyed cooking traditional Chinese recipes. Julie talks of her own cooking and gardening skills which she may have inherited from her parents including her large patch of garlic. 37:34- 40:23- Julie is asked as to whether her mother attended Chinese school and says that she had some Chinese schooling. She could read and write a little but didn’t attend a formal school as far as she knows. Julie shares some background information on her own husband Cecil, who grew up in East Vancouver. She shares that Cecil’s family went back to China from 1931 until 1939 when they returned to Queensborough. Cecil attended Chinese school in New Westminster. 40:24 – 42:19 Julie speaks briefly about what type of medical care her mother and her family had. She relates that all births took place at home and they accessed a Chinese herbalist in Chinatown. Hospitals were accessed in 1950s—1960s. The family did use Western doctors that were insured under the medical system. She recalls growing up and having to drink a particular herbal brew at least once a month to stay well. 42:20- 46:47 Julie describes how her parents stayed connected with their families in China. She says that her mother’s family didn’t stay in touch with relatives in China and that her uncles rejected anything to do with the past. On her father’s side they maintained a connection with cousins. She recalls that her father, Puy Yuen Chan supported some of his relatives back home in China and stayed in touch with some. Her mother, Laura travelled to China in 1991 and 1992 and connected with some relations on Julie’s father’s side. 46:48- 53:46 In this segment, Julie speaks of her mother’s character being very self-assured, independent and goal oriented. She feels that her mother valued being surrounded by her family and friends and felt very comfortable growing up in Burnaby and with the relationships that she had. She feels that her mother adapted to her roles being the last of four children on the farm and that she was very self-sufficient and determined.
History
Interviewee biography: Julie Lee (nee Chan) is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan. Her mother's family owned and operated a vegetable and piggery farm on Douglas Road near Still Creek in the early 1900s. Their farm was located in front of the Douglas Road interurban tram station. Her mother had two older sisters named Maida and Annie and two younger brothers Harry and Gordon. Her mother was born in 1912 and left the farm for Fraser Mills when she was married in 1942. Julie grew up with her parents and siblings on the Fraser Mills site during the 1940s and 1950s. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture - Farms
Education
Buildings - Schools
Names
Lee, Julie Cho Chan
Chan, Puy Yuen
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Wong, Suey Fong "Maida" Jung
Jung, Suey Cheung "Harry"
Jung, Suey Yook "Gordon"
Jung, Gee Shee
Jung, Chung Chong
Jong, Suey Kin "Annie" Jung
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Accession Code
BV020.6.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Related Material
See also BV018.16.1
Scan Resolution
1000
Scan Date
01-Oct-2017
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of interview
Photograph info: Suey Ying (Laura) with produce baskets [between 1940 and 1942]. BV017.24.27
Images
Audio Tracks

Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020

Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020

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May Day celebration in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 12, 1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite lined up on the front steps of a building with men in suits and uniforms standing behind them. The girls in the suite are wearing fur lined hoods over their dresses, and holding flower baskets in one hand. The men (except the ones in uniforms) are wearing r…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite lined up on the front steps of a building with men in suits and uniforms standing behind them. The girls in the suite are wearing fur lined hoods over their dresses, and holding flower baskets in one hand. The men (except the ones in uniforms) are wearing ribbons on their lapels. This photograph was taken on the occasion of New Westminster's celebration of May Day 1933. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C./ May 12th 1933 / #2."
Subjects
Events - May Day
Clothing - Uniforms
Accession Code
HV976.143.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 12, 1933
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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Picnic on the bluff

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified women and an unidentified man sitting on a tree stump on a bluff overlooking a large body of water. The women are wearing dresses down to their calves with hats. The other woman is holding a dog by a leash. The man is holding a basket or a pan with both hands. There a…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified women and an unidentified man sitting on a tree stump on a bluff overlooking a large body of water. The women are wearing dresses down to their calves with hats. The other woman is holding a dog by a leash. The man is holding a basket or a pan with both hands. There are small islands that can be seen behind them in the background. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Accession Code
HV976.251.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[193-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of one of the women in the same outfit, see HV976.251.31
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
22/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Valerie Stanley on bicycle

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Sep. 1936
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Valerie Stanley on bicycle with her mother or female relation standing next to her. Valerie has a stuffed animal in a wicker carrier basket on her bike. There is a building visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Valerie Stanley on bicycle with her mother or female relation standing next to her. Valerie has a stuffed animal in a wicker carrier basket on her bike. There is a building visible in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Names
Stanley, Valerie
Accession Code
BV022.32.258
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Sep. 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sept. 1936"
Annotation in white below photograph on album page reads: "1936"
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