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Accident to Brown - John Boys by Detonating Caps, Calling Attention to the Regulations Governing the Storage of Explosives
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport69398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73017
- Meeting Date
- 28-May-1923
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 73017
- Meeting Date
- 28-May-1923
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application of Brown-John Trucking Co. Ltd. To Purchase Portion of Lot "A", Block 5, DL 59/136/137
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42750
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39461
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39461
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1957
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Archie Brown-John cutting wood, [193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-005.jpg?width=280)
Archie Brown-John cutting wood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76888
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Archie Brown-John and an unidentified man working with a crosscut saw to cut firewood. Archie is on the left, wearing a fedora.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Archie Brown-John and an unidentified man working with a crosscut saw to cut firewood. Archie is on the left, wearing a fedora.
- Subjects
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Brown-John, Archie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Archie Brown-John cutting wood, [193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-005.jpg)
Brown-John family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76887
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John family; Victor, his wife Winnifred, their two eldest sons Victor and Archie, and twin boys Frank and Roy.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John family; Victor, his wife Winnifred, their two eldest sons Victor and Archie, and twin boys Frank and Roy.
- Names
- Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles
- Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas
- Brown-John, Victor
- Brown-John, Archie
- Brown-John, Frank
- Brown-John, Roy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Brown-John home, [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-007.jpg?width=280)
Brown-John home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76890
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John home in Burnaby. Four large trucks are visible parked in front of the house.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John home in Burnaby. Four large trucks are visible parked in front of the house.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Brown-John home, [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-007.jpg)
![Brown-John trucking office, [1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-013.jpg?width=280)
Brown-John trucking office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76896
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Brown-John trucking office, [1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-013.jpg)
Lot 20, Block 25, DL 152, Plan 22831 (6692 Lily Avenue - Brown-John)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28918
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22980
- Meeting Date
- 20-Nov-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 76
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22980
- Meeting Date
- 20-Nov-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 76
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
People file - Clive G. Brown-John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66133
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1984-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of poems and remembrances of long-time North Burnaby resident, Clive G. Brown-John.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1984-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- People files subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 42727
- Accession Number
- BHS1993-03
- Scope and Content
- File consists of poems and remembrances of long-time North Burnaby resident, Clive G. Brown-John.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Realty Appraiser - Sydney Brown-John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42929
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39237
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jul-1957
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39237
- Meeting Date
- 22-Jul-1957
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Sale of Lot 4, Block 22, DL 117 to Winnifred M. Brown-John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55096
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71202
- Meeting Date
- 5-Feb-1936
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71202
- Meeting Date
- 5-Feb-1936
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Trucking Brown-John Rex
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55149
- Meeting Date
- 22-Oct-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55149
- Meeting Date
- 22-Oct-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Truck Rex and Brown-John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62171
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 54928
- Meeting Date
- 19-Oct-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 54928
- Meeting Date
- 19-Oct-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Winnifred Brown-John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76893
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932 (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Winnifred Brown-John standing at the driver's side door of the family's 1924 Dodge.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932 (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Winnifred Brown-John standing at the driver's side door of the family's 1924 Dodge.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
, digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-011.jpg?width=280)
Winnifred Brown-John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76894
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-](date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Winnifred Brown-John standing in front of the truck she used to transport firewood from Burnaby Mountain.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-](date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Winnifred Brown-John standing in front of the truck she used to transport firewood from Burnaby Mountain.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Trucks
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
, digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-011.jpg)
![Blasting stump, [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-008.jpg?width=280)
Blasting stump
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76891
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Brown-John family sitting and standing on the blasting stump. This stump was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Brown-John family sitting and standing on the blasting stump. This stump was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.
- Subjects
- Plants - Trees
- Names
- Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles
- Brown-John, Archie
- Brown-John, Frank
- Brown-John, Roy
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- Brown-John, Clive
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Napier Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Blasting stump, [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-008.jpg)
![Blasting stump, [1920] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-009.jpg?width=280)
Blasting stump
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76892
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John children playing on the blasting stump that was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John children playing on the blasting stump that was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.
- Subjects
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Napier Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Blasting stump, [1920] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-009.jpg)
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1910-1946
- Length
- 0:09:17
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
- Date Range
- 1910-1946
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:09:17
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Geographic Access
- Napier Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 18, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
- Biographical Notes
- Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 33:02
- Interviewee Name
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory288
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1916-1948
- Length
- 0:08:25
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's memories of a trip she and her mother and brothers took to the Cariboo region of British Columbia. She also discusses attendance records and photographs from her time as a student at Kitchener Street School. A neighbourhood stor…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's memories of a trip she and her mother and brothers took to the Cariboo region of British Columbia. She also discusses attendance records and photographs from her time as a student at Kitchener Street School. A neighbourhood storekeeper is also briefly mentioned.
- Date Range
- 1916-1948
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:08:25
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 18, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
- Biographical Notes
- Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 33:02
- Interviewee Name
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track two of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_2.mp3![Burnaby's first lawn bowlers, [1916] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197600710001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby's first lawn bowlers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription746
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1916]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting in the front row are; J.N. Durrell, Charles Mirren McInnes Harper, A.E.S. "Stan" Wood, William "Will" Taylor, and Edward Lumley Wriglesworth. Most of the men are wearing suit vests and pocket watches.
- Names
- Cameron, Reverend A.C.
- Gasgarth, George
- Goodacre, Oliver
- Brown, John
- Harper, Jack
- Wood, Anthony Ewart Stanley "Stan"
- Taylor, Will
- Harper, Charles Mirren McInnes
- Durrell, J.N.
- Wriglesworth, Edward Lumley
- Geographic Access
- Victory Street
- Gray Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV976.71.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1916]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/6/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Rognon, Orville Jackson
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Window mat and backing are glued together
- Photographer's writing on recto of photograph reads: "Photo by Rognon"
- 1 page accompanying identifies individuals
Images
![Burnaby's first lawn bowlers, [1916] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197600710001.jpg)
![Class at Burnaby North High School, [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-002.jpg?width=280)
Class at Burnaby North High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76885
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's grade nine class at Burnaby North High School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is standing in the bottom row, three in from the left.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's grade nine class at Burnaby North High School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is standing in the bottom row, three in from the left.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Pandora Street
- Street Address
- 4375 Pandora Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Class at Burnaby North High School, [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-002.jpg)