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Firefighters Albert Killer and Fred Blake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Firefighters Albert Killer and Fred Blake lying down on their beds and reading (in the dormitory during the night shift) at No. 1 Burnaby Fire Hall at Carleton Avenue and Eton Street. Fire boots (with fire resistant pants gathered over them) are visible at the side of Fred Blake's bed.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Material Details
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Scope and Content
Photograph of Firefighters Albert Killer and Fred Blake lying down on their beds and reading (in the dormitory during the night shift) at No. 1 Burnaby Fire Hall at Carleton Avenue and Eton Street. Fire boots (with fire resistant pants gathered over them) are visible at the side of Fred Blake's bed.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Clothing - Uniforms
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Blake, Frederick "Fred"
Killer, Albert "Abe"
Geographic Access
Carleton Avenue
Eton Street
Accession Code
BV998.31.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1939 (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
02-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Night shift at No.1 Hall/ Carleton Ave. and Eton St. (L) Albert Killer (R) Fred Blake 1939"
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
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Kingsway West School class

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School standing in three rows on the front steps of the school building (the front door is swung open behind them). Standing in the top row are: (l to r); Buddy Stephens, Roy Long, Gordon Wetherall, Blaine Irwin, Harry Parsons, Alan Gibson, Clarence Baldwin, …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 15 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School standing in three rows on the front steps of the school building (the front door is swung open behind them). Standing in the top row are: (l to r); Buddy Stephens, Roy Long, Gordon Wetherall, Blaine Irwin, Harry Parsons, Alan Gibson, Clarence Baldwin, Travis Wagner and Stanley Campbell. Standing in the middle row are; Jack Mitchell, Ross Bond, Joyce Pooler, Bernice Thrasher, Rita Quesnel, Audrey Collicut, Beatrice Glancy, Audrey Powell, Marion Thompson and Jean Greveling. Standing in the front row are; Marguerite Bush, Lillabelle Brown, Kay Dibbs, Marie Price, Margaret Robertson, Beverley Burns, Lyndell Rutherford, Lila Forshaw, Winone Tillack and Gertrude McDonald. Elizabeth Gill and Laurie Saunders (both not pictured) were in this class but were both absent this day.
Names
Kingsway West School
Stephens, Buddy
Long, Roy
Wetherall, Gordon
Irwin, Blaine
Parsons, Harry
Gibson, Alan
Baldwin, Clarence
Wagner, Travis
Campbell, Stanley
Mitchell, Jack
Bond, Ross
Pooler, Joyce
Thraser, Bernice
Quesnel, Rita
Collicut, Audrey
Glancy, Beatrice
Powell, Audrey
Thompson, Marion
Greveling, Jean
Bush, Marguerite
Brown, Lillabelle
Dibbs, Kay
Price, Marie
Mallory, Margaret Robertson
Burns, Barry
Rutherford, Lyndell
Forshaw, Lila
Tillack, Winone
McDonald, Gertrude
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.21
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
June 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "June 1939. / Top row. Left to right Buddy Stephens, Roy Long, Gordon Wetherall, Blaine Irwin, Harry Parsons, Alan Gibson, Clarence Baldwin, Travis Wagner, Stanley Campbell / 2nd row Lt. to rt. Jack Mitchell, Ross Bond, Joyce Pooler, Bernice Thrasher, Rita Quesnel, Audrey Collicutt, Beatrice Glancy, Audrey Powell, Marion Thompson, Jean Greveling / Bottom row. Lt. to rt. Marguerite Bush, Lillabelle Brown, Kay Dibbs, Marie Price, Margaret Robertson, Beverley Burns, Lyndell Rutherford, Lila Forshaw, Winone Tillack, Gertrude McDonald. (Absent. Elizabeth Gill, Laurie Sanders.) Left school -5. Patty Weston, Diane Hudson, Marion Nicholson, Lenore Beaumont (short time at school) + Helen Devine"
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Kingsway West School class

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 6, 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in three rows at the side of the school building. The students standing in the top row (l to r) are; Wayne Shaver, David Bush, Bobby Wall, Garry Workman, Billy Williams and Elmer Hetherington. Standing in the middle row; Lorne Leac…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in three rows at the side of the school building. The students standing in the top row (l to r) are; Wayne Shaver, David Bush, Bobby Wall, Garry Workman, Billy Williams and Elmer Hetherington. Standing in the middle row; Lorne Leach, Donald Murray, Alan Lawson, Robbin Warren, Donald Nicholls, Jack MacKenzie, Walter Gibson, Max McIntyre and Michael Williams. Sitting in the front row; Beverly Newcomb, Jeanie McFadyen, Shirley Stefanko, Bernice Thrasher, Jo-Anne [illegible], Betty Ross, Douglas Wagner, Bobby Robertson, Arthur Nicholls, Keith Wilson and Grant Johnstone. Shirley [illegible] (not pictured) was in the class but was absent on this day.
Names
Kingsway West School
Shaver, Wayne
Bush, David
Wall, Bob
Workman, Garry
Williams, Billy
Hetherington, Elmer
Leach, Lorne
Murray, Donald
Lawson, Alan
Warren, Robbin
Nicholls, Donald
MacKenzie, Jack
Gibson, Walter
McIntyre, Max
Williams, Michael
Newcomb, Beverly
McFadyen, Jeanie
Stefanko, Shirley
Thraser, Bernice
Ross, Betty
Wagner, Douglas
Robertson, Robert "Bobby"
Nicholls, Arthur
Wilson, Keith
Johnstone, Grant
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
October 6, 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For other prints of the same image, see BV999.2.22 - .25
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Oct. 6. 1939. /Top row. Lt. to rt. Wayne Shaver, David Bush, Bobby Wall, Garry Workman, Billy Williams, Elmer Hetherington / Middle row. Lt. to rt. Lorne Leach, Donald Murray, Alan Lawson, Robbin Warren. Donald Nicholls, Jack MacKenzie, Walter Gibson, Max McIntyre, Michael Williams./ Bottom row. Left. To rt. Beverly Newcomb, Jeanie McFadyen, Shirley Stefanko, Bernice Thrasher, Jo-Anne [illegible], Betty Ross, Douglas Wagner, Bobby Robertson, Arthur Nicholls, Keith Wilson, Grant Johnstone, Absent Shirley [illegible]"
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Fireman sitting on the tailgate of a fire truck

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Accession Code
BV999.55.45
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Chapel at Fairacres

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1629
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCTUS EST" are inscribed on the wall above the cross. There is a picture of baby Jesus held by the Virgin Mary on one side of the platform, and a Saint holding a baby on the other.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Buildings - Heritage
Furniture
Names
Westminster Priory
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
HV979.34.2
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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North Burnaby Fire Department no. 1

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the total crew of North Burnaby's Fire Department no. 1 sitting and standing in dress uniforms in front of a brick building. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; William Menzies and Chief Gordon Waddell. Standing behind them (from left) are; Albert Killer, Gordon Monk, Fred Blak…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the total crew of North Burnaby's Fire Department no. 1 sitting and standing in dress uniforms in front of a brick building. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; William Menzies and Chief Gordon Waddell. Standing behind them (from left) are; Albert Killer, Gordon Monk, Fred Blake and Henry Chapman.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Menzies, William "Bill"
Waddell, Gordon
Killer, Albert "Abe"
Monk, Gordon
Blake, Frederick "Fred"
Chapman, Henry H.
Accession Code
BV002.75.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1939 (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed note on verso of photograph reads: "Total crew North Burnaby/ Fire Department No. 1 - 1939/ L to R. front W. Menzies,/ Chief G. Waddell./ Rear. A. Killer, G. Monk/ F. Blake, H. Chapman"
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Mr F. Blake 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5C 2B2"
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Los Angeles Railway Station

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Los Angeles railway station with its tall clock tower and a parking lot full of cars.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Los Angeles railway station with its tall clock tower and a parking lot full of cars.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Accession Code
BV985.6114.127
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "L.A. Railway station/ 1939"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "541 F"
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Windsor Street School students

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1939 or 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students from grades five and six at Windsor Street School sitting and standing in five rows in front of the school building with their teacher, Miss Padgett. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; Clifford Jones, Ole Stanley (grade five), Teddy Galbraith, David Penzer (grade five)…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Material Details
Photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of students from grades five and six at Windsor Street School sitting and standing in five rows in front of the school building with their teacher, Miss Padgett. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; Clifford Jones, Ole Stanley (grade five), Teddy Galbraith, David Penzer (grade five), John Adams (grade five), Gordon Thornhill, Neil McKinnon and Gene Lawrence. Sitting in the second row are; Dagney Bjorvick, Dora Ciccone, Peggy Harrington, Rosanne Fraser, Verna Irvine, Mollie Johnson, Dorothy Russle (grade five), Elsie Williamson and Sandra MacCarthy. Standing in the third row are; Jeanette Cruikshank, Betty Perdue, Leona Milne, Elleanor Thompson, Thelma Butler, Margaret (last name unknown), Phyllis (last name unknown), Daphne Northly, Flora Lawrie, Sheila Stockley (grade five) and Sandra McKenzie (grade five). Standing in the fourth row are; Miss Padgett (teacher), Ella Beatty, Bessie McMurray, May Tilke, Howard Kid, Walter Lee (grade five), Raymond Westley, Ian Dunbar and Wendell Boyce (grade five). Standing in the back row are; Stanley Pilkington, Donald McDonald (grade five), Donald Hockin (grade five), Bob Underhill, Alex Decker, Mike Kozak, Charles Farren (grade five), George Baker and Douglas (last name unknown) (grade five).
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Windsor Street School
Jones, Clifford
Stanley, Ole
Galbraith, Teddy
Penzer, David
Adams, John
Thornhill, Gordon
McKinnon, Neil
Lawrence, Gene
Bjorvick, Dagney
Ciccone, Dora
Harrington, Peggy
Fraser, Rosanne
Irvine, Verna
Johnson, Mollie
Russle, Dorothy
Williamson, Elsie
MacCarthy, Sandra
Cruickshank, Jeanette
Perdue, Betty
Milne, Leona
Thompson, Elleanor
Butler, Thelma
Northly, Daphne
Lawrie, Flora
Stockley, Sheila
McKenzie, Sandra
Padgett, Miss
Beatty, Ella
McMurray, Bessie
Tilke, May
Kid, Howard
Lee, Walter
Westley, Raymond
Dunbar, Ian
Boyce, Wendell
Pilkington, Stanley
McDonald, Donald
Hockin, Donald
Underhill, Bob
Decker, Alex
Kozak, Mike
Farren, Charles
Baker, George
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Street Address
6166 Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV005.35.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1939 or 1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "WINDSOR ST. SCHOOL Gr. 6 1939-40?"
Numbers written in black ink on recto identify the students
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1. Clifford Jones 2 Ole Stanley* 3 Teddy Galbraith 4 David Penzer* 5 John Adams* 6 Gordon Thornhill 7 Neil McKinnon 8 Gene Lawrence 9 Dagney Bjorvick 10 Dora Ciccone 11 Peggy Harrington 12 Rosanne Fraser 13 Verna Irvine 14 Mollie Johnson 15 Dorothy Russle / 16 Elsie Williamson 17 Sandra McCarthy 18 Janette [sic] Cruikshank /19 Betty Perdue 20 Leone Milne 21 Elleanor Thompson 22 Thelma Butler 23 Margaret [illegible] 24 Phyllis [illegible] 25 Daphne Northly/ 26 Flora Lawrie 27 * Sheila Stockley 28 * Sandra McKenzie 29 Miss Padgett 30 Ella Beatty 31 Bessie McMurray 32 May Tilke / 33 Howard Kid 34 Walter Lee * 35 Raymond Westley 36 Ian Dunbar 37 Wendell Boyce * 38 Stanley Pilkington 39 Donald * McDonald 40 Donald Hockin * 41 Bob Underhill 42 Alex Decker 43 Mike Kozak 44 Charles Farren* 45 George Baker 46 Douglas [illegible]* / [written sideways] This picture was taken in grade 6 - Some are grade 5 Gr. 5 marked with * "
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Mount Seymour cabin "Argu-In" in the snow

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
Collection/Fonds
Pixie McGeachie fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Pixie McGeachie is waving out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 unt…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Pixie McGeachie fonds
Series
Pixie McGeachie photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Pixie McGeachie is waving out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Forests
Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Names
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
McGeachie, Doreen "Pixie"
Accession Code
BV008.17.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Portrait of E.W. Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm (sight) in frame 21 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm (sight) in frame 21 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.37.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph measures: 18 x 12.5 cm and was removed from black textured frame; 21 x 15.5 cm. with gold embossed design around rectangular window with mylar covering; 17 x 11.5 cm
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Portrait of E.W. Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.37.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See also BV019.37.16
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mr E.W. Martin"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "56"
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Kapoor sawmill being rebuilt

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
6 Aug. 1939 (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kapoor Sawmill being rebuilt in August 1939. Two unidentified men are standing on the second floor of the building under a block and tackle that is suspended from the beam above.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kapoor Sawmill being rebuilt in August 1939. Two unidentified men are standing on the second floor of the building under a block and tackle that is suspended from the beam above.
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Construction
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Accession Code
BV019.32.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
6 Aug. 1939 (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Elworth house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1939
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph ; b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elworth house, looking south east from the driveway. This is the house Edwin W. Bateman built and lived in (at the present day Burnaby Village Museum site).
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 ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph believed to be a salted-paper print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elworth house, looking south east from the driveway. This is the house Edwin W. Bateman built and lived in (at the present day Burnaby Village Museum site).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV986.21.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Related Material
For a copy print of the same image, but cropped differently, see BV004.28.8
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "ELWORTH HOUSE"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "39.5"
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Chamberlain Nurseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35030
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chamberlain Nurseries, 6389 Elgin Avenue, and surrounding land.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Chamberlain family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
179-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-27
Scope and Content
Photograph of Chamberlain Nurseries, 6389 Elgin Avenue, and surrounding land.
Subjects
Buildings - Agricultural - Nurseries
Names
Chamberlain Nurseries
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Elgin Avenue
Street Address
6389 Elgin Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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Heyworth family

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. [G.R.] Heyworth and "Aunt Betty" outside standing outside Jubilee Drug Store, Jubilee Avenue and Imperial Street (later the location of Bonsor Park, 6550 Bonsor Avenue). An electric sign reads, "Rexall Drugs." A dog can be seen at the bottom of the photograph. An accom…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Heyworth family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
187-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-38
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. [G.R.] Heyworth and "Aunt Betty" outside standing outside Jubilee Drug Store, Jubilee Avenue and Imperial Street (later the location of Bonsor Park, 6550 Bonsor Avenue). An electric sign reads, "Rexall Drugs." A dog can be seen at the bottom of the photograph. An accompanying letter describes the photo as "Dad with Mother and Aunt Betty. They had just walked back from Kingsway after seeing the King and Queen pass - 1937 [sic; the royal visit was in 1939]."
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Commercial - Drugstores
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Heyworth, G.R.
Jubilee Drug Store
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Jubilee Avenue
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Palethorpe Real Estate Office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35821
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of 1929 and 1925 Kingsway (later renumbered 7255 Kingsway), Horace H. Palethorpe's real estate office, opposite the former Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street. The crowd is waiting for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a royal visit.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-680
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 1929 and 1925 Kingsway (later renumbered 7255 Kingsway), Horace H. Palethorpe's real estate office, opposite the former Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street. The crowd is waiting for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a royal visit.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Events - Royal Visits
Buildings - Commercial
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7255 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
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Store used to house North Burnaby Library

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36135
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6 cm, mounted on board 15 x 27.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the store at 4147 Hastings Street that was used to house the North Burnaby Library from 1935 to 1939. Men and women are seen climbing onto a large bus that has been parked in front of the store.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6 cm, mounted on board 15 x 27.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
225-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of the store at 4147 Hastings Street that was used to house the North Burnaby Library from 1935 to 1939. Men and women are seen climbing onto a large bus that has been parked in front of the store.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Transportation - Buses
Names
North Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
4147 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36217
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Burnaby. A large group of spectators stand on either side of the street watching as the two royals pass by the Municipal Hall in a motorcade. Men and women are waving, many with hats in their raised hands and the Burnaby Municipal Hall…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
235-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-26
Scope and Content
Photograph of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Burnaby. A large group of spectators stand on either side of the street watching as the two royals pass by the Municipal Hall in a motorcade. Men and women are waving, many with hats in their raised hands and the Burnaby Municipal Hall has been adorned with Union Jacks and decorations.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Names
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lorimy, G.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Note on verso of print reads: ..."Mr. + Mrs. R. Bolton and daughter Mary in audience, Hugh M. Fraser Commissioner also in audience"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Chapel at Fairacres

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 3 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 3 x 4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
242-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCTUS EST" are inscribed on the wall above the cross. There is a picture of baby Jesus held by the Virgin Mary on one side of the platform, and a Saint holding a baby on the other.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Buildings - Heritage
Furniture
Names
Westminster Priory
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Grace Price and her son

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Price and her son, David Price, walking down the street. Signs on the buildings behind them read, "National Clothes Shop" and "Offices to rent in this building."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-455
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Price and her son, David Price, walking down the street. Signs on the buildings behind them read, "National Clothes Shop" and "Offices to rent in this building."
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Price, David
Price, Grace Mabel Potter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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