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Copies of photographs from George Love and Albert Parker albums

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1893-1960] (date of originals), copied 1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 38 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs copied from George Love and Albert Parker photograph albums. Content includes: Portraits of Richard and Elizabeth (Prince) Love; Leonard Love in uniform; south side of Love farmhouse; portrait of Love children- Esther, Leonard and Hanna; portraits of Jesse and Martha Love; studio portra…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love family photographs subseries

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 38 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs copied from George Love and Albert Parker photograph albums. Content includes: Portraits of Richard and Elizabeth (Prince) Love; Leonard Love in uniform; south side of Love farmhouse; portrait of Love children- Esther, Leonard and Hanna; portraits of Jesse and Martha Love; studio portrait of Love children - Robert, Sarah, Phoebe, Martha (Dot) and Henry; men sitting outside Parkers home on Newcombe Road; portrait of Sarah, William and Albert Parker; front of Love house in winter; Jesse, Martha and two girls in front of house; side of Love farmhouse with kitchen porch and car outside; Parkers at tennis court; baby in walker in Love farmhouse kitchen; baby on chair/couch in Love farmhouse kitchen; exterior of Love farmhouse before kitchen was added; Jesse Love spraying trees; William Parker with shovel in front of barn; Parkers building a pond; Love farmhouse in winter with icicles; Sarah Parker (nee Love); William Parker outside; a woman feeding chickens.

Names: Love Family

Accession Code: BV018.41.167

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1893-1960] (date of originals), copied 1998

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; 32 b&w copy prints accompanying; Some photographs from this file are described at item level: BV018.41.171:BV018.41.183

Four men on a cobblestone street

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of four unidentified men in work clothes standing on a cobblestone street. There is a building to their left and a "hose house" in the back. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a tea kettle in one hand and a tea cup in the other, and pretending to pour. A m…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of four unidentified men in work clothes standing on a cobblestone street. There is a building to their left and a "hose house" in the back. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding a tea kettle in one hand and a tea cup in the other, and pretending to pour. A man beside him is holding up a broom and pretending to play the guitar with it. The man standing on the right side of the photograph is holding a shovel with one hand. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Ed Johnson / Toronto" suggesting the location is Toronto and perhaps one of the men depicted is named Ed Johnson.

Subjects: Occupations - Labourers

Accession Code: HV983.42.27

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Four men on a cobblestone street, [190-] thumbnail

Group portrait of 34 men and boys

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1890-1900

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 13.8 cm ; copy print

Scope and Content: Group portrait of 34 men and boys in front of a wooden building. 21 standing in back row. 13 kneeling or crouching in front row. One man standing on far left is wearing a suit and tie, all others are wearing overalls, some with aprons.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 13.8 cm ; copy print

Material Details: "Columbian files Nov 71" written on verso in black pen.

Scope and Content: Group portrait of 34 men and boys in front of a wooden building. 21 standing in back row. 13 kneeling or crouching in front row. One man standing on far left is wearing a suit and tie, all others are wearing overalls, some with aprons.

History: Part of a set of photographs from the Columbian Newspaper, which operated out of New Westminster under this name starting in 1900 until its dissolution in 1988. Photographs found in the collection of the Burnaby Village are dated 1971.

Other Title Information: title based on content of photograph

Accession Code: BV018.19.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1890-1900

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 24-04-2018

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Group portrait of 34 men and boys, 1890-1900 thumbnail

Intake of Burnaby's water supply

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a building by fast flowing stream. There are dense forests to both sides of the photograph, and mountains in the distance. Three men in suits and ties are standing by the house. The catalogue record identifies the photograph as "intake of Burnaby's water supply," and also notes "Bruce…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a building by fast flowing stream. There are dense forests to both sides of the photograph, and mountains in the distance. Three men in suits and ties are standing by the house. The catalogue record identifies the photograph as "intake of Burnaby's water supply," and also notes "Bruce Patterson took this picture."

Subjects: Construction; Geographic Features - Creeks; Public Services - Utilities

Accession Code: HV977.99.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-18

Photographer: Patterson, Bruce

Notes: Title based on catalogue record

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Intake of Burnaby's water supply, [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail

J. Campbell's Market Horseshoeing and Repair Shop

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of original), copied 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men in work clothes standing in the doorway to a shop building with a sign that reads: "J. Campbell / The Market / Horseshoeing & Repair Shop." The accession register identifies the man in the centre as Bill Dundas' father who worked as a blacksmith.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men in work clothes standing in the doorway to a shop building with a sign that reads: "J. Campbell / The Market / Horseshoeing & Repair Shop." The accession register identifies the man in the centre as Bill Dundas' father who worked as a blacksmith.

Subjects: Occupations - Blacksmiths

Names: Market Horseshoeing and Repair Shop

Accession Code: HV979.35.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-] (date of original), copied 1979

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

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J. Campbell's Market Horseshoeing and Repair Shop, [190-] (date of original), copied 1979 thumbnail

Land clearing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of original), copied 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a cleared property with a thick wooded area just behind it. There is a house in the back to the extreme left of the photograph that has been identified as the Haszard house where the Sprott family stayed while building their farmhouse known as "Dovecote." There are unidentified men i…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a cleared property with a thick wooded area just behind it. There is a house in the back to the extreme left of the photograph that has been identified as the Haszard house where the Sprott family stayed while building their farmhouse known as "Dovecote." There are unidentified men in the cleared field.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Accession Code: HV978.1.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-] (date of original), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-01

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Land clearing, [190-] (date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail

Robinson-Surgenor collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-1931] (date of originals), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 15 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs of train locomotive "Old Curly" along with photographs of other locomotives. Photographs of "Old Curly" were taken during it's early logging days and when it was moved back to Vancouver. Photographs were maintained and collected by William F. Surgenor and later by…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robinson-Surgenor collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 15 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs of train locomotive "Old Curly" along with photographs of other locomotives. Photographs of "Old Curly" were taken during it's early logging days and when it was moved back to Vancouver. Photographs were maintained and collected by William F. Surgenor and later by his grandson Bill Robinson.

History: William F. Surgenor was born in Ireland in 1877 and in 1905 William Surgenor immigrated to British Columbia. In 1912, William Surgenor married Bessie Duncan in Vancouver. William worked as a railway locomotive engineer and was toted in the Vancouver Sun as a legend among railroaders in British Columbia. His first railway job as train engineer in British Columbia was aboard the locomotive named "Old Curly". William Surgenor worked on the engine during it's logging service up Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast and before it was moved back to Vancouver around 1927. William and Bessie Surgenor had four children; William George "Tyke", Earl Almer, Alice Margrete (Robinson) and Robert. William and Bessie Surgenor's eldest son William "Tyke" Surgenor also worked on the railway as a fireman and brakeman. William William F. Surgenor died in 1965. The locomotive engine "Old Curly" was built in San Francisco in 1879 and was used during the building of the harbour sea wall. It was likley built by Marshutz & Cantrell. It was acquired by Andrew Onderdonk in 1881 to use during construction of the Fraser Canyon section of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR). The locomotive was the first logging locomotive in this area. It was later used on the section from Savona Ferry to Kamloops. The locomotive was layed up in 1887 and not used for several years until it was purchased by the British Columbia Timber and Trading Company (BCTTC) for use on their logging railway in Surrey. In the early 1900s the engine was shifted from Surrey to the company operations north of Powell River and was a familiar sight carrying logs from Hastings Mill. It was brought back to Vancouver, in a damaged condition and stored on BCTTC property around 1927, was acquired by the CPR and restored as a 50th Anniversary Project in 1930. It was displayed at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds until the 1973 when it was brought to Heritage Village (later Burnaby Village Museum) and restored again.

Creator: Surgenor, William F.

Accession Code: BV016.52

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1905-1931] (date of originals), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: A selection of 15 photographs (negatives and prints) with a common subject were loaned for reproduction purposes (three of the photographs were prints from negatives). Photographs are arranged and described at item level. Low resolution copies of each photograph have been made available on Heritage Burnaby.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Seated on a lawn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 14.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women seated on a lawn. Behind them, a large multi-storey building with multiple bays and a grand entrance can be seen. One of the women is wearing a striped dress with shoes with buckles. The other woman is wearing a long polka dot dress. The woman in the polka dot dress rese…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 14.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women seated on a lawn. Behind them, a large multi-storey building with multiple bays and a grand entrance can be seen. One of the women is wearing a striped dress with shoes with buckles. The other woman is wearing a long polka dot dress. The woman in the polka dot dress resembles the woman in other photographs in this accession identified as Gloriana Bird, or Birdie.

Names: Bird, Gloriana "Birdie"

Accession Code: HV983.42.53

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-10-31

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Sprott family property

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-](date of original), copied 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the land property of the Sprott family while the land is being cleared for building the "Dovecote" farmhouse. There is a wooden shack in the midground, and densely wooded area just behind. In the foreground, there are felled trees and stumps.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the land property of the Sprott family while the land is being cleared for building the "Dovecote" farmhouse. There is a wooden shack in the midground, and densely wooded area just behind. In the foreground, there are felled trees and stumps.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Accession Code: HV978.1.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-](date of original), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-01

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Sprott family property, [190-](date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail

Teaching staff at West Burnaby School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School teaching staff standing on the steps of the school building. The man is in a suit, and the women are wearing light coloured blouses with long skirts down to their ankles. The woman standing third from the front is Miss Annie…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School teaching staff standing on the steps of the school building. The man is in a suit, and the women are wearing light coloured blouses with long skirts down to their ankles. The woman standing third from the front is Miss Annie Forrest.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Kingsway West School; Forrest, Annie Theresa

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.2.45

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Related Material: For additional copies of the same image, see BV999.2.44 and BV999.2.46.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; For additional copies of the same image, see BV999.2.44 and BV999.2.46.

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Teaching staff at West Burnaby School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 11 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) teaching staff standing on the steps of the school building. The five women are wearing light coloured blouses with long skirts down to their ankles. The woman standing third from the front is Miss Annie Forrest.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 11 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) teaching staff standing on the steps of the school building. The five women are wearing light coloured blouses with long skirts down to their ankles. The woman standing third from the front is Miss Annie Forrest.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Kingsway West School; Forrest, Annie Theresa

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.2.46

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Related Material: For additional copies of the same image, see BV999.2.44 and BV999.2.45.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; For additional copies of the same image, see BV999.2.44 and BV999.2.45.

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Teaching staff at West Burnaby School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School taken in front of the stone foundation of the school building. The two men are in suits and the five women are in light coloured blouses with long dark skirts, or dresses tied high at the waist. The woman standing in the c…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School taken in front of the stone foundation of the school building. The two men are in suits and the five women are in light coloured blouses with long dark skirts, or dresses tied high at the waist. The woman standing in the centre is Miss Annie Forrest.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Kingsway West School; Forrest, Annie Theresa

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.2.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Related Material: For another photograph of the same group of staff, see BV999.2.49

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Teaching staff at West Burnaby School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School taken in front of the stone foundation of the school building. The two men are in suits and the five women are in light coloured blouses with long dark skirts, or dresses tied high at the waist. The woman standing third fr…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School taken in front of the stone foundation of the school building. The two men are in suits and the five women are in light coloured blouses with long dark skirts, or dresses tied high at the waist. The woman standing third from the left is Miss Annie Forrest.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Kingsway West School; Forrest, Annie Theresa

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.2.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Related Material: For another photograph of the same group of staff, see BV999.2.48

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Teaching staff at West Burnaby School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School teaching staff standing on the steps of the school building. The man is in a suit, and the women are wearing light coloured blouses with long skirts down to their ankles. The woman standing third from the front is Miss Annie…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13 x 8 cm

Material Details: Pre-printed text on back reads: "Post Card", " "VICTOR" "/ "POSTAL", and "Stamp / Here".

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School teaching staff standing on the steps of the school building. The man is in a suit, and the women are wearing light coloured blouses with long skirts down to their ankles. The woman standing third from the front is Miss Annie Forrest.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Kingsway West School; Forrest, Annie Theresa

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.2.44

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1906 and 1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Related Material: For additional copies of the same image, see BV999.2.45 and BV999.2.46.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; For additional copies of the same image, see BV999.2.45 and BV999.2.46.

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Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1908-1975

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) wh…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) while the shop was in operation at 1620 Government Street in the 1940s. Some of the records are written in English while a portion are written in Cantonese and haven't been translated. Most of the photographs document the content of the original shop at the time of aquistion in 1975. Some photographs of unidentified people may be related to the owner or proprietor of the shop. A collection of other photographs document various Chinese Canadian organizations that were in operation in Victoria. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series 2) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series

History: The Chinese Herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" operated in Victoria, BC from about 1905 until [1968]. The meaning of "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" can be translated as "Collection, Life, Source, Alive, Shop" although many interpretations can be taken since each Chinese character can have several meanings. Contents of the shop were purchased by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and reassembled as a permanent display in the Burnaby Village Museum. The shop’s original owner was Ng Chee Fong who opened the shop ca.1905. In 1921, Ng returned to Hong Kong and sold the business to Lam Yuen and Wong Ying who were from Vancouver. Lam Yuen and Wong Ying employed Lum Chuck Yue to operate the shop. Lum Chuck Yue had formerly operated a small herbal counter in a Chinese apothecary store on the south side of Fisgard Street, Victoria. In 1924 Lam Yuen and Wong Ying purchased Wah Sun & Co. from Lee S. Yew and Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. moved into the Wah Sun premises at 1620 Government Street in the Lee Block . The furnishings and fixtures of both stores were combined, with the more elaborate fixtures from WSYWK remaining as part of the public part of the shop and the plainer fixtures of Wah Sun moved into the workroom and basement. In the 1930s Lum Chuck Yue took over the business and became the proprietor. In about 1934, Tan Yi Tang purchased the business and the shop reopened as Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. following renovations with Lum Yew Jong as the shop's proprietor. Lum Yew Jong continued to operate the shop until his death in 1967 at the age of 68 years. Following Lum’s death, the property and contents of the shop were purchased by Mr. J. Watson Marles, a local owner operator of an antique store at 1714 Government Street. The shop and contents went through a few more private owners including Rodney Pain before it was purchased by the Heritage Village Museum in 1975 with funds made available by the Vancouver Foundation and the Province of British Columbia. Contents of the original shop were reasembled in a reconstructed building as a permanent display on site at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Creator: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Accession Code: HV975.5; BV985.5331; BV017.7

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1908-1975

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Cartographic Material; Architectural Drawing

Related Material: See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

West Burnaby Public School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1900 and 1915]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are thirty boys and nineteen girls sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are thirty boys and nineteen girls sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.

Names: Kingsway West School

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.2.47

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1900 and 1915]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Brown, William Thomas

Notes: Stamp on recto of photograph reads: " WEST BURNABY PUBLIC SCHOOL / W. BROWN. Photo."

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West Burnaby Public School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1905 and 1911]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.8 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are fifteen girls and nineteen boys sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.8 x 8.5 cm

Material Details: "WEST BURNABY PUBLIC SCHOOL" is stamped on the front of the photograph in red ink.; Hand-written text in blue ink reads: "1911".; Pre-printed text on back reads: "POST CARD", "MESSAGE", "ADDRESS" and "KBUXO / KBUXO / KBUXO / KBUXO / ONE CENT / STAMP / HERE".

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are fifteen girls and nineteen boys sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.

Names: Kingsway West School

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV994.21.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [between 1905 and 1911]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

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