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Calendar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90316
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.14
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.14
Description
A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids. The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary. Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child. The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
Object History
Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Calendar
Marks/Labels
Helen's Children's Wear Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise 4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
Measurements
21 cm l x 17cm h
Country Made
United States of America
Title
Childhood Safety Calendar
Publication Date
1966
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Clothing
Documentary Artifacts
Persons - Children
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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postcard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48621
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.41.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.41.15
Description
Postcard: four colour photos; horizontal; Brentwood Shopping Centre; upper left: view across parking lot to Heywood Flowers and The Doll House Restaurant; upper right: Eaton's of Canada and part of lot; bottom left: interior, people throwing money into fenced fountain, Eaton's sign behind; bottom right: car exiting lot onto street, Loblaw's in background; on reverse in navy, "BRENTWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE" "Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C." "Free Parking..."; illustration of R.C.M.P. officer at left; bar up centre with white "PUB. BY NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at bottom, "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN", "LITHOGRAPHY" "PHOTOGRAPHY" "DESIGN", logo of man; at lower left, "Rolly Ford photo." "C-1199"; at top, illustration of mounted R.C.M.P. officer, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle at upper right, "4c CANADIAN POSTAGE"; probably c. 1961, the year the mall opened; pencilled "EATON'S" at top left, "4.00" "4" at top right; unused; some wear on corners
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
Object Term
Postcard
Marks/Labels
Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. / Free Parking for 2500 Cars, Eaton's.. / Loblaw's..
Maker
Natural Color Productions, Limited
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Vancouver
Title
Brentwood Shopping Centre C-1199
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Images
Less detail