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audio amplification set
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91427
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.1
- Description
- A large box containing a audio-amp, a wooden triangular prism with a decorative round speaker, and six smaller rectangular boxes. All are made of a light wood, and have different functions.
- Object History
- This audio-amplifier set was used by Mr. Edward A. Fountain, who was appointed as Civil Defense Coordinator on May 5th, 1952. He also built the wooden boxes which contain each part of the set. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. These pieces of audio technology are believed to have been used at Civil Defense rallies in Burnaby, which Edward Fountain would have been involved in as the department director. According to Burnaby City Council meeting records, music and defense operation demonstrations were commonplace at such rallies, and are examples of what this set was used for.
- Classification
- Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices
- Object Term
- Radio
- Colour
- Brown
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
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Burnaby Civil Defence Operations Plan 1961
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport40261
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 35606
- Meeting Date
- 9-Jan-1961
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 35606
- Meeting Date
- 9-Jan-1961
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby civil defense operations plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1743
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is report titled "Burnaby Civil Defense Operations Plan" regarding the actions that municipal employees should take in the event of missile attack. File also contains a list of municipal employees, ca. 1951.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 3564
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is report titled "Burnaby Civil Defense Operations Plan" regarding the actions that municipal employees should take in the event of missile attack. File also contains a list of municipal employees, ca. 1951.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
international call codes paper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.2
- Description
- Paper listing several radio signals used by the Civil Defense department. Paper is creased and yellowing especially around edges and folds.
- Object History
- This “Ten – Signals” paper was donated alongside the audio-amplification set, belonging to Mr. Edward Fountain. The signals represented on the paper were used in training volunteers in the Burnaby Civil Defence Department, of which Mr. Fountain was named Director/ Coordinator in 1952. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Training took place throughout the City of Burnaby and in the surrounding regions, as the Civil Defence departments of several municipalities (namely the City of Vancouver and the City of New Westminster) partnered together in evacuation and recovery training, where the use of instructional training papers such as this would come into play.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Visual Communication T&E
- Object Term
- Paperwork
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- height: 28.2 cm width: 22 cm
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
map
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact83653
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.34.1
- Description
- Folded col. map within blue cover; printed both sides; Civil Defence Evacuation and Survival Plan - Map -- [1957] produced by Burnaby Civil Defence; title on front cover reads "CIVIL DEFENCE / EVACUATION AND SURVIVAL PLAN /FOR / GREATER VANCOUVER / TARGET AREA / READ IT / YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT". Colour map inside is titled "GREATER / VANCOUVER / BRITISH COLUMBIA" and includes a legend with various evacuation routes by road and by sea; copyright Evergreen Press. Verso of map includes a map of Burnaby courtesy of District of Burnaby Civil Defence titled "ASSEMBLY POINTS / and / SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS / for People without Cars" and detailed information about things to remember during an emergency evacuation.
- Object History
- Map was made available to citizens of Burnaby and was produced by Burnaby Civil Defence, 4000 Grandview Highway, Burnaby B.C.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents
- Object Term
- Cartograph, Map
- Colour
- Blue
- Measurements
- 30.5 x 34 cm folded to 15 x 11.5 cm
- Maker
- Evergreen Press Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- Sept. 1957
- Names
- Burnaby Civil Defence
Images
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39840
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.17.15
- Description
- "Burnaby Civil Gazette Defence", "Office of the Controller"; "Nov.-Dec. 1943", "Edmonds, B.C."; "Cutress, H." "3724 Rumble St."; paper is yellowed; 2 pages doubled sided; mimeographed
- Object History
- Newsletter is addressed to Harry Charles Cutress who was an active member of the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions in South Burnaby.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- Burnaby Civil Defence Gazette
- Publication Date
- Nov-Dec 1943
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