"Burnaby Historical Society" found 9 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile crash at a railway crossing. A number of police and onlookers are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The exact location of the crash is unknown.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 14.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 433-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile crash at a railway crossing. A number of police and onlookers are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The exact location of the crash is unknown.

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Rail

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Croton Studio Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

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George and Dorothy Easthope gardening

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of George and Dorothy Easthope harvesting vegetables from their backyard garden at 6711 Halifax Street. Dorothy sits on a chair separating the greens from a wheelbarrow of carrots as George stands next to her, holding out a cabbage to the camera.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Easthope family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 451-015

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2003-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of George and Dorothy Easthope harvesting vegetables from their backyard garden at 6711 Halifax Street. Dorothy sits on a chair separating the greens from a wheelbarrow of carrots as George stands next to her, holding out a cabbage to the camera.

Subjects: Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment

Names: Easthope, George Jr.; Easthope, Dorothy May Parkes

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black pen on verso reads: "Dorothy May (Parkes) Easthope (b.1903) and George Easthope (b. 1905). Back yard at residence, 6671 Halifax St., Burnaby B.C.

Geographic Access: Halifax Street

Street Address: 6671 Halifax Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

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George and Dorothy Easthope gardening, 1947 thumbnail

George Grant

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.9 x 11.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of George Grant holding a rake for garden chores at 2540 Marlborough Avenue. The woman in the background may be his mother, Alice Grant.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918 (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 ; 7.9 x 11.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-361

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of George Grant holding a rake for garden chores at 2540 Marlborough Avenue. The woman in the background may be his mother, Alice Grant.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens; Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment

Names: Grant, Alice Taylor; Grant, George Jr.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Marlborough Avenue

Street Address: 6591 Marlborough Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

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George Grant, 1918 (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1954

Length: 00:05:44

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

Date Range: 1947-1954

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:44

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Don Brown

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John McCalburn

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5. x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John McCalburn working for Burnaby as a labourer. He is cutting the grass along the side of the road with a one-horse mower.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5. x 8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 318-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1995-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of John McCalburn working for Burnaby as a labourer. He is cutting the grass along the side of the road with a one-horse mower.

Subjects: Transportation - Horses; Occupations - Labourers; Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment

Names: McCalburn, John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "John working for Burnaby, 1 horse mower 1930s / Found this in my treasures + thought you would like to have it. Does this bring back memories or what?"

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Patterson family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 (date of original), copied [1997]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of eight members of the D.C. Patterson, standing in the garden outside the family home in the Edmonds district. The house was originally located at 7260 Edmonds Street (near Kingsway). It was relocated in 1955 to 7106 18th Avenue and is a city heritage site.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 (date of original), copied [1997]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Jim Wolf subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 350-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1997-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of eight members of the D.C. Patterson, standing in the garden outside the family home in the Edmonds district. The house was originally located at 7260 Edmonds Street (near Kingsway). It was relocated in 1955 to 7106 18th Avenue and is a city heritage site.