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Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1081

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1927 or 1937]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a truck owned by the Edmonds Coal and Wood Yard decorated for a parade with flags, streamers and vines. There are discrepancies in the inscription, catalogue records, and accompanying note. An annotation in black ink reads, "A small part of Burnaby / Confederation Day Parade," but an…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a truck owned by the Edmonds Coal and Wood Yard decorated for a parade with flags, streamers and vines. There are discrepancies in the inscription, catalogue records, and accompanying note. An annotation in black ink reads, "A small part of Burnaby / Confederation Day Parade," but an annotation in blue ink reads, "Year 1937? / May Day." The accompanying note suggests that the parade was part of Burnaby May Day at Central Park. Also noted is that the Edmonds Wood Yard was opened in 1910 by Bill McDonald at 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block) and Kingsway. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray (the driver in the photograph) partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill (an early mill in Deer Lake), to buy the business from Mr. McDonald. They in turn sold out very shortly to Fred Robbins. In 1921 Murdoch McMurray and Emerson Doran, along with Jack McMurray, bought the wood yard back and ran it until 1947 when they sold it to Norman Ritchie. Stamped on back of photo: "692."

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Transportation - Parade Floats

Names: Edmonds Coal and Wood; McMurray, Murdoch

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Accession Code: HV972.51.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1927 or 1937]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck, [1927 or 1937] thumbnail

Eric Coe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1642

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eric Coe standing in a grassy lane behind Fern Avenue, dressed in an overcoat and hat. To his right is "Bradshaw's greenhouse" on Fern Avenue and "Captain Gillen's house" is partially visible in the background.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eric Coe standing in a grassy lane behind Fern Avenue, dressed in an overcoat and hat. To his right is "Bradshaw's greenhouse" on Fern Avenue and "Captain Gillen's house" is partially visible in the background.

History: Captain Gillen is William Hugh Gillen, father of Denver Gillen, original illustrator of the 1936 sensation "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". The house stood at 2718 Nelson Avenue.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lanes

Names: Coe, Eric

Geographic Access: Fern Avenue

Accession Code: BV001.1.346

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [193-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Eric Coe, [193-] thumbnail