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Claude Hill in front of log pile

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1897]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.6 x 7.1 cm mounted on cardboard 14.9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood prepared for a bonfire on a hill. The bonfire stack is towering over a man who stands in front of it with his arms crossed and wearing a hat. There is a house seen in the background to the left of the photograph. The photograph is identified by the acquisition…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.6 x 7.1 cm mounted on cardboard 14.9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood prepared for a bonfire on a hill. The bonfire stack is towering over a man who stands in front of it with his arms crossed and wearing a hat. There is a house seen in the background to the left of the photograph. The photograph is identified by the acquisition record and inscription on the back as Queen Victoria's Jubilee bonfire. There is a discrepancy in the records as to who the man is. Some have identified him as Bernard Hill, others, as Mr. L.C. Hill. An annotation on th back of the photo reads, "1897/ Queen Victorias Jubilee/ Bonfire prepared by Mr LC Hill/ just above what is now Deer/ Lake Ave and below the/ present Centennial Pavilion."
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Accession Code
HV973.40.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1897]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
For another photograph of the bonfire prepared by L. C. Hill, see photograph HV976.139.49
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Interior of the Patterson house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-?] (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 house identified by accession register, catalogue record and inscription as the Patterson house, possibly built in 1890s. This house was located either on Patterson Street (where the family first lived in Burnaby) or Edmonds Street (where they later moved to). The photograph is ta…
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 house identified by accession register, catalogue record and inscription as the Patterson house, possibly built in 1890s. This house was located either on Patterson Street (where the family first lived in Burnaby) or Edmonds Street (where they later moved to). The photograph is taken from a living room, looking towards a reading room. The living room has a fireplace with a mantle decorated with framed photographs. Through a wide doorway is shown a reading room with long drapes over the window, a piano, and a chair with an antimacassar. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Interior of Pateron [sic] home. / Located on Edmonds or Pateron [sic] St. ? / Built 1890's."
Subjects
Buildings Components - Fireplaces
Furniture
Accession Code
HV977.99.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[189-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-11
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail