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Robert Vannerus

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Burnaby Auxillary Police officer Robert Vannerus in his Burnaby Police uniform. He is standing in front of a brick fireplace.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Burnaby Auxillary Police officer Robert Vannerus in his Burnaby Police uniform. He is standing in front of a brick fireplace.
Names
Vannerus, Robert Stanley
Burnaby Municipal Police
Accession Code
BV010.4.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1958
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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shoulder badge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact204
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.42
Description
Burnaby Municipal Police shoulder bar for jacket. Cast in one piece in metal. Letters are connected by integral bars. Secured by mounting posts and cotter pin.
Object History
Jacket shoulder bars issued to Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
Marks/Labels
"B M P", letters on cross bars
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Adornment
Names
Jeffery, George
Burnaby Municipal Police
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
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shoulder title

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46516
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.7.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.7.1
Description
Shoulder title with brass lettering. Worn by the Burnaby Municipal Police force; missing fastener.
Object History
Object purchased by BVM in 2004.
Marks/Labels
"B.M.P.", metal lettering,
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - Badges
Names
Burnaby Municipal Police
Images
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
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Robert Henderson on motorcycle

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1917]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : tiff
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : tiff
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.
History
Robert Henderson was a member of the Burnaby Municipal Police from 1910 to an unknown date. There is also an image of him riding a motorcycle and he appears in a number of group photos. The first motorcycles used by the Burnaby Police were three "Excelsiors". They were replaced in a short time by Harley Davidson's. From Policing in Burnaby thesis in Reference library.
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Transportation - Motorcycles
Names
Henderson, Robert "Bob"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV008.46.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1917]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Colour photocopy accompanying
Images
Less detail

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