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Burnaby May Day celebrations

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 28, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite at Burnaby May Day. Girls in white dresses, capes and crowns are lined up in front of a stage with a man in the centre. There is a girl seated on a chair on the back of the stage, possibly the May Queen, and two men are standing at the front of the stage. T…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite at Burnaby May Day. Girls in white dresses, capes and crowns are lined up in front of a stage with a man in the centre. There is a girl seated on a chair on the back of the stage, possibly the May Queen, and two men are standing at the front of the stage. There are two flags flying: one is a Union Jack and the other flag is unidentified but includes a Union Flag on the upper left corner. People are gathered around the stage.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Symbols - Flags
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Accession Code
HV972.204.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 28, 1927
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "#5 / Burnaby May Day Celebrations / 28/5/27 / Lloyd Studio, McKay B.C."
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Burnaby May Day Celebrations

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 28, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the procession to the retiring Queen during Burnaby's May Day at Central Park. Young women in white dresses are being escorted across a field by men in three-piece suits. A crowd, maypoles, a water tower, and house rooftops can all be seen in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the procession to the retiring Queen during Burnaby's May Day at Central Park. Young women in white dresses are being escorted across a field by men in three-piece suits. A crowd, maypoles, a water tower, and house rooftops can all be seen in the background.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Accession Code
HV972.204.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 28, 1927
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "#1 / Burnaby May Day Celebrations / 28/5/27 / Lloyd Studio, McKay. B.C."
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Burnaby May Day Queen and her suite

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm (sight), in frame 56.5 x 46 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Henderson wearing a pearl necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair, in a photographic studio, surrounded by her suite. Surrounding the May Queen (from the left) are; her third Maid of Honour Doris Bearn, her second Maid of Honour Nellie Flemming and her…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm (sight), in frame 56.5 x 46 cm
Material Details
Photograph and mat are housed in a wood frame
Window mat has decorative embossing
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Henderson wearing a pearl necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair, in a photographic studio, surrounded by her suite. Surrounding the May Queen (from the left) are; her third Maid of Honour Doris Bearn, her second Maid of Honour Nellie Flemming and her first Maid of Honour Violet Mackie.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Henderson, Margaret
Fleming, Nellie
Haddock, Doris Edna Bearn
Palm, Violet Mae Mackie
Accession Code
BV985.5405.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1926
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also HV974.29.5
Notes
Continuation of title: "... Celebration 1926"
Note typed in gold on recto of window mat reads: "BURNABY MAY DAY CELEBRATION, 1926 / CROWNED MAY 22ND, AT CENTRAL PARK, BURNABY / MISS MARGARET HENDERSON, MAY QUEEN / MISS DORIS BEARN 3RD MAID OF HONOUR / MISS NELLIE FLEMING 2ND MAID OF HONOUR / MISS VIOLET McKEE 1ST MAID OF HONOUR / WITH COMPLIMENTS OF THE MAY DAY COMMITTEE TO [handwritten in white ink] His Worship the Reeve and Councillors / Municipality of Burnaby"
Window mat signed "J. [Vanderpasch]"
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Burnaby May Queen

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1926 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm (sight), mounted in folder 87 x 25.5 cm folded to 34 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby May Queen sitting in profile with a bouquet of tulips at her side. She is wearing a diamond necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm (sight), mounted in folder 87 x 25.5 cm folded to 34 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby May Queen sitting in profile with a bouquet of tulips at her side. She is wearing a diamond necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV974.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1926 and 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/11/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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Burnaby Police department under Chief Devitt

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1921
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 33.5 cm (sight) print in frame 29 x 36 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's Police force standing at attention and wearing dress uniform. The men are: Chief Devitt, and his staff: Sergeant David Maxwell, Constable Parker, former Burnaby Reeve Thomas Sanderson, Constable Bob Henderson, Constable Hatt-Cook, Constable Jack Woolens, Constable Peter Kels…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 33.5 cm (sight) print in frame 29 x 36 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's Police force standing at attention and wearing dress uniform. The men are: Chief Devitt, and his staff: Sergeant David Maxwell, Constable Parker, former Burnaby Reeve Thomas Sanderson, Constable Bob Henderson, Constable Hatt-Cook, Constable Jack Woolens, Constable Peter Kelsberg, Constable Jeffery, Constable Eddie Godwin, Constable Gordon Waddell, and Commissioner Matthews.
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Clothing - Uniforms
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Burnaby Municipal Police
Jeffery, George
Maxwell, David
Sanderson, Thomas F.
Devitt, W.J.
Hatt-Cook, H.
Woolens, Jack
Kelsberg, Peter
Waddell, Gordon
Matthews, Commissioner W.
Godwin, Eddie
Henderson, Robert "Bob"
Accession Code
HV971.40.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1921
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
15/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note mounted inside frame (recto) identifies individuals
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Burnaby's first May Day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first May Day celebration in Burnaby featuring a march led by boy scouts at the front, with flower girls and the May Queen and her suite following behind. A group of women are standing in the foreground in front of a long row of chairs, with a boy in a sailor suit and a young girl…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first May Day celebration in Burnaby featuring a march led by boy scouts at the front, with flower girls and the May Queen and her suite following behind. A group of women are standing in the foreground in front of a long row of chairs, with a boy in a sailor suit and a young girl in a dress. A large crowd fills the surrounding area.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Accession Code
BV000.3.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
May 1925
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on photographer's title
Photographer's writing on recto of photograph reads: "Stride Photo / # 1 / Burnaby's 1st May Day 1925"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Roy Raymer"
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Burnaby's First May Day 1925

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen, Miss Ruth Bearn, standing on a sidewalk, beside a house. She is wearing a fur lined robe, with long pearl necklace, and has a flower basket by her feet. Inscribed in the original negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "#17 / Burnaby's First May Day 1925 …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen, Miss Ruth Bearn, standing on a sidewalk, beside a house. She is wearing a fur lined robe, with long pearl necklace, and has a flower basket by her feet. Inscribed in the original negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "#17 / Burnaby's First May Day 1925 / Stride Photo." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "May Queen Ruth Bearn."
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Whittaker, Ruth Lavinia Bearn
Accession Code
HV977.18.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 1925
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-04
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
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Burnaby's Municipal police force

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph 34 x 49 cm (sight) in matt 49 x 64 cm in frame 60 x 75 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Burnaby Municipal Police force. Ten men are dressed in uniform and two men are dressed in suits. The group is standing in an unidentified area outside with trees on either side and behind.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph 34 x 49 cm (sight) in matt 49 x 64 cm in frame 60 x 75 cm
Material Details
photograph in grey matt in oak wood frame with inside gold border with glass
corrugat- ed cardboard backing held in place by glazier's points; remnants of paper backing around outer edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Burnaby Municipal Police force. Ten men are dressed in uniform and two men are dressed in suits. The group is standing in an unidentified area outside with trees on either side and behind.
Subjects
Occupations - Police Officers
Names
Burnaby Municipal Police
Accession Code
BV985.5701.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby South High School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.7 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified class of teenaged girls and a female teacher. They are standing on the stairs or sitting on chairs laid out in front of the stairs to a double door to the school. The teacher is sitting on the right side of the photograph in the front row. All the girls have short hai…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.7 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified class of teenaged girls and a female teacher. They are standing on the stairs or sitting on chairs laid out in front of the stairs to a double door to the school. The teacher is sitting on the right side of the photograph in the front row. All the girls have short hair, either parted and straight or bobbed. They are wearing loose fitting dresses with stockings. Some have scarves, ties and/or beads. The inscription and the signed gift form from the donor identify the photograph as a class at Burnaby South Highschool, from 1925. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the lower left of the photo: "#6." Annotated on the back of the photo: "1925 / B South." Stamped on the back of the photo: "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, B.C. Carl. 343R2."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Burnaby South High School
Geographic Access
Southoaks Crescent
Street Address
6650 Southoaks Crescent
Accession Code
HV972.200.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby South High School performance

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1920 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Group shot of the cast of a Burnaby South High School performance by students at a community hall. Student musicians are holding musical instruments and seated in front of the stage and five rows of student performers are dressed in costumes standing on the stage behind.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Group shot of the cast of a Burnaby South High School performance by students at a community hall. Student musicians are holding musical instruments and seated in front of the stage and five rows of student performers are dressed in costumes standing on the stage behind.
Subjects
Performances - Concerts
Performances - Dramatic Performances
Persons - Students
Names
Burnaby South High School
Accession Code
BV008.59.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1920 and 1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-03-08
Photographer
Campbell Studios Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CAMPBELL STUDIO / 569 Granville Street / VANCOUVER, - B.C. / Sey. 2830".
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Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1928 or 1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team. Eleven girls in uniforms are sitting and standing in two rows in front of the net in Connaught Park, Vancouver with Miss Draper (wearing a hat). Standing in the back row are (l to r); [first name unknown] Grimwood, unidenti…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team. Eleven girls in uniforms are sitting and standing in two rows in front of the net in Connaught Park, Vancouver with Miss Draper (wearing a hat). Standing in the back row are (l to r); [first name unknown] Grimwood, unidentified, unidentified, Miss Draper, Hazel Groves, Rena Blomkey, Marg Jenkinsen. Sitting in the front row are ( l to r); Beth Auvache, [first name unknown] Hammond, unidentified, [first name unknown] Hammond, [first name unknown] Sloat.
Subjects
Sports - Grass Hockey
Sports - Team Sports
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Burnaby South High School
Grimwood, Miss
Blomkey, Rena
Groves, Hazel
Jenkinsen, Marg
Hammond, Miss
Auvache, Beth
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV989.28.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1928 or 1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Notes on recto of photograph read: "1928-29 From Burnaby South High" and "Grenwood / Miss Draper Hazel Groves / Rena Blomberg / Mary Jenkinsen / Beth Auvache / Hammond / Hammond / Sloat/ Senior Hockey Team - Connaught Park."
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Burrard Inlet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking Northeast over Burrard Inlet from Trinity Street. The front porch of the house next door is visible on the right and a small house can be seen across street on the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Material Details
"Burrard Inlet / taken from Trinity / St looking N. E. / North Vancouver / shore rather misty / 22" written in pencil on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph looking Northeast over Burrard Inlet from Trinity Street. The front porch of the house next door is visible on the right and a small house can be seen across street on the left.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Inlets
Accession Code
BV007.45.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on notes on the reverse of the photograph
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Burrard Inlet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking North over Burrard Inlet Two small houses are visible across the street. A house on the left is hidden behind some trees. Soft image of mountain in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Material Details
"__rrard Inle_ / ___king due No___ / If the day had been / clearer you would / see North Vancouver / to the left The / background is / Grouse Mountain / which backs ________" written in pencil on back of photo. "22" written vertically across previous text in pencil on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph looking North over Burrard Inlet Two small houses are visible across the street. A house on the left is hidden behind some trees. Soft image of mountain in the distance.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Inlets
Accession Code
BV007.45.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on notes on the reverse of the photograph
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Burrard Inlet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking North over Burrard Inlet. A wood rail fence can be seen in the foreground. Two small houses are across the street. The house on the left is hidden behind some trees. Soft image of foreshore in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Material Details
"The Inlet looking / N. E." written in pencil on back of photo. "22" written in pencil on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph looking North over Burrard Inlet. A wood rail fence can be seen in the foreground. Two small houses are across the street. The house on the left is hidden behind some trees. Soft image of foreshore in the distance.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Inlets
Accession Code
BV007.45.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on notes on the reverse of the photograph
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Burrard Inlet in winter

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 16 cm
Material Details
"Burrard Inlet - winter" written in ink on back of photo. "37" written in pencil on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Mountains
Geographic Features - Inlets
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
BV007.45.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on content of the photograph
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Canadian Ophthalmic College

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaf…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaffie. Second row; J. Munro, T.H. Dick, G.S. Pringle, W.G. Maybee "Principal" and below it "E. Bind Assist." (largest photograph); E. Boyaner, I.R. Higgins, D.B. Curtis. Third row; V.M. Young, F.G. Smith, W.L. Wells, E.W. Watt, W.D. Graham, A.R. Hopkins. Fourth row; O.T. Walker, E.E. Miller, R.A. Burke, J.E. Hamilton, H.A. Smith, H.L. McDiarmid; "Freeland".
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph.
Subjects
Occupations
Occupations - Teachers
Accession Code
HV974.5.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
200
Scan Date
01-May-2019
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Car at Piler Point, Lake Shore

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
ca. 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.35 x 8.89 cm
Scope and Content
The photograph shows soft top car parked on the side of a dirt road. There are two people in the front seats, however, their faces are not clearly visible. The inscription on the photograph identifies the people as Lon and Mary in their car on Piler Point, Lake Shore, in 1922.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.35 x 8.89 cm
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, t. "Lon + Mary in/ their car on/ Piler point, lake/ Shore/ 1922"
Scope and Content
The photograph shows soft top car parked on the side of a dirt road. There are two people in the front seats, however, their faces are not clearly visible. The inscription on the photograph identifies the people as Lon and Mary in their car on Piler Point, Lake Shore, in 1922.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
HV983.42.102
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
ca. 1922
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-07
Images
Less detail

Car bumpers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1150
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1920 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two examples of Wagner car bumpers propped up on display outside Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop (along the 4000 block of Kingsway across from the gate to Central Park).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two examples of Wagner car bumpers propped up on display outside Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop (along the 4000 block of Kingsway across from the gate to Central Park).
Names
Wagner, Frank
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV992.45.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1920 and 1938]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Car bumpers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1159
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1920 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of examples of Wagner Triple Spring car bumpers propped up on display outside Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop (along the 4000 block of Kingsway across from the gate to Central Park).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of examples of Wagner Triple Spring car bumpers propped up on display outside Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop (along the 4000 block of Kingsway across from the gate to Central Park).
Names
Wagner, Frank
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV992.45.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1920 and 1938]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Car repair at Burnaby Garage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1486
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fireman and mechanic Bill Banks cranking the engine of a 1914 Model T Ford, while two unidentified men sit in the car and wait. Burnaby Garage was owned by Bill Banks and located at 1869 Kingsway and Britton Street (later renumbered as the 7300 block of Kingsway).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Material Details
Photograph has an embossed border
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fireman and mechanic Bill Banks cranking the engine of a 1914 Model T Ford, while two unidentified men sit in the car and wait. Burnaby Garage was owned by Bill Banks and located at 1869 Kingsway and Britton Street (later renumbered as the 7300 block of Kingsway).
Subjects
Occupations - Mechanics
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Burnaby Garage
Banks, William "Bill"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.55.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby Garage/ W.M. Banks, Prop."
Images
Less detail

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