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Spectators watching opening ceremonies and skydiving

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
8 May 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of spectators standing on a field to watch the opening ceremony with a skydiving display. A trailer and carousel are in the background. Skydiving, mechanical rides and games were part of Burnaby's Centennial festival events sponsored by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and Burnaby Rh…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of spectators standing on a field to watch the opening ceremony with a skydiving display. A trailer and carousel are in the background. Skydiving, mechanical rides and games were part of Burnaby's Centennial festival events sponsored by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and Burnaby Rhododendron Society.
Subjects
Sports
Celebrations - Centennials
Accession Code
BV005.54.144
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
8 May 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 21, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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stamp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90988
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.11.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.11.2
Description
Rubber stamp mounted on brown wooden base with black wooden handle on top. "Beaver STAMP WORKS" is engraved in gold on handle. Base has white paper with a pink inked sample of stamp in a plastic casing. The stamp face is an image of the street car and a carousel horse in a circle with "BURNABY / MUSEUM VILLAGE" in a stepped lined frame. Residue of pink ink on base.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Devices
Object Term
Stamp
Marks/Labels
Beaver Stamp Works
Measurements
5.5cm long x 6cm wide x 8cm high
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Documentary Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Images
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Two women posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18112
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dora Robertson and another woman posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased. One of the w…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dora Robertson and another woman posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased. One of the women could be Dora Robertson.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Mountains
Accession Code
BV022.2.42
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936] (date of original), copied 1996
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2021-08-17
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #15
Photograph copied from Robertson family album
Images
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Two women with palm tree in California

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18107
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified women standing next to a large palm tree along an unidentified boulevard somewhere in California. Two automobiles are parked along the side of the road behind them. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified women standing next to a large palm tree along an unidentified boulevard somewhere in California. Two automobiles are parked along the side of the road behind them. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased. The woman on the right could be Dora Robertson.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Accession Code
BV022.2.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936] (date of original), copied 1996
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2021-08-17
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #10
Photograph copied from Robertson family album
Images
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Voices from Two Rivers : harnessing the power of the Peace and Columbia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6429
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Stanley, Meg, 1962-
B.C. Hydro
Publication Date
c2010
Call Number
333.793 STA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9781553654957
Call Number
333.793 STA
Author
Stanley, Meg, 1962-
B.C. Hydro
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Publication Date
c2010
Physical Description
vii, 312 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Inscription
Opposite of front end paper on the top half of page: "PRESENTED TO LISA COOD - CURATOR - BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM & CAROUSEL BY THE BC HYDRO POWER PIONEERS SEPT 29/12 HAPPY READING! PHIL HORTON - POWER PIONEER" [Printed in black ink]
Library Subject (LOC)
Hydroelectric power plants
Names
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-298) and index.
"This book was commissioned by the BC Hydro Power Pioneers Association to recognize and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the BC Hydro and Power Authority."
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