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Sergeant Brue with Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1561
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue, Regimental Number 16419 engaged in a hand shake with Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis as the Sergeant receives his Twenty Year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A number of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue, Regimental Number 16419 engaged in a hand shake with Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis as the Sergeant receives his Twenty Year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A number of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers are visible standing against the wall behind the two men.
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Officials - Lieutenant Governors
Clothing - Uniforms
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Brue, Theodore Olaf
Willis, Errick
Accession Code
BV001.25.7
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1960 and 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sgt. Theodore Olaf Brue/ Regimental Number 16419/ receiving 20 year long/ service & good conduct/ medal in Winnipeg, Man./ from Lieutenant-Governor/ Eric [sic] Willis."
Images
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uniform jacket

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89991
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.5
Description
uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front. Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures, and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: "Mr. [ill.] W. OHL / Date NOV/57 / No. 4[ill.]492 GN 2906". There is an elongated hexagonal crest sewn on the left breast with an illustration of a bus and text reading: "SERVICE / COURTESY / BCE". "1 / 707" is a beige paper dry cleaning tag stapled to the right inside pocket. c. 1950's.
Object History
Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
Subjects
Clothing - Outerwear
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
Less detail

uniform jacket

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89992
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.22.6
Description
uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front (two buttons missing). Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures (one button missing), and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: " 3246 W. OHL / Date FEB/58 / No. [ill.] N-2906".
Object History
Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
Subjects
Clothing - Outerwear
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
Less detail