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Burnaby mill fire

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby planner and chipper mill that caught on fire. Two firemen are visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the flames.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-353
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby planner and chipper mill that caught on fire. Two firemen are visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the flames.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BURNABY MILL BURNS ... Burnaby firefighters are silhouetted by flames ripping through a planer and chipper mill early this morning at 5744 Byrne Road. The fire was contained in the main building of the $500,000 mill. Damage has been estimated at $200,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation."
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Street Address
5744 Byrne Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
Less detail

Gay Tim Hong and Steven Chan in Hop-On Farm greenhouse

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1980 and 1985] (date of original), copied 2017
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gay Tim Hong standing with great grandson, Steven Chan in middle of a Hop-On Farm greenhouse. Greenhouse contained marigolds.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gay Tim Hong standing with great grandson, Steven Chan in middle of a Hop-On Farm greenhouse. Greenhouse contained marigolds.
History
Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Hop On Farms
Hong, Gay Tim
Chan, Steven
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Accession Code
BV017.36.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1980 and 1985] (date of original), copied 2017
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
See Oral History Interview-BV020.6.1
Scan Resolution
800
Scan Date
12/3/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Images
Less detail