"Dickson, James P." found 2 records

Scope and Content: Six photograph portraits of men identified as the School Board Trustees of Burnaby in 1924. Trustees are identified with names below each portrait "Capt. G.A. Grant - Management", "J.P. Dickson - Chairman", "H.W. Swann - Buildings and Grounds", "R. Baxter - Health and Recreation", W.H. Wood - Secr…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 6 photographs : b&w 14 x 9 cm (sight) in matt 69.5 x 57 cm in frame 77 x 65 cm

Material Details: 6 photographs mounted in mat with black decoration in oak frame, no glass; large smudge lower right corner of matting and above upper right corner; two eye hooks along upper border, back of frame; tears in backing; large tear next to "Stride Studios" decal; photographer's label centred along bottom

Scope and Content: Six photograph portraits of men identified as the School Board Trustees of Burnaby in 1924. Trustees are identified with names below each portrait "Capt. G.A. Grant - Management", "J.P. Dickson - Chairman", "H.W. Swann - Buildings and Grounds", "R. Baxter - Health and Recreation", W.H. Wood - Secretary", "C.M.M. Harper - Finance". copy print of six photographic portraits in one frame, oak?; all black and white; no glass; "School Board Trustees", "Burnaby", "1924";;

Names: Harper, Charles Mirren McInnes; Grant, George Alford; Dickson, James P.; Swann, Hiram Walker; Wood, William H.

Accession Code: BV985.5409.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1924

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Dec-2018

Scale: 96

Notes: Transcribed title from matt; Title in black ink on matt reads: "Board of School Trustees / Burnaby / 1924"; Captions below each portrait in black ink reads: "Capt. G.A. Grant - Management / J.P. Dickson - Chairman / H.W. Swann - Buildings and Grounds / R. Baxter - Health and Recreation / W.H. Wood - Secretary / C.M.M. Harper - Finance"

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J.P. Dickson subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920-1939 (dates of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photocopied scrapbook pages as well as three original photographs pertaining to J.P. Dickson.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920-1939 (dates of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: J.P. Dickson subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1992-51

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photocopied scrapbook pages as well as three original photographs pertaining to J.P. Dickson.

History: James P. Dickson was born in Peeblesshire, Scotland. He came to Manitoba first in 1905 when he was 21 years old, but didn’t move to British Columbia until 1909 when he started the Dickson Brothers Flower Shop and Nursery at 3271 Kingsway. He was a landscape gardener, designing the garden for the Model Burnaby Home at the Royal City Fair in 1920 and designing Burnaby exhibits at the provincial fairs at New Westminster in 1922 and 1923. In 1922 he spoke at a South Vancouver Horticultural Association event; the subject of his talk was “Natural Gardens.” J.P. Dickson was a Burnaby School Board Trustee from 1921 to 1924 (chairman in 1924), 1927 to 1932 (chairman from 1929 to 1932) and 1943 to 1944. In 1925 he was the Labour Party Candidate for Reeve of Burnaby. In 1930 he was president of the May Day committee and officiated at the crowning. J.P. Dickson attended the British Columbia School Trustees Association 26th Annual Convention in Vernon with his family and served as the association’s president from 1932 to 1933. The Dickson family lived at 1519 (later 7770) Nelson Avenue, Burnaby. J.P. had at least one child born about 1913, who attended South Burnaby High School in his teen years. According to “Burnaby: A Proud Century” by Pixie McGeachie James Dickson is also known for his part in creating an unofficial presentation to the King George and Queen Elizabeth during their royal visit in 1939. There was no official stop scheduled for Burnaby, but he persuaded the parade marshal beforehand to slow the procession as it approached Royal Oak (and the Chamber of Commerce built a viewing platform there to attract a large crowd). Dickson encouraged everyone to move in to narrow the width of passage on Kingsway. As the royal car appeared on Royal Oak, the crowd surged forward and blocked its path. A Burnaby girl rushed towards the car waving a bouquet from the Dickson Brothers Flower Shop and an aide-du-camp passed it directly to the Queen “who acknowledged the gift with approval just as the car began to move again.”

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Dickson, James P.

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC308 and MSS079

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