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The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Para…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Material Details
inscribed in the original negative, printed on recto, c. r. "The Birds' Paradise,/ Vancouver, B.C./ No. 2.", l.l. "[copyright c with circle]" printed on verso, t. "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B. C."
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Paradise / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 2.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6012.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Photographer
Gowen Sutton Company Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of postcard
Images
Less detail

Fred Holdsworth and his wife in front of their house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3029
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.9 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Fred Holdsworth and his wife standing outside their Neville Street Home. The house is two storeys with an attic with windows. The porch is elevated with steep stairs leading to the front door, which is on the second floor. They are both standing with their hands on their hi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.9 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Fred Holdsworth and his wife standing outside their Neville Street Home. The house is two storeys with an attic with windows. The porch is elevated with steep stairs leading to the front door, which is on the second floor. They are both standing with their hands on their hips. There are variant spellings of "Holdsworth" used in the notes in the accession file. They are "Houldsworth" and "Hallsworth." The 1937 British Columbia directory lists a Fred Houldsworth at 3345 Neville Street, Burnaby. The address was later renumbered 5249 Neville Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Houldsworth, Fred
Houldsworth, Mrs. Fred
Geographic Access
Neville Street
Street Address
5249 Neville Street
Accession Code
HV980.12.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Holdsworth House on Neville Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3030
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the Holdsworth house on Neville Street. The house is two storeys with an attic with windows. The porch is elevated with steep stairs leading to the front door, which is on the second floor. There is a woman standing in the porch, looking towards the photographer. Another ho…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the Holdsworth house on Neville Street. The house is two storeys with an attic with windows. The porch is elevated with steep stairs leading to the front door, which is on the second floor. There is a woman standing in the porch, looking towards the photographer. Another house is visible right beside the Holdsworth house. There are variant spellings of "Holdsworth" used in the notes in the accession file. They are "Houldsworth" and "Hallsworth." The 1937 British Columbia directory lists a Fred Houldsworth at 3345 Neville Street, Burnaby. The address was later renumbered 5249 Neville Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Geographic Access
Neville Street
Street Address
5249 Neville Street
Accession Code
HV980.12.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Neville Street by Royal Oak

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3031
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Neville Street just off Royal Oak Avenue. The street is a dirt road lined with residential buildings on one side and eletric power poles on the other side. The Holdsworth house is seen being constructed on the left. There is scaffolding on the side of the building and a cle…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Neville Street just off Royal Oak Avenue. The street is a dirt road lined with residential buildings on one side and eletric power poles on the other side. The Holdsworth house is seen being constructed on the left. There is scaffolding on the side of the building and a cleared lot beside the house. here are variant spellings of "Holdsworth" used in the notes in the accession file. They are "Houldsworth" and "Hallsworth." The 1937 British Columbia directory lists a Fred Houldsworth at 3345 Neville Street, Burnaby. The address was later renumbered 5249 Neville Street. An annotation on the back of the postcard reads: "Nevil [sic] Street - 1912 - Just off Royal Oak."
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Access
Neville Street
Royal Oak Avenue
Accession Code
HV980.12.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1912
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail