"Doran, W." found 2 records | Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourteenth annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are: Clair Ross, Bill Jones, T. Carter, J. Britton, B. Morton, J. Wilson, E. Black, K. Logan, T. Nield, H. Preston, B…

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourteenth annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are: Clair Ross, Bill Jones, T. Carter, J. Britton, B. Morton, J. Wilson, E. Black, K. Logan, T. Nield, H. Preston, B. Mills, T. Walker, J. Swan, A. Walker, J. Cook, W. M. Stobbart, C. Stromnes, R. Baylis, J. Buckthorp, J. Stewart, J. Rabbit, J. Daly, T. Williams, H. Minshall and J. Prescott. Kneeling (or sitting on chairs) in the middle row are: H. Daly, B. White, B. Vicars, G. Pruden, J. Koss, Doris White, J. Twardaloski, W. Doran, A. Stoddart, H. Mitchell, J. Hughes, T. Bate. Sitting on the floor in the front row are: W. Whyte, P. Pamphlet, E. Smith, W. Pruden, J. Cockriell, R. Smith, R. Long, J. Jagger, A. Lucas, J. Bennett and R. Strachan.

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; Ross, Clair; Jones, W. C. "Bill"; Carter, Tommy A.; Britton, J.; Morton, B.; Wilson, Jack; Black, E.; Logan, K.; Nield, T.; Preston, H.; Mills, B. L.; Walker, T.; Swan, Jim C.; Walker, A.; Cook, J.; Stobbart, W. M; Stromnes, C.; Baylis, R. H. "Bob"; Buckthorp, Jack; Stewart, Jim W.; Rabbit, J. E.; Daly, J. Art; Williams, Tom G.; Minshall, Harry H.; Prescott, John S; Daly, L. Harry; White, B.; Vicars, H. B. "Bert"; Pruden, G. Arthur; Koss, J.; White, Doris E.; Twardaloski, J.; Doran, W.; Stoddart, A.; Mitchell, H.; Hughes, John Malcolm; Bate, Tom D.; Whyte, W.; Pamphlet, J. Piercy; Smith, E.; Pruden, W.; Cockriell, J.; Smith, Ralph; Long, R.; Jagger, Jim; Lucas, A.; Bennett, J.; Strachan, Robert "Bob"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Typed caption taped to verso of photograph reads: "MEMBERSHIP ATTENDING THE/ 14TH AVVNUAL DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY/ 25 YEAR CLUB BANQUET/ BACK ROW: CLAIR ROSS, BILL JONES, T. CARTER, J. BRITTON, B. MORTON, J. WILSON, E. BLACK, K. LOGAN,/ T. NIELD, H. PRESTON, B. MILLS, T. WALKER, J. SWAN, A. WALKER, J. COOK, WM. STOBBART,/ C. STROMNES, R. BAYLIS, J. BUCKTHORP, J. STEWART, J. RABBIT, J. DALY, T. WILLIAMS,/ H. MINSHALL, J. PRESCOTT./ SECOND ROW:/ H. DALY, B. WHITE, B. VICARS, G. PRUDEN, J. KOSS, MRS. D. WHITE, J. TWARDOLOSKI, W. DORAN,/ A. STODDART, H. MITCHELL, J. HUGHES, T. BATE./ FRONT ROW:/ W. WHYTE, P. PAMPHLET, E. SMITH, W. PRUDEN, J. COCKRIELL, R. SMITH, R. LONG,/ J. JAGGER, A. LUCAS, J. BENNETT, R. STRACHAN"; Photographer's mark stamped to verso of photograph reads: "George Allen Aerial Photos [address + date]"; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 3094; Note in blue felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "Nov. 6, 1965"

Library Subject (LOC): Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography

Object History: Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.

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