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2nd Burnaby Boy Scouts at May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20606
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 2nd Burnaby Troop of Boy Scouts standing together at the Burnaby's first May Day celebration in Central Park.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 2nd Burnaby Troop of Boy Scouts standing together at the Burnaby's first May Day celebration in Central Park.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Geographic Access
Central Park
Accession Code
BV995.8.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1925
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Transcribed titled
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 14
Note in white ink on page of album reads: "MAY DAY - CENTRAL PARK - 1925"
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2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts album

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)
Scope and Content
File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)
Material Details
41 pages of album have pasted content
19 pages at the back of the album are blank
Scope and Content
File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New Westminster.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV995.8.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-20
Notes
Transcribed title from cover of photograph album
Sticker on lower left of back cover reads, "No. D", "Glendale Album", "Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited. Toronto"
Individual photographs + ephemera within album are numbered BV995.8.2 to BV995.8.153 - item level descriptions available
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The 65th May Day celebration in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 11, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade of May Queen Suite at the May Day celebration in New Westminster in 1934. Leading the parade are flower girls, and following them are the girls in the suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the background, there are crowds of people gathered to watch the parade. Ins…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade of May Queen Suite at the May Day celebration in New Westminster in 1934. Leading the parade are flower girls, and following them are the girls in the suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the background, there are crowds of people gathered to watch the parade. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front "The 65th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 11th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photos / 6."
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV976.143.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 11, 1934
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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The 66th May Day Celebration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription827
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1, 1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd of people gathered behind them to watch the dance. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / #28."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
HV976.143.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1, 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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The 66th May Day celebration in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1, 1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen Suite on stage at the May Day Celebrations in New Westminster. The May Queen with a crown of flowers is at the microphone set up on the stage with her first maid standing beside her. The other girls in the Suite are seated on their chairs on the stage. Men in suits with …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen Suite on stage at the May Day Celebrations in New Westminster. The May Queen with a crown of flowers is at the microphone set up on the stage with her first maid standing beside her. The other girls in the Suite are seated on their chairs on the stage. Men in suits with a flower and ribbon on their lapel are seated in front of the stage. There is a Union Jack hung in the centre of the wall behind the stage. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / 6."
Subjects
Symbols - Flags
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV976.143.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1, 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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125th May Day Celebration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78798
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 27, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman being crowned at the 125th May Day celebration and crowning ceremony.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 27, 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0115
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman being crowned at the 125th May Day celebration and crowning ceremony.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel 95-1491 B Bby / Bby 67% pg 5"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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After the Coronation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20605
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen, Ruth Bearn (right) in her crown of flowers, and Miss Burnaby, Miss Agnes Kilgour (left), sitting on chairs on a stage at the First May Day celebration in Burnaby in 1925.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen, Ruth Bearn (right) in her crown of flowers, and Miss Burnaby, Miss Agnes Kilgour (left), sitting on chairs on a stage at the First May Day celebration in Burnaby in 1925.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Whittaker, Ruth Lavinia Bearn
McFarlane, "Agness" Nancy Galbraith McNeill Kilgour
Geographic Access
Central Park
Accession Code
BV995.8.36
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1925
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Transcribed titled
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 13
Note in white ink on page of album reads: "AFTER THE CORONATION"
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Annie King in May Day outfit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37759
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie King in her May Day outfit, standing at the side of 4242 Grange Street (old numbering), the King family home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1926] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-347
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie King in her May Day outfit, standing at the side of 4242 Grange Street (old numbering), the King family home.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Clothing
Names
Ellis, Annie King
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Grange Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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A visitor from Jericoh

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20579
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a plane flying overhead during May Day celebrations in New Westminster.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a plane flying overhead during May Day celebrations in New Westminster.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Events - May Day
Accession Code
BV995.8.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1925
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Transcribed title
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 3
Inscription on page of photograph in album BV995.8.1 reads: "A visitor from Jerico / May Day - New Westminster 1925"
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Bearn family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37070
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 10.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" and Lavinia Bearn, with their daughter, Ruth, Burnaby's first May Queen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 10.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-533
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" and Lavinia Bearn, with their daughter, Ruth, Burnaby's first May Queen.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Bearn, Lavinia Ruth Lee
Bearn, William "Bill"
Whittacker, Ruth Bearn
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85235
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 5. The film segment opens with black and white footage of a Burnaby May Day Parade. Children are seen in costumes pushing carriages and bicycles along with pets as they come to gather at Central Park for judging. This event is followed with…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 5. The film segment opens with black and white footage of a Burnaby May Day Parade. Children are seen in costumes pushing carriages and bicycles along with pets as they come to gather at Central Park for judging. This event is followed with colour footage of a gymkhana event with people riding horses at the Lubbock farm in Burnaby and closes with Victory Bond fundraising outside the Oak Theatre, a parade on Kingsway and contrails from an airplane. Many of the men can be seen marching in the parade with their A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) uniforms and arm bands.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Events - May Day
Animals - Horses
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video

Burnaby, [between 1937 and 1938]

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Burnaby Girl Guides

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34269
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 17.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations showing a man in uniform leading a bagpipe band on a field. Maypoles and a crowd can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 17.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations showing a man in uniform leading a bagpipe band on a field. Maypoles and a crowd can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Musical Instruments - Bagpipes
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Clothing - Uniforms
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd's Studio
Notes
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "33 / Burnaby May Day 26-5-28"
Back of photograph stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34273
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 96 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations at Burnaby Park with a band in the foreground and children maypole dancing with a crowd watching. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 96 cm
Material Details
Photograph consists of three photos taped together, stored folded at joints
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations at Burnaby Park with a band in the foreground and children maypole dancing with a crowd watching. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day 1930 / Stride Photo"
Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Enlarged by The Stride Studios / 657 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC / We do picture framing"
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35140
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day activities at Central Park. Children are dancing around three Maypoles on a field. A crowd is watching, and a band is seated beside the Maypole on the right side of the photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anderson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
203-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day activities at Central Park. Children are dancing around three Maypoles on a field. A crowd is watching, and a band is seated beside the Maypole on the right side of the photograph.
Subjects
Organizations - Bands
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
An "8" is printed at the left side of the photo
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35141
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations in Central Park. There are two Maypoles visible with children around them. A crowd is watching, and a band is seated beside the Maypole at the left side of the photograph. The girls at the right Maypole are standing and looking at the top of the Maypole …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anderson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
203-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations in Central Park. There are two Maypoles visible with children around them. A crowd is watching, and a band is seated beside the Maypole at the left side of the photograph. The girls at the right Maypole are standing and looking at the top of the Maypole where their ribbons may be tangled.
Subjects
Organizations - Bands
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
An annotation at the bottom of the photo reads; "May Day Celebrations / Burnaby, B.C., May 26th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photo."
A "10" is printed at the left side of the photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35326
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of 1928 May Queen, Sylvia Murley (foreground, left) with Reeve Thomas Sanderson (foreground, centre) and Scoutmaster Tom Corbett (foreground, right) at Robert Burnaby Park. Sylvia Murley became Sylvia Auvache when she married Lewis Auvache, who would be Burnaby's Fire Chief between 1964…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-183
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 1928 May Queen, Sylvia Murley (foreground, left) with Reeve Thomas Sanderson (foreground, centre) and Scoutmaster Tom Corbett (foreground, right) at Robert Burnaby Park. Sylvia Murley became Sylvia Auvache when she married Lewis Auvache, who would be Burnaby's Fire Chief between 1964 and 1972.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Events - May Day
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Auvache, Sylvia Murley
Corbett, Thomas "Tom"
Sanderson, Thomas F.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd's Studio
Notes
Title based on caption on photograph
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35558
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-416
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Persons - Crowds
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36853
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Riverway East School representatives at the 1936 Burnaby May Day. The teacher is Miss Montserrat. The students, left to right, are: Deanna Peacock, Martha Schweiger, Margaret Brewer, Barbara Brewer, Norma Rypdal, and Helen Silvanovicz.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-311
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Riverway East School representatives at the 1936 Burnaby May Day. The teacher is Miss Montserrat. The students, left to right, are: Deanna Peacock, Martha Schweiger, Margaret Brewer, Barbara Brewer, Norma Rypdal, and Helen Silvanovicz.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Cook, Margaret Brewer
Moysiuk, Helen Silvanovicz
Muskeyn, Barbara Brewer
Peacock, Deanna
Perry, Norma Rypdal
Riverway East School
Tomlinson, Martha Schweiger
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Central Park
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Burnaby May Day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the procession of the bag pipe band at Burnaby May Day, at Robert Burnaby Park. Leading the pipe band is Constable George Jeffrey. A crowd and maypoles can be seen in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the procession of the bag pipe band at Burnaby May Day, at Robert Burnaby Park. Leading the pipe band is Constable George Jeffrey. A crowd and maypoles can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Musical Instruments - Bagpipes
Organizations - Bands
Persons - Crowds
Events - May Day
Names
Jeffery, George
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Accession Code
HV971.144.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 26, 1928
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Related Material
For another copy of this photograph in a different accession, see HV972.204.14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-28
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "33 / Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd's Studio, McKay, B.C."
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