Memorial program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91245
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.166
- Description
- Memorial service program created by Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association; folded cardstock with illustration of "Church of the Recessional" on front and printed text within in brown ink. Memorial service program for T. Boyd Haskell, born September 7, 1914, died July 5, 1969. Memorial service was held on July 10, 1969 at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, Glendale, California.
- Object History
- Item came from a scrapbook documenting the early years of the Simpsons-Sears store located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959 4750 Kingsway) including the opening day, staff events and other activities that store manager, T. Boyd Haskell was involved in. T. Boyd Haskell was manager of the Burnaby Simpsons-Sears store between 1953 and 1962. After graduating from college, Haskell joined the Sears-Roebuck department store chain. In 1953 he moved to Vancouver from Washington State to set up the new store in Burnaby. In 1962, Haskell left Simpsons-Sears in Burnaby and transferred to the Sears store in Los Angeles. During his time in British Columbia, Haskell served as the President of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association (1958-1959), President of the Community Chest and Councils of Greater Vancouver (1960) and was also a member of the board of directors of the B.C. Lions football team. Haskell died in Arizona in 1969 at the age of 54 years.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Program
- Colour
- Beige
- Brown
- Measurements
- 10 cm x 32 cm; folded to 10 cm x 16 cm
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Programs
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47196
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.2
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; Forest Lawn cemetery; shows lawn, markers, path, trees, shrubs, flowers; on reverse, "Famous for the beauty and unusual design of its magnificent gardens Forest Lawn Memorial Park attracts thousands of visitors every year. It is located on the Grandview Highway at Royal Oak Avenue, only a few miles from downtown Vancouver, B.C."; at lower left, "Colour Photo by Dominion Photo Co."; up centre "A Traveltime PRODUCT, MADE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD."; maple leaf logo at top "BUY CANADIAN"; at bottom "C-744"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", outline of rectangle "STAMP"; unused; slight wear on corners
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Grandview Highway / Royal Oak Avenue
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park C-744
- Names
- Dominion Photo Company
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47197
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.3
- Description
- Postcard, colour photo, glossy; horizontal; shows Forest Lawn cemetery, lawn with some markers visible, shrubs and trees in background; on reverse in blue, "Famous for the beauty and unusual design of its magnificent gardens, Forest Lawn Memorial Park attracts thousands of visitors every year. It is located on the Grandview Highway at Royal Oak Avenue, only a few miles from downtown Vancouver, B.C."; at bottom left, "Colour Photo by Dominion Photo Co."; up centre, "A Traveltime PRODUCT, MADE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD."; maple leaf logo at top "BUY CANADIAN"; at bottom, "C-747"; at upper right, "POST CARD", with "ADDRESS" below; outline of rectangle at upper right corner, "STAMP"; some yellowish stains; corners are worn; creasing at top centre and wear; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Grandview Highway / Royal Oak Avenue
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Famous for the beauty... Forest Lawn Memorial Park... C-747
- Names
- Dominion Photo Company
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48617
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.11
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; Forest Lawn cemetery; shows flowering tree and shrubs, trees around lake; on reverse in blue, "Famous for the beauty and design of its magnificent rock gardens and its lovely ornamental trees, Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located on the Grandview Highway at Royal Oak Avenue, Vancouver, B.C."; at bottom left, "Colour Photo by Dominion Photo Co."; up centre, "A Traveltime PRODUCT, MADE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD."; maple leaf logo at top "BUY CANADIAN"; at bottom, "C-745"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle "STAMP"; unused; very slight wear on corners
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Forest Lawn / Memorial Park is located on the Grandview Highway at / Royal Oak Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. / C745
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park C-745
- Names
- Dominion Photo Company
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44818
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.10
- Description
- Postcard: coloured black and white photo, glossy; white border; horizontal; shows entrance gate of Forest Lawn cemetary, stone posts with caps and spires, chapel in background, flowers and shrubs; in black in wider bottom border, "CANADA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CEMETARY" "FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK, VANCOUVER, B.C."; in image at lower right, white "7."; on reverse in grey, "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C." "POSTCARD"; at left, "CORRESPONDENCE", at right, "ADDRESS"; slightly darkened around edges; corners are worn; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Canada's Most Beautiful Cemetary Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Vancouver, B.C. 7
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