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1000 lights, 1879 to 1959

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-
Fiell, Peter, 1958-
Publication Date
c2005
Call Number
749.63 FIE Vol. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
382281606X
Call Number
749.63 FIE Vol. 1
Author
Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-
Fiell, Peter, 1958-
Place of Publication
Ko¨ln
Publisher
Taschen
Publication Date
c2005
Physical Description
575 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric lamps--Design
Electric lamps--History
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Notes
This copy: vol. 1 1879 to 1959
Text in English, French, and German.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: v. 1., 1878-1959 -- v. 2., 1960 to present.
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1000 lights, 1960 to present

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-
Fiell, Peter, 1958-
Publication Date
c2005
Call Number
749.63 FIE Vol. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
3822824755
Call Number
749.63 FIE Vol. 2
Author
Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-
Fiell, Peter, 1958-
Place of Publication
Ko¨ln
Publisher
Taschen
Publication Date
c2005
Physical Description
575 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric lamps--Design
Electric lamps--History
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Notes
This copy: vol. 2 1960 to present.
Text in English, French, and German.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: v. 1., 1878-1959 -- v. 2., 1960 to present.
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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Dec. 1944
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter Colin describes his health recovering from his wounds; shares his current experience in Holland near the German border; recalls a visit to Belgium; tells of how other fellows that landed on D-Day will be taking leave in England and that he would like to visit Paris on his next leave.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Marianne May
Accession Code
BV020.27.31
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Dec. 1944
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss May Bateman / c/o Miss Ruth Dale / Box 167 , / WEST SUMMERLAND, B.C."
Circular postmark stamps read: "WEST SD... [sic] / AM / DE 23 / 44/ ..." and "DEC 21 / 6 PM / 1944"
Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
8 Feb. 1945
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter Colin tells of how his regiment is now in Germany and that he is writing to her from a bombed out cellar in a German town; he tells of his current position as Battery Signal Sergeant and of how he and his regiment observed a German soldier being captured.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Marianne May
Accession Code
BV020.27.34
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
8 Feb. 1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
Circular postmark stamps read: FIELD POST OFFICE.../ FE 12 / 45"
Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Apr. 1945
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks May for her recent parcel; he tells of how they've been busy in the drive across the North of Holland; how they're back in Germany now and while on a mission they had to take thirty German prisoners; how he heard from his brother Allan about coming overseas to Police Germany after the war is over; how he's heard that the Americans and Russians have linked up and wonders why the Germans won't quit.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Marianne May
Accession Code
BV020.27.39
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
27 Apr. 1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
Circular postmark stamps read: FIELD POST OFFICE 487 / * / AP 29 / 45"
Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
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Air service boys flying for victory, or bombing the last German stronghold

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Beach, Charles Amory
Publication Date
c1920
Call Number
813.5 BEA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV994.13.9
Call Number
813.5 BEA
Author
Beach, Charles Amory
Place of Publication
Cleveland
Publisher
World Syndicate
Publication Date
c1920
Printer
Commercial Bookbinding
Physical Description
iv, 218 p. : ill.
Inscription
"Many Happy Returns / To: Hugh Graham Jr. / From: Blue Devil", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
Notes
Frontispiece only
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Alien reservists and Orders in Council

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription993
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1916
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains a petition from the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver calling for the internment of Austrian, German and Turkish citizens during World War One, as well as expressing the desire that foreign nationals be restricted from purchasing property in B.C. File also contains corre…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1916
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2769
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains a petition from the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver calling for the internment of Austrian, German and Turkish citizens during World War One, as well as expressing the desire that foreign nationals be restricted from purchasing property in B.C. File also contains correspondence and Orders In Council pertaining to the activities, rights, and restrictions of alien enemies and the possible espionage activities in which they may have played a part.
Media Type
Textual Record
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An English history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3857.1
Call Number
941 SYM
Author
Symes, E. S. (Edward Spence), 1852-1901
Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
Publication Date
1905
Physical Description
286 p. : ill., maps (some col), port. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"Granville Stationary Co., Ltd., / Books, Stationary and Photo Supplies, / 540, Granville St., Vancouver, B.C."--Blue label with gold ink on verso of first fly leaf. "J. Gordon Lubbock. / Burnaby Lake / B.C."--Hand written in light black ink on verso of front illustration. Math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front fly leaf and back paste down. "and German" and math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front cover. "6,000,000" and drawings hand written on back cover. "Gordon was teaching Anna / arithmetic...And said, 'how thats subtraction.'"--Hand written in pencil on verso of back fly leaf. Tipped in leaves of study notes p. 109, 112 and 113.
Library Subject (LOC)
Great Britain--History
Notes
Includes index.
"Adapted for use in Canadian Elementary Schools"--T.p.
"Authorized for use in the Province of British Columbia"--T.p.
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Art Nouveau: utopia, reconciling the irreconcilable

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
709.0349 SEM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9783822830062
Call Number
709.0349 SEM
Author
Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen
Place of Publication
Hong Kong
Publisher
Taschen
Publication Date
c2007
Physical Description
240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Decoration and ornament
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238) and index.
Translated from the German by Charity Scott Stokes.
Original ed. c1991.
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Ba¨cker und Konditoren

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Kappler, Max
Publication Date
1932
Call Number
641.5943 KAP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV996.17.14
Call Number
641.5943 KAP
Author
Kappler, Max
Place of Publication
Berlin
Publisher
E. S. Mittler & Sohn
Publication Date
1932
Physical Description
vi, 234 p.
Inscription
"G. Baewahl" [Handwritten in black ink at top of cover page.]
"R. Gunter Baerwahl" [Handwritten in black ink in middle of title page.]
Library Subject (LOC)
German recipes
German language
Confectionery--Germany
Cookbooks--1920-1929
Baking--Germany
Baking
Confectionery
Notes
Written in German
Title translation "Bakers and Confectioners".
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Bob and Kay Wood

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of husband and wife, Bob and Kay Wood, sitting on a log with their two dogs; a German Shepherd and a Sheltand Sheepdog (Sheltie).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (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 ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of husband and wife, Bob and Kay Wood, sitting on a log with their two dogs; a German Shepherd and a Sheltand Sheepdog (Sheltie).
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Names
Wood, Kathleen "Kay" Mark
Wood, Robert "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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booklet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5879.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5879.1
Description
Prayer Book - Booklet. Small prayer booklet based around the months of the year in German. The pages have biblical illustrations throughout the booklet. The months of May, June and December are not part of the booklet.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Religions
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box of pivot drill bits

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV018.37.17
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV018.37.17
Description
box of pivot drill bits; wood box with sliding metal lid; interior of box has ten holes drilled down into it to hold drill bits; text stamped on side of box in black ink in French, German, and English reads: "Pivot drills warranted", along with the measurements of the drill bits "12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30/100 mm" and the brand logo illustration, a winged sphinx; the bits are in very small diameters and are used, for example, to drill out pivot points in a watch movement.
Measurements
Box: L: 8.6 cm W: 1.3 cm H: 2.3 cm Lid: L: 8.6 cm W: 0.9 cm Drill bit: L: 1.4 cm Dia.: 0.1 cm
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282826
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Canadian educator for home and school use

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McLaughlin, Sara B.
Publication Date
1920
Call Number
917.1 MCL Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.76.11
Call Number
917.1 MCL Copy 1
Author
McLaughlin, Sara B.
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
The Iroquois Press
Publication Date
1920
Physical Description
640 p., [154] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps (some col.), ports ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Canada--History
Canada--Geography
Canada--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Juvenile literature
Notes
Arranged, compiled and edited by Sara B. McLaughlin.
Maps -- copyright by C.S. Hammond & Co., N.Y. (c1916)
Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, and the maps in the book are 1916 version. Therefore, some maps shows boarder-line before the treaty of Versailles such as the Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine(Reichsland Elsass-Lothringen) still belonged in German empire.
Fully Illustrated.
Press of the Hunter-Rose Co., Limited, Toronto.
Copy 1 of 2.
Includes index.
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Canadian Legion Request that the German Machine Guns Lying in the Basement at the Municipal Hall Be Handed Over to the Legion for Their Collection

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77938
Meeting Date
22-Aug-1934
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77938
Meeting Date
22-Aug-1934
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Capital : a critical analysis of capitalist production

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Edition
Ninth ed.
Publication Date
1903
Call Number
335.41 MAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.1520.1
Call Number
335.41 MAR
Edition
Ninth ed.
Author
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Contributor
Moore, Samuel
Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895
Aveling, Edward B., 1849-1898
Place of Publication
Paternoster Square
Publisher
Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Ltd.
Publication Date
1903
Physical Description
xxxi, 816 p. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"$15.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Economics
Capital
Socialism
Notes
"Translated from the third German edition, by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling"-t.p.
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Charlotte and Dorothy Vidal and three unidentified women

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of five women standing outdoors. Identified are Charlotte Vidal, second from the left, and Dorothy Vidal, fourth from the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-063
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of five women standing outdoors. Identified are Charlotte Vidal, second from the left, and Dorothy Vidal, fourth from the left.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Loomis, Dorothy Kate Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black pen on verso reads: "The dilapidated effect is due to the fact that the dresses are tissue paper, & the snap was taken the 'morning after' the Cabaret"
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
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Charlotte Vidal

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, standing in front of a body of water.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-064
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, standing in front of a body of water.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Charlotte Vidal"
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Mom"
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
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Charlotte Vidal

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, sitting outdoors.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-065
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, sitting outdoors.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
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