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The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3221
- 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.
- 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
Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38679
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 13.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 13.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver B.C.".
- Subjects
- Aerial Photographs
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Pacific Airway Ltd.
- Responsibility
- Published by the Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
postcard; advertisement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.46.1
- Description
- Postcard, black and white photo of "Green Gables" drive-in restaurant, half-timbered house; horizontal; white border, wider at sides; on photo at bottom left, "6241 East Hastings Street"; at right, "Vancouver, B.C."; "GREEN GABLES" is on roof; three large menu boards at left, car at extreme left; undated, but probably c. 1940s; on reverse in grey "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN. SUTTON CO. LTD.. VANCOUVER. B.C." "POSTCARD"; then at left below, "CORRESPONDENCE"; and at right, "ADDRESS"; unused; lightly soiled, creased corner
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Green Gables Drive-In
- Subjects
- Souvenirs
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48601
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.38.1
- Description
- Postcard: tinted photo; horizontal; white border, deeper at the bottom with black print "ALBIN'S AUTO COURT, 3307 KINGSWAY, SOUTH BURNABY, VANCOUVER, B.C."; shows motel from across Kingsway, single-storey white buildings in a u-shape, built-in garages, some cars visible; grassy square, large standing neon sign with motel's name, stars on top; mountains behind show printing is slightly off; on reverse in grey, "SCENE O CHROM", 'S', 'M', and middle 'O' are larger; down centre, "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at left, "MESSAGE", at right "ADDRESS"; some roughness at left edge; unused [NOTE that location is Postcard Binder 1]
- Object History
- E-Bay purchase, item #6160068130.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Albin's Auto Court, 3307 Kingsway, South Burnaby, Vancouver, B.C.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Albin's Auto Court, 3307 Kingsway, South Burnaby, Vancouver, B.C.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84668
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.43.1
- Description
- postcard; black and white photograph of entrance arches to Central Park in Burnaby - [192-]. The postcard was published by the Gowen Sutton Company Limited of Vancouver, BC. Stamp in black ink on verso of postcard reads "PUBLISHED BY THE GOWEN SUTTON CO. LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C. / POSTCARD / CORRESPONDENCE_ADDRESS"
- Object History
- Souvenir postcard of Burnaby Central Park entrance arch.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Brown
- White
- Measurements
- w: 14 cm h: 9 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Subjects
- Structures - Arches
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area