"LaFavor Family fonds" found 3 records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographic postcards (some are duplications) depicting the village of Barnet in Burnaby along with newspaper clippings pertaining to Barnet Village from the 1950s.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-]; 1953-1955

Collection/Fonds: LaFavor Family fonds

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records (newsprint) and 59 photographs : sepia postcards ; 8 x 13 cm

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2007-03

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographic postcards (some are duplications) depicting the village of Barnet in Burnaby along with newspaper clippings pertaining to Barnet Village from the 1950s.

History: Orville Glen LaFavor was born in Willow City, North Dakota, on May 31, 1903, to Harvey M. LaFavor. On April 20, 1924, Orville married Cathryn Arlou "Kate" Lewis. In that same year, Orville and Kate moved to Barnet Village to join Harvey and his wife. Orville and Kate had five children who were all born in Barnet: Lewis in September 1925, Irene in December 1927, Clyde Martin in July 1930, Florence Alice in March 1933 and Cathryn Bernice on April 24, 1934. Orville worked as a trimmer for the Barnet Lumber Company. He and his family lived at Number 10 on the Barnet property. In 1924, he began working at the mills and retired in 1960. During the war, he made blackout blinds and worked as a warden or home guard in Vancouver. Kate LaFavor stayed at home to look after the five children. All of the children went to Barnet School until grade five, when they had to bus up to Capitol Hill in North Burnaby. Once evictions began in Barnet in 1953, Orville bought the house from the municipality and moved it to Port Coquitlam. Orville's brother, Vern Victor LaFavor, married Irene Winnifred "Winnie" Warner on August 6, 1928. Clyde and Lou LaFavor also worked in the mill. Fred Marshall and his brother Roy Marshall lived and worked at the mill and were uncles to the LaFavor children. Harvey, the grandfather of the children, worked as a millwright and had a section in the village for gardening, which he tended to regularly. He had horses that worked with him at the mill and later on the construction of Barnet Road, allowing him to make money during the Depression. During a strike for higher wages at the Barnet Sawmill, Harvey was badly beaten. Murray Glen "Bud" LaFavor was born on December 13, 1944, in New Westminster. He had four sisters: Irene, Catherine, Carol, and Rene. He worked as a volunteer fireman for 25 years and was employed by the District of 100 Mile House. He died in 2009. Lewis LaFavor, son of Orville and Kate, joined the navy and survied World War II. Catherine Bernice (LaFavor) Nelson, daughter of Orville and Kate, died July 7, 2011, in Nelson, British Columbia.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: LaFavor family

Notes: Photo catalogue 540, MSS166

Steady Work and Keep

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: LaFavor Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.2 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of the mill in Barnet Village, BC. The image is captioned "Steady work and Keep, Barnet, BC." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: LaFavor Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.2 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 540-029

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of the mill in Barnet Village, BC. The image is captioned "Steady work and Keep, Barnet, BC." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Postcards; Industries - Forestry; Buildings - Industrial - Mills; Animals - Horses; Transportation - Carts

Names: Barnet Mill

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Timms Photographic Co.

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: Barnet Village; Texaco Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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When the Logs Arrive

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: LaFavor Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.2 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of logs arriving at the North Pacific Lumber Company at Barnet. Logs are in the water beside buildings at the edge of Burrard Inlet. Red writing printed at bottom of photograph reads: "443. When the Logs Arrive. Barnet, B.C."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: LaFavor Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.2 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 540-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of logs arriving at the North Pacific Lumber Company at Barnet. Logs are in the water beside buildings at the edge of Burrard Inlet. Red writing printed at bottom of photograph reads: "443. When the Logs Arrive. Barnet, B.C."

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Timms Photographic Co.

Notes: Transcribed title

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