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Sawing wood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77742
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of what appears to be members of the Yanko family sawing wood at their property in Saskatchewan. The men in the photograph are identified as; Joe, Dad (Dan), Nick and John Yanko.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Secured to album page with photo corners
Description Level
Item
Record No.
545-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2012-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of what appears to be members of the Yanko family sawing wood at their property in Saskatchewan. The men in the photograph are identified as; Joe, Dad (Dan), Nick and John Yanko.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
Yanko, John Ivan
Yanko, Joe
Yanko, Nick
Yanko, Daniel "Dan"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title (from album page)
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sawing wood / Joe / Dad / Nick / Johnnie / Saskatchewan / July 1949"
Note written on album page reads: "1949 Sask. / Sawing wood / John / Joe Dad Nick Johnnie / July 1949"
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Setting the blast

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65898
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man (likely John William "Jack" Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. Holding a fuse in his hands with dynamite resting in front of him, he is crouched in front of a large stump, setting the blast.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910 or 1911]
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man (likely John William "Jack" Holmes) helping to clear land near the Phillips home on Ellsemere Avenue. Holding a fuse in his hands with dynamite resting in front of him, he is crouched in front of a large stump, setting the blast.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Street Address
200 Ellesmere Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Tired Tim and Weary Willie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38855
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill (left) and E.B. Wentenhall (right) standing on fallen trees in the Curtis Road area of North Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-174
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill (left) and E.B. Wentenhall (right) standing on fallen trees in the Curtis Road area of North Burnaby.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Wentenhall, E.B.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Curtis Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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Walker family property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78744
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Scotty and Elizabeth Walker family property at Twelfth Avenue in Burnaby. This photograph was taken looking towards the Lady of Mercy Church.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 300 dpi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
557-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Scotty and Elizabeth Walker family property at Twelfth Avenue in Burnaby. This photograph was taken looking towards the Lady of Mercy Church.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Walker family property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78746
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Scotty and Elizabeth Walker family property at Twelfth Avenue in Burnaby. This photograph was taken looking towards the Lady of Mercy Church.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 300 dpi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
557-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Scotty and Elizabeth Walker family property at Twelfth Avenue in Burnaby. This photograph was taken looking towards the Lady of Mercy Church.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Walker family property

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Scotty and Elizabeth Walker family property at 12th Avenue in Burnaby. This photograph was taken looking towards billboards and a gas station on 12th Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 300 dpi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
557-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Scotty and Elizabeth Walker family property at 12th Avenue in Burnaby. This photograph was taken looking towards billboards and a gas station on 12th Street.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Walker family property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78749
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Scotty Walker and working with one of his sons to clear their property at Twelfth Avenue in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948] (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Walker family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w ; 200 dpi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
557-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of Scotty Walker and working with one of his sons to clear their property at Twelfth Avenue in Burnaby.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
Walker, Scotty
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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William Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34107
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cleared site at the 4100 block of William Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cleared site at the 4100 block of William Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
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William Street and Carleton Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34248
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue including cleared land, brush, and what may be a fire hydrant. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-160
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue including cleared land, brush, and what may be a fire hydrant. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Carleton Avenue
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William Street and Carleton Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34249
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with a man inside a bulldozer-like machine clearing land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-161
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with a man inside a bulldozer-like machine clearing land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Construction Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Roads
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Carleton Avenue
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William Street and Carleton Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34250
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with cleared land in the centre of the photograph and houses on the streets on either side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 30, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-162
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with cleared land in the centre of the photograph and houses on the streets on either side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Roads
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Carleton Avenue
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William Street and Madison Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34182
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 20, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared land at William Street and Madison Avenue. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 20, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-099
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared land at William Street and Madison Avenue. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Madison Avenue
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William Street and Rosser Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34226
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 31, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Rosser Avenue including cleared land and houses visible in the distance. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 31, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-140-1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street and Rosser Avenue including cleared land and houses visible in the distance. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Rosser Avenue
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William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34225
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 10, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street including brush and cleared land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 10, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-139-3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street including brush and cleared land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
William Street
Kitchener Street
Charles Street
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William Walker and his crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35368
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913 (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 William Walker, a member of a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby The land was cleared by blasting. The tree in this picture measured 24 feet in circumference.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913 (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.
204-225
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Walker, a member of a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby The land was cleared by blasting. The tree in this picture measured 24 feet in circumference.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Names
Walker, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Willys CJ2A Jeep

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34159
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 25, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing equipment, a Willys CJ2A Jeep with a man inside at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 25, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-076
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing equipment, a Willys CJ2A Jeep with a man inside at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Construction Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Copies of photographs from Esther (Love) Stanley albums

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10003
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915-1950] (date of originals), copied 1989
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs copied from various photograph albums including; Albert Paker, George Love, Gordon Love and Esther (Love) Stanley. Content includes: Love family in front of the piano inside parlour; Love family members with musical instruments inside parlour; Ben Brandrith and Robert Love in uniforms; …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love family photographs subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs copied from various photograph albums including; Albert Paker, George Love, Gordon Love and Esther (Love) Stanley. Content includes: Love family in front of the piano inside parlour; Love family members with musical instruments inside parlour; Ben Brandrith and Robert Love in uniforms; unidentified Asian man in field with hoe and young trees behind him; wedding cake from Frank Charles Stanley and Esther Love's wedding; land clearing for Love farmhouse; Jesse Love feeding chickens; Jesse and Hannah (Girlie) Love in hats outside on Love farm; large picnic on grass; four generations of Love family members; gatherings of Love family members outside; Love family posed in a car inside a studio (Will, Sarah, George, Phoebe and Martha); Leonard Love dressed as a boy scout; Martha (Dot) with children; Love family members celebrate centennial; Jesse Love and Martha (Dot) Love outside Love farmhouse; Love farmhouse with porch and garden; swing at Love farmhouse; Parker family in living room and view of the Love farmhouse from the front.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Plants - Flowers
Plants - Trees
Musical Instruments - Pianos
Names
Stanley, Esther Love
Love Family
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
7651 Cumberland Street
Accession Code
BV018.41.184
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1915-1950] (date of originals), copied 1989
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Date
4-Mar-2019
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
36 b&w copy prints accompanying
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Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory18
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1914-1932
Length
0:08:44
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's early childhood including the reasons why his family first moved to Burnaby, his first experiences of unemployment and what initially drew him to the Working Organization in Burnaby and their protest against evictions.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's early childhood including the reasons why his family first moved to Burnaby, his first experiences of unemployment and what initially drew him to the Working Organization in Burnaby and their protest against evictions.
Date Range
1914-1932
Photo Info
Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
Length
0:08:44
Subjects
Organizations
Protests and Demonstrations
Geographic Access
Inman Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July / August 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
1:17:56
Interviewee Name
O'Brien, Harry
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Parkers home on Newcombe Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9988
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1913 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men sitting on the steps and porch of a small wood house with land cleared around it. The house is sitting on posts above the ground with the left side filled in with wood siding. William Parker is seated on the left and holding a dog. William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Love…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love family photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men sitting on the steps and porch of a small wood house with land cleared around it. The house is sitting on posts above the ground with the left side filled in with wood siding. William Parker is seated on the left and holding a dog. William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Love were married in 1913 and built this house located at 1390 Newcombe Road. The couple lived there until 1927 when they moved into the Love farmhouse at 1390 Cumberland Road. Albert Parker was born in this house in 1915.
Names
Parker, William Michael
Parker, Albert "Bert"
Geographic Access
Newcombe Street
Street Address
1390 Newcombe Street
Accession Code
BV018.41.173
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1913 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1998
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
4-Mar-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Images
Less detail

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