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Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4297
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.
History
Survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, which is primarily the area farmed by Chinese and Chinese-Canadian market gardeners around Marine Drive between Royal Oak and Mandeville (present-day Nelson). Two Chinese/Chinese Canadian land owners can be seen on the map: N.G. Wah Sing (or Ng Wah Sing) and Yee Law (or Herbert Law).
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
Chinese Market Gardens
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Accession Code
BV017.40.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
11/19/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of copy scan of map
Herbert Yee Law was donor's father and this map may have originally been his copy of the city planning/engineering documents.
Images
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pruner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91748
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.12.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.12.3
Description
Tree pruner or pruning tool with a hook and restractable blade. There is a metal spring action lever one quarter of the way up the shaft attached to a metal rod that runs the remaining length of the shaft up to the blade. The rod is anchored to the shaft in two places. Pulling the lever engages the blade and exposes
The lever is wrapped in black electrical tape. The metal parts of the pruner are rusted.
Object History
These tools belonged to donor's father who had a market garden at his home on 4930 Marine Drive from 1971-79. Her father's name was Yee Law (or Herbert Law). After Yee stopped farming for a living in 1980, he gave these tools to the his daughter Gail and her family (the Yips). They presume that he no longer needed them. He maintained a 1 acre garden on his property until he couldn't anymore.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Maintenance T&E - - Groundskeeping Equipment
Object Term
Pruner, Tree
Measurements
Length: 194 cm
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4930 Marine Drive
Images
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rake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91747
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.12.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.12.2
Description
Garden rake consisting of a row of short metal tines attached perpendicularly to a long wooden shaft. There are 14 tines on the rake head.
There is some rust on the metal of the rake.
Object History
These tools belonged to donor's father who had a market garden at his home on 4930 Marine Drive from 1971-79. Her father's name was Yee Law (or Herbert Law). After Yee stopped farming for a living in 1980, he gave these tools to the his daughter Gail and her family (the Yips). They presume that he no longer needed them. He maintained a 1 acre garden on his property until he couldn't anymore.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Agricultural T&E - - Cultivation Equipment
Object Term
Rake, Garden
Measurements
Rake head: 36.5 cm
Handle: 123.5 cm
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Cultivators
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4930 Marine Drive
Images
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shovel

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.12.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.12.1
Description
Rounded digging style shovel. the shovel has a long wooden shaft or handle with a metal rounded mouth blade.
Imprinted in the collar of the blade is "HEAT / TREATED / 2"
The blade of the shovel is rusted.
Object History
These tools belonged to donor's father who had a market garden at his home on 4930 Marine Drive from 1971-79. Her father's name was Yee Law (or Herbert Law). After Yee stopped farming for a living in 1980, he gave these tools to the his daughter Gail and her family (the Yips). They presume that he no longer needed them. He maintained a 1 acre garden on his property until he couldn't anymore.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Agricultural T&E
Object Term
Shovel
Measurements
Length: 146.5 cm
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4930 Marine Drive
Images
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Workers outside of United Fraser Growers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10549
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
History
The United Fraser Growers Co-operative operated from 1934 until 1957. The head office was at 256 East Georgia in the 1930s and 341 Keefer Street in the 1940s and 1950s. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
United Fraser Growers Limited
Accession Code
BV019.11.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Feb-2019
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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