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Charlie Perkins

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46125
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w photomontage ; 20 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of World War I veteran Charlie Perkins watching as a "woodsman's saw" cuts down the tree that originally had been spared when the Port Mann freeway was built around it. (Charlie Perkins had planted ivy around the tree in 1920 as a memorial to his fallen comrades in the Royal Canadian Air…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w photomontage ; 20 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of World War I veteran Charlie Perkins watching as a "woodsman's saw" cuts down the tree that originally had been spared when the Port Mann freeway was built around it. (Charlie Perkins had planted ivy around the tree in 1920 as a memorial to his fallen comrades in the Royal Canadian Air Force). A photograph of Charlie Perkins was collaged onto photograph of tree being felled, and then re-photographed to create this seamless montaged photograph.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Monuments - War Memorials
Persons - Veterans
Names
Perkins, Charlie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Cleopatra's Needle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39450
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.7 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the monument known as Cleopatra's Needle, flanked by a sphinx on either side. The monument was built [1460 BC] and brought to London in 1819. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.7 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-769
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the monument known as Cleopatra's Needle, flanked by a sphinx on either side. The monument was built [1460 BC] and brought to London in 1819. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Monuments
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Ernest Winch memorial tablet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a memorial tablet dedicated to Ernest E. Winch who is remembered on the plaque as "THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW VISTA SOCIETY", dedicated to providing care and support for seniors. The tablet is mounted on a stone resting on a cement foundation. Ernest Winch was also a reknowned labour acti…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a memorial tablet dedicated to Ernest E. Winch who is remembered on the plaque as "THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW VISTA SOCIETY", dedicated to providing care and support for seniors. The tablet is mounted on a stone resting on a cement foundation. Ernest Winch was also a reknowned labour activist and Burnaby Member of the Legislative Assembly with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation / New Democratic Party.
Subjects
Monuments
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Accession Code
BV006.12.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[after 1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Memorial tablet reads: "ERNEST E. WINCH / 1879 - 1957 / THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW VISTA SOCIETY / 'NOT AS A LADDER FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN, / NOT AS A WITNESS TO ANY CREED, / BUT IN SIMPLE SERVICE, SIMPLY GIVEN / TO ALL MANKIND IN NEED'."
Images
Less detail

German monument

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39478
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.8 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified german monument being visited by tourists. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.8 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-797
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified german monument being visited by tourists. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Monuments
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gravestone

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77724
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1955]
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eduard Harasimowicz's gravestone. Eduard is described on the gravestone as Joseph Harasimowicz's only son.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1955]
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm
Material Details
Secured to album page with photo corners
Description Level
Item
Record No.
545-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2012-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eduard Harasimowicz's gravestone. Eduard is described on the gravestone as Joseph Harasimowicz's only son.
Subjects
Monuments - Gravestones
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title (from album page)
Note in pencil on verso of photograph [not in English]
Images
Less detail

Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39441
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-760
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Monuments
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

The Phoenix Tower, Chester

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39497
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.2 x 19.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Phoenix Tower in Chester. Inscribed on the plaque on the tower reads the following; "King Charles Stood on this Tower Sept. 24 1645 and Saw His Army Defeated on Rowton Moor." This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately sett…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.2 x 19.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-816
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Phoenix Tower in Chester. Inscribed on the plaque on the tower reads the following; "King Charles Stood on this Tower Sept. 24 1645 and Saw His Army Defeated on Rowton Moor." This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Monuments
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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