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Destruction of Survey Monuments

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48191
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
47548
Meeting Date
21-Mar-1949
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
47548
Meeting Date
21-Mar-1949
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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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
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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
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Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34512
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. A sign above the door reads, "Municipal Hall / Burnaby." The First World War memorial fountain, dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War, can be seen on the left. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from i…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
032-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. A sign above the door reads, "Municipal Hall / Burnaby." The First World War memorial fountain, dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War, can be seen on the left. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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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
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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
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Lower Mainland Regional Plan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90139
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
Scope and Content
A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Planning General series
Physical Description
7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
Material Details
Scale : in miles
Map no. 4 is missing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
59929
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2016-09
Scope and Content
A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps have are marked with boundaries, and landmarks including Historical Monuments, Custom Ports, Airports and Railways.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Responsibility
Bureau of Post War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Regional Planning Division
Notes
Transcribed title
Credit on maps read as: "Bureau_of_Post_War / Rehabilitation_and_Reconstruction / Regional_Planning_Design / Parliament_Buildings_Victoria_BC / Date_Sept_1st_1945 / (signed by ) [A.G._Graham]"
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John H. Shaw

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55533
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Shaw in an air force uniform standing in front of an unidentified stone monument. A young girl can be seen leaning against a bench in the background. The location is unknown. On the back of the photograph is written: "John H. Shaw. H- for Horace."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Shaw in an air force uniform standing in front of an unidentified stone monument. A young girl can be seen leaning against a bench in the background. The location is unknown. On the back of the photograph is written: "John H. Shaw. H- for Horace."
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Occupations - Military Personnel
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Images
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