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Automobile accident

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1924]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
BV999.55.48
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1924]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burrard Inlet in winter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3902
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 16 cm
Material Details
"Burrard Inlet - winter" written in ink on back of photo. "37" written in pencil on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Vancouver Heights streetscape in winter. There is snow on the ground. One of the houses across the street has what appears to be a radio mast in the front yard. The photograph is taken looking Northeast toward the Burrard Inlet with Mount Seymour in the background.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Mountains
Geographic Features - Inlets
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
BV007.45.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on content of the photograph
Images
Less detail

Eleanor and Louise Irwin with Uncle Fred in snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15253
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) and Louise Irwin with their uncle, Fred Taylor. The group are standing in the snow in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Eleanor is holding a doll and Fred Taylor is holding Louise.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Irwin family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) and Louise Irwin with their uncle, Fred Taylor. The group are standing in the snow in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Eleanor is holding a doll and Fred Taylor is holding Louise.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Toys - Dolls
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
Taylor, Frederick "Fred"
Irwin, Louise
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.72
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Eleanor Irwin on sled

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15255
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) standing on a wooden sled in the snow. A tall coniferous tree is behind her.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Irwin family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) standing on a wooden sled in the snow. A tall coniferous tree is behind her.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Sleds
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.74
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

First Burnaby home of Alfred and Ade Bingham

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a snow-covered house with a picket fence around it. This is the first home of Alfred and Ade Bingham, located at Sherlock Avenue and Kitchener Street. An annotation at the top of the photo reads, "Sherlock and Kitchener / Burnaby North / 1920." An annotation at the bottom of the pho…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a snow-covered house with a picket fence around it. This is the first home of Alfred and Ade Bingham, located at Sherlock Avenue and Kitchener Street. An annotation at the top of the photo reads, "Sherlock and Kitchener / Burnaby North / 1920." An annotation at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Our First Home Burnaby / Alf and Ade MJ. Bingham."
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Geographic Access
Sherlock Avenue
Kitchener Street
Accession Code
HV971.12.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1920
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

House at Buena Vista, Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription247
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.4 x 7.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch area. The house looks like it was renovated with a window put in on the second floor, The stairs, patio and the lawn in front are covered in snow. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 192…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.4 x 7.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch area. The house looks like it was renovated with a window put in on the second floor, The stairs, patio and the lawn in front are covered in snow. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
HV984.51.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
To see another photograph of the house, see HV984.51.17 and .29
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Ice Palace at Banff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1446
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1921
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of a palace like structure made of ice blocks at the top of a slope. There are two door openings in the structure, and trees on either side. There are snow covered forested mountains in the background. According to the inscription on the photograph, the ice palace is at Banff circa 1921,…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, t. "1921", in black ink, t. "Rutherford./ This is the ice/ palace at Banff./ The toboggan slide/ is through the door/ marked. The slide is 1/2 mile/ down the mt. It is/ about 2 1/2 ft wide +/ iced. Believe me/ you come down in/ a hurry,/ Made of blocks of ice", stamped, l.l. [sideways] "4 4"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a palace like structure made of ice blocks at the top of a slope. There are two door openings in the structure, and trees on either side. There are snow covered forested mountains in the background. According to the inscription on the photograph, the ice palace is at Banff circa 1921, and is the starting point of a toboggan slide ride.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Mountains
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
BV985.5821.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1921
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Images
Less detail

Leaders and Seconds of the Second Burnaby Girl Guide Company

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company leaders and seconds in the snow on Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver. The young women are standing in the snow holding skis with a log cabin in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Second (2nd) Burnaby Girl Guide Company leaders and seconds in the snow on Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver. The young women are standing in the snow holding skis with a log cabin in the background.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Sports - Skiing
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.244
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1929]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also photograph HV972.204.4
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of photograph Note in black ink on scrapbook page above photograph reads:"Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby" Note in black ink on scrapbookk page below photograph reads: "Grouse Mountain"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Leaders & seconds / 2nd Burnaby / [AB] initials / Grouse Moutnain / April 29"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook (page 27) "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
Images
Less detail

Rhoda Jeffers modeling a dress while standing in snow

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926]
Collection/Fonds
Rhoda Jeffers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Rhoda Jeffers standing in the snow while modeling a dress identified as "May's dress". Rhoda is wearing a black dress that has two layers and is longer at the back and is facing away from the camera showing the back of the dress. Rhoda has short black hair and is also wearing black …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Rhoda Jeffers fonds
Series
Jeffers family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Rhoda Jeffers standing in the snow while modeling a dress identified as "May's dress". Rhoda is wearing a black dress that has two layers and is longer at the back and is facing away from the camera showing the back of the dress. Rhoda has short black hair and is also wearing black shoes with a small heel. In the background there is a wooden building with a log fence in front of it.
History
Rhoda Maie Jeffers (1904 - 1990) was a Lower Mainland school teacher, who taught at various schools including North Delta Secondary and Agassiz High School. She was a long time resident of Burnaby.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Jeffers, Rhoda Mae
Accession Code
BV007.20.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1926]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
24/04/2018
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Rear View of / May's dress. / Rhoda / 1926"
Images
Less detail

Snow filled street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph / postcard : b&w ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a winter scene with snow on the ground. There is a house on left side and a tower for a high tension electrical line in the background. Mountains can be seen in the far distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph / postcard : b&w ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
"No o" written in ink on back of photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a winter scene with snow on the ground. There is a house on left side and a tower for a high tension electrical line in the background. Mountains can be seen in the far distance.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
BV007.45.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Images
Less detail

Towing a Dodge coupe

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1924]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
BV999.55.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1924]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Wearing snow shoes and a velvet dress

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription253
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing on a snow covered field. There appears to be the woods in the background. The woman is wearing a hat, thick fur lined winter coat over a velvet dress, and is wearing "snow shoes." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Winnie has her snow shoes on and ve…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing on a snow covered field. There appears to be the woods in the background. The woman is wearing a hat, thick fur lined winter coat over a velvet dress, and is wearing "snow shoes." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Winnie has her snow shoes on and velvet dress." According to the accession register, the location is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
HV984.51.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
For another print of this image, see HV984.51.26 and .27
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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