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Burnaby mill fire
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45458
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby planner and chipper mill that caught on fire. Two firemen are visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the flames.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-353
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby planner and chipper mill that caught on fire. Two firemen are visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the flames.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BURNABY MILL BURNS ... Burnaby firefighters are silhouetted by flames ripping through a planer and chipper mill early this morning at 5744 Byrne Road. The fire was contained in the main building of the $500,000 mill. Damage has been estimated at $200,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation."
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Road
- Street Address
- 5744 Byrne Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
Fire at Maywood Elementary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45307
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1, 1979, published June 16, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three firemen in the mist of extinguishing a fire at Maywood Elementary School. The fire gutted four classrooms as well as the school library before it was brought under control.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1, 1979, published June 16, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-203
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three firemen in the mist of extinguishing a fire at Maywood Elementary School. The fire gutted four classrooms as well as the school library before it was brought under control.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "SCHOOL BURNS... Burnaby firefighters douse the charred timbers of a classroom at Maywood Elementary School, 4567 Imperial, Burnaby, after an early morning fire gutted four classrooms and the school library. Cause of the two-alarm blaze is under investigation, but the fire is believed to have started in one of the classrooms. The fire was brought under control about an hour after being reported at 5:12 a.m."
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 4567 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4496
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of ma…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of making an enterprise of harvesting and selling cascara bark during WWII, when prices rose. Bob describes his worst memories, which are of fires, a flood, and bad fog, and how he was nearly killed as a passenger in a wagon whose horse bolted. He recalls that his family was a minority among the Ukrainian families in the neighborhood.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_004.mp3
Nighttime fire at Lumberland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4312
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
- Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland / Aug 24 /70".
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Names
- Farmer, Joanne
- Lumberland
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 5650 Lougheed Highway
- Accession Code
- BV017.42.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Dawson-Delta Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05-Jun-2018
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph.
Images
Nighttime fire at Lumberland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4313
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
- Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland / Fire Aug 24 /70".
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Names
- Farmer, Joanne
- Lumberland
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 5650 Lougheed Highway
- Accession Code
- BV017.42.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Dawson-Delta Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05-Jun-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Nighttime fire at Lumberland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4314
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
- Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland Fire / Aug 24 /70".
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Names
- Farmer, Joanne
- Lumberland
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 5650 Lougheed Highway
- Accession Code
- BV017.42.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Dawson-Delta Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05-Jun-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Nighttime fire at Lumberland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4315
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- The slide was processed in Canachrome by Mortifee.
- Handwritten text in ink on slide frame reads: "Lumberland / Fire Aug 24 /70".
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a nighttime fire at Lumberland, located at 5650 Lougheed Highway.
- Other Title Information
- Title based on content of photograph.
- Names
- Farmer, Joanne
- Lumberland
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 5650 Lougheed Highway
- Accession Code
- BV017.42.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 24 Aug. 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Dawson-Delta Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05-Jun-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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