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The 65th May Day celebration in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 11, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade of May Queen Suite at the May Day celebration in New Westminster in 1934. Leading the parade are flower girls, and following them are the girls in the suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the background, there are crowds of people gathered to watch the parade. Ins…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the parade of May Queen Suite at the May Day celebration in New Westminster in 1934. Leading the parade are flower girls, and following them are the girls in the suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the background, there are crowds of people gathered to watch the parade. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front "The 65th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 11th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photos / 6."
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV976.143.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 11, 1934
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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The 66th May Day Celebration

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1, 1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd of people gathered behind them to watch the dance. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / #28."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
HV976.143.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1, 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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The 66th May Day celebration in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1, 1936
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen Suite on stage at the May Day Celebrations in New Westminster. The May Queen with a crown of flowers is at the microphone set up on the stage with her first maid standing beside her. The other girls in the Suite are seated on their chairs on the stage. Men in suits with …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen Suite on stage at the May Day Celebrations in New Westminster. The May Queen with a crown of flowers is at the microphone set up on the stage with her first maid standing beside her. The other girls in the Suite are seated on their chairs on the stage. Men in suits with a flower and ribbon on their lapel are seated in front of the stage. There is a Union Jack hung in the centre of the wall behind the stage. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / 6."
Subjects
Symbols - Flags
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV976.143.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1, 1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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Audels carpenters and builders guide no. 4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics and all wood workers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
Emery, Thomas J.
Publication Date
c1939
Call Number
693 GRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV011.7.4
Call Number
693 GRA
Author
Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965
Emery, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Audel
Publication Date
c1939
Physical Description
xvi, 1089-1546 : ill. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"NIXON'S / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C.", printed sticker inside back cover, bottom edge near spine
Library Subject (LOC)
Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Names
Love, George Richard
Exworthy, William Albert "Bert"
Object History
Book was the property of George Love and used by him
Notes
"explaining in practical, concise language and by well done illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs and pictures, principles, advances, short cuts-based on modern practice - including instructions on how to figure and calculate various jobs" --T.p.
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The book of common praise : being the hymn book of the Church of England in Canada

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Church of England in Canada
Publication Date
1938
Call Number
782.9 CHU 1938
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.65.8
Call Number
782.9 CHU 1938
Author
Church of England in Canada
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1938
Printer
John Johnson
Physical Description
iv, 293 p. : 15 cm.
Inscription
"SUNDAY SCHOOL" [Handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper] "ST. STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH (BURQUITLAM) NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C." [Stamped in blue ink on front endpaper and front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Hymns, English
Hymns
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Notes
"Compiled by a committee of the General Synod" --Title page
Includes index.
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Burnaby May Queen

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1926 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm (sight), mounted in folder 87 x 25.5 cm folded to 34 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby May Queen sitting in profile with a bouquet of tulips at her side. She is wearing a diamond necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm (sight), mounted in folder 87 x 25.5 cm folded to 34 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Burnaby May Queen sitting in profile with a bouquet of tulips at her side. She is wearing a diamond necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV974.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1926 and 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/11/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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Burnaby May Queen Margaret Hall

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 23.5 x 18 cm (sight), mounted in folder 87 x 25.5 folded to 34 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Hall (later Phelps) sitting in a photographic studio surrounded by flowers.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 23.5 x 18 cm (sight), mounted in folder 87 x 25.5 folded to 34 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Hall (later Phelps) sitting in a photographic studio surrounded by flowers.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Phelps, Margaret Hall
Accession Code
BV003.58.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1934]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/11/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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Burnaby May Queen Margaret Hall and her suite

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight), mounted in folder 72 x 31 folded to 28 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Hall (later Phelps) standing, wearing a 'crown of flowers' at a photographic studio. Her Maids of Honour (all unidentified) sit on either side of her, surrounded by flowers.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight), mounted in folder 72 x 31 folded to 28 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Hall (later Phelps) standing, wearing a 'crown of flowers' at a photographic studio. Her Maids of Honour (all unidentified) sit on either side of her, surrounded by flowers.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Phelps, Margaret Hall
Accession Code
BV003.58.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1934]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/11/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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Foods and home making

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Greer, Carlotta C. (Carlotta Cherryholmes), 1879-1965
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
c1937
Call Number
641
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.21.6
Call Number
641
Edition
Rev. ed.
Author
Greer, Carlotta C. (Carlotta Cherryholmes), 1879-1965
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Allyn and Bacon
Publication Date
c1937
Physical Description
xvii, 635 p. col. front., illus., diagrs. 20 cm.
Inscription
"BURNABY SOUTH JR. SR. HIGH SCHOOL/ 2350 KINGSWAY/ NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.".-- stamped on front end paper and p. 593
"B. Geosits" -- printed in blue ink on front end paper
End paper illustrated with boy drying dishes with "R.N." written on top and girl washing dishes with "C.M" written on top
"Mr. & Mrs. H. Geosits / 6630 Russell Avenue / Burnaby, B.C., CANADA / V5H 3T5"--address label
Library Subject (LOC)
Home economics
Food
Cooking
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Notes
"Illustrated lining-papers."
"Pupils’ references": p. 594-595; "Teachers’ references": p. 596
Includes index
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Human physiology

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside), 1871-1943
Publication Date
1933
c1928
Call Number
612 RIT 1933
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3704.2
Call Number
612 RIT 1933
Author
Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside), 1871-1943
Contributor
Dobbie, W.J.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Publication Date
1933
c1928
Series
Canadian Health Series
Physical Description
312 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"$1.00" written in pencil, inside cover "$1.45" written in pencil, inside back cover Stamped, inside back page "Nixons Book Store Ltd., Booksellers & Stationers, New Westminster, B.C."
Library Subject (LOC)
Physiology--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index.
"Revised by W.J. Dobbie."
"Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba."
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Map of proposed provincial exhibition site at Burnaby Lake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1929 and 1931]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : photostat print ; 3 parts 45 x 33.7 cm totalling 45 x 101 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a tri-part folding map of a proposed Provincial Exhibition site located along the southern and western shore of Burnaby Lake. Exhibtion site on map identifies proposed locations for a golf course, pier, hydroplane landing ramp, sports ground, one-mile horse racing track and various…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : photostat print ; 3 parts 45 x 33.7 cm totalling 45 x 101 cm
Material Details
Scale [1:1800]
Scope and Content
Item consists of a tri-part folding map of a proposed Provincial Exhibition site located along the southern and western shore of Burnaby Lake. Exhibtion site on map identifies proposed locations for a golf course, pier, hydroplane landing ramp, sports ground, one-mile horse racing track and various buildings for mechanical, agricultural and botanical displays.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Accession Code
BV017.2.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1929 and 1931]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
400
Scan Date
2021-11-18
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Scale on map reads: "150 feet to 1 inch"
Overall measurements when fully opened: L: 98.0 cm x H: 45.3 cm ; Individual map parts: L: 32.7 cm x H: 45.0 cm
Commercially printed label on front of portfolio card reads "PLOWRIGHT PRINTING COMPANY / TELEPHONE N.W. 1942 / 39 McKENZIE STREET NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. / TO: [illegible writing in pencil]" in blue ink. Red typewritten text reads: "PHOTOSTAT OF BURNABY LAKE".
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May Day celebration in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 12, 1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite lined up on the front steps of a building with men in suits and uniforms standing behind them. The girls in the suite are wearing fur lined hoods over their dresses, and holding flower baskets in one hand. The men (except the ones in uniforms) are wearing r…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite lined up on the front steps of a building with men in suits and uniforms standing behind them. The girls in the suite are wearing fur lined hoods over their dresses, and holding flower baskets in one hand. The men (except the ones in uniforms) are wearing ribbons on their lapels. This photograph was taken on the occasion of New Westminster's celebration of May Day 1933. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C./ May 12th 1933 / #2."
Subjects
Events - May Day
Clothing - Uniforms
Accession Code
HV976.143.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 12, 1933
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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May Queen and her suite

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 23 cm (sight), mounted in folder 43 x 31 folded to 27 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite seated with flowers at a photographic studio.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 23 cm (sight), mounted in folder 43 x 31 folded to 27 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite seated with flowers at a photographic studio.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV974.29.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/8/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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May Queen and her suite

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1926 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 23 cm (sight), mounted in folder 43 x 31 folded to 27 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite seated with flowers at a photographic studio.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 23 cm (sight), mounted in folder 43 x 31 folded to 27 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite seated with flowers at a photographic studio.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV974.29.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1926 and 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/8/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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May Queen and her suite

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1931]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 23 cm (sight), mounted in folder 72 x 31 folded to 27 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite surrounded by flowers at a photographic studio.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 23 cm (sight), mounted in folder 72 x 31 folded to 27 x 31 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's May Queen and her suite surrounded by flowers at a photographic studio.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Accession Code
HV974.29.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1931]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/8/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Photographer's mark on recto of card mount reads: "The Stride Studios, New Westminster, B.C."
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Practical chemistry: fundamental facts and applications to modern life

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Publication Date
1930
c1925
Call Number
540 BLA Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3748.1
Call Number
540 BLA Copy 1
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Contributor
Clark, R.H.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
Publication Date
1930
c1925
Series
The Western Canadian Series
Physical Description
v-x, 390 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
Study notes and scribbling handwritten on front and back endpaper and inside book. Enclosed sheet "The Pacific Cable Board" "Donald MaGugan" " Div. 8 " [in top middle of front endpaper, handwritten in blue ink with the number 8 crossed out in pencil and 5 written next to it.] "Nixon's Book Store" "Booksellers and Stationers" "New Westminster, B.C." [small dark blue label with silver text, right bottom of back endpaper] "11 45" [handwritten on opposite back endpaper on top left corner]
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index. "Adapted for use in the high schools in British Columbia by R.H. Clark, M.A., Ph.D, Professor of organic chemistry, University of British Columbia."
Contributor's given name: Clark, Robert Harvey
Copy 1 of 2
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