"Occupations" found 29 records

Object History: Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.

Notes: "Editor Michael Sone".; Includes index.; 4 copies held: copy 4

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Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: [2022]

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

range of pioneer industries that helped establish Burnaby as a municipality. In Burnaby, historical records show that Chinese Canadians worked in many different occupations, such as farm workers, laundry workers, lumber mill workers, house servants, cooks, vegetable sellers and piggery operators

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Digital Resource

Accession Code: BV022.8.1

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

Contributor: City of Burnaby

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: [2022]

Physical Description: 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Chinese--British Columbia--History; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Pharmaceutical museums; Directories

Object History: Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.

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Library of health : complete guide to prevention and cure of disease, containing practical information on anatomy, physiology and preventive medicine ; curative medicine, first aid measures, diagnosis, nursing, sexology, simple home remedies, care of teeth, occupational diseases, garden plant remedies, alcohol and narcotics, treatment by fifteen schools of medicine, beauty culture, physical culture, the science of breathing and the dictionary of drugs; twenty books - one volume

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: 1920 ed.

Publication Date: 1920, c1916

Call Number: 603 SCH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.136.95

Call Number: 603 SCH

Edition: 1920 ed.

Contributor: Scholl, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1860-1933

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Historical Publishing Co.

Publication Date: 1920, c1916

Physical Description: xvi, 1774 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "W27" [handwritten and crossed out in black ink on front pastedown]

Library Subject (LOC): Medicine, Popular; Medicine

Notes: "Edited by B. Frank Scholl, Ph.G., M.D." -- title page; Author's full given name and dates: Scholl, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1860-1933

Artisans : tinsmiths & roofers in British Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stairs, Cy; Lytle, Clive

Publication Date: c1992

Call Number: 331.88171 STA Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 331.88171 STA Copy 1

Author: Stairs, Cy; Lytle, Clive

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Local 280, Sheet Metal Workers' International Association

Publication Date: c1992

Physical Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 23 x 30 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Metal-workers; Sheet-metal work; Roofing industry; Labour unions; Tinsmithing

Subjects: Occupations

Notes: 2 copies held: copy 1.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 108).; Letter inserted in book to Sheet Metal Workers Local #280 members.

Cop in the closet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fossum, Jack, 1905-

Publication Date: c1981

Call Number: 971.2 FOS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.23.60

ISBN: 0888390815

Call Number: 971.2 FOS

Author: Fossum, Jack, 1905-

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Hancock House Publishers

Publication Date: c1981

Physical Description: 169 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Inscription: Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Property of Ted Brue" "from daughter Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Birthday Greetings" "Oct. 21, 1982" [handwritten in black ink on front end paper]

Library Subject (LOC): Police; Biography

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The way it was : fifty years of RCMP memories : early twenties to early seventies

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Saul, Don

Publication Date: c1990

Call Number: 971 SAU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.23.62

Call Number: 971 SAU

Author: Saul, Don

Contributor: Hertzog, Ernie; Spalding, Frank; Willes, Ed

Place of Publication: [Victoria, B.C.]

Publisher: Victoria Division, RCMP Veterans Association

Publication Date: c1990

Printer: Hemlock Printers

Physical Description: 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Ted Brue" "from Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Oct - 1991" [handwritten in blue ink on title page]

Library Subject (LOC): Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: "Edited by Don Saul" -T.p. "Illustrations by Ernie Hertzog, Frank Spalding, Ed Willes" -T.p. "The way it was 50 years of RCMP memories" -cover

Corporal Cameron of the North West mounted police: a tale of the Macleod Trail

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937

Publication Date: c1912

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.29.2

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Author: Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: Westminster Co.

Publication Date: c1912

Physical Description: 454 p. : 19 cm.

Inscription: "Allen Seager" [handwritten on title page]

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century; Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Notes: Author name is a nom de plume

A practical guide to police magistrates and justices of the peace with an alphabetical synopsis of the criminal law and an analytical index

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Crankshaw, James, 1844-1921

Publication Date: 1895

Call Number: 345.71 CRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.5.22

Call Number: 345.71 CRA

Author: Crankshaw, James, 1844-1921

Place of Publication: Montreal, Quebec.

Publisher: Whiteford & Theoret

Publication Date: 1895

Printer: Gazette Printing Company Ltd.

Physical Description: xxx, v, 707 p. ; 25 cm.

Inscription: "[J. Whezar] / [B Grualbor J.P.]" -- handwritten in ink on endpaper (front). "W-2C" - crossed-out on endpaper (front). "1. Information & Exams J 1.00" "Each copy .25", ".25", "hearing & delivery 1.00", ".25", "1." -- handwritten in last page.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada; Criminal law; Justices of the peace; Police

Subjects: Occupations; Public Services

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Library of health : complete guide to prevention and care of disease, containing practical information on anatomy, physiology and preventive medicine; curative medicine, first aid measures, diagnosis, nursing, sexology, simple home remedies, care of the teeth, occupational diseases, garden plant remedies, alcohol and narcotics, treatment by fifteen schools of medicine, beauty culture, physical culture the science of breathing and the dictionary of drugs.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1921

Call Number: 616 SCH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV992.46.1

Call Number: 616 SCH

Contributor: Scholl, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1860-1933

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA.

Publisher: Historical Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1921

Physical Description: 1774 p. ill., col. plates, diagrams

Library Subject (LOC): Medicine, Popular

Notes: Edited by B. Frank Scholl; Author's given name and dates : Scholl, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1860-1933.; "Twenty books - one volume." --Tp

History of Burnaby and vicinity

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.17.1

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1947

Printer: Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch

Physical Description: 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Name Access: Green, George

Notes: Autographed by author; "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."; Copy 2 of 2

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The pocket Oxford dictionary of current English

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fowler, F. G. (Francis George), 1870-1918; Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933

Edition: 4th ed.

Publication Date: 1960

Call Number: 423 OXF

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: X2794

Call Number: 423 OXF

Edition: 4th ed.

Author: Fowler, F. G. (Francis George), 1870-1918; Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933

Place of Publication: Oxford, [Great Britain]

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1960

Printer: University Press

Physical Description: 950 p., [74 p.] ; 17 cm.

Inscription: Pocket / Oxford / Dictionary / If lost,.. S. Schofield / 4209 Maywood Street / Burnaby / HE 3-1478

Library Subject (LOC): Dictionaries; Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Object History: 8029 McPherson Ave address (formerly 1270 McPherson Ave) occupied by John W. and Margaret Schofield in 1955 BC Directory. His occupation is listed as "slsmn Barham & Sands".

Notes: "Complied by F.G. Fowler & H.W. Fowler." -- title page. "Revised by H.G. Le Mesurier and E. McIntosh." -- title page. "Oxford at the Claredon Press" -- title page.

Uniform code of operating rules

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada

Edition: Revision of 1962

Publication Date: 1962

Call Number: 385 BOA 1962

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV012.18.14

Call Number: 385 BOA 1962

Edition: Revision of 1962

Author: Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada

Place of Publication: [S.l]

Publication Date: 1962

Physical Description: 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm

Inscription: Under the text "Name" is: "N. Carson" [Handwritten in pencil in cursive on title page verso] Under the text "Occupation" is: "Budge Tender" [Handwritten in pencil in cursive on title page verso] "_______" [Handwritten in blue ink on page 24; possible signature]

Library Subject (LOC): Transportation; Railroad law--Canada; Railroads; Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects: Transportation

Names: Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"; British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: "Approved and prescribed by the Board and Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 873, dated the 15th day of November, 1961."; "EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 28th, 1962"