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Burrard Inlet Squatters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35583
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of squatters in "Crabtown" along Burrard Inlet. Squatters proliferated during Great Depression, not eliminated until 1950s. Many of shacks were brightly decorated, attractive and clean. This photograph was taken looking West along the southern shoreline (Burnaby side) of Burrard Inlet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-441
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of squatters in "Crabtown" along Burrard Inlet. Squatters proliferated during Great Depression, not eliminated until 1950s. Many of shacks were brightly decorated, attractive and clean. This photograph was taken looking West along the southern shoreline (Burnaby side) of Burrard Inlet.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Inlets
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Friends come for coffee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37220
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Aune and Gus Rintanen sitting at their "all purpose table" with friends; Lil Pasanen, Helmi Rowe, and Mr. Pasanen (standing). Gus Rintanen was working on the cement chimney at the time, as his ladder and bucket are visible in the photograph. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Aune and Gus Rintanen sitting at their "all purpose table" with friends; Lil Pasanen, Helmi Rowe, and Mr. Pasanen (standing). Gus Rintanen was working on the cement chimney at the time, as his ladder and bucket are visible in the photograph. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Furniture
Names
Rintanen, Aune
Rintanen, Gus
Pasanen, Lil
Roine, Helmi
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on accession information
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
Images
Less detail

Rinsing the wash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37217
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen rinsing the wash in the Burrard Inlet with their mother, Aune Rintanen. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen rinsing the wash in the Burrard Inlet with their mother, Aune Rintanen. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Names
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
Rintanen, Aune
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note on verso of print
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Crabtown
Images
Less detail

Rintanen sisters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37218
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen with pets in their arms. Trudi is holding their bantam rooster, and Aili is holding a cat. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen with pets in their arms. Trudi is holding their bantam rooster, and Aili is holding a cat. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Animals - Cats
Animals - Poultry
Names
Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
Images
Less detail

Roy Kivisto with Aili and Trudi Rintanen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37216
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows Bridge is visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Inlets
Names
Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Kivisto, Roy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
Images
Less detail

Sweeping off the stairway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37219
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sweeping of the stairway at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown, where she and her family lived. Her cat is sitting at her feet as she sweeps. The Burrard Inlet is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sweeping of the stairway at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown, where she and her family lived. Her cat is sitting at her feet as she sweeps. The Burrard Inlet is visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Animals - Cats
Names
Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note on verso of print
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
Geographic Access
Crabtown
Images
Less detail

Eviction of Persons Residing on the South Shore of Burrard Inlet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport41520
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
37537
Meeting Date
4-May-1959
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
37537
Meeting Date
4-May-1959
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Less detail

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