"Pioneer Tales subseries" found 30 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of a 1908 watercolour of the original Patterson homestead built in 1894 on Patterson Trail, now Patterson Avenue. A woman feeding chickens can be seen by the front steps.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908 (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.: 204-065

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a 1908 watercolour of the original Patterson homestead built in 1894 on Patterson Trail, now Patterson Avenue. A woman feeding chickens can be seen by the front steps.

Subjects: Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Patterson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Patterson Family Home, 1908 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Thomas Farrington

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35233

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907 (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 Thomas Farrington repairing shoes in a Vancouver Fairview district shop, later operated by Bert Price.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907 (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.: 204-090

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Thomas Farrington repairing shoes in a Vancouver Fairview district shop, later operated by Bert Price.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores; Clothing

Names: Farrington, Thomas

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Thomas Farrington, 1907 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Dallamore Family Home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900] (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 the Dallamore family home on Silver Avenue near the B.C. Electric interurban tracks. Grace Dallamore's grandparents, the Harmers, and her parents, the Dallamores, owned this entire block of land. This house was built ca. 1896 by F.L. Harmer, a carpenter who settled in Burnaby in 189…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900] (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.: 204-130

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Dallamore family home on Silver Avenue near the B.C. Electric interurban tracks. Grace Dallamore's grandparents, the Harmers, and her parents, the Dallamores, owned this entire block of land. This house was built ca. 1896 by F.L. Harmer, a carpenter who settled in Burnaby in 1894.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Silver Avenue

Street Address: 6380 Silver Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Dallamore Family Home, [1900] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

George Leaf General Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35359

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905]

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 the George Leaf general store, at 7745 6th Street. Identified are: (left to right) Andy Johnston, Bill Bailey, Harry Archibald, Ed Harris, Bob Burgess (George Leaf's half-brother), and Tom Breen. All were staff members of the store, which was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905]

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.: 204-216

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the George Leaf general store, at 7745 6th Street. Identified are: (left to right) Andy Johnston, Bill Bailey, Harry Archibald, Ed Harris, Bob Burgess (George Leaf's half-brother), and Tom Breen. All were staff members of the store, which was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. In the reflection of the store window at the right is the streetcar station on the opposite side of the street. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names: Archibald, Harry; Bailey, Bill; Breen, Tom; Burgess, Bob; George Leaf General Store; Harris, Ed; Johnston, Andy

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 6th Street

Street Address: 7745 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

George Leaf General Store

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905] (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 the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905] (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.: 204-217

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names: George Leaf General Store

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 6th Street

Street Address: 7745 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

George Leaf General Store

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905] (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 the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road .

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905] (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.: 204-218

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road .

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names: George Leaf General Store

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 6th Street

Street Address: 7745 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Eli Maneer, Ab Wilson and Leonard Wilson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907 (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 Eli Egriphan Nimrod Sampson Joseph Jeffrey Maneer (who did gold leaf lettering, and developed "BCER" script for all B.C. Electric Railway vehicles), Leonard Wilson, and Adney "Ab" Wilson, in Vancouver.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907 (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.: 204-280

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eli Egriphan Nimrod Sampson Joseph Jeffrey Maneer (who did gold leaf lettering, and developed "BCER" script for all B.C. Electric Railway vehicles), Leonard Wilson, and Adney "Ab" Wilson, in Vancouver.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Portraits

Names: Maneer, Eli Egriphan Nimrod Sampson Joseph Jeffrey; Wilson, Adney "Ab"; Wilson, Leonard

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Eli Maneer, Ab Wilson and Leonard Wilson, 1907 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

James Smith

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35453

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1907] (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 James Smith, chief engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Empress of Japan. James was the husband of Agnes Smith (nee Taylor). The Smiths lived in one of the first houses built on Royal Oak Road.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1907] (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.: 204-311

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of James Smith, chief engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Empress of Japan. James was the husband of Agnes Smith (nee Taylor). The Smiths lived in one of the first houses built on Royal Oak Road.

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Smith, James

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

James Smith, [1907] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Yorston family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909

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 seven of the nine children of Ernest A. Yorston and Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston). Left to right: Eric Yorston, Cyril Yorston, Harry Yorston, Edward Yorston, Wilfred "Waff" Yorston, John "Jack" Yorston and Oswald "Obbie" Yorston. The older boys are holding shot guns, Harry is hol…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909

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.: 204-338

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of seven of the nine children of Ernest A. Yorston and Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston). Left to right: Eric Yorston, Cyril Yorston, Harry Yorston, Edward Yorston, Wilfred "Waff" Yorston, John "Jack" Yorston and Oswald "Obbie" Yorston. The older boys are holding shot guns, Harry is holding two paddles and Edward is holding an axe. This gag shot was taken by their father.

Subjects: Armament - Firearms; Animals - Dogs

Names: Yorston, Cyril; Yorston, Edward; Yorston, Eric; Yorston, Harry; Yorston, John "Jack"; Yorston, Oswald; Yorston, Wilfred "Waff"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Yorston, Ernest A.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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William and Agnes Gough

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900] (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 husband and wife, William and Agnes Gough.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900] (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.: 204-348

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of husband and wife, William and Agnes Gough.

Names: Gough, Agnes; Gough, William

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

William and Agnes Gough, [1900] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Tidball-Cram family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35605

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908 (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 the Tidball-Cram family home, 3267Kingsway (later renumbered 5489 Kingsway) at Denbigh Avenue (Denbigh did not exist at the time; the area was the family's orchard). Grandfather Tidball (left) and Grandmother Tidball (right) are on the porch. The Tidball's daughter and son-in-law, Ali…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908 (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.: 204-463

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Tidball-Cram family home, 3267Kingsway (later renumbered 5489 Kingsway) at Denbigh Avenue (Denbigh did not exist at the time; the area was the family's orchard). Grandfather Tidball (left) and Grandmother Tidball (right) are on the porch. The Tidball's daughter and son-in-law, Alice and William Cram, and their family joined the Tidballs on their farm after moving to Burnaby from the United States. The Crams and Tidballs produced and sold fruit, produce, honey, and cottage cheese.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 5489 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Images

Tidball-Cram family home, 1908 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35874

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1900 (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 Kingsway (then Westminster Road), looking east from Boundary Road near Central Park. Included in the photograph; Central Park Presbyterian Church, Masonic Hall and Reid's Hall.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1900 (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.: 204-733

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway (then Westminster Road), looking east from Boundary Road near Central Park. Included in the photograph; Central Park Presbyterian Church, Masonic Hall and Reid's Hall.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls; Buildings - Religious - Churches; Geographic Features - Roads

Names: Central Park Presbyterian Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Westminster Avenue; Kingsway

Street Address: 3777 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

Images

Kingsway, 1900 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Harriet Woodward's students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35880

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904

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 students of Harriet Woodward's private school, at Deer Lake. Front row, left to right: Bob Peers, Arthur Peers, Kitty Hill, Florence Hart, Geoff Peers, and Walter Gordon. Back row, left to right: Melvin Mawhinney, Beatrice Clayton, and Muriel Sprott.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904

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.: 204-739

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of students of Harriet Woodward's private school, at Deer Lake. Front row, left to right: Bob Peers, Arthur Peers, Kitty Hill, Florence Hart, Geoff Peers, and Walter Gordon. Back row, left to right: Melvin Mawhinney, Beatrice Clayton, and Muriel Sprott.

Names: Clayton, Beatrice; Godwin, Florence Hart; Gordon, Walter; Mawhinney, Melvin; Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"; Peers, Geoffrey Hugh; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"; Peers, William John "Bob"; Sprott, Muriel

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 5141 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Harriet Woodward's students, 1904 thumbnail

Great Northern Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903 (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 the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903 (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.: 204-746

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Construction - Railroad Construction

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Annotation at top of photograph reads, "Deer 1903"

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Great Northern Railway, 1903 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Claude Hill family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35911

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905] (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 the Claude Hill family home, "Brookfield," built in 1896. He and his family lived there until 1906, when he built a new home on the same property. The property later became the site of the Burnaby Village Museum.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1905] (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.: 204-770

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Claude Hill family home, "Brookfield," built in 1896. He and his family lived there until 1906, when he built a new home on the same property. The property later became the site of the Burnaby Village Museum.