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William Brenchley farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1890 and 1895] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a farm hand and horse team inside a large stump, taken on William Brenchley's farm. The farm was located at the northeast corner of Kingsway and 10th Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1890 and 1895] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: W.E. Brenchley subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 146-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-16

Scope and Content: Photograph of a farm hand and horse team inside a large stump, taken on William Brenchley's farm. The farm was located at the northeast corner of Kingsway and 10th Avenue.

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Transportation - Horses; Plants - Trees; Occupations - Farmers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Thompson, S.J.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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William Brenchley farm, [between 1890 and 1895] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail

William Hawley admires an azalea

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961, published November 25, 1961

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Columbian farm and garden columnist William Hawley admiring an azalea which was early to flower. He was the garden columnist for most of the 1960's, and prior to that he was a salesman and nutritionist for Brackman-Kerr feed store in New Westminster for 40 years. He and his wife Doree…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961, published November 25, 1961

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-095

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Columbian farm and garden columnist William Hawley admiring an azalea which was early to flower. He was the garden columnist for most of the 1960's, and prior to that he was a salesman and nutritionist for Brackman-Kerr feed store in New Westminster for 40 years. He and his wife Doreen were married for 52 years.

Subjects: Occupations - Journalists; Plants - Flowers

Names: Hawley, William "Bill"; The Columbian

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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William Hawley admires an azalea, 1961, published November 25, 1961 thumbnail

William Hawley surveys tree destruction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1962, published September 8, 1962

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Columbian farm and garden columnist William Hawley surveying tree destruction caused by tent caterpillars. He was the garden columnist for most of the 1960's, and prior to that he was a salesman and nutritionist for Brackman-Kerr feed store in New Westminster for 40 years. He and his …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1962, published September 8, 1962

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-094

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Columbian farm and garden columnist William Hawley surveying tree destruction caused by tent caterpillars. He was the garden columnist for most of the 1960's, and prior to that he was a salesman and nutritionist for Brackman-Kerr feed store in New Westminster for 40 years. He and his wife Doreen were married for 52 years.

Subjects: Occupations - Journalists; Plants - Trees

Names: Hawley, William "Bill"; The Columbian

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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William Hawley surveys tree destruction, 1962, published September 8, 1962 thumbnail

William Walker and his crew

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913 (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 William Walker, a member of a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby The land was cleared by blasting. The tree in this picture measured 24 feet in circumference.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913 (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.: 204-225

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of William Walker, a member of a crew contracted by the municipality to clear the area between Colborne Avenue, Brantford Avenue and Imperial Street in South Burnaby The land was cleared by blasting. The tree in this picture measured 24 feet in circumference.

Subjects: Land Clearing; Plants - Trees

Names: Walker, William

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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William Walker and his crew, 1913 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Wilma, Colin, Kay and Crichton

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 25, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilma, Colin, Kay and Crichton Hawkshaw standing on the lawn of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue). Tall trees are visible in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilma, Colin, Kay and Crichton Hawkshaw standing on the lawn of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue). Tall trees are visible in the background.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Names: Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: BV996.6.153

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: July 25, 1937

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2/9/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption for photograph reads: "Wilma, Colin, Kay, Me'"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "July 25/37"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Wilma, Colin, Kay and Crichton, July 25, 1937 thumbnail

Wisteria over Garden Gate

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of wisteria growing over a garden gate.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-370

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of wisteria growing over a garden gate.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Wisteria over Garden Gate, [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Woman standing on a field at Buena Vista

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1912 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in a a bed of flowers in a field. There appears to be hills with sparse vegetation behind her. She is wearing an overcoat with a belt around the waist, gloves and a hat. She is holding a purse in her left hand. The accession register identifies the woman as "Emily." …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in a a bed of flowers in a field. There appears to be hills with sparse vegetation behind her. She is wearing an overcoat with a belt around the waist, gloves and a hat. She is holding a purse in her left hand. The accession register identifies the woman as "Emily." According to the accession register, the location is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, from between 1912 and 1925. Stamped on the back of the photograph: "Better Pictures / NuGloss / Photo Finish / Vancouver Drug Co." and "680."

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Accession Code: HV984.51.23

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1912 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-10-10

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Woman standing on a field at Buena Vista, [between 1912 and 1925] thumbnail

Woman with flowers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in a park with flowers in her hair, holding a bouquet (to be described).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.9 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 507-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in a park with flowers in her hair, holding a bouquet (to be described).

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "To Rosie"

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Yale Creek

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on oage 17.4 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Yale Creek; a dry creek bed with a large tree lying across it. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on oage 17.4 x 26 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-068

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Yale Creek; a dry creek bed with a large tree lying across it. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Creeks; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Yellow iris flowers on Burnaby Mountain

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of yellow iris flowers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 629-101

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2006-13

Scope and Content: Photograph of yellow iris flowers.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Stamp on slide reads: "06-05-90"; handwritten note on slide reads: "Iris 13-2-15-2."

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Yellow iris flowers on Burnaby Mountain, 1990 thumbnail

Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 096928280x

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

Contributor: Sone, Michael

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Corporation of the District of Burnaby

Publication Date: c1987

Physical Description: 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Inscription: "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page

Library Subject (LOC): Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography

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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Digital Books

Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 371 CAR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 978-0-9781979-2-6

Call Number: 371 CAR

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Education

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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Digital Books

Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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

Notes: Includes index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

Digital Books

Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wolf, Jim

Publication Date: c1998

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

and Martha Love Farmhouse 47 �INTRODUCTION Deer Lake has always been a special place that has attracted people to its beautiful setting. This ancient glacial lake once surrounded by dense Pacific Coast temperate rainforest, was exploited by local natives for hunting, fishing and gathering food plants such as

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282834; 9780969282839

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

Author: Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: c1998

Physical Description: 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History; Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby; Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Notes: 2 copies held : copy 2.

Digital Books

Beautifying the home grounds of Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Howitt, M. H.

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 710 HOW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.11.2

Call Number: 710 HOW

Author: Howitt, M. H.

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: Runge Press

Publication Date: 1930

Physical Description: 87 p. : ill. : 24 cm.

Inscription: "Jannelle Slade" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]

Library Subject (LOC): Landscape gardening; Gardens; Plants, Cultivated

Notes: "Published jointly by the Experimental farm branch of the Federal department of agriculture and the Canadian horticultural council, with the authority of the Hon. Robert Weis, minister of agriculture, Ottawa, 1930."; "Free publications available.": p. 87.; "List of trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials suitable for planting", by various authors: p. 71-85.; Author's full name: Maurice Hamilton Howitt

Electric power stations electric railway systems, line and track, line calculations, motors and controllers, electric-car equipment, multiple-unit systems.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: International Correspondence Schools

Publication Date: c1905

Call Number: 625 INT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV991.38.3

Call Number: 625 INT

Author: International Correspondence Schools

Place of Publication: Scranton

Publisher: International Textbook Co.

Publication Date: c1905

Series: I. C. S. Reference Library

Printer: Burr Printing House

Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : ill. : 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electric power-plants; Electric railroads

Subjects: Transportation

Nu-tka : Captain Cook and the Spanish explorers on the coast

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1978

Call Number: 970 NUT v. 7, no. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Call Number: 970 NUT v. 7, no. 1

Contributor: Efrat, Barbara S., 1935-2017; Langlois, W. J., 1949-

Place of Publication: Victoria, British Columbia

Publisher: Aural History Program, Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Travel Industry, Provincial Archives of B.C.

Publication Date: 1978

Series: Sound heritage; v. 7, no.1

Library Subject (LOC): Cook, James, 1728-1779; Nootka Indians--History; Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History; Oral history; Oral history--British Columbia; British Columbia--History; Botany; Plants, Useful--British Columbia --History; Periodicals

Subjects: Indigenous peoples - British Columbia

Notes: "Edited by Barbara S. Efrat and W.J. Langlois." -- title page; "The editors of this volume have chosen to emphasize the linguistic spelling of the word Nootka. The word NU-TKA means " circling about" and is explained in detail by the excellent account of Mrs. Winifred David on page 55. " -- title page; "This volume is the first part of a two-part series to commemorate the Captain Cook Bicentennial. It is the intent of the editors that the two volumes should form one unit. The second volume Nu-tka : the history and survival of Nootkan culture will follow in short order . W.J.L. " -- title page; Includes bibliographical references

Pharmacographia : history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in Great Britain and British India

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Flückiger, Friedrich A. (Friedrich August), 1828-1894; Hanbury, Daniel, 1825-1875

Edition: 2nd

Publication Date: 1879

Call Number: 615.1 FLU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.84.44

Call Number: 615.1 FLU

Edition: 2nd

Author: Flückiger, Friedrich A. (Friedrich August), 1828-1894; Hanbury, Daniel, 1825-1875

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1879

Physical Description: xx, 803 pages, includes index

Inscription: "L Paecoel MSD" [handwritten in blue ink, fly leaf front] "Merck & Co. Limited" "560 De Courcelles St." "Montreal" [blue stamp, fly leaf back and twice on end papers]