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Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory25
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- [1932]-1936
- Length
- 0:11:12
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
- Date Range
- [1932]-1936
- Photo Info
- Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
- Length
- 0:11:12
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July / August 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:17:56
- Interviewee Name
- O'Brien, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track eight of interview with W.H.
Track eight of interview with W.H.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_8.mp3
A Woman blowing a dandelion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58928
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman blowing dandelion seeds from her outstretched hand.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1378
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman blowing dandelion seeds from her outstretched hand.
- Subjects
- Plants
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page A-2 / Burnaby / Today"
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Nurses planting a tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59021
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of nurses posing with a tree they had planted.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1427
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of nurses posing with a tree they had planted.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Nurses
- Plants - Trees
- Ceremonies
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page A-7 / Burnaby / Today"
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Two men planting a tree indoors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59055
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified men in suits planting a small coniferous tree in a wooden pot, likely for some kind of ceremony.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1461
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified men in suits planting a small coniferous tree in a wooden pot, likely for some kind of ceremony.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 80% / page 4 / Burnaby Today"
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Three unidentified young boys
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59171
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking down from a tree of three unidentified children. One child is reaching up into the tree with a stick.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1497
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking down from a tree of three unidentified children. One child is reaching up into the tree with a stick.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page 6 / Burnaby Today / PMT 100%"
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Shell Oil Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark675
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Kensington Avenue
- Associated Dates
- ca. 1930-1993
- Heritage Value
- After considering several sites in the Greater Vancouver area, the Shell Oil Company chose 70 acres in North Burnaby with frontage of one third of a mile on Burrard Inlet. Shell proposed to build a four-million dollar plant that would employ up to 2000 - providing some relief in the middle of Burnaby's economic crisis of the Depression years. The site became known as the Shellburn Refinery and was in operation until 1993.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
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Broadview Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark687
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Development in the Broadview area slowed during World War Two, but after the war, the area became home to a number of industrial sites. The first major plant to be built here was the Dominion Bridge Company which opened in 1930.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
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Burnaby Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark718
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Heritage Value
- The higher elevations of Burnaby Mountain's south slope produced the ideal soil and temperature conditions for prized native foodstuffs like salmonberry, Indian plum, red elderberry, and other plant species to produce fruit three weeks earlier than elsewhere.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Burnaby Lake Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark733
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Heritage Value
- After New Westminster was established as the Capital City, the surrounding lands were surveyed by the Royal Engineers. The discovery of Burnaby Lake by Robert Burnaby in 1859 soon led to the construction of Douglas Road to Deer Lake in 1861. The completion of the tramline in 1891 renewed interest in the lands around both Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake and soon a group of gentlemen farmers had established strawberry fields and orchards to serve the New Westminster market. These were the most productive and well managed "fruit ranches" in the Fraser Valley. Local strawberries were so admired that they commanded 50 cents more per crate at local markets. One local paper reported that the area appeared as if "an English Village had been taken and planted amidst the grandeur of British Columbia scenery."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Barnet Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark747
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- The original Barnet mill burned down in 1909 after a dramatic explosion in the boiler house. The company rebuilt a new plant, considered a model of mill construction. The company's timber was towed down the Pacific in huge rafts containing about 400,000 to 500,000 board feet. Mill capacity during a 10-hour day was 150,000 board feet with an amazing annual output of 50 million feet.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Russian Submarines at Barnet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark748
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1915-1917
- Heritage Value
- This site was a top secret site where 460 men worked on the assembly of five submarines for the Russian Navy during World War I. The Seattle contractor was forbidden from doing the work in the US because of American neutrality regulations and he set up the secret plant here without the knowledge of the Canadian Government.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Brentwood Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark780
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- Between 1955 and 2001, the Brentwood Neighbourhood developed into one of Burnaby's four official Town Centres. The Brentwood Town Centre serves the north-west sector of the Municipality, providing facilities such as commercial developments - of which the Brentwood Mall is the most significant. Under Burnaby's Residential Development Framework adopted by Council in 1981, the Town Centre also incorporated a full range of multi-housing types and forms in close relationship with their commercial facilities. In 1996, the City adopted the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plant to solidify the area as a focus of higher-density and higher-intensity residential and commercial opportunities, public transit and supporting leisure facilities.
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
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journal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact15164
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV984.63.1
- Description
- Journal; hand bound journal tied together with three ribbons along the left edge. Green coloured cardstock cover of journal includes hand drawn art nouveau style border illustration and title in black and gold; title in centre reads: "Observations / from / NATURE". Original water-soluable ink drawings of flora and fauna throughout. Nine black and white photographs of Deer Lake and "Class VI Boys" and "Farmerettes of Class VI" working in school garden are glued onto the last seven pages. Preface on page 3 of journal indicates that the content includes personal observations of the woods around Deer Lake made by the author, S. Herbert Price and is dated May 8, 1923. Content on pages within journal document the creator's observations with texts and illustrations between January 1923 and May 1923.
- Object History
- Sydney Herbert Price was born on December 18 1903 in England to Frank Price (1872-1952) and Ruth Parlour (1875-1941). He was a school teacher for the Burnaby School Board and lived at 6050 Clinton Street, Burnaby. He died in 1969. The family lived at 3113 Royal Oak in Burnaby (later renumbered to 6290). In 1906, his uncle (Herbert Price) purchased the land on which Oakalla Prison Farm was to be built on. The Price family farm grew strawberries and then raspberry canes. The business grew so big that the family hired up to 100 berry pickers to help out.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Book
- Colour
- Green
- Gold
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- Measurements
- Height: 9.8 cm
- Width: 7.7 cm
- Depth: 2 cm
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Animals - Birds
- Names
- Price, Sydney Herbert
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hunting bow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16840
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.132
- Description
- Small maple hunting bow. A leather thong is tied to one end of the bow. It is loose at the other end, although, there is a knot that could slip over the bow. There are traces of green paint on the wood. Interior Salish: Nlaka’pamux: Spuzzum First Nation
- Object History
- Homer Barnett writes about Coast Salish bows: “the main hunting bow did not differ from the one used in fighting. It was made of yellow cedar root when this wood could be obtained from the mountains. The trunk wood was also used. An alternative was yew. Inferior bows for ducks and other birds were made from hardhack. Bows were about three or four feet long/ The were rather flat and were about the breadth of three fingers at the widest parts on either side of the grip, which was constricted and slightly thicker. They tapered from the centre towards both ends. The ends were curved away from the holder for a better string purchase (1955:100)
- Plant fibres were seldom made into bow strings. More common were two-ply cords of sinew or gut. Atypically, a skin thong was used (1955:101).
- Marks/Labels
- There is writing inscribed on the inside of the bow, which reads: “1925" "Made for me by Spuzzum chief.”
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Spuzzum
- School/Style
- Coast Salish
- Culture
- Nlaka'pamux
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Documents
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17356
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.42.6
- Description
- Museum & Art Notes - Booklet -- [1950]. The Art Historical and Scientific Association publication of Museum & Art Notes. This is Volume 1, Number 2 of the Second Series, March 1950. The front cover features a picture of Clematis Douglasii Hook. This issue has articles on: Some Rare Plants of British Columbia Early Electric Light on This Coast The Early Story of North Vancouver Production by the Billion The Irish Deer Camels in the Cariboo Acorn and Beechnut The Single Tusk of the Narwhal
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Organizations
- Organizations - Art Societies
- Organizations - Historical Societies
- Organizations - Science Societies
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trophy cup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20836
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.13.1
- Description
- The trophy is a tall slim silver cup with a handle either side. It is mounted on a round wooden base. There are a number of small shields around base in two rows. They indicate the winners from 1938 to 1957. One of the shields is loose. The cup is tarnished. It was presented by the Oak Theatre for the best plant at the B.A.C.A. flower show.
- Object History
- Object was presented by the Oak Theatre for the best plant at the Burnaby Amateur Chrysanthemum Association (B.A.C.A.) flower show. It was won by the donor, Alfred Preston, in 1948 and 1957. The B.A.C.A. started in 1937.
- Marks/Labels
- "OAK THEATRE TROPHY" "FOR BEST PLANT IN THE B.A.C.A. ANNUAL SHOW", engraved on front of cup. "1958 D.ELLIOTT" "1959 V.STEERS" "1960 C.GREEN" "1961 V.E. STEERS" "1962 V.E.STEERS" "1963 J.KAMIYA", engraved on reverse side of cup. "WON BY", engraved on each shield around base. The names are not readable until the shields are cleaned.
- Names
- Oak Theatre
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plant trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20837
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.13.2
- Description
- Trophy, silver cup mounted on black metal base; on front "KINGSWAY AMATEUR CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSOCIATION" "BEST BLOOM" "(PROTECTED)" "DUNSMUIR PRINTING CO."; on back, "1967 A.PRESTON" "1968 W.HOLME" "1969 S.STANLEY" "1957 V.E. STEERS" "1958 S.TURKINGTON" "1959 W.HOLME" "1960 A.MACINTYRE" "1961 A. PRESTON" "1962 W.HOLME" "1963 W.HOLME" "1964 A.PRESTON" "1965 C.GREEN" "1966 A PRESTON"; silver metal strip on base has one name, "1970 N. MacARTHUR"; cup is badly tarnished
- Object History
- Object was presented by the Dunsmuir Printing Co. for the "Best Bloom (Protected)" at the Kingsway Amateur Chrysanthemum Association (K.A.C.A.) flower show. It was won by the donor in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967.
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plant trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20838
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.13.3
- Description
- Trophy, shallow silver cup, handle either side, mounted on black plastic base; on front "EARLY FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS" "HARVEY'S TROPHY" "FOR BEST VASE"; on back "1952 W.DUNDAS" "1953 H.HORROCKS" "1954 H.HORROCKS" "1955 J. COPPINGER" "1956 M.SEEHUBER" "1963 M.WILSON" "1957 C.GREEN" "1959 V.STEERS" "1960 V.STEERS" "1961 W.HOLME" "1962 W.HOLME"; silver strip around base has "1964 F.IGGULDEN" "1965 F.IGGULDEN" "1966 C.GREEN" "1967 M.SEEHUBER" "1968 V.E.STEERS" "1969 V.E.STEERS"; tarnished
- Object History
- Object was presented by Harvey's for the "Early Flowering Chrysanthemums - Best Vase" at an unidentified flower show. It was won by the donor in 1970.
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plant trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20842
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.13.7
- Description
- Trophy, gold-coloured cup, handle either side, mounted on wooden base; on front "KINGSWAY A.C.A." "W.ROBERTS TROPHY" "VASE 5 BLOOMS" "SPECIFIED"; on back "1960 J.W.BARCLAY" "1961 H.DUNK" "1962 W.HOLME" "1963 C.GREEN" "1964 F. IGGULDON" "1965 C.GREEN" "1966 C.GREEN" "1967 A.LINN" "1968 V.E.STEERS" "1969 P.ARESTON" "1970 N.MACARTHUR"; stamped on underside of base, "kelbert trophies" "536 HOMER STREET VANCOUVER 3, B.C. MUtual 4-3922", remains of blue and silver sticker with same name
- Object History
- Object was presented by W. Roberts for the "Vase 5 Blooms - Specified" at the Kingsway Amateur Chrysanthemum Association (K.A.C.A.) flower show.
- Maker
- Kelbert Trophies Limited
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plant trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20843
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.13.8
- Description
- Trophy, silver cup, handle either side; deep base is painted black; on front "PAVEY" "CHALLENGE CUP" "NOVICE CLASS" "BURNABY AMATEUR CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSN"; on back "1960-J.SCOTT" "1962-R.KUNIMOTO" "1963-M.WILSON"; cup is tarnished, dented, right handle broken off. Plaques around base, "WON BY": "1940 R.A. REEVES" "1941 J.HOWLETT" "1942 R.BROWN" "1943 A.CASSELMAN" "1944 L.CROSBY" "1945 E.TOUZEAU" "1946 R.KUYPERS" "1947 A.RHODES" "1948 W.J.THOMPSON" "1949 W.S. PHELPS" "1950 H.HORROCKS" "1951 A.W.PATRICK" "1952 W.YOUNG" "1953 C. GREEN" "1954 G.C.SMITH" "1955 C.W.NISBET" "1956 E.S.THOMPSON" "1958 E. FITZPATRICK" "1959 H.DUNK"; one space.
- Object History
- Object was presented by Pavey for the "Challenger Cup - Novice Class" at the Burnaby Amateur Chrysanthemum Association (B.A.C.A.) flower show. The B.A.C.A. started in 1937.
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