Research

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 10.3 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of six adults and three children, identified as the MacKenzie family and friends. They are standing in the bushes in the woods. A note in the accession file identifies some of the people in the photograph. Back row of three men (l to r): Charles Hutton visiting from Moosejaw wearing a bowler hat on the back of his head, and two unidentified men. Middle row (l to r): Miss Evelyn Hutton from Moosejaw, the sister of Charles Hutton, Mrs. Eunice MacKenzie (the donor's mother), and Mr. Alexander MacKenzie (the donor's father) holding a baby (Art MacKenzie). Front row of two children (l to r): Donald B. MacKenzie (the donor's brother) and Jean MacKenzie Davidson (the donor).

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Davidson, Jean MacKenzie

Hutton, Charles

Hutton, Evelyn

MacKenzie, Alexander

MacKenzie, Art

MacKenzie, Donald B.

MacKenzie, Eunice

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Accession Code

BV985.24.2

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[1907 or 1908]

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

30-Aug-06

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of two women in large brimmed straw hats, standing on a large tree stump in a field. One woman is wearing checkered pattern dress, and the other a white blouse and long skirt, with a scarf at the neck. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Mil Reeder [sp?] & I at Elko going to the saw mill."

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Elko

Accession Code

HV983.42.65

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Date

[191-?]

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

800

Scan Date

28-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 14.3 x 8.7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of two unidentified men standing under a tree. There is a wooden structure and a pile of lumber behind them. The location is not identified.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Accession Code

HV983.42.89

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Date

[191-?]

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

28-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of a group of people standing on tree stumps in the woods. On one stump, a man in a three piece suit, with a hat and a pipe in his mouth is squatting, and on another stump, two women in overcoats and hats and a man wearing a vest is standing together. The squatting man on the stump resembles Arthur Rowe, the husband of Winnie Hill Rowe, and son-in-law of Bernard Hill.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Accession Code

HV977.123.7

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

300

Scan Date

23-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of a woman standing by a giant tree or tree stump. The woman is wearing a blouse and long skirt, with a blazer on the top, and a fur shawl over her shoulders. She is also wearing a large brimmed hat. She is identified as Mrs. Maude Hill, the first wife of Claude Hill (son of Bernard Hill).

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Hill, Maude

Geographic Access

British Columbia - North Vancouver

Accession Code

HV977.123.24

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Media Type

Photograph

Related Material

For another photograph of the same woman, see HV977.123.10 to .12

Scan Resolution

300

Scan Date

23-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm

Material Details

Annotations on the front of the photograph read: "Gilmour & Parker St South 1924" and "Willingdon Heights." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "25 feet at ground level / (A Bingham) March 11 1971." Stamped on the back of the photo: "457."

Scope and Content

Photograph of a woman standing by a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights. According to an accompanying note prepared by BVM and supported by the inscription on the photograph, the stump was at the southeast corner of Parker Street and Gilmore Avenue in the Willingdon Heights district. It is likely that the woman in the picture is Ada Bingham, wife of Alfred Bingham who took the picture.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Bingham, Mary Ada "Ada"

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Parker Street

Burnaby - Gilmore Avenue

Accession Code

HV976.46.2

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[1924]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

18-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

Alfred Bingham ?

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6.9 cm

Material Details

Annotations on the front of the photograph read: "Gilmour & Parker. South. 1924" and "Toothpick Stump." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Wide - 98 inch at TOB [sic - top] / Ground level 25 feet / SE corner of Parker & Gilmour / March 11 1971 / A Bingham."

Scope and Content

Photograph of a man sitting near the top of a giant tree stump at Willingdon Heights. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum and supported by the inscription on the photograph, the stump was at the southeast corner of Parker Street and Gilmour Avenue in the Willingdon Heights district.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Parker Street

Burnaby - Gilmore Avenue

Accession Code

HV976.46.3

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[1924]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

18-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

[Alfred Bingham]

Notes

Title based on caption of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5 cm, mounted on card 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a leaf-covered walkway lined with trees near Burnaby Lake.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Burnaby Lake

Accession Code

BV003.61.2

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Date

[between 1890 and 1909]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Lake Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

09-Jun-09

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Near Burnaby Lake/ Burnaby, B.C."

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Westerman family fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman standing in front of a large cedar tree.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Westerman, Walter "Wally"

Accession Code

BV020.17.6

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Date

[193-]

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

22-Sep-2020

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "957"

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Summary

This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's continuation of reading his series of short stories. He reads; "The ICE AGE and other observations before Burnaby", "The Coming of the Great Trees in Burnaby", "AND THEN MODERN CIVILIZATION STRUCK BURNABY" each written in March of 1962.

Date Range

1919-1939

Photo Info

Alfred Bingham standing next to a 1931 Model T Ford, 1932. Item no. HV976.46.4

Length

0:07:31

Subject

Plants - Trees

Scope and Content

Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes

Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Total Tracks

12

Total Length

1:38:06

Other Tracks

View All Tracks

Interviewee Name

Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection

Series

Oral History series

Item No.

100-13-20-2_Track_9

Transcript Available

MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories

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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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1912]

Collection/Fonds

Stride family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

001-012

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 8.3 x 10.7 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Edmonds District, including bush, houses and a windmill.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1925]

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Peers Photograph Album

Description Level

Item

Item No.

020-117

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of a young person seated on a rock in front of a tree. A cabin can be seen in the background and a caption accompanying the photograph reads "tree at Choate Stn." 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.

Photographer

Peers, Arthur

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Choate

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1949 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Chamberlain family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

179-015

Accession Number

BHS986-27

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph taken from an Armstrong Avenue School classroom. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "View from the second floor of Armstrong Ave School looking North to Burnaby Lake, 1949."

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Armstrong Avenue School

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Print made from col. slide

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Armstrong Avenue

Burnaby - 8757 Armstrong Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Cariboo-Armstrong Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

May 6, 1998

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

535-1187

Accession Number

2012-11

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of two unidentified students taking samples from a tree.

Photographer

Ponne, Simone

Creator

Burnaby NewsLeader

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "TC 16 76% 54+36 / TC Simone 1000 3"

Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1980 and 2001]

Collection/Fonds

Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level

File

Item No.

618-022

Accession Number

2015-15

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.

Photographer

Lawson, Doreen A.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photographs

Note in black in on verso of photographs 618-022-1 : 618-022-4 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway [at] Curtis / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches / East Fork"

Note in black in on verso of photograph 618-022-5 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches"

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Eagle Creek

Planning Study Area

Sperling-Broadway Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1929 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-138

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mrs. Lillias Urquhart in the garden at "Rowanlea," the family home. Rowan trees line the street alongside telephone poles. Lillias Urquhart was married to William Urquhart. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Urquhart, Lillias

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Griffiths Avenue

Burnaby - 6637 Griffiths Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1912 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-198

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Pontifex family near their Roberts Street property, in the Deer Lake area. Left to right: Robert Pontifex (father); Vivien Pontifex (daughter); Helen Pontifex (daughter); Beatrix Pontifex (mother). Robert and Beatrix had seven children in total: Vivien, Helen, Bob, Audrey, Barbara, Basil, and Hugh.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Pontifex, Beatrix Bond

Pontifex, Helen

Pontifex, Robert

Pontifex, Vivien

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Roberts Street

Burnaby - 6411 Roberts Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1925

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-239

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of twin sisters, Kay and Evelyn Rorison, cutting down a Christmas tree. Kay and Evelyn were the daughters of William and Alma Rorison of 3907 River Road (later becoming 4593 Marine Drive at Strathern Avenue).

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

North, Kay Rorison

Rorison, Evelyn

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - River Road

Burnaby - Marine Drive

Burnaby - 4593 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood

Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Sussex-Nelson Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1948

Collection/Fonds

Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

222-008

Accession Number

BHS989-19

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Moody Tree, a European Ash, which was presented by Colonel Moody to Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes and planted by Mrs. Holmes in the fall of 1861. The home of Mr & Mrs W. Holmes is visible in the background. This tree is on Lot 1, beside the Brunette, at the eastern side of Colby Street and a few feet from the New Westminister border.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Stamp of copyright on verso of photograph

Glued to the verso is a photocopy of the photograph with information typed below, identifing the tree as "The Moody Tree"

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Burnaby - North Road

Burnaby - 10th Avenue

Planning Study Area

Cariboo-Armstrong Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[192-]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

267-004

Accession Number

BHS991-34

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 10 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of a boy leaning on a tree next to a very large stump at Piper Avenue and Government Road.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Print is a colour copy of a sepia original

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Government Road

Burnaby - Piper Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds

Disney Family collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

325-012

Accession Number

BHS996-4

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Fraser Scrubland and burnt timber in the Edmonds district.

Photographer

Disney, John Harold "Jack"

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1912 (date of original), copied [1997]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

350-016

Accession Number

BHS997-9

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of a copse of trees at an unidentified location.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-194

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of E. Cary sitting in front of a tree at the front of 311 Madison Avenue.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Cary, E.

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Madison Avenue

Burnaby - 311 Madison Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Heights Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-432

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, with only the trees in the yard visible from the road. A van is parked in front.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Negative has a pink cast

Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Walker Avenue

Burnaby - 6742 Walker Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Richmond Park Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-433

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue with some of the trees in the yard cut down.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Negative has a pink cast

Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Walker Avenue

Burnaby - 6742 Walker Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Richmond Park Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1920] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-567

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Herolz family and friends at Deer Lake Drive. Deer Lake can be seen in the background.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Herolz family

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Deer Lake

Burnaby - Deer Lake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1914] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-571

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Deer Lake as seen through the trees.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Oakalla Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1943] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds

SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series

Burnaby Image Bank series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

370-656

Accession Number

BHS999-03

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph taken looking south from the back of 2224 Antrim Avenue (later renumbered 6957 Antrim Avenue). The British Columbia Electric Railway Company tracks and Central Park tram are partially visible in the background.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Antrim Avenue

Burnaby - 6957 Antrim Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Windsor Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1990]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

422-020

Accession Number

BHS2001-9

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the former grounds of the Hart House. This area is now the Parking Lot of the Burnaby Village Museum at Canada Way and Sperling Avenue.

Photographer

Wolf, Jim

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Canada Way

Burnaby - Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1937]

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs

Description Level

Item

Item No.

477-044

Accession Number

2007-12

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 15 x 17.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the driveway of 3812 Deer Lake Avenue covered in snow (old numbering system). This was the home of Claude and Annie Hill.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 3812 Deer Lake Avenue

Burnaby - 6570 Deer Lake Avenue

Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1904]

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs

Description Level

Item

Item No.

477-164

Accession Number

2007-12

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas Road (later Canada Way).

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Burnaby - Douglas Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1923

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers Family Photographs

Description Level

Item

Item No.

477-717

Accession Number

2007-12

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of a line of trees looking down towards the water. Beach chairs can be seen to the left.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Yellow Point

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1938

Collection/Fonds

George Grant fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

243-058

Accession Number

BHS990-06

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of a nursing tree growing out of a stump on Mount Elma. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

Photographer

Preston L. Tait

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Continuation of title: "...Forbidden Plateau - Courtenay, B.C."

Handwritten note on facing page reads: "On Mount Elma 4700 ft. where we first saw the real snow."

Photographer identifies photograph as no. 889

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Vancouver Island

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds

J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

487-039

Accession Number

2008-18

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Material Details

Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of a treed area at an unidentified location.

Photographer

Phillips, J.W.

Creator

J.W. Phillips

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-006

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of two unidentified girls sitting on top of a large pile of cuts. Archie Brown-John was believed to have cut this wood down for firewood.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-008

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of members of the Brown-John family sitting and standing on the blasting stump. This stump was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles

Brown-John, Archie

Brown-John, Frank

Brown-John, Roy

Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

Brown-John, Clive

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Gilmore Avenue

Burnaby - Napier Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1920] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-009

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Brown-John children playing on the blasting stump that was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Brown-John, Victor

Brown-John, Archie

Brown-John, Frank

Brown-John, Roy

Brown-John, Clive

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Gilmore Avenue

Burnaby - Napier Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[193-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds

Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series

Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Description Level

Item

Item No.

549-014

Accession Number

2012-30

Storage Location

See Location of AIP field

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of trees on Burnaby Mountain.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Burnaby Mountain

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1944

Collection/Fonds

Yanko family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

545-045

Accession Number

2012-09

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Material Details

Secured to album page with photo corners

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman (later Yanko) standing near an apple tree in Nelson, British Columbia.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Lillian Carman Yanko / apple tree / Nelson"

Note written on album page reads: "1944 / Lillian - Apple Tree - Nelson, BC"

Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1944"

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Nelson

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

June 1946

Collection/Fonds

Yanko family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

545-074

Accession Number

2012-09

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Material Details

Secured to album page with photo corners

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy standing on a planked sidewalk under blossoming fruit trees. This photograph was taken in Nelson, British Columbia.

Subjects

Plants - Trees

Names

Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mum / June 1946"

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Nelson

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of a young couple sitting on a felled tree on land that is being cleared. There are upturned trees, stumps, etc. The woman is wearing a coat with leg-o-mutton sleeves and a flat brimmed hat, and the man is in three piece suit, and has a pocket watch. An earlier catalogue record identifies the couple as Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sprott, on the land that is being cleared for their home, "Mayfield." The lake in the background is identified as Burnaby Lake.

Subjects

Land Clearing

Plants - Trees

Names

Sprott, Edgar

Sprott, Mrs. Edgar

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Canada Way

Burnaby - Burnaby Lake

Accession Code

HV978.1.9

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[190-?] (date of original), copied 1978

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution

300

Scan Date

25-Aug-06

Scale

100

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content

Photograph of the cleared land which appears to be the Sprott family property. There are stumps and felled trees on the lot. Across a small dirt road and behind a wooden fence, the Haszard house is visible to the extreme right of the photograph.

Subjects

Land Clearing

Plants - Trees

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Canada Way

Accession Code

HV978.1.16

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[190-?] (date of original), copied 1978

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

25-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 6.8 cm

Material Details

Inscribed in black ballpoint pen, on the back of the photo: "Ada and Big Stump / Clearing time on Willingdon Heights / 1948. / Burnaby 2. B. C" and in blue ballpoint pen: "Mrs. Mary Ada Bingham / 1 Real Pioneer Wife; she helped me clear the land. Build our home, dig out well and worked for the community for nearly 50 years. She died August 9, 1969 / Alf Bingham."

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mary Ada Bingham standing in front of a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights which was to be cleared for a veterans' housing project in 1948. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, and supported by the inscription on the photograph, Ada Bingham came to Burnaby to homestead with her husband, Alfred "Alf" Bingham, in 1919. They settled in the Lochdale district of North Burnaby but later moved to Parker Street.

Subjects

Land Clearing

Plants - Trees

Names

Bingham, Mary Ada "Ada"

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Accession Code

HV976.46.5

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[1948]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

18-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Summary

This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of tree felling in Burnaby.

Date Range

1917-1935

Photo Info

Alfred Bingham standing next to a 1931 Model T Ford, 1932. Item no. HV976.46.4

Length

0:08:22

Subject

Occupations - Lumberjacks

Plants - Trees

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Burnaby Mountain

Interviewer

Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date

June 10, 1975

Scope and Content

Recording is a taped interview with Alfred Bingham by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, Pioneers, and the Co-operative Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes

Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Total Tracks

14

Total Length

1:57:27

Other Tracks

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Interviewee Name

Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

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 Community Archives collection

Series

Oral History series

Item No.

100-13-20-1_Track_3

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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