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Fall in

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19363
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in uniforms standing in front of white canvas tents with their military kits out. Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in uniforms standing in front of white canvas tents with their military kits out. Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.47
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "FALL IN"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Ready to move off

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19364
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in uniforms standing in a field next to a line of military vehicles at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in uniforms standing in a field next to a line of military vehicles at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.48
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "Ready to move off"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Jeep at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19365
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms seated in the back of a military half truck that is towing two wagons with military ammunitions or supplies. The truck and wagons are located in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms seated in the back of a military half truck that is towing two wagons with military ammunitions or supplies. The truck and wagons are located in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "JEEP"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Rendezvous at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19366
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms in a vehicle camoflaged by trees and bushes during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms in a vehicle camoflaged by trees and bushes during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.50
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on album page reads: "Rendezvous"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Rendezvous / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Rendezvous at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms in a vehicle surrounded by trees and bushes during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms in a vehicle surrounded by trees and bushes during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.51
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on album page reads: "Rendezvous"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Rendezvous / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Rendezvous at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19368
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms with vehicles parked in a field during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms with vehicles parked in a field during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on album page reads: "Rendezvous"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Rendezvous / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Rendezvous at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19369
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms with vehicles parked in a field during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms with vehicles parked in a field during a training excercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp located in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.53
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Working on fighting map

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19370
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a military uniform seated at a table and looking over maps in wooded area during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a military uniform seated at a table and looking over maps in wooded area during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "working on fighting map"
Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Working on / Fighting mpa / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Ready to load

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19371
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms loading cannons during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of men in military uniforms loading cannons during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.55
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "Ready to load"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Ready to load / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Tents at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of white canvas tents in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of white canvas tents in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.56
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "NPAM LINES"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Buildings at Shilo looking north

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings, tents and a military vehicle on a road at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings, tents and a military vehicle on a road at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.57
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw in military uniform standing at the entrance to a white canvas tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw in military uniform standing at the entrance to a white canvas tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.58
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "1937 / Shilo / L/Sgt / Hawkshaw"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw with friends at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw (left), standing with two other soldiers in front of tents at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. The two other men are identified as MacPherson (centre) and Don Moore (right).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw (left), standing with two other soldiers in front of tents at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. The two other men are identified as MacPherson (centre) and Don Moore (right).
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.59
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption under photograph reads: "Me, Mac, Moore"
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Me_MacPherson / don / Moore / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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At Ease at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19376
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of military men gathered outside a tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. Men are gathered around a man playing a guitar.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of military men gathered outside a tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. Men are gathered around a man playing a guitar.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.60
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption under photograph reads: "AT EASE"
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "At Ease / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Sergeant Tom Connors at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Tom Connors in military uniform standing at the entrance to a white canvas tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Tom Connors in military uniform standing at the entrance to a white canvas tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.61
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption under photograph reads: "Tom Connors"
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Sgt / Tom / Connors / 1937 / Shilo"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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The Jones boys at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19378
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men dressed in civilian clothing standing outside canvas tents at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. The two men are identified as Crichton Hawkshaw (left) and Jack Knechtle (right).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men dressed in civilian clothing standing outside canvas tents at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. The two men are identified as Crichton Hawkshaw (left) and Jack Knechtle (right).
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Knechtle, Jack Leslie
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.62
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "THE JONES BOYS"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Me & / Jack Knechtle / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Looking south at Shilo

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking south in an open field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking south in an open field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.63
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Crichton Hawkshaw with Moore and Knechtle at Shilo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19380
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men in civilian clothing standing outside at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. Men are identified as "Moore" (left), Jack Knechtle (centre) and Crichton Hawkshaw (right).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men in civilian clothing standing outside at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba. Men are identified as "Moore" (left), Jack Knechtle (centre) and Crichton Hawkshaw (right).
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Knechtle, Jack Leslie
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.64
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 2

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1936-1990
Length
00:04:08
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early member…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early members of the department who were also interested in the department's history.
Date Range
1936-1990
Length
00:04:08
Names
Blake, Fred
Auvache, Lewis
Chapman, Henry H.
Subjects
Public Services - Fire Protection
Buildings - Civic
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Canada Pacific Exhibition parade float

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a parade float with a banner on the side that reads,"Canada Pacific Exhibition Aug. 26th Sept. 7th." The float carries a large cornucopia, and three young women. There are mounted policemen following behind the float. The photograph is taken on north side of Granville Street at Hasti…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Material Details
Faint circular stamp mark of "Vancouver Drug Co." on verso, and gummed paper on each corner. The stamp reads, "Come to Vancouver's Golden [illegible]/ 50 Years of Progress" outside its circular seal for "Vancouver Drug/ Co. Ltd./ Nu-Gloss/ PHOTO FINISH"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a parade float with a banner on the side that reads,"Canada Pacific Exhibition Aug. 26th Sept. 7th." The float carries a large cornucopia, and three young women. There are mounted policemen following behind the float. The photograph is taken on north side of Granville Street at Hastings in Vancouver. Post Office, Royal Bank and "Famous Furs" store are visible in the background.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Buildings - Commercial
Transportation - Parade Floats
Public Services - Policing
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.5765.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
Photographs BV985.5765.1 - BV985.5769.1 are of the same parade at the same location.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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