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Bob Peers reading a newspaper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39332
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1922]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers laying in a hammock, reading a newspaper, the "Daily Mirror."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1922]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-651
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers laying in a hammock, reading a newspaper, the "Daily Mirror."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Names
Peers, William John "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Public Library Summer Reading Club wrap-up party

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Public Library's wrap-up party for its Summer Reading Club. Photographs depict Chantel Jones and Walter Pineda of the Holiday Inn at Metrotown making pancakes for the party's breakfast, and Summer Reading Club participant Graeme Zacharias playing with giant …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2773
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Public Library's wrap-up party for its Summer Reading Club. Photographs depict Chantel Jones and Walter Pineda of the Holiday Inn at Metrotown making pancakes for the party's breakfast, and Summer Reading Club participant Graeme Zacharias playing with giant bubbles during the party.
Subjects
Events
Events - Parties
Persons - Children
Names
Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2773-1: "Chantel Jones and Walter Pineda, of the Holiday Inn at Metrotown, team up to flip pancakes at the Burnaby Library's wrap-up party for its Summer Reading Club. More than 6,100 kids signed up for the club, which required them to read at least 15 minutes a day for 50 days of the summer."
Caption from metadata for 535-2773-2: "His summer reading completed, Graeme Zacharias, 8, makes giant soap bubbles at the wrap-up party and pancake breakfast for the Burnaby Library's Summer Reading Club. More than 6,100 kids signed up for the program, which required participants to read at least 15 minutes a day for 50 days through the summer."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Kitty Hill reading a book

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill seated with a book at her lap, reading. This photograph was most likely taken inside the family home, Broadview, in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill seated with a book at her lap, reading. This photograph was most likely taken inside the family home, Broadview, in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Street Address
5730 Buckingham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Olga Kotelko reading to girl with a broken leg

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman identified as Olga Kotelo reading or working on homework with a girl with a broken leg. The photograph is taken inside of a hospital.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1368
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman identified as Olga Kotelo reading or working on homework with a girl with a broken leg. The photograph is taken inside of a hospital.
Subjects
Persons - Adolescents
Persons - Seniors
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Olga Kotelko / Sherri Echlin"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Olga / PMT 100% / page 1 / Burnaby"
Images
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Reading event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98097
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified children watching a person in the foreground during a reading event.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3177
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified children watching a person in the foreground during a reading event.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Events
Education
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Reading outside Bob Prittie Metrotown Library

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person reading a book outside of the Bob Prittie Library. A blossoming cherry tree is visible behind the reader.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2080
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person reading a book outside of the Bob Prittie Library. A blossoming cherry tree is visible behind the reader.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Names
Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A good book, warm sunshine and blossoming trees make for a pleasant way to spend a Spring afternoon in the plaza at Burnaby's Bob Prittie Library on Monday."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6100 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Reading Program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80692
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 19, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children and adults at a reading program at Metrotown aimed at improving national literacy levels.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 19, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0958
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children and adults at a reading program at Metrotown aimed at improving national literacy levels.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2342 C Bby Simone 72% Bby 3"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
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Woman reading under a tree

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97121
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman reading a newspaper underneath a tree on a park lawn.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2648
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman reading a newspaper underneath a tree on a park lawn.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Geographic Features - Parks
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Woman reading with three children

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982 or 1983]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman with three children, each reading a book. The photograph appears to be taken in a library.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982 or 1983]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1352
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman with three children, each reading a book. The photograph appears to be taken in a library.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was published in Burnaby Today
Photographer's stamp on verso
Images
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Eriksdale High School in parade

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Rhoda Jeffers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large procession of students and teachers from Eriksdale High School walking along a dirt road in a small town. The first group is carrying two large banners reading: "ERIKSDALE / SENIOR" and "ERIKSDALE / HS". The second group is walking a short distance behind them, and are holding…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Rhoda Jeffers fonds
Series
Jeffers family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large procession of students and teachers from Eriksdale High School walking along a dirt road in a small town. The first group is carrying two large banners reading: "ERIKSDALE / SENIOR" and "ERIKSDALE / HS". The second group is walking a short distance behind them, and are holding banners reading "HARTFIELD" and "LAFONTAINE". As a teacher in Eriksdale, Manitoba, Rhoda Mae Jeffers may have been a part of this parade. The road is lined with buildings, including one with a large sign reading: "SMITH / GARAGE". There are also some cars parked along the roadway. People are standing at the side watching the procession.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Names
Jeffers, Rhoda Mae
Accession Code
BV007.20.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1931
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13/05/2018
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Handwritten text in black in on back reads: "School Parade 1931"
Images
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Limbo

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl, with cat face paint on doing the limbo at the Burnaby library’s celebration of reading event. Other unidentified children are in line waiting to limbo.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1346
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified girl, with cat face paint on doing the limbo at the Burnaby library’s celebration of reading event. Other unidentified children are in line waiting to limbo.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1854 / Bby 3 88%"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "Sept 16, 1998 1854: / Limbo dancing was one of the activities at the Burnaby library's celebration of reading event on Saturday. Article "Summer reading earns rewards.""
Images
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Auxiliary Volunteers at Burnaby General Hospital

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital Auxiliary volunteers Veronica Kuettel and Pat Colley helping maternity patient Donna Huber pick out reading material.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-233
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby General Hospital Auxiliary volunteers Veronica Kuettel and Pat Colley helping maternity patient Donna Huber pick out reading material.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
Names
Burnaby General Hospital
Kuettel, Veronica
Colley, Pat
Huber, Donna
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "WHEELING THROUGH THE WARDS ... Helping maternity patient Donna Huber pick out reading material are Burnaby General hospital Auxiliary volunteers Veronica Kuettel (left) and Pat Colley. In addition to making patients' lives more comfortable, auxiliary raises money for special hospital equipment and helps with various hospital services. Group also runs gift shop in hospital."
Geographic Access
Kincaid Street
Street Address
3935 Kincaid Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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Burnaby Princesses and Miss Burnaby at Port Coquitlam May Day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Denise Dullum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. print ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Princess Veronica Porter (left), Miss Burnaby, Melodie Spring (middle) and Burnaby Princess, Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) at Port Coquitlam May Day. The three are standing in front of a Burnaby parade float. Veronica Porter is wearing a long white dress and Denise Dullum (nee …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Denise Dullum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. print ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Princess Veronica Porter (left), Miss Burnaby, Melodie Spring (middle) and Burnaby Princess, Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) at Port Coquitlam May Day. The three are standing in front of a Burnaby parade float. Veronica Porter is wearing a long white dress and Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) is wearing a long blue dress, each is wearing a white satin sash draped across from their shoulder to their opposing hip reading “BURNABY PRINCESS”. Melodie Spring is wearing a gold floral brocade dress with a white satin sash draped fronm her shoulder to her opposing hip reading “MISS BURNABY 1970”. Melodie Spring, Denise Dullum and Veronica Porter were contestants in the Miss Burnaby contest in 1970.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Names
Dullum, Denise Fouchard
Porter, Veronica
Spring, Melodie
Accession Code
BV022.23.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1970
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Geocaching on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96045
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
6 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Terry Hewitt geocaching on Burnaby Mountain. Photographs depict Hewitt standing in a sculpture garden, reading a plaque, using a GPS device, and uncovering a cached box.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
6 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1794
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Terry Hewitt geocaching on Burnaby Mountain. Photographs depict Hewitt standing in a sculpture garden, reading a plaque, using a GPS device, and uncovering a cached box.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Names
Burnaby Mountain Park
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1794-1: "Terry Hewitt gets a reading on his Global Positioning Satellite receiver, as he hunts for a treasure box hidden somewhere on Burnaby Mountain. He's a geocacher, a worldwide community of outdoor enthusiasts who search for treasure boxes of trinkets, hidden by fellow geocachers, following a series of cryptic clues and satellite coordinates."
Caption from metadata for 535-1794-2: "Terry Hewitt accumulates clues that will lead him to the hidden treasure on Burnaby Mountain."
Caption from metadata for 535-1794-3: "Geocachers use Global Position Satellite receivers to decipher the location of small treasure boxes hidden away in parks or in the wilderness."
Caption from metadata for 535-1794-4: "After a series of clues lead him into the sculpture garden at Discovery Park on Burnaby Mountain, Terry Hewitt plots his next move that will get him closer to the hidden treasure box."
Caption from metadata for 535-1794-5: "Terry Hewitt is an avid geocacher, following clues and satellite coordinates to find treasure boxes hidden by fellow geocachers."
Caption from metadata for 535-1794-6: "Having followed a series of clues and satellite coordinates, Terry Hewitt finds the treasure box hidden on Burnaby Mountain. The box contains a log in which fellow geocachers record the date they found the box, and trinkets. When geocachers find a box, they exchange a trinket for one of their own, and then return the box to its hiding place."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Heather Roberts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79635
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 3, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Second Story Reading Centre coordinator Heather Roberts reading to four children at the centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 3, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 23.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0471
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Second Story Reading Centre coordinator Heather Roberts reading to four children at the centre.
Names
Roberts, Heather
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "2676 Bby Mario / 11/03 Bby p. 8 / Bby 1 35%"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Interior of the Patterson house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-?] (date of original), copied 1977
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 house identified by accession register, catalogue record and inscription as the Patterson house, possibly built in 1890s. This house was located either on Patterson Street (where the family first lived in Burnaby) or Edmonds Street (where they later moved to). The photograph is ta…
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 house identified by accession register, catalogue record and inscription as the Patterson house, possibly built in 1890s. This house was located either on Patterson Street (where the family first lived in Burnaby) or Edmonds Street (where they later moved to). The photograph is taken from a living room, looking towards a reading room. The living room has a fireplace with a mantle decorated with framed photographs. Through a wide doorway is shown a reading room with long drapes over the window, a piano, and a chair with an antimacassar. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Interior of Pateron [sic] home. / Located on Edmonds or Pateron [sic] St. ? / Built 1890's."
Subjects
Buildings Components - Fireplaces
Furniture
Accession Code
HV977.99.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[189-?] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-11
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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International Literacy Day at Bob Prittie Library

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kim DiPietro and her son Anthony at an International Literacy Day event at the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library. DiPietro and Anthony are reading along with "The Hockey Sweater" as author Roch Carrier reads the book at a microphone in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2744
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kim DiPietro and her son Anthony at an International Literacy Day event at the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library. DiPietro and Anthony are reading along with "The Hockey Sweater" as author Roch Carrier reads the book at a microphone in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Libraries
Events
Names
Burnaby Public Library
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Kim DiPietro and her son, Anthony, 7, follow along as Canadian author Roch Carrier reads from his story, The Hockey Sweater, at International Literacy Day celebrations at Burnaby's Bob Prittie Library. In addition to the special appearance by Carrier, who's also Canada's National Librarian, the event featured a pancake breakfast, a book sale, and an awards presentation for participants in the library's Summer Reading Club."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6100 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Leopold Buxton aged 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1901]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Leopold George Buxton at age eight. Leopold was the son of George Searby Buxton and Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss). Born 28 Feb 1893 in Reading England, he came to Canada with his parents in ca. 1911. He was a painter by trade and was educated at Kendrick School Reading and Queen Ma…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1901]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
513-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-05
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Leopold George Buxton at age eight. Leopold was the son of George Searby Buxton and Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss). Born 28 Feb 1893 in Reading England, he came to Canada with his parents in ca. 1911. He was a painter by trade and was educated at Kendrick School Reading and Queen Mary's School Basingstroke Hants. Leopold enlisted in the Canadian Infantry BC Regiment 7th Battlion during World War One. He died on April 24, 1915 and is buried at the Menin Gates (Ypres) memorial Belgium.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Buxton, Leopold George
Media Type
Photograph
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Second Street School literacy program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96159
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Second Street Community School students participating in a grade 4 literacy program for boys. Photographs depict the students working with Plasticine to create dioramas based on Where the Wild Things and reading a Goosebumps novel.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1856
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Second Street Community School students participating in a grade 4 literacy program for boys. Photographs depict the students working with Plasticine to create dioramas based on Where the Wild Things and reading a Goosebumps novel.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Second Street School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1856-1: "Harriss Brammell, James Do and Andy Hehar work on plastecine dioramas based on scenes from a book they've been reading in their Grade 4 classroom, Where the Wild Things Are. Their teacher, Barton Lim, has developed a literacy program to encourage boys to read, which includes getting them involved in activities related to stories."
Caption from metadata for 535-1856-2: "Sonu Kainth, a Grade 4 student at Second St. Community School, says he likes to read scary books, like Goosebumps. His teacher, Barton Lim, has developed a literacy program to encourage boys to read."
Geographic Access
2nd Street
Street Address
7502 2nd Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
Less detail

Theatre rehearsal at Alpha Secondary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97525
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jack Trovato, a drama teacher at Alpha Secondary School, sitting in the middle of a circle of unidentified students during a reading of the play "It's A Wonderful Life."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2864
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jack Trovato, a drama teacher at Alpha Secondary School, sitting in the middle of a circle of unidentified students during a reading of the play "It's A Wonderful Life."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Persons - Students
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Drama teacher Jack Trovato leads the cast of Alpha Secondary's Christmas production in a dramatic reading of It's a Wonderful Life."
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
Less detail

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