"Recreational Activities - Dancing" found 12 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-416

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Persons - Crowds; Events - May Day

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Robert Burnaby Park; Wedgewood Street

Street Address: 8155 Wedgewood Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Burnaby May Day

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 26, 1928

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of folk dancing groups celebrating Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. The dance groups are composed of young boys and girls. Some dance groups are gathered around Maypoles, and a crowd is on a hill by the field watching.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of folk dancing groups celebrating Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. The dance groups are composed of young boys and girls. Some dance groups are gathered around Maypoles, and a crowd is on a hill by the field watching.

Subjects: Persons - Crowds; Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

Geographic Access: Wedgewood Street; Robert Burnaby Park

Street Address: 8155 Wedgewood Street

Accession Code: HV972.204.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 26, 1928

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Related Material: For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-25

Photographer: Lloyd, Frank Ernest

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Inscribed on the negative and printed on the bottom front of the photograph: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay B.C. / 20."

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Burnaby May Day

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 26, 1928

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of several maypoles that have been errected in celebration of Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. At every maypole, there are children (mainly girls), each holding a ribbon. The girls are wearing white dresses and some have white caps. A crowd is watching.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of several maypoles that have been errected in celebration of Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. At every maypole, there are children (mainly girls), each holding a ribbon. The girls are wearing white dresses and some have white caps. A crowd is watching.

Subjects: Persons - Crowds; Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

Geographic Access: Wedgewood Street; Robert Burnaby Park

Street Address: 8155 Wedgewood Street

Accession Code: HV972.204.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 26, 1928

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Related Material: For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-25

Photographer: Lloyd, Frank Ernest

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay. B.C."

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Burnaby May Day Celebrations

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 28, 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations including a field with children maypole dancing and a crowd watching. A stage is at the back centre under the flags, and there is a photographer with a tripod at the centre of the field.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 28, 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 013-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations including a field with children maypole dancing and a crowd watching. A stage is at the back centre under the flags, and there is a photographer with a tripod at the centre of the field.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lloyd's Studio

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph; Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "#7, Burnaby May Day Celebrations, 28/5/27"; Back of photo stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Burnaby May Day Celebrations, May 28, 1927 thumbnail

Burnaby May Day Festival

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 18, 1929

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 18, 1929

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 013-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Stride, Charles Edgar

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph; Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day Festival, May 18, 1929 / Stride Studios, New Westminster, BC, Photo #18"

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Burnaby May Day Festival, May 18, 1929 thumbnail

First May Day

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the first Burnaby May Day in 1925. Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) and her mother Lillias Urquhart (circled) were spectators.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-150

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the first Burnaby May Day in 1925. Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) and her mother Lillias Urquhart (circled) were spectators.

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms; Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

Names: Urquhart, Lillias

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Stride, Charles Edgar

Notes: Title based on caption on photograph; Parallel Name Authority: "Stride Studios"

Geographic Access: Central Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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First May Day, 1925 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Helen and Jack Stiglish

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Helen and Jack Stiglish in square dance outfits. Helen and Jack were part of the Burnaby Heights Square Dance club.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 549-070

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Photograph of Helen and Jack Stiglish in square dance outfits. Helen and Jack were part of the Burnaby Heights Square Dance club.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing

Names: Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"; Stiglish, Helen

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Original spelling of surname "Stiglish" was "Stiglich"

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Helen and Jack Stiglish, [195-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail

Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1929-1938

Length: 0:09:54

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's memories of Burnaby during the Depression years including his sister's personal and work history.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's memories of Burnaby during the Depression years including his sister's personal and work history.

Date Range: 1929-1938

Photo Info: McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464

Length: 0:09:54

Names: McGeachie, Florence Mary

Subjects: Occupations - Nurses; Recreational Activities - Dancing

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: June 18, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:51:13

Interviewee Name: McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"

Interview Location: Rosewood

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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McGeachie family; John Aloysius thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-10/100-13-10_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1976

Length: 00:09:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the functions at the “Gai Paree”, including its popularity as a wedding reception venue; how customers circumvented the 1950’s restrictive liquor laws; and the kinds of clubs in Burnaby in the 1950’s

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the functions at the “Gai Paree”, including its popularity as a wedding reception venue; how customers circumvented the 1950’s restrictive liquor laws; and the kinds of clubs in Burnaby in the 1950’s

Date Range: 1947-1976

Photo Info: Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712

Length: 00:09:36

Names: Gai Paree Supper Club

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Legal System

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: April 4, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin 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 Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.

Total Tracks: 10

Total Length: 00:56:44

Interviewee Name: Morin, Severin "Sev"

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.

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Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Sev Morin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-021/MSS187-021_Track%206.mp3

May Day dancers at Central Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Capitol Hill School May Day dancers at Central Park. Boys, front row: Albert Norman, George McMaster, Bob Parliament, Jack Atchison (or Wilson), and Norman Chappell. Boys, back row: Paul Fleming, Len Holland, Harvey Parliament, and Doug Holmes. Girls, front row: Vivian Drake, Thais …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-350

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Capitol Hill School May Day dancers at Central Park. Boys, front row: Albert Norman, George McMaster, Bob Parliament, Jack Atchison (or Wilson), and Norman Chappell. Boys, back row: Paul Fleming, Len Holland, Harvey Parliament, and Doug Holmes. Girls, front row: Vivian Drake, Thais Bonnett, Edna Chappell, and Betty McLeod. Girls, back row: Catherine Easthope, Esther Walters, Belle Wittingham, and Queenie Holdom.

Subjects: Events - May Day; Recreational Activities - Dancing; Clothing - Uniforms; Structures - Water Tanks and Towers

Names: Capitol Hill School; Chappell, Edna; Chappell, Norman; Drake, Vivian; Easthope, Catherine; Fleming, Paul; Halford, Thais S. Bonnett; Holdom, Queenie; Holland, Len; Holmes, Doug; McLeod, Betty; McMaster, George; Norman, Albert; Parliament, Bob; Parliament, Harvey; Walters, Esther; Wittingham, Belle

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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May Day dancers at Central Park, 1927 (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Maypole dancing at Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34320

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of May Day Maypole dancing at Central Park during Burnaby's first May Day celebrations. A number of girls in white dresses are dancing around the pole while a large crowd looks on.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-027

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of May Day Maypole dancing at Central Park during Burnaby's first May Day celebrations. A number of girls in white dresses are dancing around the pole while a large crowd looks on.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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