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Burnaby historical reference collection series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950-1992, predominant 1950-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 film reels + 20 videocassettes + 1 avi

Scope and Content: Series consists of a reference collection of films relating to the history of Burnaby. Films include CBUT News footage "Burnaby Mountain Sod Turning"; a documentary film "Cabin" about the building of a log cabin at Burnaby Village Museum; a documentary film "A Friend at the Door" about the work of …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Burnaby historical reference collection series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 3 film reels + 20 videocassettes + 1 avi

Scope and Content: Series consists of a reference collection of films relating to the history of Burnaby. Films include CBUT News footage "Burnaby Mountain Sod Turning"; a documentary film "Cabin" about the building of a log cabin at Burnaby Village Museum; a documentary film "A Friend at the Door" about the work of rural social workers in British Columbia; historical film footage from B.C. Transit Centennial of the B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams and home movie footage created by the Handel family.

Accession Code: HV971.30; BV005.8; BV005.48; BV012.37; BV014.39; BV016.37; BV017.11; BV020.5

Date: 1950-1992, predominant 1950-1973

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of series

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Burnaby historical reference collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.; "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson; Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.

History: Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.

Creator: Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"

Publisher: Railway Pictures Incorporated

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"; Horne, Frank Harry

Accession Code: BV012.37.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1990

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also BV020.5.1060

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.; Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman; VHS is a copy created from original excerpts

Images

Video

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

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Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wolf, Jim

Publication Date: c1998

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282834; 9780969282839

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

Author: Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: c1998

Physical Description: 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History; Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby; Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Notes: 2 copies held : copy 2.

Digital Books

500 small houses of the twenties

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Smith, Henry Atterbury, 1872-1954

Publication Date: 1990

Call Number: 728 SMI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486263002; 9780486263007

Call Number: 728 SMI

Author: Smith, Henry Atterbury, 1872-1954

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1990

Physical Description: 312 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture

Notes: Reprint, with new introd. Originally published as v. 1 of: The books of a thousand homes. New York : Home Owners Service Institute, 1923.

1918-1998 : RAF 80th anniversary

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1998

Call Number: 358.4009 RAF

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Call Number: 358.4009 RAF

Contributor: Handy, Brian

Place of Publication: [U,K.]

Publisher: Ministry of Defence, [U.K.]

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: 46 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Great Britain. Royal Air Force History

Notes: " RAF PUBLIC RELATIONS 1998' -- title page.; "Editor: Sqn Ldr Brian Hardy"

A carousel is magic : the saving of Parker #119

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Boulanger, Annie

Publication Date: c1995

Call Number: 731.932 BOU Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969992904

Call Number: 731.932 BOU Copy 1

Author: Boulanger, Annie

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Publication Date: c1995

Physical Description: 171 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm

Inscription: "To the Burnaby Village Museum - / one of my favourite places! / A. Boulanger / Sept 29/95", hand written in ink on title page of book

Library Subject (LOC): Merry-go-round--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Names: Parker, Charles Wallace "C.W."; Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Copy 1 of 2; Signed by author.

A chronological history of the Burnaby Historical Society, 1957-1997

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 971.13306 MCG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.13306 MCG

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: Burnaby Historical Society

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 53 p. : ill., ports. ;

Inscription: "Presented to Burnaby Village Museum by the / Burnaby Historical Society - 1977 / Pixie McGeachie", handwritten in ink on the cover of the book.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Notes: Researched and recorded by Pixie McGeachie. Includes facsimilies of newspaper articles.

A collection of Burnaby heritage stories

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1992

Call Number: 971.1 EDM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.1 EDM

Contributor: Pioneer members of Edmonds Community Centre

Place of Publication: [Burnaby]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1992

Physical Description: 19 p. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Notes: Burnaby's Centennial

A collector's guide to games and puzzles

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Goodfellow, Caroline G. (Caroline Georgina)

Publication Date: 1997; c1991

Call Number: 745.592 GOO Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1856279898

Call Number: 745.592 GOO Copy 1

Author: Goodfellow, Caroline G. (Caroline Georgina)

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Grange Books

Publication Date: 1997; c1991

Physical Description: 128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Games--Collectors and collecting; Games--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.; "A Quintet Book"-- verso.

Across far distant horizons : the life and times of a Canadian master mariner

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)

Publication Date: c1995

Call Number: 387.50971 HEA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1895590132

Call Number: 387.50971 HEA

Author: Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Cordillera Pub. Co.

Publication Date: c1995

Physical Description: 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: "S C Heal / 24 Aug 2007", handwritten in ink on title page of book.

Library Subject (LOC): Merchant marine--Canada--Officers; Ship captains--Canada; Maritime History; Biography

Notes: Includes index.; Trevor Whitla Bridges

A guide to pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Griffenhagen, George B.; Stieb, Ernst Walter, 1929-; Fisher, Beth D.

Publication Date: c1999

Call Number: 069.0615 GRI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 069.0615 GRI

Author: Griffenhagen, George B.; Stieb, Ernst Walter, 1929-; Fisher, Beth D.

Place of Publication: Madison, Wis

Publisher: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Publication Date: c1999

Series: Publication ; no. 18 (new series)

Physical Description: xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Museums--Canada; Museums--United States; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Directories

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index.; Cross reference with 615.074 GRI Rev. ed. of: Pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada / by George Griffenhagen and Ernst W. Stieb, 1988. 615.1 HAM Pharmacy museums and historical collections on public view in the United States and Canada / by Sami K. Hamarneh and Ernst W. Stieb, 1981.

A history of the Canadian Dollar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Powell, James, 1955-

Publication Date: 1999

Call Number: 332.4 POW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0662281233

Call Number: 332.4 POW

Author: Powell, James, 1955-

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: Bank of Canada

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: iv, 67 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 16 x 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Dollar, Canadian-- History; Money--Canada--History; Monetary policy--Canada--History; Foreign exchange rates--Canada--History; Dollar, American--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

A living history reader, vol. 1 : museums

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Anderson, Jay (Jay Allan)

Publication Date: c1991

Call Number: 973.074 AND COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0942063139

Call Number: 973.074 AND COPY 1

Author: Anderson, Jay (Jay Allan)

Place of Publication: Nashville, Tenn.

Publisher: American Association for State and Local History

Publication Date: c1991

Physical Description: 231 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Historical museums--United States; Open-air museums--United States; Historic sites--Interpretive programs--United States; United States--History, Local

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 2 copies held : copy 1.

A manual of Chinese herbal medicine : principles and practice for easy reference

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fan, Warner J.-W. 1939-

Publication Date: 1996

Call Number: 615.32 FAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781570621475

Call Number: 615.32 FAN

Author: Fan, Warner J.-W. 1939-

Place of Publication: Boston

Publisher: Shambhala

Publication Date: 1996

Physical Description: xiii, 332 p.; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Medicine, Chinese; Herbs--Therapeutic use

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-306) and index.

American Family of 1900-1920 : paper dolls in full color

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Tierney, Tom

Publication Date: 1991

Call Number: 391 TIE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486269485

Call Number: 391 TIE

Author: Tierney, Tom

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: 16 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Costume--History--20th century; Fashion--United States--History; Paper dolls

American gasoline engines since 1872

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wendel, C. H. (Charles H.)

Publication Date: c1983; c1994

Call Number: 621.4309 WEN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0879389087

Call Number: 621.4309 WEN

Author: Wendel, C. H. (Charles H.)

Place of Publication: Osceola, WI

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Publication Date: c1983; c1994

Physical Description: 584 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Internal combustion engines; Spark ignition--United States

Notes: "Originally published by Crestline Publishing Co.[Sarasota, Fla.], 1983 Editor/Designer: George H. Dammann."; Author's full name: Wendel, C. H. (Charles H.)