military hat badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2893
- Description
- Wreath with "Royal Engineers" in banner across the bottom. "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" around centre of the badge with a crown at top.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
- Object Term
- Badge, Identification
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pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90996
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.11.4
- Description
- pamphlet; white center-folded paper titled "The Centenary of the Union of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, November, 19, 1866" with a logo of British Columbia Confederation Centennial. In the centre there are two oval headshot photos of "Governor A. E. Kennedy, Vancouver Island" and "Governor F. Seymour, British Columbia" above a drawing of "J.A.R. Homer, High Sheriff reading Proclaimation uniting the two colonies at New Westminster, November 19, 1866." At the bottom "Issued by/ THE CANADIAN CONFEDERATION CENTENNIAL COMITTEE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" Interior has a story of BC's history and four landscape photos of Victoria and New Westminster in 1866, and Victoria Government Offices in 1868 and Royal Engineers' camp. Back has copy of signed declaration with two seals and signatures.
- Object History
- Pamphlet was produced as part of the British Columbia Centennial '71 celebrations. It contains a story of the history of the two colonies and their joining to form Canada's sixth province on July 20, 1871. Back of the pamplet has a scan of the 1866 union proclaimation with signatures.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Marks/Labels
- "LITHOGRAPHED IN CANADA BY A. SUTTON, QUEEN'S PRINTER, VICTORIA, B.C."
- Measurements
- Length: 21.5 cm x Width: 14 cm
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stereograph card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80013
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3119
- Description
- Stereograph card produced by Underwood and Underwood Publishers. It is of a picture titled "Difficulties of the march on Pretoria - Royal Engineers making a roadway on the steep Velch/ River Banks, S.A. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood". The title is repeated on the back of the card in six different languages.
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