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medal

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.24
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.24
Description
Medal, silver-coloured; Queen Victoria Jubilee 1897; front -design of Queen Victoria showing head, shoulders and two laurel sprigs; centre - coat-of-arms, surrounded by 5 circles, each with symbol at centre; hangs from decorative brass bar with blue grosgrain ribbon connecting it to similar bar at top; partial fastener on back; ribbon is hand-sewn on to the brass bars.
Object History
Part of a donation pertaining to Frederick Homer Cassels, a WWI Veterinary service army veteran.
Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
He passed away July 31 1948.
Marks/Labels
"VICTORIA REGINA" around image; on reverse, around edge, is stamped "VICTORIA, QUEEN AND EMPRESS, 1837 - 1897, THE LONGEST AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN ON RECORD"; hand sewn to the front of the ribbon are gold metal initials "VR" and leaf motif
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - Medals
Names
Cassels, Frederick Homer
Images
Less detail

Rose Bancroft with map of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13265
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair Rose Bancroft standing next to a large map of Burnaby at the Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair Rose Bancroft standing next to a large map of Burnaby at the Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Souvenirs
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Names
Bancroft, Rose
Accession Code
BV005.54.279
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Rose Bancroft with map of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13266
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair Rose Bancroft standing next to a large map of Burnaby at the Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair Rose Bancroft standing next to a large map of Burnaby at the Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Souvenirs
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Names
Bancroft, Rose
Accession Code
BV005.54.280
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail