Research

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

August 13, 1997

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

535-0872

Accession Number

2012-11

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of an undentified man during a lawn bowling match.

Photographer

Bartel, Mario

Creator

Burnaby NewsLeader

Subjects

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1755 Mario Bby / 51% Bby p. 15"

Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[194-]

Collection/Fonds

Field family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

521-011

Accession Number

2010-14

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Material Details

Item is a scan of a photograph

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.

Subjects

Organizations

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names

Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Central Park

Burnaby - Imperial Street

Burnaby - 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[194-]

Collection/Fonds

Field family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

521-012

Accession Number

2010-14

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Material Details

Item is a scan of a photograph

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.

Subjects

Organizations

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names

Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Central Park

Burnaby - Imperial Street

Burnaby - 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

September 12, 1976

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level

Item

Item No.

556-394

Accession Number

2013-13

Storage Location

AV Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph shows people lawn bowling in Confederation Park.

Photographer

Carr

Vardeman

Subjects

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Notes

Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.

1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue

Burnaby - 250 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Capitol Hill Area

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Date

[196_] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds

Digney Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Accession Code

BV019.18.5

Storage Location

Digital only

Physical Description

1 mp4 video file (2 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Media Type

Moving Images

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Film segment of unidentified women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background.

Notes

Title based on contents of film segment

Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)

Creator

Andy Digney

Subjects

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Central Park

Burnaby - Boundary Road

Burnaby - Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Date

[196_] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds

Digney Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Accession Code

BV019.18.5

Storage Location

Digital only

Physical Description

1 mp4 video file (3 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Media Type

Moving Images

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Film segment of women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background. Sydney Swan (wearing glasses and vest) is identified as one of the bowlers.

Notes

Title based on contents of film segment

Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)

Creator

Andy Digney

Subjects

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names

Swan, Sydney

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Central Park

Burnaby - Boundary Road

Burnaby - Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[194-]

Collection/Fonds

Field family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

521-004

Accession Number

2010-14

Physical Description

1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi

Material Details

Item is a scan of a photograph

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of eight women in tea dresses standing together on the Central Park Lawn Bowling green.

Subjects

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Organizations

Names

Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Notes

Title based on note on verso of photograph

Note on verso of photograph reads: "Central Park Lawn Bowling"

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Central Park

Burnaby - Imperial Street

Burnaby - 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.

Scope and Content

Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting in the front row are; J.N. Durrell, Charles Mirren McInnes Harper, A.E.S. "Stan" Wood, William "Will" Taylor, and Edward Lumbley Wriglesworth. Most of the men are wearing suit vests and pocket watches.

Subjects

Sports - Team Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Names

Cameron, Reverend A.C.

Gasgarth, George

Goodacre, Oliver

Brown, John

Harper, Jack

Wood, A.E.S. "Stan"

Taylor, Will

Harper, Charles Mirren McInnes

Durrell, J.N.

Wriglesworth, Edward Lumbley

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Victory Street

Burnaby - Gray Avenue

Accession Code

HV976.71.1

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Date

[1916]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Sussex-Nelson Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

1/6/2010

Scale

100

Photographer

Rognon

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Window mat and backing are glued together

Photographer's writing on recto of photograph reads: "Photo by Rognon"

1 page accompanying identifies individuals

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1937 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds

Digney Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Item No.

562-003-6

Accession Number

2014-04

Storage Location

56-5-1-3

Physical Description

1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Media Type

Moving Images

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise bird sanctuary followed by footage of Stanley Park. The footage continues and interchanges between black and white and colour as the Digney's take a ferry ride to North Vancouver where they visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Fishermen's Cove. The reel closes with footage of skiers on Grouse Mountain and a fire at Pier D in 1938.

Notes

Title based on contents of film

Creator

Andy Digney

Subjects

Animals - Birds

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Sports - Skiing

Names

Digney, Andy

Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

Jones, Charles E.

Digney, Dorothy

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kingsway

Vancouver

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Kingsway-Beresford Area

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Date

[between 1962 and 1967] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds

Digney Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Accession Code

BV019.18.5

Storage Location

Digital only

Physical Description

1 mp4 video (27 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Media Type

Moving Images

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Item consists of a film compliation created by Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of eight short segments taken at different times in various locations. The film footage documents Joyce, Ernest "Dig", Paul and Bruce Digney's visit to the Seattle World Fair in 1962 as well as lawn bowling at Stanley Park and Central Park in Burnaby and a visit to the Stanley Park zoo.

Notes

Title based on contents of film segment

Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)

Two Film segments from this compilation are described at item level and available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby: BV019.18.5.4 and BV019.18.5.7

Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view entire content

Creator

Ernest "Dig" Digney

Subjects

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Exhibitions - Fairs

Menageries - Zoos

Names

Digney, Paul

Digney, Joyce

Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

Digney, Bruce

Central Park Lawn Bowling Club

Swan, Sydney

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Central Park

Burnaby - Boundary Road

Burnaby - Kingsway

British Columbia - Vancouver - Stanley Park

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.1

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. The base is painted dark with red spots. Engraved on the front: PRESENTED BY REEVE A.K. McLEAN. TO BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB SEASON 1921 SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Engraved on reverse: 1920 - A.C. CAMERON 1921 - CHAS.M.M. HARPER 1922 - Wm TAYLOR 1923 - JOHN REID 1924 - JOHN BROWN 1925 - TOM CHALMERS 1926 - W.RICHARDSON 1927 - JOHN BROWN 1928 - Dr.McCAMMON 1929 - J.V.BOYD 1941 - C.A.BROWN 1942 - Rev.H.PEARSON 1943 - A.G.CHARRETT 1944 - G.W.DAVIES 1945 - A.HICKMAN 1946 - W.J.BACK 1947 - J.SMITH 1948 - V.MARTINDALE 1949 - V.MARTINDALE

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "A.K. McLean" presenting the trophy was Alexander Kenneth McLean (1867-1938), Reeve of Burnaby from 1921 to 1926, as well as in 1928.

Marks/Labels

" PRESENTED BY/ REEVE A.K. McLEAN./ TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ SEASON 1921/ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP" engraved on obverse of cup " 1920 - A.C. CAMERON/ 1921 - CHAS.M.M. HARPER/ 1922 - Wm TAYLOR/ 1923 - JOHN REID/ 1924 - JOHN BROWN/ 1925 - TOM CHALMERS/ 1926 - W.RICHARDSON/ 1927 - JOHN BROWN/ 1928 - Dr.McCAMMON/ 1929 - J.V.BOYD/ 1941 - C.A.BROWN/ 1942 - Rev.H.PEARSON/ 1943 - A.G.CHARRETT/ 1944 - G.W.DAVIES/ 1945 - A.HICKMAN/ 1946 - W.J.BACK/ 1947 - J.SMITH/ 1948 - V.MARTINDALE/ 1949 - V.MARTINDALE" engraved on the reverse of the cup

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Name Access

Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.2

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, with two lawn bowling figures one on the front and back. The trophy is mounted on a round wooden base. On front "FRANK BOWSER TROPHY/ PRESENTED TO/ LOWER MAINLAND/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ 1923"; on back "1923/ WON BY/ CENTRAL PARK/ J.FINLAYSON./ J.KERR./ G.WHITE./ W.GRADDON./ PRESIDENT"

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "Frank Bowser" presenting the trophy was Kerrisdale resident Francis "Frank" Bowser. He was a member of the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club, ca. 1918, and was elected President of the Lower Mainland Lawn Bowling Association in 1919. The Bowser trophy was awarded to the winner of a competition between the various Lower Mainland bowling clubs. Each team entering had to be skippered by the president of that club. The winning team for the 1923 cup was from the Central Park Club in Burnaby (The Vancouver Sun - 16 Dec 1923). Francis "Frank" Bowser (1857-1929) came to Vancouver around 1885 and went to work with Dominion Customs, retiring in 1908 as chief landing waiter. He was elected reeve of Point Grey in 1912 and served two terms in office. His brother was former B.C. premier W.J. Bowser. (see Obituary in The Vancouver Sun - 26 Sep 1929).

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Name Access

Lower Mainland Lawn Bowling Club

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.3

Description

Embossed cup shaped trophy with handles on either side, mounted on a round, 15.3 cm diameter, wooden base. The overall height ofthe cup is 37.5 cm and overall width is 24.5 cm. This cup has been worked by hammering the surface designs from the inside rather than applying cast decoration. There are silver halmarks stamped on the underside of the cup inicating that the maker was Thamas Bradbury & Sons Ltd Company (1905 to 1943). On the front "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ BY/ A.E.S.WOOD/ 1923

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "A.E.S. Wood" presenting the trophy was Burnaby resident A.E.S. "Stan" Wood. The first lawn bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue, was on his property.

Reference

http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLABRADBURY.html

http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverBtre.html

Marks/Labels

"PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ BY/ A.E.S.WOOD/ 1923" engraved in a shield on the outside of the cup.

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Name Access

Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club

Wood, A. E. S.

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.4

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. On the front "THE HARPER TROPHY/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL DOUBLES COMPETITION/ 1923"

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club.

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Name Access

Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.5

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round metal base with a row of seven large metal shield and a row of seven small metal shields underneath. The trophy cup is marked, "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LADIES'/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ BY/ E.PITMAN/ 1930". The cup was competed for from 1930 to 1947. The names of each years winning team are engraved on shields mounted on the base. on back "MRS.H.GALE/ 1947 MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.J.HYND" first row large shields on the base "1930/ RINK COMPETITION/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.J.SMITH/ MRS.F.LEE/ MRS. E.PITMAN", "1931/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.S.E.ROTHWELL/ MRS.G.HITCHEN/ MRS.M.MARIND", "1932/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.G.BAILEY/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.PITMAN", "1933/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.E.SMITH/ MRS.W.HERD/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.MAYHEW", "1934/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.D.HERD/ MRS.A.N.GOWEN/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.C.M.M.HARPER", "1937/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.COLLINS/ MRS.GASKARTH/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1938/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.MAYHEW", second row small shields "1939/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.MARINO", "1941/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GOODWIN/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.HUEMES", "1942/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GALE/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.JEFFERY", "1943/ Ladies Rink/ Mrs.Digney/ Mrs.Taylor/ Mrs.Poole/ Mrs.Siddall", "1944/ Ladies Triples/ Mrs.W.Taylor/ Mrs.I.Hynd/Mrs.J.M.Holmes", "1946/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.L.H.WILLIAMSON/ MRS.I.SMITH/ MRS.J.HENRICKS

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. History of object is unconfirmed, but the "E. Pitman" presenting the trophy may be Burnaby resident Ernest Pitman, owner of the McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods stores. "Mrs. E. Pitman" won the trophy several times. She was likely Ernest's wife, Jean Pitman. 1939 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery. 1947 winner Mrs. S. Swan was likely Constance "Connie" (Bates) Swan, wife of Sydney Swan. Sydney was the brother of Alice Digney. Film footage of the Swans' and Digney's can be seen in accession BV019.18.

Marks/Labels

"PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LADIES/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ BY/ E.PITMAN/ 1930", engraved on front of cup "MRS.H.GALE/ 1947 MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.J.HYND", engraved on reverse of cup "1930/ RINK COMPETITION/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.J.SMITH/ MRS.F.LEE/ MRS. E.PITMAN", "1931/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.S.E.ROTHWELL/ MRS.G.HITCHEN/ MRS.M.MARIND", "1932/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.G.BAILEY/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.PITMAN", "1933/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.E.SMITH/ MRS.W.HERD/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.MAYHEW", "1934/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.D.HERD/ MRS.A.N.GOWEN/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.C.M.M.HARPER", "1937/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.COLLINS/ MRS.GASKARTH/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1938/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.MAYHEW", each year is a shield in the first row on the base. The text is engraved on the shields "1939/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.MARINO", "1941/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GOODWIN/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.HUEMES", "1942/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GALE/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.JEFFERY", "1943/ Ladies Rink/ Mrs.Digney/ Mrs.Taylor/ Mrs.Poole/ Mrs.Siddall", "1944/ Ladies Triples/ Mrs.W.Taylor/ Mrs.I.Hynd/Mrs.J.M.Holmes", "1946/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.L.H.WILLIAMSON/ MRS.I.SMITH/ MRS.J.HENRICKS each year is a shield in the second row on the base. The text is engraved on the shields

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.6

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base with eight metal shield on it and green felt on the bottom. On the front "BLAIR TROPHY/ PRESENTED BY/ MRS.P.BLAIR/ FOR/ ANNUAL DOUBLES COMPETITION/ 1931"; on the back "1946 - Mrs.J.Munroe. Mrs. H.Allison/ "1947 - MRS. J.WOLOSHYN - MRS.C.BROCKIE"; on shields "1938/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.ANDREW/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1939/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.E.GALE/ MRS.T.SIDDALL", "1941/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.W.POOLE", "1942/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS. AVELING", "1943/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.SIDDALL", "1944/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.S.HUGHES/ MRS.E.L.AVELING", "1945/LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.A.DIGNEY"

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. 1939 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery. 1941 winner Mrs. W. Poole was likely Mabel Annie (Conway) Poole, wife of William Poole. Their son, Albert "Bert" William Poole, was married to Patricia "Trixie" (Jeffery) Poole, daughter of Harriet and George Jeffery. 1945 winners Mrs. S. Swan and Mrs. A. Digney were likely Constance "Connie" (Bates) Swan, wife of Sydney Swan, and Alice (Swan) Digney. Sydney was Alice's brother. Film footage of the Swans' and Digney's can be seen in accession BV019.18.

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.7

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. On the front "BOWSER RINK/COMPETITION/ B.C.OPEN/ 1948"

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "Bowser Rink" presenting the trophy refers to Kerrisdale resident Francis "Frank" Bowser. He was a member of the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club, ca. 1918, and was elected President of the Lower Mainland Lawn Bowling Association in 1919. Francis "Frank" Bowser (1857-1929) came to Vancouver around 1885 and went to work with Dominion Customs, retiring in 1908 as chief landing waiter. He was elected reeve of Point Grey in 1912 and served two terms in office. His brother was former B.C. premier W.J. Bowser. (see Obituary in The Vancouver Sun - 26 Sep 1929).

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail

Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV007.5.8

Description

Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base with seven small metal shields and ten large metal shields. On the front "BLB/ CLUB/ WEART CUP"; on the back "1943 . Mrs.Rogers/ 1944 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/ 1945 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/ 1946 . Mrs.G.Jeffery/ 1947 . Mrs.G.Jeffery"; seven small shields are illegible; ten large shields "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.STOPFORD/ 1931", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. J.SMITH/1932", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. C.DOWNEY/ 1933", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.E.MAYHEW/1934", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SMITH/ 1937", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1938", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1939", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.POOLE/ 1940", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SIDDALL/ 1941", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. JEFFERY/ 1942

Object History

Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "Weart" presenting the trophy was John Walter Weart (1861-1941), Reeve of Burnaby from 1911 to 1912. 1942,1946 and 1947 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery. 1940 winner Mrs. W. Poole was likely Mabel Annie (Conway) Poole, wife of William Poole. Their son, Albert "Bert" William Poole, was married to Patricia "Trixie" (Jeffery) Poole, daughter of Harriet and George Jeffery.

Marks/Labels

"BLB/ CLUB/ WEART CUP", engraved on front "1943 . Mrs.Rogers/ 1944 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/ 1945 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/ 1946 . Mrs.G.Jeffery/ 1947 . Mrs.G.Jeffery"; seven small shields are illegible; ten large shields "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.STOPFORD/ 1931", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. J.SMITH/1932", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. C.DOWNEY/ 1933", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.E.MAYHEW/1934", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SMITH/ 1937", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1938", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1939", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.POOLE/ 1940", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SIDDALL/ 1941", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. JEFFERY/ 1942", engraved on reverse

Subjects

Personal Symbols

Personal Symbols - Trophies

Sports

Sports - Lawn Bowling

Name Access

Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club

Record Type

Artifact

Less detail