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Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Agatha Van Der Starre admires some of the medals she's won throughout her long speedskating career. At 71, she's still going strong, having just set four records in the short track provincial championships in Burnaby last weekend."

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A group of unidentified elderly women

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of nine unidentified elderly women seated in wheelchairs and waving toward the camera. One holds up a flag and another has a trophy.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1453

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of nine unidentified elderly women seated in wheelchairs and waving toward the camera. One holds up a flag and another has a trophy.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Personal Symbols - Trophies

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT / page 4 / Burnaby Today / 92% / Burnaby General"

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armband

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.17.79

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.17.79

Description: Armband; navy blue, green, red, yellow; six badges, clockwise from top: cross, leaf, Scout logo, squiggly lines, hand, centre: crown

Object History: Sea Scouts

Marks/Labels: "BE PREPARED", stitched, white in banner on badge on bottom

Subjects: Organizations; Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

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armband

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.17.80

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV993.17.80

Description: Armband; navy blue, green, red, yellow; eight badges, clockwise from top: cross, sign, three pronged motif, flower, man, sun, two oars, bent arrow.

Subjects: Organizations; Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols

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armband

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.19

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV999.17.19

Description: Armband. White canvas with "ARP" stamped in blue. ARP = Air Raid Precautions. WWII Civilian defence group.

Object History: The ARP armband belonged to Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions. The Burnaby ARP wore armbands such as these.

Reference: See City of Burnaby Archives photograph 028-001 "Burnaby Air Raid Patrol"

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Clothing - - Clothing Accessories

Object Term: Insignia

Marks/Labels: "ARP" stamped in blue.

Subjects: Personal Symbols; Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Emergency Measures - Civil Defence

Names: Cutress, Harry Charles; Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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armband

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.44

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.44

Description: armband, Guides and Rangers; blue felt armband with a gold trefoil with "CGG" on it above a banner with text in gold reading "NATIONAL SERVICE”.

Reference: http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Girl%20Program%20Resources/Pins%20and%20Badges%20Other.pdf

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Clothing - - Clothing Accessories; Personal Symbols

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols; Clothing - Accessory; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

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armband

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.45

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.45

Description: armband, Guides and Rangers; blue felt armband with a gold trefoil with "CGG" on it above a banner with text in gold reading "NATIONAL SERVICE”.

Reference: http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Girl%20Program%20Resources/Pins%20and%20Badges%20Other.pdf

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Clothing - - Clothing Accessories; Personal Symbols

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols; Clothing - Accessory; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

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armband

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.46

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.46

Description: armband, Girl Guides; black felt armband with a gold trefoil with "G" "G" on either side of a gold ribbon of courage with a reef knot at bottom and a trefoil in the center.

Reference: http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Girl%20Program%20Resources/Pins%20and%20Badges%20Other.pdf

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Clothing - - Clothing Accessories; Personal Symbols

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols; Clothing - Accessory; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

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Arthur W. Mawbey

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1959 and 1964]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1959 and 1964]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1147

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.

Subjects: Persons - Veterans; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Symbols - Flags; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Mawbey, Arthur W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Award winning pianists

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Norah Code subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 345-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1997-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.

Subjects: Musical Instruments - Pianos; Personal Symbols - Trophies

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Code, Norah

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.

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badge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.6.15

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV001.6.15

Description: Hat badge and plume, "Be Prepared"; purple plume for District Commissioner; c. 1960 - 1975; split pin fastening

Subjects: Organizations; Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols - Badges

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada

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badge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.110

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.110

Description: patrol badge, Girl Guides; circular badge with red border, green and red poppy flower in centre; indicates Poppy patrol; worn above left breast pocket.

Object History: Note from donor: Grace Young (married name Dawkins) was patrol leader for the 1st Vancouver Girl Guide Co. from Christ Church Cathedral. Phyllis Mortimer was her second. Phyllis Mortimer later joint the Vancouver Police Department, where she served with Graces' husband, Albert Clayton Dawkins. Grace and Albert married in 1936 at St. Nicholas Church in Burnaby. Grace was the person who suggested the name Burnaby Royal Area when the Girl Guides were looking for a new name for that area.

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Clothing - - Clothing Accessories; Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification; Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Clothing - Uniforms; Clothing - Accessory; Personal Symbols - Badges

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Young, Grace

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badge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.130

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.130

Description: badge; turquoise pentagon with white stitching; "60" with small trefoil inside the zero; to commemorate sixty years of Guiding; issued in 1970; known as Jubilee crest

Object History: Note from donor: Grace Young (married name Dawkins) was patrol leader for the 1st Vancouver Girl Guide Co. from Christ Church Cathedral. Phyllis Mortimer was her second. Phyllis Mortimer later joint the Vancouver Police Department, where she served with Graces' husband, Albert Clayton Dawkins. Grace and Albert married in 1936 at St. Nicholas Church in Burnaby. Grace was the person who suggested the name Burnaby Royal Area when the Girl Guides were looking for a new name for that area.

Reference: http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/MultiBranch_Commemoratives.pdf

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Clothing; Clothing - - Clothing Accessories

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Clothing - Uniforms; Clothing - Accessory; Personal Symbols - Badges

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Young, Grace

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badge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.340

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV015.35.340

Description: patrol badge, Girl Guides; circular, with red border, green and yellow daffodil flower in centre; navy felt background; indicates Daffodil patrol; worn above left breast pocket.

Object History: Badge is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164). Note in purple ink on scrapbook page reads: "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926".

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols

Object Term: Award

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Clothing - Uniforms; Clothing - Accessory; Personal Symbols

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Bailey, Joan

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Documents

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Baseball Team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1933

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 16 unidentified men posing for a picture with a trophy and two basball bats arranged on the ground in front of them. The location of the photograph is unknown. This team may have been the Broadview area baseball team known as the Moosomin team that formed in the 1930s.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1933

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Margaret McCallum subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 375-027

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-42

Scope and Content: Photograph of 16 unidentified men posing for a picture with a trophy and two basball bats arranged on the ground in front of them. The location of the photograph is unknown. This team may have been the Broadview area baseball team known as the Moosomin team that formed in the 1930s.

Subjects: Sports - Baseball; Sports - Team Sports; Personal Symbols - Trophies

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

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baseball trophy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.147.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV975.147.2

Description: Trophy, silver cup, handle either side, mounted on round wooden base; on front "BASEBALL TROPHY" "Presented by" "ALDERMAN MCSPADDEN" "For Competition between Vancouver and Greater Vancouver INAUGURATION OF BURNABY WATERWORKS SYSTEM JULY 16TH 1912"; on back, left "VANCOUVER" "ALDERMAN W.S.CAMERON", and nine more aldermen, "SIX RUNS"; right side, "GREATER VANCOUVER" "COUNCILLOR F.M.BRITTON, BURNABY; then three more Burnaby councillors: "COUNCILLOR P.W. FAUVEL", "COUNCILLOR A. MacDONALD", "COUNCILLOR W.H. MADILL", "COUNCILLOR C.S. CAMPBELL", and "COUNCILLOR ELLIOT"; then "REEVE R.S.HARVEY, POINT GREY", and two Point Grey councillors, "TWENTY RUNS"; tarnished; '188' in base.

Category: 09. Recreational Artifacts

Classification: Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols

Subjects: Personal Symbols - Trophies; Sports - Baseball

Names: Madill, Reverend W. H.; MacDonald, Angus, 1854-1943

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Beverly Nann

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Beverly Nann holding up her medal for her Order of British Columbia, which she received for setting up the Burnaby School District's multicultural liaison program that was then cancelled in 2001.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2571

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Beverly Nann holding up her medal for her Order of British Columbia, which she received for setting up the Burnaby School District's multicultural liaison program that was then cancelled in 2001.

Subjects: Personal Symbols - Medals; Education

Names: Burnaby School Disctrict no. 41

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Beverley Nann regards the Lt. Governor's Award she's received for her work setting up the Burnaby School District's multicultural liason program with mixed emotions, now that the program has been cancelled."