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A Good Size Log, Barnet B.C
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38346
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Lee subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 411-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-13
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Labourers
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title taken from caption
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Bernard Hill farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35929
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hill brothers Frank, Claude and Gerry and their pet dog riding on hay wagon on their father's farm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-789
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hill brothers Frank, Claude and Gerry and their pet dog riding on hay wagon on their father's farm.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Transportation - Horses
- Agriculture - Crops
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4990 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Bob Prittie with George McNeil
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46025
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1969 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Prittie sitting in a excavator with YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) President George McNeil standing next to him, holding an architectural drawing. They are at the site of the "new" Burnaby YMCA.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1969 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-913
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Prittie sitting in a excavator with YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) President George McNeil standing next to him, holding an architectural drawing. They are at the site of the "new" Burnaby YMCA.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Brentwood Laundromat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her daughter Wendy standing in front of a line of washing machines at what has been indentified as a laundromat in the Brentwood area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-026
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her daughter Wendy standing in front of a line of washing machines at what has been indentified as a laundromat in the Brentwood area.
- Subjects
- Maintenance Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Brick Houses under Construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Columbian columnist William Hawley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45196
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 25, 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian farm and garden columnist William Hawley looking at tins and bottles of various types of bug sprays and garden sprays. He was the garden columnist for most of the 1960's, and prior to that he was a salesman and nutritionist for Brackman-Kerr feed store in New Westminster for…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 25, 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-092
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian farm and garden columnist William Hawley looking at tins and bottles of various types of bug sprays and garden sprays. He was the garden columnist for most of the 1960's, and prior to that he was a salesman and nutritionist for Brackman-Kerr feed store in New Westminster for 40 years. He and his wife Doreen were married for 52 years.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Dad at Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38864
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Claude Hill on a hay rake being pulled by the workhorse, "Tom." His daughter, Kitty, wrote the caption "Dad at Deer Lake" next to this photograph.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-183
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Claude Hill on a hay rake being pulled by the workhorse, "Tom." His daughter, Kitty, wrote the caption "Dad at Deer Lake" next to this photograph.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Crops
- Animals - Horses
- Occupations - Farmers
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Douglas Road School gymnasium
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38648
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two workmen (unidentified) standing next to a truckload of lumber outside the new Douglas Road School gymnasium.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Douglas Road School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 471-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-3
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two workmen (unidentified) standing next to a truckload of lumber outside the new Douglas Road School gymnasium.
- Names
- Douglas Road School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Gordon, Ethel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School gymnasium construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38646
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of workmen working on the construction of the new Douglas Road School gymnasium. None of the men are identified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Douglas Road School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 471-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-3
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of workmen working on the construction of the new Douglas Road School gymnasium. None of the men are identified.
- Names
- Douglas Road School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Gordon, Ethel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Garage and mushroom house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77192
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Stiglish family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the garage where Jack Stiglish repaired machinery and housed his tools, and the mushroom house beside it. A sign propped up between the two buildings reads "manure" with an arrow pointing to the right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Stiglish family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 552-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-07
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the garage where Jack Stiglish repaired machinery and housed his tools, and the mushroom house beside it. A sign propped up between the two buildings reads "manure" with an arrow pointing to the right.
- Names
- Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "view of father's garage where his tools were + he repaired the machinery / sign saying bags of manure this way / mushroom house next to garage"
- Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
- Geographic Access
- Keswick Avenue
- Street Address
- 3782 Keswick Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
Gardening techniques
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76915
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1963] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tony Fabian using new gardening techniques to improve his garden at Hardwick Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1963] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-035
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tony Fabian using new gardening techniques to improve his garden at Hardwick Street.
- Names
- Fabian, Tony S.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hardwick Street
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Gilley Brothers Logging, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38560
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam engine being used by the Gilley Brothers logging team. The photograph is captioned "Gilley Bros Logging Burnaby."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 461-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam engine being used by the Gilley Brothers logging team. The photograph is captioned "Gilley Bros Logging Burnaby."
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
Harold Johnston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51472
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a self-portrait of photographer, Harold H. Johnston, taken while looking into a mirror. Harold is seen holding a 35mm Pentax camera and standing in front of an open door. This photograph was most likely taken inside the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-073
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a self-portrait of photographer, Harold H. Johnston, taken while looking into a mirror. Harold is seen holding a 35mm Pentax camera and standing in front of an open door. This photograph was most likely taken inside the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Names
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Venables Street
- Street Address
- 4447 Venables Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Haying on the Hill farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38755
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1906]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man (probably Claude Hill) with a horse and hay rake, tending to a field of hay. Kitty Hill is in the foreground holding some loose hay. This photograph was likely taken on the Hill farm, known as Brookfield.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1906]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-074
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man (probably Claude Hill) with a horse and hay rake, tending to a field of hay. Kitty Hill is in the foreground holding some loose hay. This photograph was likely taken on the Hill farm, known as Brookfield.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Horse-drawn plough
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36336
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1961 or 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are standing facing the tree line. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and turning to smile at the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1961 or 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Tony S. Fabian subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 251-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are standing facing the tree line. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and turning to smile at the camera.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Horse-drawn plough at work
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1961 or 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are moving towards the tree line. The boy is moving along behind them, working the plough.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1961 or 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Tony S. Fabian subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 251-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are moving towards the tree line. The boy is moving along behind them, working the plough.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Horse-drawn plough at work
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36338
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1961 or 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy and a man clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are walking towards the camera with their ears up. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and the man is walking along beside him. Clothes are ha…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1961 or 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Tony S. Fabian subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 251-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy and a man clearing land with a horse-drawn plough at 5288 Hardwick Street, near Still Creek. The two draft horses are walking towards the camera with their ears up. The boy is standing behind them, holding on to the plough, and the man is walking along beside him. Clothes are hanging to dry on a line that is partially visible on the left.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory221
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1860-1932
- Length
- 0:08:48
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine, as well as the history of his grandfather, John Foley, founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine, as well as the history of his grandfather, John Foley, founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper.
- Date Range
- 1860-1932
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:08:48
- Names
- Foley, John
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton at his residence in Surrey by Lynda Mauve Orr, August 24, 1989. This interview focuses on the history of newspaper and printing presses in Canada.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:44
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr
Track five of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-4/MSS137-001-4_Track_5.mp3Interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory222
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1485-1814
- Length
- 0:09:45
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's explanation of the connection between printers and unions throughout history. He also tells the story of the cylinder press being smashed by handpress workmen to protect their jobs at the London Times as well as his own experiences learning on…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's explanation of the connection between printers and unions throughout history. He also tells the story of the cylinder press being smashed by handpress workmen to protect their jobs at the London Times as well as his own experiences learning on the Linotype.
- Date Range
- 1485-1814
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:45
- Subjects
- Printing Tools and Equipment
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton at his residence in Surrey by Lynda Mauve Orr, August 24, 1989. This interview focuses on the history of newspaper and printing presses in Canada.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:44
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr
Track six of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-4/MSS137-001-4_Track_6.mp3Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory403
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1945-1979
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of his early years in construction. Ron discusses what it was like to be in construction during the postwar era. He also discusses his father's work as a carpenter and the changes that occurred with the introduction of electric car…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of his early years in construction. Ron discusses what it was like to be in construction during the postwar era. He also discusses his father's work as a carpenter and the changes that occurred with the introduction of electric carpentry tools.
- Date Range
- 1945-1979
- Photo Info
- Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:46:51
- Interviewee Name
- Smitherman, Ron
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
Track one of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_1.mp3