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Interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon July 9, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory91
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1932
- Length
- 0:08:08
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles A. Purdon's employment history and first years of marriage to May E. Purdon.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles A. Purdon's employment history and first years of marriage to May E. Purdon.
- Date Range
- 1904-1932
- Length
- 0:08:08
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July 9, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury July 9, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and Canadian politics. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- May Eliza was born in London, England in 1907. She came out to Regina with her family when she was eleven. Charles A. Purdon was born February 28, 1904 in London, England. He came to Canada in 1925 from China where he had been working as an accountant for the previous three years. Charles first came to Vancouver and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) but within a week he was sent to Regina. This is where he met May. May and Charles got married in 1926 and Charles began working as an accountant for the Saskatchewan Wheat Growers, then for the Canadian Wool Growers before being laid off. In October of 1930, Charles and May left Regina for Vancouver Island. Charles drove himself out and May rode the train with her children; twin boys and a daughter, only one year apart. They settled at May’s parent’s second house in Coombs. The Purdons arrived in Burnaby in December of 1932 and rented a house on Edmonds Street. Charles was unable to do road work and instead found work through the Liberal Party and also with the Municipal engineers indoors on a number of projects. In 1938 the Purdons were able to get into a reverted house built by Ernie Winch at Maple Avenue (then Jubilee) and Nelson Avenue that had nine bedrooms. They paid ten dollars a month to the municipality for use of this property. May Eliza Purdon died April 6, 1983 at the age of seventy-six.
- Total Length
- 1:40:03
- Interviewee Name
- Purdon, Charles A.
- Purdon, May Eliza
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon
Track one of interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-19/100-13-19_Track_1.mp3Old Curly at South Surrey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4041
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905] (date of original), copied 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Robinson-Surgenor collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at rest in front of a treed lot in South Surrey. There are four men in the picture. William Surgenor is the man holding an oil can, standing second to the left. The other three men are unidentified. Smoke is pouring out of the locomotive's chi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robinson-Surgenor collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the steam locomotive known as "Old Curly" at rest in front of a treed lot in South Surrey. There are four men in the picture. William Surgenor is the man holding an oil can, standing second to the left. The other three men are unidentified. Smoke is pouring out of the locomotive's chimney.
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Transportation - Locomotives
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Industries - Forestry
- Accession Code
- BV016.52.4
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1905] (date of original), copied 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Mar-15
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Scan of photograph negative
Images
Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription586
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of railway tracks running along a river or inlet. No homes or farms are in sight. The location is not identified.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of railway tracks running along a river or inlet. No homes or farms are in sight. The location is not identified.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- HV977.99.28
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Royal Hudson on excursion to Jasper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2911
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of engine no. 6080 "Royal Hudson" on an excursion stop in Jasper National Park in October of 1988. The train travelled from Vancouver to Jasper National Park.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of engine no. 6080 "Royal Hudson" on an excursion stop in Jasper National Park in October of 1988. The train travelled from Vancouver to Jasper National Park.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1988
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten notes on verso of photograph read: "Oct /88 :Steam Excursions / Vancouver --> Jasper"
- Handwritten note in orange pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Bullet - Nosed Betty & / The Royal Hudson"
Images
Royal Hudson on excursion to Jasper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Oct. 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of engine no. 6080 "Royal Hudson" on an excursion stop in Jasper National Park in October of 1988. The train travelled from Vancouver to Jasper National Park. Train engineer is visible in the cab at the front of the train locomotive.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of engine no. 6080 "Royal Hudson" on an excursion stop in Jasper National Park in October of 1988. The train travelled from Vancouver to Jasper National Park. Train engineer is visible in the cab at the front of the train locomotive.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Oct. 1988
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten text in orange on verso of photograph reads: "Oct /88 / Jack - One of the working / engines on the "Steam / Excursion". He worked / the Kamloops to Blue River / segment in the Royal Hudson."
Images
Standing by the railway tracks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription294
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 6.99 x 8.89 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of men and women standing by the railway tracks. There is a couple standing together on the left of the photograph, who have been identified as Dave and Birdie. Dave is holding an umbrella in one hand, and holding Birdie's hands with the other hand. The other three people are …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 6.99 x 8.89 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of men and women standing by the railway tracks. There is a couple standing together on the left of the photograph, who have been identified as Dave and Birdie. Dave is holding an umbrella in one hand, and holding Birdie's hands with the other hand. The other three people are standing on the right side of the photograph and two of them have been identified as F. Graham, and Jack. A tall woman standing on the extreme right of the photograph has been unidentified. Annotations on the front of the photograph read: "Dave / Birdie / F. Graham / Jack / ?"
- Accession Code
- HV983.42.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other prints of the same image, see HV983.42.35 and .36
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Young woman standing on a railway track
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1036
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified young woman in skirt and blazer with a camera box by her hip and the box strap over her shoulder. She is standing on a railway track at an unidentified location.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Material Details
- inscribed in pencil, on verso, "F O Hanrahan"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified young woman in skirt and blazer with a camera box by her hip and the box strap over her shoulder. She is standing on a railway track at an unidentified location.
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.50
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-30
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph