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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41377
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.164
- Description
- Postcard: black and white photo with unevenly centred white border; vertical; shows ocean, snow-topped mountain behind, sky and clouds; printed in white at bottom, hand-lettered "MT. MAKUSHIN - UNALASKA" "eB"?, copyright 1927; in grey on reverse, "POST CARD", line down centre; at left, "CORRESPONDENCE", at right "ADDRESS"; handwritten in black ink sideways, "Unalaska Sept. 21/ 27" "Dear Eric. Here is a little piece of Alaska, near where we are now. I have not written to you for a long time but just can't get time. Betting is strong up here on the fight tomorrow. We will get results on the radio. I have had a fine time, but will be glad to get home" "Iver"; addressed to "Mr. Eric Coe 2684 Fern Ave Jubilee, Burnaby Br. Columbia."; red stamp "UNITED STATES POSTAGE" "2 CENTS 2", portrait of "WASHINGTON"; cancelled by four lines; large postmark "UNALASKA ALASKA" "SEP 29 1927"; some darkening at edges, spot
- Object History
- "Iver" is Iver Gillen, brother of Denver Gillen, illustrator of the 1936 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Title
- Mt. Makushin - Unalaska
- Publication Date
- 1927.
- Names
- Coe, Eric
Images
Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory344
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-1975
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.
- Date Range
- 1952-1975
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Names
- Digney Speedway
- Subjects
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 22, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.
- Biographical Notes
- George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.
- Total Tracks
- 2
- Total Length
- 0:20:12
- Interviewee Name
- Hollinger, George
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with George Hollinger
Track one of recording of interview with George Hollinger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-013/MSS171-013_Track_1.mp3