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![Family album, [between 1880 and 1900] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-018-1.jpg?width=280)
Family album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37214
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 10 cm or smaller) ; 28 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph album consisting of photographs that are likely of members of the Johnson family. Photographs are primarily studio portraits of unidentified individuals, taken in various locations including: Helena, MT; Toronto; Montreal; New Westminster; Fredrikshald, Norway; and Chicago and Roseland, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 10 cm or smaller) ; 28 x 20 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 335-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph album consisting of photographs that are likely of members of the Johnson family. Photographs are primarily studio portraits of unidentified individuals, taken in various locations including: Helena, MT; Toronto; Montreal; New Westminster; Fredrikshald, Norway; and Chicago and Roseland, IL. Photographs depict a group of maids, individuals, children alone or with their parents, and families.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-2 reads: "Wadds Bros / Vancouver & Nelson B.C."
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-3 reads: "J.H. Lemaitre & Co."
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-4 reads: "Gagen & Fraser / Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-5 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-6 reads: "Ahlborn / Chicago"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-7 reads: "From the studio of J. B. Cook / ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-8 reads: "Wadds Bros / Vancouver, B.C."
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-9 reads: "Eldridge Stanton / ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-10 reads: "Dixon / ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-11 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-12 reads: "Wadds Bros / Vancouver, B.C."
- 335-018-12 is mounted on a sheet of cardboard
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-14 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-15 reads: "Eldridge Stanton / ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-16 reads: "J.T. Lambly, / ... Montreal"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-17 reads: "Buchanan"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-18 reads: "Topley" and features an elaborate design
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-19 reads: "Notman & Fraser" and "Toronto" and features an elaborate design
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-20 reads: "Farmer Brothers Photographers / Hamilton, Ont"
- Handwritten note on verso of 335-018-20 reads: "I wish you a Merry Christmas"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-21 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-22 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-23 reads: "Dixon / ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-24 reads: "Simpson Bros / ... Toronto"
- Caption on recto of 335-018-25 reads: "Toronto Photo Gallery"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-26 reads: "Simpson Bros / ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-28 reads: "H.R. Kiopman / Roseland, Ills."
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-29 reads: "J.G. Parks, Photo. Montreal"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-30 reads: "J.G. Parks / ... Montreal"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-32 reads: "S. J. Thompson, New Westminster B.C."
- Handwritten note onv erso of 335-018-32 reads: "Yours truly - J. M. McLeod" and "1/18/96"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-33 reads: "From Burman's Photographic Rooms / ... Melbourne"
- Caption on recto of 335-018-35 reads: "Sunbeam"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-36 reads: "Lemaitre ... Toronto"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-37 reads: "Olaf M. Madsen / ... Fredrikshald"
- Date stamp on verso of 335-018-38 reads: "1883/4"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-38 reads: "Spencer & Hastings / ... Victoria, B.C"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-49 reads: "Olaf M. Madsen / Fredrikshald"
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-40 reads: "Olaf M. Madsen / Fredrikshald"
- Caption on recto of 335-018-41 reads: "Sunbeam"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-42 reads: "Mrs. R. Maynard, / ... Victoria, B.C."
- Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-43 reads: "Sunbeam, Galen Block, Helena, M.T."
Images
![Family album, [between 1880 and 1900] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-018-1.jpg)
![Post Office, Vancouver BC, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Post Office, Vancouver BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1065
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.8 x 10.2 cm, mounted on paper 13.5 x 12.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the post office near the downtown Vancouver waterfront. The north shore can be seen faintly across Burrard Inlet in the background. Inscribed on the negative, printed on the photograph, lower left: "Post Office / Vancouver B.C."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.8 x 10.2 cm, mounted on paper 13.5 x 12.2 cm
- Material Details
- inscribed on the negative, printed on the photograph, l.l., "POST OFFICE/ VANCOUVER B.C."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the post office near the downtown Vancouver waterfront. The north shore can be seen faintly across Burrard Inlet in the background. Inscribed on the negative, printed on the photograph, lower left: "Post Office / Vancouver B.C."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Public - Post Offices
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV972.50.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-28
- Photographer
- Dean, H.M.
Images
![Post Office, Vancouver BC, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0004_001.jpg)
![A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store, [1907 or 1908] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0024_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription159
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1907 or 1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans.…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right side of the photograph. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. There is a discrepancy in the date of the photograph; the accession register dates the photograph 1909 while the donation form signed by the donor dates all the photographs in the accession as 1907 or 1908. Annotations on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C." This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Nelson Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.24.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1907 or 1908]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Photographer
- Libby, Ralph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store, [1907 or 1908] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0024_0001_001.jpg)
A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36151
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on cardboard 13 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store. There are two men in suits standing out in front of the store, infront of display windows that are lined with stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or trav…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on cardboard 13 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 228-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store. There are two men in suits standing out in front of the store, infront of display windows that are lined with stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Libby, Ralph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 2 b&w copy negatives accompanying
- Notes on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Andrew and Margaret Johnson, [1900] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-004.jpg?width=280)
Andrew and Margaret Johnson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37201
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on board 17.5 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew and Margaret Johnson, taken in a photographic studio in Vancouver, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on board 17.5 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 335-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew and Margaret Johnson, taken in a photographic studio in Vancouver, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Wadds Brothers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Photographer's stamp on recto of mount reads: "Wadds Bros./ Vancouver, B.C."
Images
![Andrew and Margaret Johnson, [1900] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-004.jpg)
![Andrew Sloane Johnson, [1908] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-003.jpg?width=280)
Andrew Sloane Johnson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37200
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen ; 10 x 6.5 cm, mounted on board 17 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew Sloane Johnson as a young child, sitting sideways in a chair. This photograph was taken in a photographic studio in Vancouver, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen ; 10 x 6.5 cm, mounted on board 17 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 335-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew Sloane Johnson as a young child, sitting sideways in a chair. This photograph was taken in a photographic studio in Vancouver, BC.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- Names
- Johnson, Andrew Sloane
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Wadds Brothers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 duplicate albumen print with a smaller mount accompanying
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Photographer's stamp on recto of mount reads: "Wadds Bros/ VANCOUVER, B.C."
Images
![Andrew Sloane Johnson, [1908] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-003.jpg)
![Augusta and John Hector, [1906] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100230001b.jpg?width=280)
Augusta and John Hector
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3474
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1906]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia cabinet card ; 14 x 10 cm, mounted on card ; 15.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Burnaby residents Augusta and John Hector, taken in a photographic studio in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia cabinet card ; 14 x 10 cm, mounted on card ; 15.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Burnaby residents Augusta and John Hector, taken in a photographic studio in Vancouver.
- Names
- Hector, John
- Hector, Augusta
- Accession Code
- BV001.23.1b
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1906]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/29/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- R.H. Trueman & Co.
- Notes
- Photographers' name embossed on recto of card reads: "R.H. Trueman & Co. / Vancouver / B.C."
Images
![Augusta and John Hector, [1906] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100230001b.jpg)
![Granville Street looking south from Rogers building, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0002_002.jpg?width=280)
Granville Street looking south from Rogers building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1063
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.1 x 10.7 cm mounted on paper 13.5 x 18.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Granville Street in Vancouver, looking south from the Roger's Building. The two tall buildings to the sides are under construction, and steam is blowing out from building chimneys. Busy street activities can be seen below with two trams running along the tracks.Inscribed on the scrapb…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.1 x 10.7 cm mounted on paper 13.5 x 18.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Granville Street in Vancouver, looking south from the Roger's Building. The two tall buildings to the sides are under construction, and steam is blowing out from building chimneys. Busy street activities can be seen below with two trams running along the tracks.Inscribed on the scrapbook paper in white ink: "Granville Street / Looking South / From Rogers Building / Vancouver B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV972.50.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-28
- Photographer
- Dean, H.M.
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
![Granville Street looking south from Rogers building, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0002_002.jpg)
"Happy Family" Cat Diorama
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1092
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1904]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.8 x 12.4 cm mounted on cardboard 13.8 x 16.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cat in a diorama box, with a mouse and two kittens cuddling by her side. Annotations on the front of the photo read: "Happy Family" and "Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year 1904 by John Johnson; Vancouver B.C. at the Department of Agriculture."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.8 x 12.4 cm mounted on cardboard 13.8 x 16.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cat in a diorama box, with a mouse and two kittens cuddling by her side. Annotations on the front of the photo read: "Happy Family" and "Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year 1904 by John Johnson; Vancouver B.C. at the Department of Agriculture."
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Accession Code
- HV972.117.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1904]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hawkshaw wedding
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2819
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- September 3, 1909
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia : 10.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on card ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Edward "Jack" Hawkshaw and Mabel Edith Honor McClean on their wedding day, surrounded by friends and family. The wedding took place at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia : 10.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on card ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Edward "Jack" Hawkshaw and Mabel Edith Honor McClean on their wedding day, surrounded by friends and family. The wedding took place at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.294
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- September 3, 1909
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/24/2011
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Thomson, Stuart
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in red ink on verso of photograph reads: “Uncle Jack and Aunt Mabel’s Wedding photo”
- Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: “John Edward Hawkshaw (groom) / Mabel Edith Honor [sic] McClean (Bride) / Christ Church Cathederal [sic] / Vancouver B.C. / September 1910”
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “Thomson” accompanying white writing reads: “319 Pender Street W. Vancouver”
- Note on recto of card mount reads: “Sept. 1910”
- Notes on the photograph state that the date was September 1910 but vital statistic records state that their wedding date was September 3, 1909
Images
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two ro…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two room house for the family, Reidun’s birth in 1931, and the family’s move to Curtis Street in 1932. She talks about her childhood memories of playing on a big stump and cedar log in the yard.
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Names
- Seim, Sjur
- Seim, Martine
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_1.mp3![Johnson family at Stanley Park, [1909] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-006.jpg?width=280)
Johnson family at Stanley Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37203
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1909]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen ; 11.5 x 17 cm, mounted on board 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Johnson family in a horse and carriage at the hollow tree in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1909]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen ; 11.5 x 17 cm, mounted on board 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 335-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Johnson family in a horse and carriage at the hollow tree in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stanley Park Photographers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso of mount reads: "FROM/ The Stanley Park Photographers./ HEAD OFFICE. 61 Cordova Street,/ Vancouver, B.C./ When ordering duplicates of this photo, mention negative No. 6623"
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
![Johnson family at Stanley Park, [1909] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-006.jpg)
Land Registry certificate for maker of deed re G.A. Stevens and E. Evans
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18800
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 26 Oct. 1909
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Land Registry Act certificate for maker of a deed re G.A. Stevens & E. Evans signed by Notary Public, James Gill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Land Registry Act certificate for maker of a deed re G.A. Stevens & E. Evans signed by Notary Public, James Gill.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.20
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 26 Oct. 1909
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Certificate, blue paper, black print; "LAND REGISTRY ACT." "For Maker of a Deed."; dotted lines are filled in with handwriting in black ink; "I hereby certify that" "G.A. Stevens & E. Evans" "personally known to me, appeared before me and acknowledged to me that" "they are" "the persons mentioned in the annexed Instrument as the maker thereof, and whose names" "are" "subscribed thereto as part" "ies" ", that" "they" "know the contents thereof, and that" "they" "executed the same voluntarily, and" "are" "of the full age of twenty-one years." "IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office, at" "Vancouver, B.C." "this" "26th" "day of" "October" "in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and" "nine"; signed "James Gill", typed "A Notary Public in and for the Province of British Columbia."; typing is carbon; at lower left, "10,000/8/1909."; stamped round seal "JAMES GILL" "BRITISH COLUMBIA" "NOTARY PUBLIC".
![Municipality of Burnaby, [ca. 1909] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1976/1976_0158_0006_002%20WEB.jpg?width=280)
Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13095
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1909]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w lithographic print on linen, b&w ; 40 x 43.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Map of the Municipality of Burnaby issued by Mahon, McFarland and Mahon (Real Estate, Insurance and Loans, Vancouver B.C.). A handrawn red line runs south of Burnaby Lake and between North Road and Boundary Road.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w lithographic print on linen, b&w ; 40 x 43.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Map of the Municipality of Burnaby issued by Mahon, McFarland and Mahon (Real Estate, Insurance and Loans, Vancouver B.C.). A handrawn red line runs south of Burnaby Lake and between North Road and Boundary Road.
- Creator
- Mahon, McFarland & Mahon
- Publisher
- The Angel Engraving Co.
- Accession Code
- HV976.158.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca. 1909]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 420
- Scan Date
- Dec. 22, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on content of map
- Title on map reads: "Map / of The / Municipality / of / BURNABY / ISSUED BY / Mahon, McFarland & Mahon"
- Map contains the initals "F.R.G." [sic]
- Circular insignia in left corner reads: "THE ANGEL ENGRAVING CO."
Zoomable Images
![Municipality of Burnaby, [ca. 1909] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1976/1976_0158_0006_001_seadragon/1976_0158_0006_001.jpg?w=280)
![On the steps of the Love family house, [between 1908 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199200340001.jpg?width=280)
On the steps of the Love family house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1133
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia; 11.5 x 16.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Martha Dorothy (Dot) Love Brandrith (at the front) and Sarah Love Parker (on the far left) standing on the steps of Love Family house with two other unidentified women.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia; 11.5 x 16.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Martha Dorothy (Dot) Love Brandrith (at the front) and Sarah Love Parker (on the far left) standing on the steps of Love Family house with two other unidentified women.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV992.34.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
- Related Material
- For a copy print of the same image, see BV000.45.3
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Stenton, Harry Royal
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Jessie Heath/ [mailing address]"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "H. R. STENTON./ COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER/ 1550 WILLIAMS ST. - HIGH. 353L./ VANCOUVER, B.C."
Images
![On the steps of the Love family house, [between 1908 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199200340001.jpg)
Pictures of Hazel, throughout her life
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93393
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1897-2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (19 photographs ; b&w and col.) + 1 accompanying letter
- Scope and Content
- Photograph album containing photographs of Hazel Peterson throughout her life, from her childhood in San Francisco to her later years. The album also held a letter attesting to Hazel Peterson's vaccination in 1902; there is a lock of hair and a photographic button pinned to the letter.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1897-2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Hazel Peterson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 album (19 photographs ; b&w and col.) + 1 accompanying letter
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 504-045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph album containing photographs of Hazel Peterson throughout her life, from her childhood in San Francisco to her later years. The album also held a letter attesting to Hazel Peterson's vaccination in 1902; there is a lock of hair and a photographic button pinned to the letter.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title taken from handwritten note inside the original album
- Note on verso of 504-045-1 reads: "hair light blond / eyes violet blue / Mrs Erickson / [?]"
- Note on verso of 504-045-10 reads: "Hazel Peterson, Dennis & Irene / Aug 18 1994"
- Photographer's stamp on verso of 504-045-18 reads: "Souvenir Snaps / 401 W. Hastings St. / Vancouver, B.C. / Extra copies by number"
![Post Office and CPR Depot, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0001_002.jpg?width=280)
Post Office and CPR Depot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1062
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.1 x 10.7 cm, mounted on album page 13.5 x 18.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a waterfront area in downtown Vancouver; the post office is visible to the left and the CPR depot to the right. The north shore can be seen faintly across Burrard Inlet in the background. A caption written on the album page in white ink reads, "Post Office and C.P.R. Depot / From Roo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.1 x 10.7 cm, mounted on album page 13.5 x 18.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a waterfront area in downtown Vancouver; the post office is visible to the left and the CPR depot to the right. The north shore can be seen faintly across Burrard Inlet in the background. A caption written on the album page in white ink reads, "Post Office and C.P.R. Depot / From Roof of Rogers Bldg / Vancouver B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV972.50.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-28
- Photographer
- Dean, H.M.
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
![Post Office and CPR Depot, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0001_002.jpg)
![Post Office and Docks, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0003_002.jpg?width=280)
Post Office and Docks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1064
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 10.1 cm, mounted on paper 13.5 x 11.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Vancouver waterfront area, including the post office. The north shore can be seen faintly across the Burrard Inlet. A large cruise ship is in the dock beside the post office. Inscribed on the scrapbook paper in white ink: "Post Office and Docks / From Rogers Bldg. Vancouver. B.C."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 10.1 cm, mounted on paper 13.5 x 11.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Vancouver waterfront area, including the post office. The north shore can be seen faintly across the Burrard Inlet. A large cruise ship is in the dock beside the post office. Inscribed on the scrapbook paper in white ink: "Post Office and Docks / From Rogers Bldg. Vancouver. B.C."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Public - Post Offices
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV972.50.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1911]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-28
- Photographer
- Dean, H.M.
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
![Post Office and Docks, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0050_0003_002.jpg)
![Royle brothers
, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2006/2006_0039_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
Royle brothers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2953
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on matt 27 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph studio portrait of (left) Harry Royle with his brothers, Joe Royle, and George V. Royle. All three men are wearing suits with cap style hats.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on matt 27 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph studio portrait of (left) Harry Royle with his brothers, Joe Royle, and George V. Royle. All three men are wearing suits with cap style hats.
- Accession Code
- BV006.39.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Similar photo to BV006.39.6
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-08
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph studio insignia in gold in bottom right corner beneath photograph reads: "Welford / 303 Hastings Street W / Vancouver, B.C."
- City of Burnaby Archives holds a copy of this photograph that was published in Pioneer Tales of Burnaby- see 204-267
Images
![Royle brothers
, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2006/2006_0039_0005_001.jpg)
![S. Shepherd Samuel and his wife, [190-] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0153_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
S. Shepherd Samuel and his wife
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription843
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. S. Shepherd Samuel taken in a photographic studio. Shepard Samuel is wearing a suit with a vest and a tie. His wife is wearing a dark coloured blouse with lace over her shoulders. Studio information is printed on the card mount of the original photograph: "The King Studio…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. S. Shepherd Samuel taken in a photographic studio. Shepard Samuel is wearing a suit with a vest and a tie. His wife is wearing a dark coloured blouse with lace over her shoulders. Studio information is printed on the card mount of the original photograph: "The King Studio / 303 Hastings St. W. / Vancouver, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV976.153.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Photographer
- King Studio Photographers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![S. Shepherd Samuel and his wife, [190-] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0153_0002_001.jpg)
