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Journeys of hope : challenging discrimination and building on Vancouver Chinatown's legacies

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Yu, Henry, 1967-
Publication Date
2018
Call Number
971.133 YU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9780993659317
Call Number
971.133 YU
Author
Yu, Henry, 1967-
Contributor
Ling, Sarah
Shen, Szu
Wong, Baldwin
Place of Publication
Vancouver, British Columbia
Publisher
University of British Columbia, Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
116 p. : ill. (some color) ; 26 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--Social conditions
Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
Race discrimination--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
Vancouver (B.C.)--Race relations--History
Notes
Text in English and traditional Chinese
Contributors: Editors: Sarah Ling, Szu Shen, Baldwin Wong
Transaltor: Szu Shen
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Shoot the chute

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Burnett, Dorothy Robertson
Publication Date
2010
Call Number
920 BUR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
920 BUR
Author
Burnett, Dorothy Robertson
Place of Publication
[S.l]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
111 p. : ill., ports.
Inscription
"To the museum / to the ride of a lifetime / Sincerely / Dorothy Burnett", hand written in black ink
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)
Amusement parks--History
Biography
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Gregg shorthand : a light-line phonography for the million

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Publication Date
c1893
c1901
c1916
Call Number
653 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.34
Call Number
653 GRE
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Place of Publication
New York
Toronto
Publisher
The Gregg Publishing Co.
Publication Date
c1893
c1901
c1916
Printer
Allied Printing
Physical Description
154 p. : ill. : 18 cm.
Inscription
"Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "120" [Printed and underlined in blue ink on front endpaper] "32" [Handwritten and underlined in pencil on front endpaper] "Miss Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil, upside down on front endpaper] "Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Shorthand
Shorthand--Gregg
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Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians : with a historical sketch

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Kerr, J. B. (John Blaine)
Publication Date
1890
Call Number
920.711 KER
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.60.1
Call Number
920.711 KER
Author
Kerr, J. B. (John Blaine)
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
Kerr & Begg
Publication Date
1890
Printer
News-Advertiser Printing and Publishing Co.
Physical Description
xxx, 326 p., [42] leaves of plates : ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Hold for refe" [handwritten in pencil on p. after front endpaper] "From the Library of Ted Dobb" [stamped in black ink on p. after front endpaper. with some ink transfered to previous p.] "A.M. Pound Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in red ink on p. after front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
British Columbia
British Columbia--History
Biography
Notes
Author's given name: Kerr, J.B. (John Blaine)
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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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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."
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Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby, Port Moody

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1862-1908]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
9 plans : 6 plans : black ink on paper ; 57 x 36.5 cm or smaller + 1 plan : black ink and grahite on paper ; 46.5 x 49 cm + 1 plan : blueprint on paper ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm + cm + 1 plan : graphite on paper ; 25 x 17 cm ; mounted on both sides of board 76 x 102 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board of four New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on one side and five New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 87 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 4 chs…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Survey and Subdivision plans series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
9 plans : 6 plans : black ink on paper ; 57 x 36.5 cm or smaller + 1 plan : black ink and grahite on paper ; 46.5 x 49 cm + 1 plan : blueprint on paper ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm + cm + 1 plan : graphite on paper ; 25 x 17 cm ; mounted on both sides of board 76 x 102 cm
Material Details
Scales [between 1:792 and 1:3600]
Index number on edge of board reads: "26"
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board of four New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on one side and five New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 87 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 4 chs = 1 in". Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and intialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon). Names two of the subdivisons of District Lot 87 are identified as, "L.E. Sprott" and "John Ledger". (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. "Plan of Subdivision / of / Portions of / Lot 136, 131 and Lots 44 and 78 Gr.1 / New Westminster District / Scale 300 ft = 1 inch". Annotation above title reads: "No. 901 / Deposited in Land Registry Office / New Westminster / Aug. 19th 1905 / Charles S. Keith D. Reg." Annotations and signatures at bottom of plan read: "I, William Nelson Draper, / W.H.R. Collister / Charles E. Perkins / E.B. Morgan / make / Surveys / correct / representation / upon / the / Land Registry Act / (sgd) W.N. Draper, P.L.S.". Plan includes a handwritten title: "Lots 136, 131, 44 & 78" and is initialed: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. "Survey / of / a Portion / of / Lot 95, Gr.1 / Scale 1 ch = 1in." Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and is initialed : "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 4. Blueprint plan of "Lot 396. Group One." with Scale : 3 chs = 1 in. A two acre portion of District Lot 396 is filled in with red ink." Plan is signed by "Albert J. Hill / B.C.L.S." (Geographic location: Port Moody) Side B: 1. Plan titled "District Lot 92 / Burnaby / Municipality / for sale by / Mahon / McFarland & / Mahon Ltd. / Vancouver, B.C. / Scale : 4 chains to one inch". District Lot 92 is subdivided into 161 lots and identifies roads: Norwich Road, Pole Line Road, Oakland Road, Stanley Road, Burford Road, Dalhousie Road, Brantford Road, Colborne Road, Roberts Road, Vancouver & Westminster Road, B.C. Electric Railway, Gilley Stn. and Burnaby (Power House). The bottom of the plan reads: "G.S. Dawson, P.LS. Vancouver, B.C." (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 29 / Group 1 / New Westminster District / Scale 2 chs = 1 in". Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and is initialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Small handrawn plan (no title) identifying "Lot 84 / Hydes, Claim" at the centre surrounded by lots and features identified as: "Lot 85", "Lot 93", "Lot 94", "Lot 32", "Lot 82", "Lot 83", "Lot 79", "swamp" and a "Small Lake" (Burnaby Lake). Identifying marks in the right corner of the plan read: "Page 13 / Surveyed by G. Turner / May 62". Plan also includes surveyor's bearing measurements and trails to "Small Lake" (Burnaby Lake). (Geographic location: Burnaby) 4. Untitled plan showing District Lots west of North Road and north of Burnaby Lake including: Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 10, 56, 148, 57, 58, 40. and Lots 3, 5, 7 east of North Road (Coquitlam). Lots in Burnaby are identifed for timber including: "Heavily Timbered" (Lot 57), " "Some Fir and Cedar" (Lot 40), "Splendid Fir and Cedar" (Lot 143), "Heavy Fir etc" (Lots 143 and 148), " "Fine Cedar" (Lot 15), "Rough Light Timber" (Lot 56). Other features identified at the lower portion of the plan include "Burnaby Lake" and "Brunette River". (Geographic location: Burnaby) 5. Untitled plan drawn in graphite showing sections of District Lot 85 south of Burnaby Lake and north of Hazsard Road. Plan is signed: "Albert J. Hill / B.C.L.S." and dated "12/26/08". Plan is initialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby)
Creator
Hill, Albert James
Draper, William Nelson
Publisher
Mahon, McFarland & Mahon Ltd
Accession Code
HV977.93.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1862-1908]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scale
72
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Scale is measured in chains and feet. (One chain equals 792 inches)
The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”
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Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1891 and 1894]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w albumen print on card ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two streetcars at the Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Conductors, engineers and riders are posing with the streetcars. The fronts of the streetcars include painted signage reading "12" and "13" and the sides of the streetcars read "WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVE…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w albumen print on card ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two streetcars at the Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Conductors, engineers and riders are posing with the streetcars. The fronts of the streetcars include painted signage reading "12" and "13" and the sides of the streetcars read "WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVER TRAMWAY CO. LTD.".
History
Photographers Richard H. Trueman and Norman Caple operated out of Vancouver between 1891 and 1894. The photographers worked between Winnipeg and the west coast of Canada specializing in mountain and railway views, ranch scenes and Indigenous peoples. In 1890, two companies started building electric rail; the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co., which undertook the ambitious project of building the first real interurban line from New Westminster to Vancouver, and the Westminster Street Railway. By April 20, 1891, both companies merged to form the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company. Streetcar service began in June 1891, travelling on twelve miles of track between New Westminster and eastern Vancouver and running through Burnaby. The line was taken over by the B.C. Electric Railway Company in 1897 until the line was closed in October 1953.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Public Transit
Names
Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company
Accession Code
BV021.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1891 and 1894]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-24
Scale
100
Photographer
Trueman & Caple
Notes
Title taken from recto of photograph
Inscription on recto of photograph reads: "1138_Central Parkk Sideing of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. _Trueman and Caple. Photo. Vancouver B.C."
Inscription in gold ink on board reads: "Trueman & Caple_Vancouver, B.C."
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The children of the abbey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary213
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Roche, Regina-Maria (1764-1845)
Publication Date
1897
Call Number
823.6 ROC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.136.103
Call Number
823.6 ROC
Author
Roche, Regina-Maria (1764-1845)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Routledge and Sons, Limited
Publication Date
1897
Printer
William Clowes and Sons, Limited
Physical Description
585, 6 p.
Inscription
"---ett", handwritten in pencil inside front cover "W25", in black pen inside front cover "C.R. Thornburrow", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "J.L. Lambert / 2350 E 4 Ave / Vancouver B.C.", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--18th century
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Electrical apparatus for amateurs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary518
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1894
Call Number
537.91 CHI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV986.53.25
Call Number
537.91 CHI
Contributor
Chilton-Young, Francis
Saver, G. H.
Edwinson, George
Clark, C. J.
Williams, R.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Ward, Lock and Co. Ltd.
Publication Date
1894
Series
Ward, Lock & co.'s amateurs' practical aid series, 7
Physical Description
viii, 104 p. : ill. : 19 cm.
Inscription
"Thomson Stationery Co. Ld. Booksellers and printers Vancouver, B.C. Nelson, B.C." [Typed and pasted to back endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric apparatus and appliances--Amateurs' manuals
Electric apparatus and appliances
Notes
"In five parts." -- Title page
"Part I. How I Made my Telephones. By G. H. Saver" -- Title page
"Part II. The Domestic Electric Light. By George Edwinson" -- Title page
"Part III. Magneto-Electric Machines, etc. By George Edwinson" -- Title page
"Part IV. A Cylindrical Electrical Machine. By C. J. Clark" -- Title page
Part V. How I Built my First Coil. By R. Williams" -- Title page
"Edited by Francis Chilton-Young" -- Title page
"Illustrated with numerous explanatory sketches and diagrams." -- Title page
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Elementary trigonometry

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Knight, S.R. (Samuel Ratcliffe)
Edition
4th ed., rev. and enl.
Publication Date
1910
c1893
Call Number
516.24 HAL 1910
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3835.1
Call Number
516.24 HAL 1910
Edition
4th ed., rev. and enl.
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Knight, S.R. (Samuel Ratcliffe)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
MacMillan and Co., Limited
Publication Date
1910
c1893
Printer
John Clay, University Press
Physical Description
v-xv; 415 p. : diagr. ; 18cm.
Inscription
"Annie Hill" written on inside cover slip of paper in p 49-52 "Annie Graham Hill" "McGill Univ. College" "Vancouver, B.C." "Oct. 2nd 1912" "ol" "1.00"
Library Subject (LOC)
Trigonometry
Plane trigonometry
Mathematics--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Author's given name: Knight, S. R. (Samuel Ratcliffe)
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Heroes, hero worship and the heroic in history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Publication Date
c1892
Call Number
824.8 CAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.165.76
Call Number
824.8 CAR
Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A. L. Burt, Publisher
Publication Date
c1892
Physical Description
302, [5] p. : ill.
Inscription
"W 63", in pen inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "John Williamson / Vancouver B.C. / 4th Sept 1912", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "F d grant", handwritten in purple pencil? on front endpaper, crossed out in pencil
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
Notes
frontispiece only
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Interview with Mary Lumby by Kathy Bossort January 8, 2016 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1983-2015
Length
0:07:39
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about the Trans Mountain tank farm and its good relationship with neighbouring communities when she lived in Forest Hills, and how that relationship has deteriorated. She also talks about the lack of engagement between communities with Simon…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about the Trans Mountain tank farm and its good relationship with neighbouring communities when she lived in Forest Hills, and how that relationship has deteriorated. She also talks about the lack of engagement between communities with Simon Fraser University and how that has improved.
Date Range
1983-2015
Length
0:07:39
Names
Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 8, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Mary Lumby conducted by Kathy Bossort. Mary Lumby was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mary Lumby’s experience living in Forest Hills, raising her children there, and her involvement in community groups and advocating for improved community services in the Forest Hills and Forest Grove neighbourhoods, and her later move to UniverCity. She talks about the history of the Forest Hills subdivision and what she liked about living there, its links with Forest Grove, and challenges facing both communities as a result of their isolation. Her description of living in UniverCity provides an interesting comparison in how community is created. Mary Lumby also talks about her teaching career, her volunteer activities especially related to the environment, the relationship Trans Mountain tank farm had with adjacent neighbourhoods when she lived in Forest Hills, and what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her.
Biographical Notes
Mary Lumby was born in Vancouver B.C. She moved to Burnaby and the Parkcrest area in 1977, and then to the new Forest Hills subdivision. Later she moved into another developing community, UniverCity, at the top of Burnaby Mountain and adjacent to the Simon Fraser University campus. Mary has been an active community member, volunteer and community advocate. She has been particularly interested in environmental issues, as a teacher, volunteer coordinator for civic events, and citizen representative on Burnaby’s Environment Committee. She continues to be active in community affairs and enjoys living on Burnaby Mountain.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:31:47
Interviewee Name
Lumby, Mary M.
Interview Location
Mary Lumby's home in Burnaby
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Mary Lumby

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Interview with Mary Lumby by Kathy Bossort January 8, 2016 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory675
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
2007-2015
Length
0:17:35
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about her move to UniverCity in 2007, why she likes living there and some of the disadvantages. She talks about the challenges of creating a sense of community in UniverCity, comparing it to the active involvement of Forest Hills and Forest …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about her move to UniverCity in 2007, why she likes living there and some of the disadvantages. She talks about the challenges of creating a sense of community in UniverCity, comparing it to the active involvement of Forest Hills and Forest Grove residents in civic affairs, and about problems of isolation on the mountain top, and separation between campus and the residential area.
Date Range
2007-2015
Length
0:17:35
Names
Simon Fraser University
UniverCity
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Public Services
Planning
Persons - Volunteers
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 8, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Mary Lumby conducted by Kathy Bossort. Mary Lumby was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mary Lumby’s experience living in Forest Hills, raising her children there, and her involvement in community groups and advocating for improved community services in the Forest Hills and Forest Grove neighbourhoods, and her later move to UniverCity. She talks about the history of the Forest Hills subdivision and what she liked about living there, its links with Forest Grove, and challenges facing both communities as a result of their isolation. Her description of living in UniverCity provides an interesting comparison in how community is created. Mary Lumby also talks about her teaching career, her volunteer activities especially related to the environment, the relationship Trans Mountain tank farm had with adjacent neighbourhoods when she lived in Forest Hills, and what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her.
Biographical Notes
Mary Lumby was born in Vancouver B.C. She moved to Burnaby and the Parkcrest area in 1977, and then to the new Forest Hills subdivision. Later she moved into another developing community, UniverCity, at the top of Burnaby Mountain and adjacent to the Simon Fraser University campus. Mary has been an active community member, volunteer and community advocate. She has been particularly interested in environmental issues, as a teacher, volunteer coordinator for civic events, and citizen representative on Burnaby’s Environment Committee. She continues to be active in community affairs and enjoys living on Burnaby Mountain.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:31:47
Interviewee Name
Lumby, Mary M.
Interview Location
Mary Lumby's home in Burnaby
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Mary Lumby

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Interview with Mary Lumby by Kathy Bossort January 8, 2016 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory676
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1990-2015
Length
0:18:10
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about her involvement in environmental groups and events in Burnaby, in particular her membership on Burnaby’s Environment Committee as a citizen representative, and her coordination of 1992 Ecofestival events held in Burnaby’s Centennial. S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about her involvement in environmental groups and events in Burnaby, in particular her membership on Burnaby’s Environment Committee as a citizen representative, and her coordination of 1992 Ecofestival events held in Burnaby’s Centennial. She also talks about the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, environmental issues for Burnaby Mountain, and the land stewardship shown by SFU and the City.
Date Range
1990-2015
Length
0:18:10
Names
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society
Lamont, Dean
UniverCity
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Events - Festivals
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 8, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Mary Lumby conducted by Kathy Bossort. Mary Lumby was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mary Lumby’s experience living in Forest Hills, raising her children there, and her involvement in community groups and advocating for improved community services in the Forest Hills and Forest Grove neighbourhoods, and her later move to UniverCity. She talks about the history of the Forest Hills subdivision and what she liked about living there, its links with Forest Grove, and challenges facing both communities as a result of their isolation. Her description of living in UniverCity provides an interesting comparison in how community is created. Mary Lumby also talks about her teaching career, her volunteer activities especially related to the environment, the relationship Trans Mountain tank farm had with adjacent neighbourhoods when she lived in Forest Hills, and what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her.
Biographical Notes
Mary Lumby was born in Vancouver B.C. She moved to Burnaby and the Parkcrest area in 1977, and then to the new Forest Hills subdivision. Later she moved into another developing community, UniverCity, at the top of Burnaby Mountain and adjacent to the Simon Fraser University campus. Mary has been an active community member, volunteer and community advocate. She has been particularly interested in environmental issues, as a teacher, volunteer coordinator for civic events, and citizen representative on Burnaby’s Environment Committee. She continues to be active in community affairs and enjoys living on Burnaby Mountain.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:31:47
Interviewee Name
Lumby, Mary M.
Interview Location
Mary Lumby's home in Burnaby
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Mary Lumby by Kathy Bossort January 8, 2016 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory677
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1974-2015
Length
0:14:24
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about the meaning of conservation and the traditional landmark character of the mountain. She also talks about approaches to managing the conservation area, the impact of people using the park, the danger of fire in the forest, and future f…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about the meaning of conservation and the traditional landmark character of the mountain. She also talks about approaches to managing the conservation area, the impact of people using the park, the danger of fire in the forest, and future for the urban forest.
Date Range
1974-2015
Length
0:14:24
Names
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 8, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Mary Lumby conducted by Kathy Bossort. Mary Lumby was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mary Lumby’s experience living in Forest Hills, raising her children there, and her involvement in community groups and advocating for improved community services in the Forest Hills and Forest Grove neighbourhoods, and her later move to UniverCity. She talks about the history of the Forest Hills subdivision and what she liked about living there, its links with Forest Grove, and challenges facing both communities as a result of their isolation. Her description of living in UniverCity provides an interesting comparison in how community is created. Mary Lumby also talks about her teaching career, her volunteer activities especially related to the environment, the relationship Trans Mountain tank farm had with adjacent neighbourhoods when she lived in Forest Hills, and what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her.
Biographical Notes
Mary Lumby was born in Vancouver B.C. She moved to Burnaby and the Parkcrest area in 1977, and then to the new Forest Hills subdivision. Later she moved into another developing community, UniverCity, at the top of Burnaby Mountain and adjacent to the Simon Fraser University campus. Mary has been an active community member, volunteer and community advocate. She has been particularly interested in environmental issues, as a teacher, volunteer coordinator for civic events, and citizen representative on Burnaby’s Environment Committee. She continues to be active in community affairs and enjoys living on Burnaby Mountain.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:31:47
Interviewee Name
Lumby, Mary M.
Interview Location
Mary Lumby's home in Burnaby
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Mary Lumby

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Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 12

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory661
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:13:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the building of Simon Fraser University and how it impacted the neighborhood on Curtis Street, including increase in property values, traffic volume and speeding, street congestion due to parking, and students renting local homes. She…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the building of Simon Fraser University and how it impacted the neighborhood on Curtis Street, including increase in property values, traffic volume and speeding, street congestion due to parking, and students renting local homes. She talks about how the building of the Burnaby Mountain Parkway helped alleviate the traffic problem. She also talks about how SFU has benefitted Burnaby.
Date Range
1963-2015
Length
0:13:53
Names
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby Mountain Parkway
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Curtis Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Westridge 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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track twelve of interview with Reidun Seim

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Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 13

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory662
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1965-2015
Length
0:16:00
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her, and how green space benefits people, especially giving them the freedom and safety she remembers from her childhood. She talks about her concern about the construction of Unive…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her, and how green space benefits people, especially giving them the freedom and safety she remembers from her childhood. She talks about her concern about the construction of UniverCity and its impact on erosion and water drainage from the mountain. She tells a story about flooding from overflowing ditches on Curtis Street in the 1970s.
Date Range
1965-2015
Length
0:16:00
Names
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Simon Fraser University
UniverCity
Subjects
Geographic Features - Ditches
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Westridge 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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track thirteen of interview with Reidun Seim

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Jesse Love family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription29
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 14 x 10 cm mounted on 16 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Jesse Love family taken in a photography studio in Vancouver. Jesse Love and Martha Love are seated, surrounded by six of their children identified from left to right as Henry, Robert, Edith Minnie (bottom), George, Martha Dot (baby) and Annie Elizabeth.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 14 x 10 cm mounted on 16 x 11 cm
Material Details
Cabinet card has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Jesse Love family taken in a photography studio in Vancouver. Jesse Love and Martha Love are seated, surrounded by six of their children identified from left to right as Henry, Robert, Edith Minnie (bottom), George, Martha Dot (baby) and Annie Elizabeth.
Names
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
Love Family
Accession Code
BV989.3.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[189-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
White, John M.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Embossed lettering on recto of card mount reads: "J. White, Vancouver, B.C."
Note in pencil on verso of card mount reads: "JESSE LOVE/ MARTHA LOVE/ AND SOME OF THEIR CHILDREN"
Images
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Mr. Sample's three daughters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1640
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b& w 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card 17 x 21.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marietta (later Cutler), Barbara and Bessie Sample, daughters of Roderick and Elizabeth (Minnie) Sample. The young women are dressed in dark coloured dresses with high necks and leg-o-mutton sleeves. Photograph is taken in the Wadds Brothers photographic studio in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b& w 10 x 14 cm, mounted on card 17 x 21.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marietta (later Cutler), Barbara and Bessie Sample, daughters of Roderick and Elizabeth (Minnie) Sample. The young women are dressed in dark coloured dresses with high necks and leg-o-mutton sleeves. Photograph is taken in the Wadds Brothers photographic studio in Vancouver.
Names
Sample, Elizabeth “Minnie”
Sample, Roderick "Rodney"
Accession Code
BV002.43.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[189-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Wadds Brothers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's signature embossed on recto of card mount reads: "Wadds Bros/ VANCOUVER, B.C."
Images
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Ogilvie's improved day wages tables by the hour or day for 31 days based on eight, nine and ten hours per day, also form of a new and improved method of time bookkeeping, arranged by E.B. Velie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary402
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Velie, Edgar B.
Publication Date
1896
Call Number
331.2971 VEL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.10.1
Call Number
331.2971 VEL
Author
Velie, Edgar B.
Contributor
Ogilvie, J. S. (John Stuart), 1843-1910
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y.
Publisher
J. S. Ogilvie Pub. Co.
Publication Date
1896
Physical Description
44 p. ; 27 cm.
Inscription
"Dorbils / 940-942 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front).
Library Subject (LOC)
Wages--Tables
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