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Torchy and Vee

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ford, Sewell, 1868-1946

Publication Date: c1918

Call Number: 813.5 FOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.136.120

Call Number: 813.5 FOR

Author: Ford, Sewell, 1868-1946

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Publication Date: c1918

Series: Torchy series

Physical Description: 307 p., 19 cm.

Inscription: "W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "J.R. Burton / 1324 - 1st E / Vancouver / B.C.", handwritten in black ink inside front cover "1.25", pencilled at top of front endpaper "J.R. Burton", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): World War, 1914-1918--United States--Fiction; Humorous stories; Fiction--20th century

Townley Mansion, Deerholme

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1913] (date of original), copied 2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Thomas O. and Frances Townley mansion known as Deerholme built in 1913 at Deer Lake by Vancouver's pioneer and 1901 Mayor, Colonel Thomas Owen Townley, and his wife Frances. The home was designed by their son Fred Laughton Townley, who had just returned from the University of Penn…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1913] (date of original), copied 2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 454-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2003-9

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Thomas O. and Frances Townley mansion known as Deerholme built in 1913 at Deer Lake by Vancouver's pioneer and 1901 Mayor, Colonel Thomas Owen Townley, and his wife Frances. The home was designed by their son Fred Laughton Townley, who had just returned from the University of Pennsylvania where he had received a degree in architecture. The Townley's enjoyed their estate until 1920 when they rented the house to the Cunningham family before selling the property to the Vancouver Anglican College.The college held the building until 1940, when it was again sold and was owned by various owners who came and went. Finally, the Loftus family sold the property to the City of Burnaby in 1979. The house remains leased as a private residence and was dedicated as a civic heritage site in 1992.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Price Street

Street Address: 6110 Price Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Tram car no. 10

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the remains of an old Vancouver street car beside the Gilley Powerhouse, with an unidentified person leaning out the window of the car. "10" is written on the front of the tram.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Patterson family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 171-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of the remains of an old Vancouver street car beside the Gilley Powerhouse, with an unidentified person leaning out the window of the car. "10" is written on the front of the tram.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Tram car no. 10, [1912] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

The treasure of heaven: a romance of riches

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924

Publication Date: 1911

Call Number: 823.8 COR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.38.9

Call Number: 823.8 COR

Author: Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: William Briggs

Publication Date: 1911

Physical Description: viii, 427 p.

Inscription: "W-8i", in black ink on white dope inside front cover, crossed out "Douglas", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "5 --/ ", in pencil on front endpaper, erased "Chas. West / Vancouver / B.C.", handwritten in grey ink on fly-leaf "C.S.W.", handwritten in purple ink inside back cover

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century

Two unidentified women and an unidentified man

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows two unidentified women and an unidentified man in North Vancouver.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-083

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows two unidentified women and an unidentified man in North Vancouver.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "At Capilano / 1918"

Images

Two unidentified women and an unidentified man, 1918 thumbnail

Typewritten directory excerpts

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1879-1918 (date of originals), [197-] (date copied)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File includes typewritten copies of sections from three directories: an 1897-1898 directory headed with New Westminster containing six names and longer list of names for Central Park district; Burnaby residents listed in Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory 1914 (except North Burnaby residents)…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1879-1918 (date of originals), [197-] (date copied)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 64998

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File includes typewritten copies of sections from three directories: an 1897-1898 directory headed with New Westminster containing six names and longer list of names for Central Park district; Burnaby residents listed in Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory 1914 (except North Burnaby residents); and Burnaby Lake, Capitol Hill, Central Park, East Burnaby, Edmonds, Fraser Arm, Jubilee Station, Lochdale, Lozells, McKay district sections of a 1918 directory.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Unidentified soldiers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard shows two images: one is a portrait of a single soldier, the other is a portrait of a group of soldiers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-138

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard shows two images: one is a portrait of a single soldier, the other is a portrait of a group of soldiers.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Names: Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black pen on verso reads: "Minard G Hill / co 7 / Gef No 1541 / Gef L Chemnitz / Miss Kitty Hill / Burnaby Lake PO / Vancouver / Canada"; Stamp on verso reads: Gepruft F a ... Chemnitz"

Images

Unidentified soldiers, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail

Unidentified sports team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1916

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard is a portrait of a sports team. Sign reads: "F. C. 1916 / Canada / Friedrichsfeld"

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1916

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 14 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-137

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard is a portrait of a sports team. Sign reads: "F. C. 1916 / Canada / Friedrichsfeld"

Subjects: Sports - Team Sports; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph; Note in black pen on verso reads: "To: Miss K Hill / Burnaby Lake / Vancouver BC / Canada / 3rd from R back row"

Images

Unidentified sports team, 1916 thumbnail

Waterfront Looking west from George Black's

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1890-1915

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm ; copy print

Scope and Content: Waterfront scene with land on left and water on right. Wooden dock/jetty in foreground. From left to right along the shore there are people wading, a maple tree, a slaughterhouse, a cattle yard, boating bathers, fishing. Trees and houses in background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm ; copy print

Material Details: "Looking west from George Black's. Wading. Maple Tree. Marine ways. Saughterhouse. Cattleyard. Boating Bathers. Fishing. […]" written in black ink on bottom front of photograph. "Columbian files 1971" written on verso in black pen. "996" stamped on back.

Scope and Content: Waterfront scene with land on left and water on right. Wooden dock/jetty in foreground. From left to right along the shore there are people wading, a maple tree, a slaughterhouse, a cattle yard, boating bathers, fishing. Trees and houses in background.

History: Part of a set of photographs from the Columbian Newspaper, which operated out of New Westminster under this name starting in 1900 until its dissolution in 1988. Photographs found in the collection of the Burnaby Village are dated 1971. George Black (1831-1896). He was born in Aberdeen Scotland, and went to California, then to the Cariboo during the gold rush. He eventually settled on Hastings Street, and was well known in the surroundings of Vancouver.

Other Title Information: title based on content and note on front of photograph

Names: Black, George

Accession Code: BV018.19.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1890-1915

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 24-04-2018

Images

Waterfront Looking west from George Black's, 1890-1915 thumbnail

Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1911

Call Number: 920 WHO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.12.3

Call Number: 920 WHO

Contributor: Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Canadian Press Association

Publication Date: 1911

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada; Dictionaries; Biography

Notes: "Edited by C.W. Parker" --t.p.

Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada, volume 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1911

Call Number: 920 WHO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.61.2

Call Number: 920 WHO

Contributor: Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Canadian Press Association

Publication Date: 1911

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Presented to Burnaby Historical Society _______ B Brown __M_ Burnaby 1932 to 1959" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): Canada; Dictionaries; Biography

Notes: "Edited by C.W. Parker" --title page

Will power and success

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bush, David V. (David Van), 1882-1959

Publication Date: c1916

Call Number: 150 BUS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV984.21.38

Call Number: 150 BUS

Author: Bush, David V. (David Van), 1882-1959

Place of Publication: St. Louis, Mo.

Publisher: D. V. Bush

Publication Date: c1916

Physical Description: 277 p. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: Front endpaper: "Chrissie Youngson" [written in pencil] Front fly leaf: "1922. Chrissie Youngson. 3854 Union St. Vancouver, BC." [written in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Success; Self-help

Notes: Full author name given as: Bush, David V. (David Van), 1882-

Woman and child on the beach

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman and child, believed to be members of the Hill family, having a picnic on the beach. A boat can be seen at the water's edge and the location of the photograph is identified as Yellow Point, Vancouver Island.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-468

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman and child, believed to be members of the Hill family, having a picnic on the beach. A boat can be seen at the water's edge and the location of the photograph is identified as Yellow Point, Vancouver Island.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Recreational Activities - Canoeing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Images

Woman and child on the beach, 1914 thumbnail

Woman and children on swing

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1915

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman with three children seated on a wooden swing. A tent can be seen in the background and the location of the photograph is Yellow Point, Vancouver Island.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1915

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-514

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman with three children seated on a wooden swing. A tent can be seen in the background and the location of the photograph is Yellow Point, Vancouver Island.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Swings

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Woman and children on swing, 1915 thumbnail

Woman standing in a garden

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1912 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a middle aged woman standing in a garden beside a house. She is wearing a long light coloured dress and a hat. The annotation on the back of the photograph identifies her as "Emily." According to the accession register, the location is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.0 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, c. "

Scope and Content: Photograph of a middle aged woman standing in a garden beside a house. She is wearing a long light coloured dress and a hat. The annotation on the back of the photograph identifies her as "Emily." According to the accession register, the location is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925. Stamped on the back of the photo: "Better Pictures / NuGloss / Photo Finish / Vancouver Drug Co. Limited" and "141."

Accession Code: HV984.51.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1912 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Related Material: For another photograph of the woman identified as Emily in this accession, see HV984.51.20

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-10-10

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Woman standing in a garden, [between 1912 and 1925] thumbnail

Woman standing on a field at Buena Vista

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1912 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in a a bed of flowers in a field. There appears to be hills with sparse vegetation behind her. She is wearing an overcoat with a belt around the waist, gloves and a hat. She is holding a purse in her left hand. The accession register identifies the woman as "Emily." …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in a a bed of flowers in a field. There appears to be hills with sparse vegetation behind her. She is wearing an overcoat with a belt around the waist, gloves and a hat. She is holding a purse in her left hand. The accession register identifies the woman as "Emily." According to the accession register, the location is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, from between 1912 and 1925. Stamped on the back of the photograph: "Better Pictures / NuGloss / Photo Finish / Vancouver Drug Co." and "680."

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Accession Code: HV984.51.23

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1912 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-10-10

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Woman standing on a field at Buena Vista, [between 1912 and 1925] thumbnail

Woodward house

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the home belonging to Maude and Harriet Woodward, early residents of the Burnaby Lake area. The cottage was a prefabricated building designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and was manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company and erected here in …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-190

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the home belonging to Maude and Harriet Woodward, early residents of the Burnaby Lake area. The cottage was a prefabricated building designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and was manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company and erected here in 1904. Maude Woodward established a post-office here which was operated by her sister, Harriet. Harriet also began a small private school here, the first in Burnaby Lake. The cottage was enlarged with several additions until 1912 when the Woodwards built a new house.