"War Memorials" found 4 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Vimy monument (the Canadian National Vimy Memorial) dressed in his Seaforth Highlander uniform.

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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 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Photograph has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Vimy monument (the Canadian National Vimy Memorial) dressed in his Seaforth Highlander uniform.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Monuments - War Memorials; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV004.104.121

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Your soldier-boy in front of the Vimy monument."

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At Vimy Ridge monument

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1945

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Material Details: Photograph has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).

Subjects: Monuments - War Memorials; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV004.104.136

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1945

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "stopped while Tommy lite [sic] his pipe"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Vimy Ridge, France 1945 Frank Battersby is marked by 'X'. "

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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1923]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath h…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath hanging on the top.

Subjects: Monuments - War Memorials; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Persons - Crowds

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV985.3137.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1923]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-02

Photographer: Stride, Charles Edgar

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The photographer is speculated to be Stride studio, because of the similarity with the photograph BV985.3137.7 of the War Memorial Fountain dedication by Stride studio; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1923]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints

Scope and Content: Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left…

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints

Material Details: inscribed in the original negative, and printed on the photograph, l.r. "Stride Photo"

Scope and Content: Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left side of the fountain. There is a man standing next to the fountain, blowing on a trumpet. There is a wreath hanging from the top of the fountain, which bears the inscription, "OF OUR FELLOW WORKERS WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ ERECTED BY/ THE CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION - BURNABY - 1923" The War Memorial Fountain is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site.