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Entrance to Listening Sap

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82553
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 : sepia ; 6 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of five soldiers sitting in a trench.
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 : sepia ; 6 x 4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-124
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of five soldiers sitting in a trench.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in black pen on verso reads: "Entrance to Listening Sap / M & N"
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Eric Yorston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35481
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 22, 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eric Yorston, son of Ernest A. Yorston and Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston). He sent this picture to his mother from First World War front with warm greetings on the other side.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 22, 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-339
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eric Yorston, son of Ernest A. Yorston and Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston). He sent this picture to his mother from First World War front with warm greetings on the other side.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Yorston, Eric
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on front right of photograph reads, "Bruay / [Pas-de-Calai.] / 1 22 1918"
Contents of greetings on the reverse of original not available
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First World War 29th Battalion, G Company: Tobin's Tigers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4195
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1914 and 1918] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Vancouver military men, "Tobin's Tigers", First World War 29th Battalion, G Company, C.E.F. The men are in uniform and are posed in rows on the entry stairs to a large building named "Industrial Hall" on the PNE grounds. Frank Shanley Sr. is in the fourth row from the back,…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front reads: "(29th BATTALLION) G. COMPANY TOBINS TIGERS".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Vancouver military men, "Tobin's Tigers", First World War 29th Battalion, G Company, C.E.F. The men are in uniform and are posed in rows on the entry stairs to a large building named "Industrial Hall" on the PNE grounds. Frank Shanley Sr. is in the fourth row from the back, fifth man from the right.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Stanley, Frank Charles
Accession Code
BV016.43.95
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1914 and 1918] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Smith, Harold
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 3, fruit illustrations on cover, "Family Tree Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
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Frank Sanders at convalescent home

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 1918
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Group photograph of patients with staff at a WWI convalescent home in England. Frank Sanders, Gerald Frank Sanders' father, stands in the back row, on the far left. Men wear a mix of remnants of uniforms and dressing gowns.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Series
Sanders-Sparman photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 20.5 cm
Material Details
Text hand-written in blue ink on back of photograph frame reads: "Top Left / Frank Sanders / Convalescing in England After Severe / Shrapnel Wound Entering Right Shoulder / And Exiting Out His Back Just Before The Spine / Early October 1918.". Navy blue and white, shield-shaped adhesive label on back of frame reads: "WOODWARD'S / LIMITED / PICTURE FRAMING AND / ART DEPARTMENT / VANCOUVER, B.C.".
Scope and Content
Group photograph of patients with staff at a WWI convalescent home in England. Frank Sanders, Gerald Frank Sanders' father, stands in the back row, on the far left. Men wear a mix of remnants of uniforms and dressing gowns.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Sanders, Frank
Accession Code
BV018.34.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
October 1918
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Frank Stanley in Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4188
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1914 and 1918] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Frank Charles Stanley dressed in Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) uniform.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Frank Charles Stanley dressed in Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) uniform.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Stanley, Frank Charles
Accession Code
BV016.43.87
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1914 and 1918] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Dron, A.W.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 3, fruit illustrations on cover, "Family Tree Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
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Frank "Stan" Stanley in military uniform

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley dressed in military uniform and standing outside of a building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley dressed in military uniform and standing outside of a building.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan", 1891-1975
Accession Code
BV022.32.203
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
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From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17535
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
7 Oct. 2021
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (84 min., 20 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar on the Burnaby Village Museum Facebook page on October 7, 2021. The webinar was hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Community Engagement Coordinator, Christina Froschauer and presented by Raymond Nakamura. The webinar is titled "From Fuki to O…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2021 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (84 min., 20 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Material Details
Presenter: Raymond Nakamura
Host: Christina Froschauer
Date of Presentation: October 7, 2021
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks: 84 min., 20 sec.
Recording Device: Zoom video communication and Facebook platforms
Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (97 min., 37 sec.) to edited version (84 min., 20 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar on the Burnaby Village Museum Facebook page on October 7, 2021. The webinar was hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Community Engagement Coordinator, Christina Froschauer and presented by Raymond Nakamura. The webinar is titled "From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby". In this webinar, Raymond Nakamura shares his own Japanese family history (Yamashita and Nakamura families) in British Columbia; provides insight into the Fuki plant (also known as butterbur) which was used by Japanese Canadians as a special culinary plant; describes the customs behind the ofuro (Japanese bathhouse) at Burnaby Village Museum and shares some of his research on Japanese Canadians who lived in Burnaby prior to the internment of Japanese Canadians in World War II. The title slide of Raymond's presentation reads "Japanese Canadians in Pre-War Burnaby". Raymond's presentation is supported with his own illustrations along with historical photographs from personal and public archival collections including the Nikkei National Museum, The City of Burnaby Archives and the Burnaby Village Museum. Japanese families highlighted in Raymond's talk include the Nakamuras; Yamashitas; Yasuis; Kokuryos; Kojimas; Shimotakaharas; Kariatsumaris; Ibatas; Marie Karamoto family and Dr. Taihei Kuzuhara. Many historical references regarding Burnaby residents come from Burnaby publications; "In the Shadow by the Sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" and "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby". During breaks in the presentation, Christina and Raymond take questions from webinar participants on zoom as well as viewers from the live recording on Burnaby Village Museum's Facebook page. Resource links shared during presentation include: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/res.../search-the-collection/ Landscapes of Injustic Archive https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/ Raymond's Brain https://www.raymondsbrain.com/ In the Shadow by the Sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary5173
History
Raymond Nakamura was born and raised in Toronto, and has lived most of his adult life in Vancouver. Holding a PhD in Marine Sciences from University of Toronto, Raymond’s study specializing in the hydrodynamics of sand dollars. More recently, he has been recognized for his research work on Japanese Canadians, leading to fact and fiction writing, co-hosting podcasts and delivering creative presentations on the subject –one of which we are honoured to see today. Raymond has worked collaboratively with cultural centers across the Greater Vancouver Region, including Science World, the Vancouver Aquarium, the Nikkei National Museum, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, to name a few.
Subjects
Persons - Japanese Canadians
Social Issues - Racism
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Plants
Names
Shimotakahara, Hideko
Yasui, Harding
Yasui, Sukegoro
Kokuryo, Hideko
Karamoto, Marie
Nakamura, Raymond
Yamashita family
Kuzuhara, Dr. Taihei
Froschauer , Christina
Burnaby Village Museum
Kojima family
Accession Code
BV021.31.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
7 Oct. 2021
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of video recording
Images
Video

From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby, 7 Oct. 2021

From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby, 7 Oct. 2021

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0031_0001_003.mp4
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George A. Grant in uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36295
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Grant standing on a field in uniform at Prince Rupert. Three men wearing military kilts with rifles slung over their shoulders are walking out of the frame on the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Grant standing on a field in uniform at Prince Rupert. Three men wearing military kilts with rifles slung over their shoulders are walking out of the frame on the left.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is very faded with age
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The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4910
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1919
Call Number
940.46771 GOL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.136.6
Call Number
940.46771 GOL
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1919
Printer
Pacific Printers
Physical Description
160, xxviii : ill. ; 30 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Notes
"A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page
"Published for the benefit of The Amputation Club of B.C. in May 1919, the centenary of 'Victoria the Good'" -- Title page
"A souvenir of the centenary of 'Victoria the Good' 1819-1919" -- Cover
"The net profits of this publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., Vancouver for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War" -- Cover
Includes index.
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Grace Woodward Zala

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36576
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Woodward Zala, R.N. She was a Burnaby nursing sister in W.W.I., wife of Victor Zala (married on August 21, 1914 in Victoria); the daughter of Herbert Woodward (Sea Captain) and Julia Ann Woodward; and sister of Maude, Harriet and Beatrice Woodward. Grace was born in England in…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
300-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Woodward Zala, R.N. She was a Burnaby nursing sister in W.W.I., wife of Victor Zala (married on August 21, 1914 in Victoria); the daughter of Herbert Woodward (Sea Captain) and Julia Ann Woodward; and sister of Maude, Harriet and Beatrice Woodward. Grace was born in England in 1871. She and her family came to Canada from Liverpool on the Parisian in 1888. Grace died on Galiano in 1959. She had no children. Grace went overseas in WWI to work with the British Red Cross Society and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - Clergy
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Zala, Grace Woodward
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Harold Pendygrasse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35295
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1915
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harold Pendygrasse, age 15, going to sea as a cadet. Harold was the son of John Pendygrasse and Mary Pendygrasse, of 4027 Eton Street, Vancouver Heights. He served on a number of transport ships during World War One. He had one brother, George Pendygrasse.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1915
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-152
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harold Pendygrasse, age 15, going to sea as a cadet. Harold was the son of John Pendygrasse and Mary Pendygrasse, of 4027 Eton Street, Vancouver Heights. He served on a number of transport ships during World War One. He had one brother, George Pendygrasse.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Pendygrasse, Harold
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Eton Street
Street Address
4027 Eton Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Harry W. Deacon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38689
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harry Deacon in full military uniform standing in a field with tents visible in the background. Harry Deacon was the cousin of Kitty Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harry Deacon in full military uniform standing in a field with tents visible in the background. Harry Deacon was the cousin of Kitty Hill.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Deacon, Harry W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Headquarter buildings at the submarine works yard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the headquarter buildings at the submarine works yard at Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
466-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-9
Scope and Content
Photograph of the headquarter buildings at the submarine works yard at Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Transportation - Submarines
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Royal Russian Navy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Barnet Village
Street Address
8774 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Headquarter buildings at the submarine works yard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38603
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the headquarters of the submarine works yard at Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the compan…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
466-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-9
Scope and Content
Photograph of the headquarters of the submarine works yard at Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Transportation - Submarines
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Royal Russian Navy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Barnet Village
Street Address
8774 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Honour Roll Dedication

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34508
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 23.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dedication of Burnaby's Honour Roll at Burnaby Municipal Hall, Edmonds and Kingsway. A crowd is gathered inside the hall looking toward a decorated stage on which is the honour roll and group of men.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 23.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
029-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dedication of Burnaby's Honour Roll at Burnaby Municipal Hall, Edmonds and Kingsway. A crowd is gathered inside the hall looking toward a decorated stage on which is the honour roll and group of men.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Symbols - Flags
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on back of copy 7 reads, "1919 - Dedication of Honour Roll / War of 1914-18 / in old Mun. Hall (now Library)"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Interview with Norman Dowad

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
History
Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Education
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Migration
Sports
Sports - Football
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Douglas Road School
W. Dowad Limited
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Deer Lake
Street Address
5533 Buckingham Avenue
Accession Code
BV023.16.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3
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Interview with Shirley Cohn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Organizations
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Religions - Judaism
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
Cohn, Shirley
Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
Burquest
Hillel Jewish Students Association
Simon Fraser University
SFURA walking and hiking group
Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
Temple Shalom
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
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Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3
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Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1900-1946
Length
00:07:05
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, and her Oikawa grandparent’s immigration to BC and settlement on Lion and Don Islands at the mouth of the Fraser River. She describes how the family was moved to the internment camp “The Orchard” in New Denver,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, and her Oikawa grandparent’s immigration to BC and settlement on Lion and Don Islands at the mouth of the Fraser River. She describes how the family was moved to the internment camp “The Orchard” in New Denver, but managed to find a place to live outside the camp where her grandmother grew a large garden from seeds brought in the seams of her clothing. She notes that the Lion Islands were named Oikawa-shima by the Japanese settlers.
Date Range
1900-1946
Length
00:07:05
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Persons - Japanese Canadians
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 27, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
01:34:10
Interviewee Name
Miyashita, Toki
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Track one of interview with Toki Miyashita

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Irish Fusiliers of Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36294
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of soldiers sitting and standing in two rows on a porch at Work Point Barracks, in Esquimalt. George A. Grant is sitting in the front row on the far left. These men were members of the 11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers of Canada), a Canadian Militia infantry regiment at Vancouver, organized…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of soldiers sitting and standing in two rows on a porch at Work Point Barracks, in Esquimalt. George A. Grant is sitting in the front row on the far left. These men were members of the 11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers of Canada), a Canadian Militia infantry regiment at Vancouver, organized in 1913.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Persons - Volunteers
Names
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on written in pencil verso of print reads: "At Work Point Barracks Esquimalt 1913, Col. McSpadden being the only Officer of the 11th Regt. I.F. of C. yet in uniform (the rest of us being in training for our commissions) GAG"
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Labourers at the Barnet submarine works yard

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large number of labourers (all unidentified) seated outside a building at the submarine works yard at Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs fr…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1917] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 28 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
466-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-9
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large number of labourers (all unidentified) seated outside a building at the submarine works yard at Barnet. During World War One, the Royal Russian Navy contracted with a Seattle-based company to build submarines for Russia, but American neutrality in the war prevented the subs from being built in the United States. Instead, the company operated a facility at Barnet to complete the contract.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Transportation - Submarines
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Royal Russian Navy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Barnet Road
Street Address
8774 Barnet Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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