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![Fraser Wilson family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-278.jpg?width=280)
Fraser Wilson family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35420
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (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 the Fraser Wilson family taken in their yard at their home at 1648 Graveley Street, Grandview District, Vancouver. Adney James Wilson (standing, back left); his wife Alexandra Wilson (standing, back right); Frances May Wilson (front left); Catherine McRae (seated, centre); and Fraser …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-278
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Fraser Wilson family taken in their yard at their home at 1648 Graveley Street, Grandview District, Vancouver. Adney James Wilson (standing, back left); his wife Alexandra Wilson (standing, back right); Frances May Wilson (front left); Catherine McRae (seated, centre); and Fraser Wilson (front right).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Fraser Wilson family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-278.jpg)
![Wilson family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-279.jpg?width=280)
Wilson family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35421
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (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 Adney "Ab" Wilson (front, centre); his wife, Alexandra Wilson (on right); their daughter, Frances May Wilson (on left); and, Catherine McRae (standing), mother of Alexandra Wilson. Photograph was taken in Vancouver, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-279
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adney "Ab" Wilson (front, centre); his wife, Alexandra Wilson (on right); their daughter, Frances May Wilson (on left); and, Catherine McRae (standing), mother of Alexandra Wilson. Photograph was taken in Vancouver, BC.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Wilson family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-279.jpg)
singing trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1215
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.31.2
- Description
- Trophy, silver, cup with handle either side; thin stem; engraved floral swags front and back; on front, "PRESENTED BY" "Mr Newman" "TO" "THOMAS WILSON" "FOR SINGING" "NIL DESPERANDUM" "10TH JULY 1879"; dented; tarnished
- Object History
- This object may be associated with the family of Elsie Basford Wilson. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The motto of her father, John Robert Wilson (1870-1934), was "Nil Desperandum".
Images
plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.38.1
- Description
- Plaque. Badge shaped, made of ply-wooden, the background is painted yellow/tan and the lettering is black.
- Object History
- The plaque commemorates the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway in Burnaby, and the preservation of tram #1223 by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. Interurban tram No. 1223 has been restored by the joint efforts of the Friends of 1223 and Burnaby Village Museum. In March 2007 the tram was officially returned to Burnaby Village Museum and is currently on display, in a replica of a Tram Car Barn, at the Museum.
- Fraser Wilson hand lettered the sign.
- Marks/Labels
- "This Interurban Tram Car was built in 1913 by the St. Louis Car Co. for the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 1956. Throughout the nearly fifty years of its existence this tram and seventy similar cars carried many thousands of settlers and commuters and helped to build Burnaby into a thriving community of over 80,000"; "Dedicated and placed here by Burnaby Historical Society. Nov. 30th 1958", hand lettered.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
glide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39364
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.30
- Description
- Glide, green glass; circular; used underneath furniture legs; "H" cast into glass.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
Images
glide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39365
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.31
- Description
- Glide, green glass; circular; used underneath furniture legs; "H" cast into glass.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
Images
glide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39366
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.32
- Description
- Glide, green glass; circular; used underneath furniture legs; "H" cast into glass.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Measurements
- Dia: 6.0 cm Thickness: 1.6 cm
Images
glide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39367
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.33
- Description
- Glide, green glass; circular; used underneath furniture legs; "H" cast into glass.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39417
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.62
- Description
- Three-Piece Suit - Pamphlet -- [192-]. Knitting Pattern for Three-Piece Suit by Patons & Baldwins Limited, and Alloa & Halifax. This pamphlet is Patons & Baldwins' Helps To Knitters No. 133. The front cover of the pamphlet has a picture of a woman posing in the suit along side a set of golf clubs. The pamphlet was made and printed in Great Britain. The pamphlet measures 18.5cm x 25cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Patons & Baldwins' Helps to Knitters No. 133 Three-Piece Suit
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39418
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.63
- Description
- Lady's Costume - Pamphlet -- [192-?]. Knitting Pattern for Lady's Costume by Patons & Baldwins Limited and Alloa & Halifax. This pamphlet is Patons & Baldwins' Helps To Knitters No. 113. The front cover of the pamphlet has a picture of a woman posing in the outfit while holding a cane. The pamphlet was made and printed in Great Britain. The pamphlet measures 18.5cm x 25cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Patons & Baldwins' Helps to Knitters No. 113 Lady's Costume
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39419
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.64
- Description
- Lady's Jumper Suit - Pamphlet -- [192-?]. Knitting Pattern for Lady's Jumper Suit by Patons & Baldwins Limited and Alloa & Halifax. This pamphlet is Patons & Baldwins' Helps To Knitters No. 114. The front cover of the pamphlet has a picture of a woman posing in the outfit while holding onto the back of a chair. The pamphlet was made and printed in Great Britain. The pamphlet measures 18.5cm x 25cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Patons & Baldwins' Helps to Knitters No. 114 Lady's Jumper Suit
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39420
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.65
- Description
- Lady's Jumper Suits - Pamphlet -- [192-?]. Knitting Pattern for Lady's Jumper Suits by Patons & Baldwins Limited and Alloa & Halifax. This pamphlet is Patons & Baldwins' Helps To Knitters No. 105. The front cover of the pamphlet has a picture of a woman posing in the outfit against a fabric background. The pamphlet was made and printed in Great Britain. The pamphlet measures 18.5cm x 25cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Patons & Baldwins' Helps to Knitters No. 105 Ladies' Jumper Suits
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39447
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.67
- Description
- The Lido Beret - Pamphlet -- [192-?]. Instructional pamphlet from Furida, Brucks & Peyser Selling Agents for The Lido Beret. The front cover has a photograph of a woman wearing the Lido Beret. The pamphlet provides information on the latest fashions in hats and berets from Paris along with the patterns for variations on the hat. the pamphlet folds out exposing three panels with the different patterns on each panel. Furida Incorporated was located in New York. The pamphlet measures 10.5cm x 23cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Furida Angora Berets and Hats
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
instructions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39448
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.68
- Description
- Instructions for Crocheting - Leaflet -- [192-?]. Cardboard leaflet on Instructions for Crocheting Women's Wool Slipper Tops. The leaflet provides instructions for two different slipper style. There are a photograph on either side of the leaflet of the two different slipper styles. The leaflet measures 27.5cm x 7.5cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- Beige
- Title
- Instructions for Crocheting Women's Wool Slipper Tops
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39449
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.69
- Description
- Chic Hand Knitted and Crocheted Sweaters - Pamphlet -- [192-?]. Instructional pamphlet for Chic Hand Knitted and Crocheted Sweaters to be made with Corticelli Quality Wool. The price of the pamphlet was 10 cents. The front cover has a photograph of a woman posing in one of the crocheted sweaters. Each sweater pattern comes with a photograph of the sweater. The pamphlet was produced by Belding-Corticelli Limited. The pamphlet measures 16.5cm x 22cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Chic Hand Knitted and Crocheted Sweaters made with Corticelli Quality Wools
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.70
- Description
- Furida Angora Summer Weight - Pamphlet -- [192-?]. Instructional pamphlet for Furida Angora Summer Weight Knitting and Crochet patterns. Throughout the pamphlet are photographs of the various items for the patterns. The Furida Incorporation was based in New York. The pamphlet measures 14cm x 21.5cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Furida Angora Summer Weight
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39524
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.75
- Description
- Lady's Jumper - Pamphlet -- [193-?]. Pamphlet produced by Patons & Baldwins' titled Lady's Jumper From Paton's 3-Ply Super "Kempy" Yarn. The pamphlet is part of the Paton's & Baldwins Helps to Knitters collection 2/593. The front cover has a photograph of a lady wearing one of the sweaters that the pamphlet provides the pattern for. The back cover has twelve smaller photographs of women and one man wearing outfits from the Patons & Baldwins series. The pamphlet was made and printed in Great Britain. The pamphlet measures 18.5cm x 25cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Patons & Baldwins' Helps to Knitters 2/593 Lady's Jumper
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
catalogue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39525
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.76
- Description
- Man's Pull-Over - Pamphlet -- [193-?]. Pamphlet produced by Patons & Baldwins Limited, Alloa & Halifax titled Man's Pull-Over From Beehive Double Knitting Wool. The pamphlet is No. 3712 of Patons & Baldwins' Helps to Knitters series. The front cover has a photograph of a man wearing a sweater posing with a tennis racket. The back cover has twelve smaller photographs of men wearing sweaters from the Patons & Baldwins collection. The pamphlet was made and printed in Great Britain.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- Overall measurements:width 18.5 cm by height 25 cm.
- Title
- No. 3712 Patons & Baldwins Helps to Knitters Man's Pull-Over
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39528
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.79
- Description
- Simple-Stitch Jumper - Pamphlet -- [193-?]. Pamphlet produced as part of the Bestway series, number 447, called Simple-Stitch Jumpers in Knitting and Crochet. The pamphlet provides patterns for sweaters, hats, and scarves. The front cover of the pamphlet has a picture of a woman wearing a green sweater and red skirt, along with illustrations of sweaters and hats and scarves. Handwritten in pencil at the top of the cover is "F.A. Gray". The back cover of the pamphlet has advertisements for other Bestway editions. The pamphlet measures 24.5cm x 31cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Title
- Bestway No. 447 Simple-Stitch Jumpers
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
pamphlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39535
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.61.86
- Description
- Plain and Fancy Knitting - Pamphlet -- [191-?]. Pamphlet by Sophie T. La Croix called Plain and Fancy Knitting. The pamphlet was Book No. 17 in the series and was priced at 10 cents. The front cover has a photograph of a woman sitting in a chair knitting while a man stands nearby overseeing the progress. Both the man and the woman are wearing knitting articles. Handwritten in pencil at the top of the page is "Mrs. Wilson". Inside the pamphlet are patterns for various styles of knitted items, including blankets, bags, sweaters, hats, and slippers. The pamphlet measures 20cm x 27cm.
- Object History
- Object from the estate of Burnaby pioneer Elsie Wilson.
- Colour
- White
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Missouri
- Site/City Made
- St. Louis
- Title
- Plain and Fancy Knitting
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Pamphlets
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment
- Textileworking Tools and Equipment - Patterns
Images
