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audio amplification set
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91427
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.1
- Description
- A large box containing a audio-amp, a wooden triangular prism with a decorative round speaker, and six smaller rectangular boxes. All are made of a light wood, and have different functions.
- Object History
- This audio-amplifier set was used by Mr. Edward A. Fountain, who was appointed as Civil Defense Coordinator on May 5th, 1952. He also built the wooden boxes which contain each part of the set. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. These pieces of audio technology are believed to have been used at Civil Defense rallies in Burnaby, which Edward Fountain would have been involved in as the department director. According to Burnaby City Council meeting records, music and defense operation demonstrations were commonplace at such rallies, and are examples of what this set was used for.
- Classification
- Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices
- Object Term
- Radio
- Colour
- Brown
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
international call codes paper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.2
- Description
- Paper listing several radio signals used by the Civil Defense department. Paper is creased and yellowing especially around edges and folds.
- Object History
- This “Ten – Signals” paper was donated alongside the audio-amplification set, belonging to Mr. Edward Fountain. The signals represented on the paper were used in training volunteers in the Burnaby Civil Defence Department, of which Mr. Fountain was named Director/ Coordinator in 1952. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Training took place throughout the City of Burnaby and in the surrounding regions, as the Civil Defence departments of several municipalities (namely the City of Vancouver and the City of New Westminster) partnered together in evacuation and recovery training, where the use of instructional training papers such as this would come into play.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Visual Communication T&E
- Object Term
- Paperwork
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- height: 28.2 cm width: 22 cm
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Painting Centre Line on Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription65
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Warburton sitting backwards on a plank attached to the front of a car, as it is being driven. The make of the car is unidentified, but has wooden spoked wheels, running boards, and a soft convertible top. Mr. Warburton is painting the centre line on Kingsway. The photograph is…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Warburton sitting backwards on a plank attached to the front of a car, as it is being driven. The make of the car is unidentified, but has wooden spoked wheels, running boards, and a soft convertible top. Mr. Warburton is painting the centre line on Kingsway. The photograph is taken 1928 at corner of Grimmer and Kingsway. In the background of the photograph, to the left, there are residential houses with a parked car, and to the right, is a tall gas pump.
- Names
- Warburton, Frank
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Grimmer Street
- Accession Code
- HV971.173.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-28
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The information in scope and content taken from earlier catalgue record from 1976, and verified by various accession and donation paperworks