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At the Vimy 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 ; 8 x 5.5 cm
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.
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).
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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Billy Bishop

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1941 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Billy Bishop, World War One pilot, standing next to a plane. The photograph has been autographed by Billy Bishop.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1941 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of Billy Bishop, World War One pilot, standing next to a plane. The photograph has been autographed by Billy Bishop.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Bishop, Air Marshal William A. "Billy"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Signature on recto
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Billy Bishop - First World War Pilot - This Picture Belonged to John Hoarce Shaw"
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Municipal Hall

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. A sign above the door reads, "Municipal Hall / Burnaby." The First World War memorial fountain, dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War, can be seen on the left. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from i…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
032-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. A sign above the door reads, "Municipal Hall / Burnaby." The First World War memorial fountain, dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War, can be seen on the left. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Dinner for Miss Creeden

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
388.46 BCH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Call Number
388.46 BCH
Contributor
British Columbia Electric Company
Place of Publication
[British Columbia, Canada]
Publisher
BC Hydro
Publication Date
1947
Physical Description
1 videodisc (36 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Library Subject (LOC)
Natural gas industry
World War, 1914-1918--Mobilization
World War, 1939-1945--Mobilization
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Summary: Industrial film. A film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant; Vancouver natural gas facilities; BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley; Stave Falls generator plant; Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants; 1939 royal visit; BCE employee's newsletter; A.E. Grauer family at home; office scenes; plans & construction at Bridge River project; BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II; BCE streetcar and trolley bus services
Credit notes: producer: Lew M. Parry; director: Lew M. Parry; photography: John Young; script: Cecil Maiden; sound: S.G. Wilson; narrator: A.E. Grauer; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.
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