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Glen family house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1763
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1922 and 1924]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm, mounted in folder 31.5 x 23.5 cm, folded to 23.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jennie Montgomerie Patrick and Jessie E. Glen Patrick standing in the fenced yard at the Glen family house located at 3319 Patterson Avenue, Burnaby. A dog is visible lying at Jennie Patrick's feet.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm, mounted in folder 31.5 x 23.5 cm, folded to 23.5 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Embossing (on the front cover of the folder) of a griffin on top of a crown
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jennie Montgomerie Patrick and Jessie E. Glen Patrick standing in the fenced yard at the Glen family house located at 3319 Patterson Avenue, Burnaby. A dog is visible lying at Jennie Patrick's feet.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Names
Patrick, Jennie Montgomerie
Patrick, Jessie Ewing Glen
Geographic Access
Patterson Avenue
Accession Code
BV004.30.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1922 and 1924]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Weeks, Arthur Benson
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typed note in inside cover of card mount reads: "Mrs. R.B. Glen's house on Patterson Avenue, Central Park, Burnaby, early 1920's, probably 1922 or 1923 or 1924. To the left the then Mrs. J.W. Patrick (nee Jennie Montgomerie) right Mrs. Glen."
Photographer printed on card mount: "A Portrait by Weeks, 618 Granville Street, Vancouver."
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Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36238
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing outside the Fairacres Mansion, with a man and a woman standing on either side of them. The man is on the left, smoking a pipe, and the Ceperley's dog is standing just in front of him.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
241-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing outside the Fairacres Mansion, with a man and a woman standing on either side of them. The man is on the left, smoking a pipe, and the Ceperley's dog is standing just in front of him.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Names
Ceperley, Grace
Ceperley, H.T.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36239
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing next to each other. Grace has her hand on her hip, and standing on her other side is a woman who is making their dog stand on his hind legs. On her right is another woman, smiling. A man stands to the left of the group with a pipe in his hand.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
241-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing next to each other. Grace has her hand on her hip, and standing on her other side is a woman who is making their dog stand on his hind legs. On her right is another woman, smiling. A man stands to the left of the group with a pipe in his hand.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Names
Ceperley, H.T.
Ceperley, Grace
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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House at 6590 Randolph Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78972
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16,1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a house at 6590 Randolph Avenue. The McLeod family dog, Fluffy, is lying on the front steps.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 16,1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-057
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a house at 6590 Randolph Avenue. The McLeod family dog, Fluffy, is lying on the front steps.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Norton, Paul
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
Second sentence created from information provided in comments feature
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Randolph Avenue
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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House of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1881
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon USA. Prior to moving to Canada, Claude Hill (an early resident of Burnaby Lake) lived and worked in Oregon for the Steers family. Mr. and Mrs. Steers can be seen in this photograph on the lawn of their home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1881
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-826
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon USA. Prior to moving to Canada, Claude Hill (an early resident of Burnaby Lake) lived and worked in Oregon for the Steers family. Mr. and Mrs. Steers can be seen in this photograph on the lawn of their home.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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House with a solarium

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription279
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9.5 cm mounted on cardboard 10.8 x 15.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified house. The house is a very large two-storey brick structure with large covered patio on the ground level. There is a man and a woman sitting on a bench on the porch, with a dog sitting in front of the man. There are at least two chimneys visible on the roof, and on the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9.5 cm mounted on cardboard 10.8 x 15.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified house. The house is a very large two-storey brick structure with large covered patio on the ground level. There is a man and a woman sitting on a bench on the porch, with a dog sitting in front of the man. There are at least two chimneys visible on the roof, and on the second floor, there appears to be a solarium with large open windows just above the porch area. The location is not identified.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Accession Code
BV984.69.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of this house, see BV984.69.15
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-07
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Jackson family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36744
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of sister and brother, Vera and Ron Jackson, in the snow with two dogs.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-099
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of sister and brother, Vera and Ron Jackson, in the snow with two dogs.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Jackson, Ronald Harold "Ron"
Pel, Vera Rose Jackson
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Kitty on the lawn of Broadview

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39552
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of Claude Hill, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue. Broadview was the second Hill home in the Burnaby Lake area, the first being "Brookfield" on Deer Lake Avenue In front of the house is Claude's daughter Kitty, with a dog.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-871
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of Claude Hill, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue. Broadview was the second Hill home in the Burnaby Lake area, the first being "Brookfield" on Deer Lake Avenue In front of the house is Claude's daughter Kitty, with a dog.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Street Address
5730 Buckingham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Lyle Le Grove and Dog

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38053
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
Feb. 1933 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lyle Le Grove and a dog sitting on the steps outside of 3825 Hazel Street (later renumbered 4673 Hazel Street).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
Feb. 1933 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-640
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lyle Le Grove and a dog sitting on the steps outside of 3825 Hazel Street (later renumbered 4673 Hazel Street).
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Le Grove, Frederick Carlyle "Lyle"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Hazel Street
Street Address
4673 Hazel Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Man and his dog in front of a house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.0 x 15.9 cm mounted on cardboard 20.3 x 25.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man in a white shirt and a tie, wearing suspenders and a hat, standing in front of a house with a dog sitting beside him. Mountains can be seen in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.0 x 15.9 cm mounted on cardboard 20.3 x 25.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man in a white shirt and a tie, wearing suspenders and a hat, standing in front of a house with a dog sitting beside him. Mountains can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
HV972.165.208
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Napier Street and Madison Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34096
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of house construction at Napier Street (west) and Madison Avenue with and a man and dog on the road. Other houses are visible in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of house construction at Napier Street (west) and Madison Avenue with and a man and dog on the road. Other houses are visible in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Madison Avenue
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Napier Street and Madison Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34101
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 4300 block of Napier Street at Madison Avenue with several houses under construction, piles of lumber, and a man and dogs outside one of the houses. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 16, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 4300 block of Napier Street at Madison Avenue with several houses under construction, piles of lumber, and a man and dogs outside one of the houses. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Napier Street
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Standing at the fence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription107
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16 cm, mounted on card 16 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine people standing in front of a white picket fence with a bungalow-style house in behind. Two men and a woman in a white dress are standing to the left of the front walk. A small white dog is sitting on the walk next to a young boy who is moving his head and holding hands with a ma…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16 cm, mounted on card 16 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine people standing in front of a white picket fence with a bungalow-style house in behind. Two men and a woman in a white dress are standing to the left of the front walk. A small white dog is sitting on the walk next to a young boy who is moving his head and holding hands with a man in a suit. To the right of them stand two woman with a man in between them in a dark suit. On the far right a young boy is standing still, wearing a sailor suit.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Accession Code
BV988.42.42
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1927
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Written in white paint on card mount: "Lloyd Studio/ McKay. B.C./ 1927"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Lloyd's Studio/ 3966 KINGSWAY/ McKAY, B.C. Carl. 343"
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Tea at the Kincaid house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37125
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-] (date of original), copied 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of three people sitting outside on lawn chairs having tea together at the Kincaid house on Glencarin Drive. There is a dog and a tricycle on the lawn.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-] (date of original), copied 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
324-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1995-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of three people sitting outside on lawn chairs having tea together at the Kincaid house on Glencarin Drive. There is a dog and a tricycle on the lawn.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Animals - Dogs
Transportation - Bicycles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Glencarin Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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William and Alma Rorison

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription53959
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William and Alma Cropley Rorison and their dog Buster sitting on the steps of their front walk in the snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Kay North subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
269-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1991-38
Scope and Content
Photograph of William and Alma Cropley Rorison and their dog Buster sitting on the steps of their front walk in the snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Animals - Dogs
Names
Rorison, Alma Cropley
Rorison, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4593 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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Urquhart family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35294
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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 goats, Patsy and Corey, by the duck pond in the back yard of "Rowanlea," the Urquhart family home built by William Urquhart at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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.
204-151
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of goats, Patsy and Corey, by the duck pond in the back yard of "Rowanlea," the Urquhart family home built by William Urquhart at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Animals - Goats
Animals - Poultry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory36
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1927-1930
Length
0:08:22
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
Date Range
1927-1930
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:08:22
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Formby Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Care home garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97118
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kay MacLean, surrounded by flowers and wearing a name tag, and three other unidentified seniors in the garden at an unidentified care home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2645
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kay MacLean, surrounded by flowers and wearing a name tag, and three other unidentified seniors in the garden at an unidentified care home.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Persons - Seniors
Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Less detail

6900 [and] 7000 bk Hastings St. / 7000 blk Pandora St. 200 [and] 300 blks Cliff Ave Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94205
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1993 - December 1993
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
96 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of various residential and commercial streets in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1993 - December 1993
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
96 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-080
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of various residential and commercial streets in Burnaby.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Commercial
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 93-455-B
Note on negative envelope housing photographs 622-080-1 : 622-080-74 reads: "93-11-26 / Inlet Dr/Hastings, Bby, / 93-455-B"
Note on negative envelope housing photographs 622-080-75 : 622-080-96 reads: "93-12-01 / Comp's / 93-455"
Photographer identified as "K.H."
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Cliff Avenue
Pandora Street
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B. Patterson with his dog on Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription559
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild deer frozen in the ice on Burnaby Lake about three miles from house. Not often do we get a winter like this." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Burnaby Lake / B. Paterson standing beside dog. / No date."
Subjects
Animals - Deer
Animals - Dogs
Events - Deaths
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Patterson, Bill
Patterson, Bruce
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Accession Code
HV977.99.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-11
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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