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Description: Journal; hand bound journal tied together with three ribbons along the left edge. Green coloured cardstock cover of journal includes hand drawn art nouveau style border illustration and title in black and gold; title in centre reads: "Observations / from / NATURE". Original water-soluable ink drawings of flora and fauna throughout. Nine black and white photographs of Deer Lake and "Class VI Boys" and "Farmerettes of Class VI" working in school garden are glued onto the last seven pages. Preface on page 3 of journal indicates that the content includes personal observations of the woods around Deer Lake made by the author, S. Herbert Price and is dated May 8, 1923. Content on pages within journal document the creator's observations with texts and illustrations between January 1923 and May 1923.

Object History: Sydney Herbert Price was born on December 18 1903 in England to Frank Price (1872-1952) and Ruth Parlour (1875-1941). He was a school teacher for the Burnaby School Board and lived at 6050 Clinton Street, Burnaby. He died in 1969. The family lived at 3113 Royal Oak in Burnaby (later renumbered to 6290). In 1906, his uncle (Herbert Price) purchased the land on which Oakalla Prison Farm was to be built on. The Price family farm grew strawberries and then raspberry canes. The business grew so big that the family hired up to 100 berry pickers to help out.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Book

Colour: Green; Gold; Black; Blue; Yellow

Measurements: Height: 9.8 cm; Width: 7.7 cm; Depth: 2 cm

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Animals - Birds

Names: Price, Sydney Herbert

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greeting card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41229

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV971.120.44

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV971.120.44

Description: With Best Wishes - Greeting card. small, green card with inner white page; cover has small picture of cat in white circle, like an ornament, 'tied' with ribbon to white leafy branch, "With Best Wishes". There is a printed message in card and, written in ink on the blank left page, the message "This is one of my cats".

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Animals; Animals - Cats

Names: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

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Illustrated natural history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3483

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889

Publication Date: c1897

Call Number: 590 WOO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.9.19

Call Number: 590 WOO

Author: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Henry Altemus

Publication Date: c1897

Series: Altemus' young people's library

Physical Description: 244, 16 p. : ill.

Inscription: "With Best Wishes / to [Birtie] From Wilford / xmas 1909" -handwritten in pencil on cover page. Mistakenly wrote "1908" then wrote "9"over the "8".

Library Subject (LOC): Mammals; Animals; Birds; Natural history; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Animals

Notes: Author's given name and dates: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889

The how and why wonder book of birds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Mathewson, Robert F.

Publication Date: c1960

Call Number: 598.2 MAT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.20.20

Call Number: 598.2 MAT

Author: Mathewson, Robert F.

Contributor: Ferguson, Walter; Smith, Ned, 1919-1985; Wolf, Donald D.; Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997; White, Oakes A.

Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.

Publisher: Wonder Books; Grosset & Dunlap

Publication Date: c1960

Series: How and why wonder books series, No. 5009.

Physical Description: [48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Inscription: The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds

Library Subject (LOC): Birds; Readers--Science

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Animals

Notes: Inculdes index.; White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Price: 59 cents; "Illustrated by Walter Ferguson and Ned Smith"; "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf; "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"; "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White

Adventures with birds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Forler, Gladys; Forler, Dorothy

Publication Date: c1961

Call Number: 598 FOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.17.52

Call Number: 598 FOR

Author: Forler, Gladys; Forler, Dorothy

Contributor: Zallinger, Jean

Place of Publication: Racine, Wis.

Publisher: Whitman

Publication Date: c1961

Series: Burke's help yourself series

Physical Description: 77 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "Paul James Adam" [printed in pencil on bottom of front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Birds

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Animals

Notes: "Illustrated by Jean Zallinger" -- t.p.

The Story of Pacific Salmon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7500

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Canada. Department of Fisheries

Publication Date: c[1962]

1 image 1 document

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Photograph

Accession Code: BV991.45.566

Author: Canada. Department of Fisheries

Contributor: Licastro, Joseph; Stanley, Cameron; Moller, Hans

Place of Publication: Canada

Publisher: National Film Board of Canada

Publication Date: c[1962]

Physical Description: 1 filmstrip (unknown length) : cellulose acetate, col. interpositive ; 35 mm

Library Subject (LOC): Documentary Films; Filmstrips; Pacific salmon--British Columbia; Pacific salmon fisheries--British Columbia; Salmon--Life cycles

Subjects: Animals - Fish; Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection

Object History: Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.

Notes: Educational filmstrip describing the five species of Pacifc Salmon, their life cycle including migration, spawining and growth. Audio commentary is missing.

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1991_0045_0566

Rhuddlan Castle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39503

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1880]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.2 x 19.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rhuddlan Castle with a heard of cows wading in the waterway in the foreground. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1880]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.2 x 19.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-822

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rhuddlan Castle with a heard of cows wading in the waterway in the foreground. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Buildings - Residential - Palaces

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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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.

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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 of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon, 1881 thumbnail

The Kirby Cottage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39577

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1889

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 13.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a cottage identified as the Kirby cottage in Whonnock, BC. The members of the Kirby family shown here are unidentified, but Claude Hill can be seen sitting (wearing hat) in front of the cabin.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1889

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 13.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-896

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a cottage identified as the Kirby cottage in Whonnock, BC. The members of the Kirby family shown here are unidentified, but Claude Hill can be seen sitting (wearing hat) in front of the cabin.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Cabins; Animals - Dogs

Names: Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Clearing land with a team of oxen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39524

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1890

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.6 x 23.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a team of oxen being used to clear land and haul logs on skid road. Five unidentified lumberjacks can be seen standing alongside the animals.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1890

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.6 x 23.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-843

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a team of oxen being used to clear land and haul logs on skid road. Five unidentified lumberjacks can be seen standing alongside the animals.

Subjects: Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery; Industries - Forestry; Animals - Oxen; Occupations - Lumberjacks; Land Clearing; Industries - Logging/lumber

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Clearing land with a team of oxen, 1890 thumbnail

Clearing Deer Lake frontage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39523

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1891]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.3 cm on page 21.5 x 8 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man and his dog sitting on a large felled tree along the shore of Deer Lake. The man is most likely Claude Hill, and early resident of the Deer Lake area.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1891]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.3 cm on page 21.5 x 8 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-842

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man and his dog sitting on a large felled tree along the shore of Deer Lake. The man is most likely Claude Hill, and early resident of the Deer Lake area.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Land Clearing

Names: Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Clearing Deer Lake frontage, [1891] thumbnail

Frederick Thrussell and Peter Byrne

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36471

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frederick Thrussell in a three-piece suit and hat, standing in front of a large stump. A small dog stands in front of him, and a crosscut saw is to his left, propped up vertically against the stump. Peter Byrne stands on a spring board protruding from the stump, and holds on to the en…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Thrussell family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 275-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frederick Thrussell in a three-piece suit and hat, standing in front of a large stump. A small dog stands in front of him, and a crosscut saw is to his left, propped up vertically against the stump. Peter Byrne stands on a spring board protruding from the stump, and holds on to the end of a second crosscut saw. On the other side of the stump, a man balances on a second spring board while holding on to the opposite end of the horizontal crosscut saw with this right hand. Peter Byrne went on to serve as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906, and was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910.

Subjects: Occupations - Lumberjacks; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Industries - Forestry; Woodworking Tools and Equipment; Animals - Dogs; Industries - Logging/lumber

Names: Thrussell, Fredrick (1869-1909); Byrne, Peter

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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