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Pat Byrne's Threshing Machine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38542
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1892] (date of original) copied 1980
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 14.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five men standing on a flat-bottom vessel on the Fraser River. A label accompanying the photograph reads: "1st threshing outfit in Burnaby, about 1892. Owned by Pat Byrne, brother of Peter. Sold to Peter when Pat returned to Ireland to live. On Fraser River. L. to R.: Pat Byrne, C…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1892] (date of original) copied 1980
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
New Westminster Public Library subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 14.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
459-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2003-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of five men standing on a flat-bottom vessel on the Fraser River. A label accompanying the photograph reads: "1st threshing outfit in Burnaby, about 1892. Owned by Pat Byrne, brother of Peter. Sold to Peter when Pat returned to Ireland to live. On Fraser River. L. to R.: Pat Byrne, Capt. Stewart of "Alice", Peter Byrne and another (unknown)." Peter Byrne was a member of Burnaby's municipal council from 1894-1895, 1898-1906 and served as Reeve from 1906-1910. The threshing machine (visible behind the side paddle of the scow) was loaded onto this scow for transport from New Westminster to the Byrne farm in Burnaby.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Transportation - Boats
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Geographic Features - Rivers
Names
Byrne, Pat
Byrne, Peter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Images
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Brick Houses under Construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64654
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.
Notes
Title based on contents of 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.
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
Images
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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…
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
Images
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Frederick Thrussell and Peter Byrne by a fallen tree

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37104
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1893]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick Thrussell, unidentified, and Peter Byrne standing in front of a large fallen tree. A crosscut saw is propped up vertically against the end of the felled tree. Peter Byrne was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910. Earlier, he also served as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1893]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Byrne family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
316-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1995-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frederick Thrussell, unidentified, and Peter Byrne standing in front of a large fallen tree. A crosscut saw is propped up vertically against the end of the felled tree. Peter Byrne was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910. Earlier, he also served as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Industries - Forestry
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Thrussell, Fredrick (1869-1909)
Byrne, Peter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Gilley Brothers logging operation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36092
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilley Brothers logging operation. A donkey engine is visible on the right, and seven men are standing on a felled tree as it is pulled along the track by the power of the donkey engine.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Columbian Newspaper subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
222-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilley Brothers logging operation. A donkey engine is visible on the right, and seven men are standing on a felled tree as it is pulled along the track by the power of the donkey engine.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Industries - Forestry
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Gilley Brothers Logging Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory221
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1860-1932
Length
0:08:48
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine, as well as the history of his grandfather, John Foley, founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine, as well as the history of his grandfather, John Foley, founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper.
Date Range
1860-1932
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:08:48
Names
Foley, John
Subjects
Printing Tools and Equipment
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Burton at his residence in Surrey by Lynda Mauve Orr, August 24, 1989. This interview focuses on the history of newspaper and printing presses in Canada.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
0:58:44
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr

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Mrs. Coulter-White and Mrs. Annie Dale at a spinning wheel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription974
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.7 x 12.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Coulter-White and Annie Dale at a spinning wheel in front of an unidentified house. Mrs. Coulter-White is wearing glasses, and spinning the wheel while Annie Dale is assisting by her side.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.7 x 12.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Coulter-White and Annie Dale at a spinning wheel in front of an unidentified house. Mrs. Coulter-White is wearing glasses, and spinning the wheel while Annie Dale is assisting by her side.
Subjects
Textiles
Tools and Equipment
Names
Dale, Annie
Accession Code
HV974.90.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[189-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
16/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotations on the back of the photo read, "Mrs. Coulter-White at the wheel / Aunt Annie to the right." The donor identified Annie Dale as sister to Catherine and Mary Dale Bateman
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Recording of John Burton - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory212
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1885-1959
Length
0:09:56
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine and how it functions.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine and how it functions.
Date Range
1885-1959
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:56
Subjects
Printing Tools and Equipment
Scope and Content
Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:18
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Recording of John Burton - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory213
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1850-1950
Length
0:09:14
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
Date Range
1850-1950
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:14
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Printing Tools and Equipment
Scope and Content
Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:18
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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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Audio Tracks
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Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1865-1919
Length
0:10:18
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Date Range
1865-1919
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:10:18
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Land Clearing
Scope and Content
Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
12
Total Length
1:38:06
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
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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Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings

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Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1677
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1890 and 1909]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm, mounted on card 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Lake.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm, mounted on card 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Lake.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Accession Code
BV003.61.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1890 and 1909]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Near Burnaby Lake/ Burnaby, B.C."
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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.
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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Deer Lake Near Outflow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39421
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people sitting on the bank of Deer Lake. Cleared land and felled trees can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-740
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people sitting on the bank of Deer Lake. Cleared land and felled trees can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35897
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1895 (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 Douglas Road at Haszard Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1895 (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.
204-756
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road at Haszard Hill.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Type note under photograph reads, "Douglas Road, 1895. Deviation from old road, seen on right at, then, Haszard Hill, now Rayside Ave, looking eastward up the hill."
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39522
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 11 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a trail through the woods that is labelled "Douglas Road."
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 : b&w ; 10 x 11 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-841
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a trail through the woods that is labelled "Douglas Road."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Trails
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription447
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1897] (date of original), copied 1978
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 Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected t…
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 Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected to serve in the municiality as councillor from 1895 to 1903 and as Reeve from 1904 to 1905.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Stanley Street
Accession Code
HV978.1.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1897] (date of original), copied 1978
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Family at Beach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3048
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man and a woman, and four young girls. The couple and the youngest child are posed in front of a large rock at a beach. The three other girls wearing dresses, boots and hats are sitting on the rock. The couple appears to be Mr. and Mrs. S. Shepherd Samuel depicted in photograph HV…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man and a woman, and four young girls. The couple and the youngest child are posed in front of a large rock at a beach. The three other girls wearing dresses, boots and hats are sitting on the rock. The couple appears to be Mr. and Mrs. S. Shepherd Samuel depicted in photograph HV976.153.2.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Samuel Family
Accession Code
HV976.153.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[189-?] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Yale?"
Images
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Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory599
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1860-1995
Length
0:15:57
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s description of the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain, the creation of the Pavilion area in 1957, the history of proposals for how Burnaby Mountain could be used, the land transfer to SFU in 1963, and difficulty accessing the m…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s description of the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain, the creation of the Pavilion area in 1957, the history of proposals for how Burnaby Mountain could be used, the land transfer to SFU in 1963, and difficulty accessing the mountain for recreation prior to 1965. He also talks about the dispute between SFU and the City of Burnaby over land ownership and control.
Date Range
1860-1995
Length
0:15:57
Names
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 29, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:43:22
Interviewee Name
Fabian, Tony S.
Interview Location
Tony Fabian's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Tony Fabian

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In the park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription407
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1890 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of seven young men and sixteen young women, sitting and standing in three rows at a park.There are trees and walkways in the background. Most men are in suits and have hats. The two seated men in the front have their hats resting on their feet. A man standing to the extreme left of the …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
Photograph is mounted on a card board, and the card board is torn around the edges
Photograph printed with high contrast
Scope and Content
Photograph of seven young men and sixteen young women, sitting and standing in three rows at a park.There are trees and walkways in the background. Most men are in suits and have hats. The two seated men in the front have their hats resting on their feet. A man standing to the extreme left of the photograph is holding a racket in his hand. Most women are in light coloured blouses with long dark skirts.The woman standing third from the right in the back row resembles the woman depicted in other photographs in this accession identified as Gloriana Bird, or Birdie.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Accession Code
HV983.42.147
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1890 and 1910]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-28
Images
Less detail

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