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Sweeping off the stairway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sweeping of the stairway at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown, where she and her family lived. Her cat is sitting at her feet as she sweeps. The Burrard Inlet is visible in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Trudi Tuomi subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 337-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sweeping of the stairway at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown, where she and her family lived. Her cat is sitting at her feet as she sweeps. The Burrard Inlet is visible in the background.

Subjects: Persons - Residents - Squatters; Animals - Cats

Names: Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note on verso of print; Print is a colour copy of a sepia original

Geographic Access: Crabtown

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Sweeping off the stairway, [between 1937 and 1945] thumbnail

Burrard Inlet Squatters

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1930 (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 squatters in "Crabtown" along Burrard Inlet. Squatters proliferated during Great Depression, not eliminated until 1950s. Many of shacks were brightly decorated, attractive and clean. This photograph was taken looking West along the southern shoreline (Burnaby side) of Burrard Inlet.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1930 (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.: 204-441

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of squatters in "Crabtown" along Burrard Inlet. Squatters proliferated during Great Depression, not eliminated until 1950s. Many of shacks were brightly decorated, attractive and clean. This photograph was taken looking West along the southern shoreline (Burnaby side) of Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Inlets; Persons - Residents - Squatters

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burrard Inlet Squatters, 1930 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Friends come for coffee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37220

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Aune and Gus Rintanen sitting at their "all purpose table" with friends; Lil Pasanen, Helmi Rowe, and Mr. Pasanen (standing). Gus Rintanen was working on the cement chimney at the time, as his ladder and bucket are visible in the photograph. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Trudi Tuomi subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 337-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of Aune and Gus Rintanen sitting at their "all purpose table" with friends; Lil Pasanen, Helmi Rowe, and Mr. Pasanen (standing). Gus Rintanen was working on the cement chimney at the time, as his ladder and bucket are visible in the photograph. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.

Subjects: Persons - Residents - Squatters; Furniture

Names: Rintanen, Aune; Rintanen, Gus; Pasanen, Lil; Roine, Helmi

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on accession information; Print is a colour copy of a sepia original

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Friends come for coffee, [between 1937 and 1945] thumbnail

Rinsing the wash

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen rinsing the wash in the Burrard Inlet with their mother, Aune Rintanen. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Trudi Tuomi subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 337-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen rinsing the wash in the Burrard Inlet with their mother, Aune Rintanen. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.

Subjects: Persons - Residents - Squatters

Names: Topalian, Aili Rintanen; Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen; Rintanen, Aune

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note on verso of print; Print is a colour copy of a sepia original

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Crabtown

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Rinsing the wash, [between 1937 and 1945] thumbnail

Roy Kivisto with Aili and Trudi Rintanen

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Trudi Tuomi subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 337-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows Bridge is visible in the background.

Subjects: Persons - Residents - Squatters; Structures - Bridges; Geographic Features - Inlets

Names: Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen; Topalian, Aili Rintanen; Kivisto, Roy

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Print is a colour copy of a sepia original

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Roy Kivisto with Aili and Trudi Rintanen, [between 1937 and 1945] thumbnail

Farrington Chicken Ranch

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (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 the Farrington brothers' chicken ranch near Central Park at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue). Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. The laying house is at the left, and the family home is at the right.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (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.: 204-083

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Farrington brothers' chicken ranch near Central Park at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue). Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. The laying house is at the left, and the family home is at the right.

Subjects: Buildings - Agricultural; Animals - Poultry; Agriculture - Poultry; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Chesham Avenue

Street Address: 5384 Chesham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

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Farrington Chicken Ranch, 1920 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Farrington Laying House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (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 Farrington brothers' chicken laying house. Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. It was located at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (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.: 204-084

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Farrington brothers' chicken laying house. Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. It was located at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue).

Subjects: Buildings - Agricultural; Animals - Poultry; Agriculture - Poultry

Names: Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Chesham Avenue

Street Address: 5384 Chesham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

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Farrington Laying House, 1920 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Jesse Love feeding chickens

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1893] (date of original), copied [1988]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jesse Love feeding chickens outside the Love farmhouse which was located on the north east section of District Lot 25, at the corner of Cumberland Road and Fourteenth Avenue. The house was relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site in 1988 and restored to the 1920s era.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love family photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jesse Love feeding chickens outside the Love farmhouse which was located on the north east section of District Lot 25, at the corner of Cumberland Road and Fourteenth Avenue. The house was relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site in 1988 and restored to the 1920s era.

Subjects: Agriculture - Poultry; Animals - Poultry

Names: Love, Jesse, 1849-1928

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Accession Code: BV018.41.197

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1893] (date of original), copied [1988]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 4-Mar-2019

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on content of photograph

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Jesse Love feeding chickens, [1893] (date of original), copied [1988] thumbnail

Olive Farrington Barber

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928 (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 Olive Farrington Barber in front of the Farrington brothers' chicken shed. Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. It was located at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928 (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.: 204-082

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Olive Farrington Barber in front of the Farrington brothers' chicken shed. Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. It was located at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue).

Subjects: Agriculture - Poultry; Animals - Poultry; Buildings - Agricultural

Names: Barber, Olive Farrington; Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Chesham Avenue

Street Address: 5384 Chesham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

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Olive Farrington Barber, 1928 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Louise Irwin with cat

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Louise Irwin holding a pet cat in the yard of the Irwin family house at the Barnet Lumber Mill. The house and flower gardens are visible behind her.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Louise Irwin holding a pet cat in the yard of the Irwin family house at the Barnet Lumber Mill. The house and flower gardens are visible behind her.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Animals - Cats

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.87

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Date of photograph based on birth date for Louise Irwin

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Louise Irwin with cat, [1936] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Urquhart family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920] (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 the Urquhart menagerie: dog, Fluff; goats Patsy (black) and Corey (white); goose, Mollie, and her goslings, Goosey and Gander; and, miscellaneous ducks and chickens. This photograph was taken at the Urquhart family home, "Rowanlea," located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. Th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920] (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.: 204-145

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Urquhart menagerie: dog, Fluff; goats Patsy (black) and Corey (white); goose, Mollie, and her goslings, Goosey and Gander; and, miscellaneous ducks and chickens. This photograph was taken at the Urquhart family home, "Rowanlea," located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; 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

Images

Urquhart family home, [1920] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Ernest and Frank Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1920 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1920 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Helen Street subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 217-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-6

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.

Subjects: Animals - Cows; Animals - Poultry; Agriculture - Farms

Names: Street, Ernest; Street, Frank

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

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Ernest and Frank Street, [between 1920 and 1925] thumbnail

Turnbull house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57717

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1912 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men and a woman sitting and standing on the front steps of George Turnbull's house in the Hastings Grove Subdivision. Three of the individuals have chickens in their hands. More chickens are on and around the stairs, and a dog is standing on the ground with one front paw on the …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1912 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Material Details: Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 487-021

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men and a woman sitting and standing on the front steps of George Turnbull's house in the Hastings Grove Subdivision. Three of the individuals have chickens in their hands. More chickens are on and around the stairs, and a dog is standing on the ground with one front paw on the second stair.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Animals - Poultry; Animals - Dogs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Turnbull house

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1912 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men and a woman sitting and standing on the front steps of of George Turnbull's house in the Hastings Grove Subdivision. The woman has a box of birdseed and is feeding the chickens that are on and around the stairs. A dog is sitting on the stairs next to the woman, with two of …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1912 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Material Details: Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 487-026

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men and a woman sitting and standing on the front steps of of George Turnbull's house in the Hastings Grove Subdivision. The woman has a box of birdseed and is feeding the chickens that are on and around the stairs. A dog is sitting on the stairs next to the woman, with two of his legs on the lower stair. The man on the left is also holding a small dog in his arms.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Animals - Poultry; Animals - Dogs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Urquhart family home

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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.

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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

Images

Urquhart family home, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Adell Philips and daughter holding rabbits

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1956]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips holding a white rabbit and standing outside in a yard beside one of her children (could be her daughter Judith Philips) who is also holding a white rabbit. There is a black and white cat sitting on the fence behind them and a corner of a house is visible in the backgroun…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips holding a white rabbit and standing outside in a yard beside one of her children (could be her daughter Judith Philips) who is also holding a white rabbit. There is a black and white cat sitting on the fence behind them and a corner of a house is visible in the background.

Subjects: Animals; Animals - Cats

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Judith

Accession Code: BV022.11.21

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1956]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: “Dell & baby [sic] / Spring 1956”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “103” [sic]

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Adell Philips and daughter holding rabbits, [1956] thumbnail

Albert and Elsie Dawkins

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37688

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1923] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of siblings Albert Dawkins (age 9) and Elsie Dawkins (age 5) at their Balfour Avenue home (later renamed Atlee Avenue). Albert is holding a cat, and Elsie is standing beside a dog.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1923] (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 ; 2.9 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-276

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of siblings Albert Dawkins (age 9) and Elsie Dawkins (age 5) at their Balfour Avenue home (later renamed Atlee Avenue). Albert is holding a cat, and Elsie is standing beside a dog.

Subjects: Animals - Cats; Animals - Dogs

Names: Dawkins, Albert; Norman, Elsie Dawkins

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Atlee Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Albert and Elsie Dawkins, [1923] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Catherine Mary Corner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription907

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later Levins) as a small girl in a playsuit with a doll under her arm. She is standing beside a dog and a cat in an orchard, probably in Kelowna, at her parents' home. Catherine Mary Corner Levins' mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bat…

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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 ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later Levins) as a small girl in a playsuit with a doll under her arm. She is standing beside a dog and a cat in an orchard, probably in Kelowna, at her parents' home. Catherine Mary Corner Levins' mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bateman, the builder of the house "Elworth" at Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Animals - Cats; Animals - Dogs; Toys - Dolls; Agriculture - Orchards

Names: Levins, Catherine Mary Corner

Accession Code: HV975.120.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1930]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 800

Scan Date: 2023-06-13

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from the acquisition record which was prepared after a conversation with the donor

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Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Paul

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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Edwin Butler

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1925] (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 Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1925] (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.: 204-204

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.

Subjects: Animals - Cats; Animals - Dogs

Names: Butler, Edwin

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 14th Avenue

Street Address: 8062 14th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

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