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![Len McNeely in the Burnaby Winter Club arena, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2064.jpg?width=280)
Len McNeely in the Burnaby Winter Club arena
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96394
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Len McNeely, the general manager of the Burnaby Winter Club, in the main ice arena at the Club. McNeely wears a hockey jersey and is leaning against a hockey net; championship flags hang around the perimeter of the ice.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2064
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Len McNeely, the general manager of the Burnaby Winter Club, in the main ice arena at the Club. McNeely wears a hockey jersey and is leaning against a hockey net; championship flags hang around the perimeter of the ice.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Len McNeely, the general manager of the Burnaby Winter Club, admires the championship banners that surround the ice surface at the club's main arena. And with three team heading to Provincials, there may soon be more added."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4990 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Len McNeely in the Burnaby Winter Club arena, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2064.jpg)
![Mike Gordic, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2747.jpg?width=280)
Mike Gordic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97371
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mike Gordic, a new co-owner of the Burnaby Bulldogs hockey team, posing against the boards of the hockey rink in the Bill Copeland Arena.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2747
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mike Gordic, a new co-owner of the Burnaby Bulldogs hockey team, posing against the boards of the hockey rink in the Bill Copeland Arena.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Mike Gordic, a new co-owner of the Burnaby Bulldogs, checks out the home of his acquisition, at Bill Copeland Arena."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Street Address
- 3676 Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Mike Gordic, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2747.jpg)
![New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1531.jpg?width=280)
New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95652
- 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 a caretaker mowing the green lawn at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club in December.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1531
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a caretaker mowing the green lawn at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club in December.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "While the rest of continent endures cold and record snowfall, Fred Sallis tends to the greens at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club."
Images
![New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1531.jpg)
![Soccer at Harry Jerome Sports Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2316.jpg?width=280)
Soccer at Harry Jerome Sports Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96711
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ron Zeitner and Rick Tesan playing with a soccer ball outside of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The inflatable roof and the mountains are visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2316
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ron Zeitner and Rick Tesan playing with a soccer ball outside of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. The inflatable roof and the mountains are visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ron Zeitner and Rick Tesan are hoping to transform the Harry Jerome Sports Centre into a new home for indoor soccer."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Soccer at Harry Jerome Sports Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2316.jpg)
![Tennis camp, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3252-1.jpg?width=280)
Tennis camp
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98174
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of unidentified children and their parents playing tennis at a tennis camp.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3252
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of unidentified children and their parents playing tennis at a tennis camp.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Tennis camp, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3252-1.jpg)
![Tracy Godoy, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3072.jpg?width=280)
Tracy Godoy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97946
- 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 Tracy Godoy, a member of the Burnaby Bulldogs' ownership group, posing in the stands of a hockey arena.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3072
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tracy Godoy, a member of the Burnaby Bulldogs' ownership group, posing in the stands of a hockey arena.
- Names
- Burnaby Bulldogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Tracy Godoy, one of the Burnaby Bulldogs' ownership group, says the club will have to work hard to educate fans about their style of hockey, in light of Vancouver being awarded a WHL expansion franchise."
Images
![Tracy Godoy, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3072.jpg)
![Velodrome, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2942-1.jpg?width=280)
Velodrome
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97646
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of cyclists and bicycles in the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2942
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of cyclists and bicycles in the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2942-1: "The lightweight, high-tech track bikes have only one gear, and no brakes."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2942-2: "Staying in a paceline allows trailing riders to conserve energy while the lead runner bears the brunt of wind resistance."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Velodrome, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2942-1.jpg)
![Velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2828.jpg?width=280)
Velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97489
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified cyclist on the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2828
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified cyclist on the velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The velodrome at Burnaby's Harry Jerome Sports Centre will be hosting a series of races beginning November 9/10."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Velodrome at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2828.jpg)
![Velodrome cycling competition, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1745-2.jpg?width=280)
Velodrome cycling competition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95994
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of track cycling competitors in action at the Burnaby Velodrome in the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1745
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of track cycling competitors in action at the Burnaby Velodrome in the Harry Jerome Sports Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1745-1: "Gina Grain heads for the fastest qualifying time in the Women's 200m, circling the track at the Burnaby Velodrome in 13.84 seconds, at the first races of the Winter track cycling season. Some of the top cyclists from BC, Alberta and the Western United States competed all weekend in timed events, sprint races and keirins."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1745-2: "Jeff Ain bears down as he leads a rival out of the corner in the first round of sprints for the B Group, at the first track races of the Winter cycling season, Saturday at the Burnaby Velodrome. Top cyclists from BC, Alberta and the Western United States competed in three days of sprints, timed events and keirins, on the 200-metre wooden track at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 7564 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Velodrome cycling competition, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1745-2.jpg)
Boy Scouts swimming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20712
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Aug. 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Boy Scouts swimming while at New Westminster District Boy Scout camp at Granthams Landing.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Boy Scouts swimming while at New Westminster District Boy Scout camp at Granthams Landing.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV995.8.143
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Aug. 1926
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- hotograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 41
Images
Boy Scouts swimming and diving
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20711
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Aug. 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Boy Scouts swimming and diving while at New Westminster District Boy Scout camp at Granthams Landing. One of the Scouts is diving into the water while the others are standing on a rock on the shore.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Boy Scouts swimming and diving while at New Westminster District Boy Scout camp at Granthams Landing. One of the Scouts is diving into the water while the others are standing on a rock on the shore.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV995.8.142
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Aug. 1926
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- hotograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 41
Images
![Finn Donnelly at the Swim for Salmon, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3346-1.jpg?width=280)
Finn Donnelly at the Swim for Salmon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98322
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of marathon swimmer Finn Donnelly at Fraser Foreshore Park after completing the second leg of the Swim for Salmon event as part of BC Rivers Day. Photographs depict Donnelly posing on the shore and helping unidentified members of his crew to move canoes out of the Fraser R…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3346
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of marathon swimmer Finn Donnelly at Fraser Foreshore Park after completing the second leg of the Swim for Salmon event as part of BC Rivers Day. Photographs depict Donnelly posing on the shore and helping unidentified members of his crew to move canoes out of the Fraser River.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3346-1: "Marathon swimmer Finn Donnelly emerges from the Fraser River at Foreshare Park, after completing the second leg of his Swim for the Salmon to mark BC Rivers Day."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3346-2: "Marathon swimmer Finn Donnelly helps bring ashore some of the voyageur canoes which accompanied him on the second leg of his Swim for the Salmon, on the Fraser River from New West Quay to Foreshore Park."
- Geographic Access
- Fraser River
- Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
![Finn Donnelly at the Swim for Salmon, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3346-1.jpg)
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory290
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1927-1938
- Length
- 0:08:14
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early memories of recreational activities and daily life as a young person in Burnaby (activities include swimming, skating and going to the movies). She mentions Frank Walsh's Garage and discusses photographs of Brown-John Truc…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early memories of recreational activities and daily life as a young person in Burnaby (activities include swimming, skating and going to the movies). She mentions Frank Walsh's Garage and discusses photographs of Brown-John Trucking, "the blasting stump" and Burns Acreage.
- Date Range
- 1927-1938
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:08:14
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Swimming
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 18, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
- Biographical Notes
- Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 33:02
- Interviewee Name
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track four of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_4.mp3![Swimmers in front of George and Rhoda Love's cottage, [192-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0534_001.jpg?width=280)
Swimmers in front of George and Rhoda Love's cottage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20112
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women swimming in the lake in front of George and Rhoda Love's cottage at Pitt Lake. Cottage and buildings are visible on the shore behind the swimmers.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women swimming in the lake in front of George and Rhoda Love's cottage at Pitt Lake. Cottage and buildings are visible on the shore behind the swimmers.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Swimming
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.534
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-25
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads:"George & Rhoda's cottage - Pitt Lake"
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "George & Rhoda's Cottage Pitt Lake.
Images
![Swimmers in front of George and Rhoda Love's cottage, [192-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0534_001.jpg)
![Two women swimming, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0307_001.jpg?width=280)
Two women swimming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19885
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified women in bathing costumes standing in a body of water. Steep tree lined shoreline is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified women in bathing costumes standing in a body of water. Steep tree lined shoreline is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Swimming
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.307
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
![Two women swimming, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0307_001.jpg)
![Ada and Esther swimming, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0507_001.jpg?width=280)
Ada and Esther swimming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20085
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ada Stanley (left) and Esther (Love) Stanley standing in thigh deep water in sectioned off swimming area off a beach. The two women are dressed in swimsuits. Slide into the water and buildings on shore are visible in background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ada Stanley (left) and Esther (Love) Stanley standing in thigh deep water in sectioned off swimming area off a beach. The two women are dressed in swimsuits. Slide into the water and buildings on shore are visible in background.
- Subjects
- Sports - Swimming
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.507
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-25
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "ADA & ESTHER"
Images
![Ada and Esther swimming, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0507_001.jpg)
![Anne Peers at the beach, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-410.jpg?width=280)
Anne Peers at the beach
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39091
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers in bathing costume, posing for the camera on an unidentified beach.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-410
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers in bathing costume, posing for the camera on an unidentified beach.
- Names
- Latham, Anne Peers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Anne Peers at the beach, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-410.jpg)
![Anne Peers playing in the water, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-412.jpg?width=280)
Anne Peers playing in the water
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39093
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 6 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers in bathing costume, playing in the water.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 6 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-412
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers in bathing costume, playing in the water.
- Names
- Latham, Anne Peers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Anne Peers playing in the water, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-412.jpg)
![Anne Peers swimming, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-411.jpg?width=280)
Anne Peers swimming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39092
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 2.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers swimming, with just her head and shoulders exposed above the water.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 2.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-411
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers swimming, with just her head and shoulders exposed above the water.
- Names
- Latham, Anne Peers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Anne Peers swimming, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-411.jpg)
![Annie, Kitty and Maude at Deer Lake, [1905] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-125.jpg?width=280)
Annie, Kitty and Maude at Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38806
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Annie Hill (standing, with back to the camera), Maude Woodward (seated) and Kitty Hill (with paddle) standing on the dock in their bathing costumes, most likely at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-125
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Annie Hill (standing, with back to the camera), Maude Woodward (seated) and Kitty Hill (with paddle) standing on the dock in their bathing costumes, most likely at Deer Lake.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
![Annie, Kitty and Maude at Deer Lake, [1905] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-125.jpg)