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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified people standing on a railway car. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-477

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified people standing on a railway car. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Transportation - Rail; Occupations - War Workers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39159

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unknown man and woman seated near some debris at a railroad yard in New Westminster. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-478

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unknown man and woman seated near some debris at a railroad yard in New Westminster. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Transportation - Rail; Occupations - War Workers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Soldiers sitting on a gun barrel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of two soldiers sitting on a large gun barrel, and another soldier with arms folded, leaning against the gun. There is another solider who is standing in front of the gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats.The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Material Details: Stamped on verso (HV973.110.24) "5-11"

Scope and Content: Photograph of two soldiers sitting on a large gun barrel, and another soldier with arms folded, leaning against the gun. There is another solider who is standing in front of the gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats.The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Armament - Munitions; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Accession Code: HV973.110.24

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of some of the soldiers on the same gun barrel, see photograph HV973.110.25

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Soldiers sitting on a gun barrel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of five soldiers sitting side by side on a large gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Material Details: stamped on verso, "5-11"

Scope and Content: Photograph of five soldiers sitting side by side on a large gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Armament - Munitions; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Accession Code: HV973.110.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of some of the soldiers on the same gun barrel, see photograph HV973.110.24

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Soldier standing by a gun

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Armament - Munitions; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Accession Code: HV973.110.26

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: The unidentified soldier in the photograph is shown again in photograph HV973.110.27

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Soldier standing by a gun

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. He is holding a rotary wheel on the gun/machine. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. He is holding a rotary wheel on the gun/machine. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Armament - Munitions; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Accession Code: HV973.110.27

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1914 and 1918]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: The unidentified soldier in the photograph is shown again in photograph HV973.110.26

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Munitions

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39155

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a table loaded with munitions. The factory was located in New Westminster.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-474

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a table loaded with munitions. The factory was located in New Westminster.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Armament - Munitions

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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box; ammunition

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.44.202

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV988.44.202

Description: Blank Cartridges - Box. Small buff coloured box with red text, for Winchester .22 Blank Cartridges ammunition. The cartridges are marketed as "EXTRA LOUD" and there were 50 cartridges to a box. The cartridges were manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Object History: Owner worked in theatre including Barkerville (when a museum). Probably for theatrical use.

Colour: Beige

Subjects: Container; Container - Box; Armament; Armament - Munitions

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Police Officer

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 28, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer holding a missile launcher that was seized from a Burnaby home, along with other weapons displayed on the table in the foreground of the photograph.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 28, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1054

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer holding a missile launcher that was seized from a Burnaby home, along with other weapons displayed on the table in the foreground of the photograph.

Subjects: Armament - Firearms; Armament - Munitions

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby / Bby 3 64%"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

Images

Police Officer, December 28, 1997 thumbnail

rubber bullet cartridge casing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV991.45.95

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV991.45.95

Description: Cartridge for shooting gas gun.

Object History: Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991

Marks/Labels: "203 CN Federal Muzzle Dispersion Cartridge, Chemical Agent (CN) Warning...Danger. for use by trained personnel only"

Subjects: Public Services; Public Services - Correctional; Armament; Armament - Munitions

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

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tear gas grenade

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV991.45.94

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV991.45.94

Description: Tear gas grenade

Object History: Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991

Marks/Labels: "240 Practise Grenade, Federal Laboratories Inc., Salts- burg, Pennsylvania"

Subjects: Public Services; Public Services - Correctional; Armament; Armament - Munitions

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Ford Model T touring car full of munitions workers. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-484

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Ford Model T touring car full of munitions workers. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Occupations - War Workers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Bill Price at shoe stitching machine

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of William "Bill" Price at a shoe stitching machine at his uncle, Bert Price's, shoe repair shop in Vancouver: Price Shoe Service. During the Second World War, Bill was "frozen" in this job (i.e., not permitted to leave it) as his repairing Army and Navy shoes and boots was considered es…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-415

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of William "Bill" Price at a shoe stitching machine at his uncle, Bert Price's, shoe repair shop in Vancouver: Price Shoe Service. During the Second World War, Bill was "frozen" in this job (i.e., not permitted to leave it) as his repairing Army and Navy shoes and boots was considered essential to the war effort.

Subjects: Clothing; Occupations - War Workers; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Price Shoe Service; Price, William Francis "Bill"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Bill Price at shoe stitching machine, [194-] thumbnail

Munitions factory

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three unidentified people standing on a loading dock at a New Westminster munitions plant.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-475

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three unidentified people standing on a loading dock at a New Westminster munitions plant.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Occupations - War Workers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Images

Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39160

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man in uniform seated next to an unidentified woman. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-479

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man in uniform seated next to an unidentified woman. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Occupations - War Workers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Images

Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39163

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of four people sitting on a wooden bench, with four others standing behind them. The men are dressed in suits and wearing fedoras and the women are in dresses. The woman standing in the middle of the back row is Kitty Hill, but all others are unidentified. Munitions factories are visible…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-482

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of four people sitting on a wooden bench, with four others standing behind them. The men are dressed in suits and wearing fedoras and the women are in dresses. The woman standing in the middle of the back row is Kitty Hill, but all others are unidentified. Munitions factories are visible behind them and the photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Occupations - War Workers

Names: Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39164

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.4 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three women and one man (all unknown) seated on a bench. The woman on the left has a camera with bellows, which looks to be a 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. folding camera resting on her lap, and the man is holding pipe. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.4 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-483

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of three women and one man (all unknown) seated on a bench. The woman on the left has a camera with bellows, which looks to be a 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. folding camera resting on her lap, and the man is holding pipe. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."