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Engineering Department vehicle

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1950 and 1969]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1950 and 1969]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 614-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2016-24

Scope and Content: Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Occupations - Civic Workers

Media Type: Photograph

Images

Engineering Department vehicle, [between 1950 and 1969] thumbnail

Burnaby Players on Kingsway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963 (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 ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-359

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.

Subjects: Occupations - Actors; Transportation - Automobiles; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: Burnaby Players

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Silver Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Burnaby Players on Kingsway, 1963 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Nurse Barbara Whalen

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published January 9, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses nurse Barbara Whalen looking at the camera and smiling as she attempts to dig her car out of the snow.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published January 9, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-046

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses nurse Barbara Whalen looking at the camera and smiling as she attempts to dig her car out of the snow.

Subjects: Occupations - Nurses; Transportation - Automobiles; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Whalen, Barbara; Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: “1965 Miss Whalen”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “Columbian Photo / Room 5, 35 Sixth St. / New Westminster, B.C. / LA 1-2622 :: Local 229 / Basil King Photo”

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Nurse Barbara Whalen, 1965, published January 9, 1965 thumbnail

Nurse Dorothy Shields

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1965 and 1968]

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of VON nurse Dorothy Shields standing in front of a Victorian Order of Nurses car, waving and looking to the right of the camera. Dorothy Shields retired from the VON in 1985.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1965 and 1968]

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-045

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of VON nurse Dorothy Shields standing in front of a Victorian Order of Nurses car, waving and looking to the right of the camera. Dorothy Shields retired from the VON in 1985.

Subjects: Occupations - Nurses; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Shields, Dorothy; Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: “Mrs. Dorothy Shields”

Images

Nurse Dorothy Shields, [between 1965 and 1968] thumbnail

Burnaby Council Members, 1960

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwa…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1960

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 103-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwards, and Robert W. Prittie. Staff, seated at table at back, left to right: J.H. Shaw (Clerk), H.W. Balfour (Manager), and S.B. McCafferty (Treasurer). Reeve Alan H. Emmott is seated on the dias.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Buildings - Civic - City Halls; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Occupations - Civic Workers; Occupations - City Clerks

Names: Balfour, H.W.; Drummond, John D. "Doug"; Edwards, James H.; Emmott, Alan H.; Harper, Malcolm J.; Hicks, Russell E.; Jamieson, Donald H; MacSorley, Charles W.; Mather, Camille; McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"; Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"; Shaw, John Horace "Jack"; Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: LeBlanc, Don

Notes: Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby Council Members - 1960"; Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "Croton Studio / Don Leblanc / Middlegate Shopping Centre, 406-7155 Kingsway, South Burnaby B.C. / Lakeview 2-2848 / File Number: 1114, Negative Number: 2"

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Burnaby Council Members, 1960, 1960 thumbnail

Nicholas Savchencko

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published December 1, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published December 1, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1112

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.

Subjects: Occupations - Engineers; Occupations - Civic Workers

Names: Savchencko, Nicholas

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Nicholas Savchencko, 1965, published December 1, 1965 thumbnail

Victorian Order of Nurses

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published March 1965

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 14.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the newly elected executive of the auxillary to the Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). From left; president of the provincial Victorian Order of Nurses Bart McCafferty, president of the Burnaby branch George Armson, recording secretary Mrs. Harold Huggins, and director of nurses…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published March 1965

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Victorian Order of Nurses subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 14.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 153-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1985-26

Scope and Content: Photograph of the newly elected executive of the auxillary to the Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). From left; president of the provincial Victorian Order of Nurses Bart McCafferty, president of the Burnaby branch George Armson, recording secretary Mrs. Harold Huggins, and director of nurses Miss Margaret Standerwick.

Subjects: Occupations - Nurses; Occupations - Civic Workers; Organizations

Names: Armson, George; McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"; Standerwick, Margaret; Victorian Order of Nurses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies: "McAfferty [sic], Burnaby Treasurer and VON"; "George Armson, Health and Sanitation, Burnaby and President VON"; [an unidentified woman]; and, "Miss Margaret Standerwicke [sic], Burnaby VON Head Nurse."

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Victorian Order of Nurses, 1965, published March 1965 thumbnail

Edward and Edith Fountain

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress and her husband Edward is wearing a black suit with a black bow …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress and her husband Edward is wearing a black suit with a black bow tie. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949 (he worked for the City until he retired in 1970).

History: Edward and Edith Fountain purchased a home in the Deer Lake area in 1951. 6661 Russel Ave., Burnaby, also know as Moorcroft, was purchased from the builder, Arthur Moore. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949, in 1952 he became the Personnel Director, when he retired in 1970 his position was Assistant Manager. Edward and Edith, who loved to dance, attended many social events, parties and balls due to Edward's positions within the City of Burnaby.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers

Names: Fountain, Edward; Fountain, Edith Ford

Geographic Access: Russell Avenue

Street Address: 6661 Russell Avenue

Accession Code: BV004.17.22

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1967

Media Type: Photograph

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Related Material: The dress Edith Fountain is wearing in the photograph is in BVM collection. BV004.17.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1967 RCMP Ball/ 6661 Russell Avenue/ Burnaby"; Item no. BV004.17.1 is the dress itself

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Edward and Edith Fountain

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress with a fur stole and white evening gloves. Her husband Edward is…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress with a fur stole and white evening gloves. Her husband Edward is wearing a black suit with a black bow tie. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949 (he worked for the City until he retired in 1970).

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers

Names: Fountain, Edward; Fountain, Edith Ford

Geographic Access: Russell Avenue

Street Address: 6661 Russell Avenue

Accession Code: BV004.17.23

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1967

Media Type: Photograph

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Related Material: The dress and the fur stole Edith Fountain is wearing in the photograph are in BVM collection. BV004.17.1 & BV004.17.3

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1967"; Item no. BV004.17.1 is the dress itself

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Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1930-1979

Length: 0:10:35

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby, with a focus on waterworks. Les describes the influence of industry and population on the water system as well as the history of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Water Board.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby, with a focus on waterworks. Les describes the influence of industry and population on the water system as well as the history of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Water Board.

Date Range: 1930-1979

Photo Info: Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.

Length: 0:10:35

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Public Services - Public Works

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 16, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Les Francis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-thirties through the war years.

Biographical Notes: Les Francis was born in London, England, in 1914 and came with his family to Burnaby in 1919. Except for a few years away on special projects, Les has lived in Burnaby ever since. After attending Kingsway West Elementary and Burnaby South High Schools, Les joined the municipal work force. He first worked as a clerk in 1930 and later joined the Engineering Department where he spent his career maintaining and extending the municipal water system. Les Francis retired in 1979 as the City of Burnaby's Work's Superintendent.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:43:18

Interviewee Name: Francis, Les

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Les Francis

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Ted Ward

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photomontage ; 15 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of returning officer Ted Ward flipping a coin with one hand, and holding papers in his other hand inside election headquarters. Incumbent Bill Burke and Bernice McDonough were tied for third place in the school trustee election, and in that circumstance, provincial law leaves the choice …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photomontage ; 15 x 20 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1047

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of returning officer Ted Ward flipping a coin with one hand, and holding papers in his other hand inside election headquarters. Incumbent Bill Burke and Bernice McDonough were tied for third place in the school trustee election, and in that circumstance, provincial law leaves the choice of a winner up to the returning officer. The image of Ted Ward has been cut out and glued onto the photograph of election headquarters (filled with election ballot boxes) to produce the final photograph.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Elections

Names: Ward, Ted

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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3951 and 3953 Hastings Street from Lane

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a truck and a car parked in the lane behind 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 366-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1998-12

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a truck and a car parked in the lane behind 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Street Address: 3951 Hastings Street; 3953 Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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3951 and 3953 Hastings Street from Lane, [196-] thumbnail

Burnaby Historical Society Float

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Historical Society float for the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) Parade. The float is decorated as Interurban Tram no. 1223. In front of the float are two men seated in an old car with a sign reading, "The Hydro Originals" on the side. Two other men are standing besid…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 081-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Historical Society float for the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) Parade. The float is decorated as Interurban Tram no. 1223. In front of the float are two men seated in an old car with a sign reading, "The Hydro Originals" on the side. Two other men are standing beside it.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Parade Floats; Organizations; Events - Parades

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Burnaby Historical Society Float, [196-?] thumbnail

Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1939-1972

Length: 0:10:04

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-fo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-forties, as well as changes that he has seen from his time growing up to the time of raising his own children.

Date Range: 1939-1972

Photo Info: Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.

Length: 0:10:04

Subjects: Transportation - Buses; Transportation - Automobiles; Agriculture - Farms

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 5, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:54

Interviewee Name: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_3.mp3

1957 Chevrolet

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1963 and 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Poole's 1957 Chevrolet parked in front of an unidentified building.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1963 and 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 549-057

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Poole's 1957 Chevrolet parked in front of an unidentified building.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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1957 Chevrolet, [between 1963 and 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail

Brentwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51415

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Harold H. Johnston fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph is a panoramic view of the Brentwood Shopping Centre, taken from the parking lot.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Harold H. Johnston fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 483-049

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2008-08

Scope and Content: Photograph is a panoramic view of the Brentwood Shopping Centre, taken from the parking lot.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial - Malls

Names: Brentwood Shopping Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Johnston, Harold H.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Street Address: 4567 Lougheed Highway

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

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Butler family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

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 second Butler family home at 7790 Buller Avenue, South Burnaby. Edwin Butler is standing by a valiant that is parked out front. The first Butler home in Burnaby was at 278 14th Avenue, East Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

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.: 204-210

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the second Butler family home at 7790 Buller Avenue, South Burnaby. Edwin Butler is standing by a valiant that is parked out front. The first Butler home in Burnaby was at 278 14th Avenue, East Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Butler, Edwin

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buller Avenue

Street Address: 7790 Buller Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Cars parked at Deer lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 1961

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a line of cars parked at Deer lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 1961

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 27.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 246-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1990-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a line of cars parked at Deer lake.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note on paper mount reads: "Deer Lake / 1960 - 1961"; Stamp on recto of photograph reads: "JUL 1961"