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Burnaby South High School Annual Concert

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55588
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 7, 1927
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 26 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of participants in the Burnaby South High School annual concert, February 7, 1927. The concert was held at the Burnaby Public Hall next to the old Municipal Hall, Edmonds and Kingsway. Identified: (back row, 11th from left) Una Patience; (12th from left) Ethel Beamish; (front row, from…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 7, 1927
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Shaw family series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 26 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-063
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of participants in the Burnaby South High School annual concert, February 7, 1927. The concert was held at the Burnaby Public Hall next to the old Municipal Hall, Edmonds and Kingsway. Identified: (back row, 11th from left) Una Patience; (12th from left) Ethel Beamish; (front row, from right, behind piano) C.G. Brown (principal), Mr. Green, Mr. Smith and Mr. Black (teachers)
Subjects
Performances - Concerts
Clothing - Costumes
Musical Instruments - Pianos
Names
Brown, Clifton Gilbert, 1889-1960
Burnaby South High School
Carlson, Una Patience
Derrick, Ethel Beamish
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Thomson, Stuart
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35547
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (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 cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 7th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (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.
204-405
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 7th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Holdom, John "Jack"
Slawson, Queenie Holdom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35713
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927] (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 cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927] (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.
204-571
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Holdom, John "Jack"
Slawson, Queenie Holdom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Charlotte and Dorothy Vidal and three unidentified women

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82469
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of five women standing outdoors. Identified are Charlotte Vidal, second from the left, and Dorothy Vidal, fourth from the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-063
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of five women standing outdoors. Identified are Charlotte Vidal, second from the left, and Dorothy Vidal, fourth from the left.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Loomis, Dorothy Kate Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black pen on verso reads: "The dilapidated effect is due to the fact that the dresses are tissue paper, & the snap was taken the 'morning after' the Cabaret"
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
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Charlotte Vidal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82473
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, standing in front of a body of water.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-064
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, standing in front of a body of water.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Charlotte Vidal"
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Mom"
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
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Charlotte Vidal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82474
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, sitting outdoors.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-065
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal in a traditional costume, sitting outdoors.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
Images
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Charlotte Vidal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82476
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a woman identified as Charlotte Vidal. She is wearing a traditional costume and standing outdoors.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-067
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a woman identified as Charlotte Vidal. She is wearing a traditional costume and standing outdoors.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Mom"
Stamp on verso reads: "56" and illegible German words
Images
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Church play

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82118
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1929 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1929 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Costumes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39312
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of six people wearing unusual hats and holding pitchforks and sticks. Bob Peers is on the far right, but the rest are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-631
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of six people wearing unusual hats and holding pitchforks and sticks. Bob Peers is on the far right, but the rest are unidentified.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Peers, William John "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Diamond Jubilee of Confederation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34260
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 2, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.1 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee at Central Park. The event was held on July 2, 1927 with a parade from the Municipal Hall at Edmonds along Kingsway to Central Park. Memorial services for those who died in the Great War were held at the Municipal Hall and the Memorial Hall, Roy…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 2, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.1 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee at Central Park. The event was held on July 2, 1927 with a parade from the Municipal Hall at Edmonds along Kingsway to Central Park. Memorial services for those who died in the Great War were held at the Municipal Hall and the Memorial Hall, Royal Oak. Shown in this photograph are Miss Canada, Jean Cameron, and other young women representing each province in the Dominion standing on the stage. Also on the dais are: ex-Reeve J.W. Weart, ex-Reeve T. Sanderson, Reeve Bennett (Vancouver), Councillor Grimmett (Vancouver), Councillor Hall (Vancouver), Councillor Buckingham (South Vancouver), and MP Leon Ladner.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Symbols - Flags
Clothing - Costumes
Officials
Names
Weart, John W.
Sanderson, Thomas F.
Ladner, Leon
Cameron, Jean
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd's Studio
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photographs reads, "Diamond Jubilee of Confederation / Burnaby, B.C., July 2nd '27"
Back of photographs stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, B.C., Carl. 343R2"
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Central Park
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Girls' birthday party

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37083
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.9 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls at a birthday party wearing fancy hats. The Mayhew sisters, Edna Jean and Margrett Ellen, may be part of this group.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.9 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-546
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls at a birthday party wearing fancy hats. The Mayhew sisters, Edna Jean and Margrett Ellen, may be part of this group.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Events - Parties
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gordon Morash and Colleen Campbell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36936
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Morash and Colleen Campbell dressed as a bride and groom for a May Day parade.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-394
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Morash and Colleen Campbell dressed as a bride and groom for a May Day parade.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Events - May Day
Names
Campbell, Colleen
Morash, Gordon
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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Gypsy scene - concert

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4919
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
17 Mar. 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first or second Burnaby Girl Guide Company dressed in costumes with white blouses, vests and head scarves. Printed scarves hang from the walls, a sheet resembling a tent and a pot hanging from a tripod frame are behind them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first or second Burnaby Girl Guide Company dressed in costumes with white blouses, vests and head scarves. Printed scarves hang from the walls, a sheet resembling a tent and a pot hanging from a tripod frame are behind them.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.277
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
17 Mar. 1923
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 6, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title from verso of photograph
Annotations in black ink on page of scrapbook read: "Gypsy Scene _ Concert "
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Gypsy Scene / Concert March 17, 1923 / 02"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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The Magic Cup

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36029
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students dressed in costumes from their performance of the Operetta "The Magic Cup", performed by the Edmonds School at the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
213-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-13
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students dressed in costumes from their performance of the Operetta "The Magic Cup", performed by the Edmonds School at the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Edmonds Community School
Burnaby Public Hall
Patterson, Dugald C. Jr.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Russell Photo Studio
Notes
Note on verso of photographic postcard reads: "Dug one of 4 little boys in front row. D. Patterson"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

The Magic Cup Opera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37172
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of The Magic Cup, an operetta performed by Edmonds School students taken in the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway. The 5 "pages" in the front row centre are; Allan McPhee, Harold Smith, Pat Custance, Ted Fennd, Dugald Patterson. Una Patience is in the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
326-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of The Magic Cup, an operetta performed by Edmonds School students taken in the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway. The 5 "pages" in the front row centre are; Allan McPhee, Harold Smith, Pat Custance, Ted Fennd, Dugald Patterson. Una Patience is in the chorus. The cast practised in the "bungalow building" on school grounds.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Carlson, Una Patience
McPhee, Allan
Smith, Harold
Custance, Pat
Fennell, Ted
Patterson, Dugald C. Jr.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Russell Photo Studio
Notes
Annotation at bottom of photo reads, "'The Magic Cup.' Opera / Edmonds, Burnaby, April 10-11-12 1922 / (Photo by Russell)"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Peggy Urquhart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35291
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (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 Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) dressed for a concert at the East Burnaby Ratepayers' Hall. She was billed as "Little Peggy" and did a song and dance routine.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (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.
204-148
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) dressed for a concert at the East Burnaby Ratepayers' Hall. She was billed as "Little Peggy" and did a song and dance routine.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Frederick, Margaret "Peggy" Urquhart
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Parisian Studio
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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School Class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36758
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a school class, probably Schou Street School. Some of the children are in costume.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-113
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a school class, probably Schou Street School. Some of the children are in costume.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Schou Street School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Street Address
4054 Norfolk Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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Violet Dunbar and Christina North in masquerade costumes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38320
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Dunbar (left) and Christina North (right) dressed in masquerade costumes at the King Beach farm in Dewdney, BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
404-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-4
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Dunbar (left) and Christina North (right) dressed in masquerade costumes at the King Beach farm in Dewdney, BC.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Eagles, Dr. Violet
North, Christina
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Images
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Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19350
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 32 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 32 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar conducted by interviewer Anushay Malik. The interview is conducted in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. During the interview Surjeet Kaur Parmar provides information on; her ancestral background, family relations in India and…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 32 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 32 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Anushay Malik Interviewee: Surjeet Kaur Parmar Language of Interview: Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi Location of Interview: home of Surjeet Kaur Parmar in Burnaby Interview Date: December 6, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of tracks: (1:15:32) Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar conducted by interviewer Anushay Malik. The interview is conducted in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. During the interview Surjeet Kaur Parmar provides information on; her ancestral background, family relations in India and Canada, her personal experiences and her ancestors’ stories as South Asian immigrants, reflections on and personal experiences of racial discrimination as a South Asian immigrant, her places of residence, her employment background, her cultural practices and traditions including food, clothing and craft. The interview begins with introductions from interviewer Anushay Mailik. Surjeet Kaur Parmar imparts her own family’s migration story beginning with her very first elders that immigrated to Canada from India. A relative (unnamed) immigrated to Canada first and a few years later (around 1905) returned to India and brought back three cousins that included; Ginaya Singh (Ghania Singh Manhas) and Doman Singh . Mayo Singh (Ghania Singh’s younger brother) came in 1906 on his own to join them. Surjeet’s grandfather (Shair/Sher Singh Manhas) also wanted to immigrate at this time, but he was too young and weak to manage such a long trip. Surjeet conveys that while living in British Columbia, Mayo and Ginaya Singh worked together at saw mills. With their knowledge and understanding of mill work they ended up owning and operating a mill in Paldi near Duncan on Vancouver Island. At this time, most of the men from Surjeet’s family region in Punjab were abroad and with no men living at home. Mayo Singh’s father (Bhulla Singh) looked after her father (Lashman Singh Manhas) and paternal uncle (Kashmir Singh Manhas) back in Punjab. When Mayo’s father died, Mayo Singh adopted her paternal uncle (Kashmir Singh) and brought him to Canada in 1926. Surjeet describes her ancestors’ immigration journey from India to Canada. They all travelled by ship and if someone ran out of money en route, they could work on the ship. Surjeet explains that both Mayo and Ginaya Singh are Surjeet’s grandfather’s first cousins and her father’s second cousins. Surjeet recollects her grandfather (Shair/Sher Singh Manhas) saying “now that you’ve arrived there, take one cousin from each side with you”. Surjeet explains that the cousins were all from the same village in Punjab and her great grandfather wanted someone to go abroad, so he sent a few and had them bring more as the years went on. Surjeet says that she’s uncertain as to why they chose Canada rather than America but thinks that they did some form of research and determined that it was a good place to come to. Surjeet admits that she doesn’t know the name of her paternal grandfather or other elders since she never met them. Surjeet shares that it was a traditional practice to mark pots and pans with family names and imparts that she discovered her father’s name “Lashman Singh” written on the bottom of a glass. Surjeet expresses that she’s marked her own pots and pans with her name to identify which ones are hers when she gets together with family or does catering. Surjeet refers to a kohl bottle that she has and how she’d like to offer it to the museum. She explains how the kohl bottle is no longer in use but was used by her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas) and daughter and her grandchildren. Surjeet describes a blanket that she made called a “phulkari”, now on display in a small museum in Coquitlam, a wedding shawl, that her daughter now owns and a silk sari with embroidery. Surjeet and Anushay discuss the possibility of donating the kohl bottle and the sari to the museum. Surjeet explains how the kohl is used and how her mother used to make kohl. She describes how you rub the kohl with your hands, put cardamom in it, one or two other ingredients and fill the kohl bottle up with water. Surjeet says that she used kohl as eyeliner when living in India. The interviewer asks Surjeet more about Ginaya Singh. Surjeet conveys that Ginaya Singh ended up leaving the mill on Vancouver Island and moved to Vancouver. After Ginaya Singh died from a heart attack (in 1953) his family moved from Vancouver to Burnaby. Surjeet recalls that following the death of Ginaya Singh’s youngest son, her family didn’t celebrate “Lohri” (a winter festival celebrating newborns and newly married people) for three years. She shares that she was very young at this time but remembers there being beautiful photographs of young children all dressed up and displayed in her family home. She expresses that dressing up for photos has changed over time and adds that suits didn’t really come into fashion until after the 1970s or 1980s. Surjeet conveys that her uncle named Kashmira Singh first worked at the mill in Paldi near Duncan then moved to Vancouver and opened up his own mill in North Vancouver. Surjeet’s father, Lashman Singh Manhas arrived in 1953. Surjeet expresses that Kapoor Singh was educated and worked as a manager at the mill on Vancouver Island. Surjeet recollects meeting Mayo Singh, his wife and eldest son in 1952 when they travelled to India for a cousin’s wedding. Surjeet remembers that Mayo Singh’s family had a very large house in India. She describes the house as a very opulent two story house with indoor plumbing for a bathtub, a kitchen with a woodstove, coloured mirrors, bejeweled curtains, a motor room to park cars, a buffalo and more. Surjeet refers to Nand Singh, a younger brother of Mayo Singh, who travelled from India to San Franciso and spent a year wandering around before deciding to return to India. She describes him as living in Bombay with his wife Vishan Kaur and having a transport business. Nand had two kids that came to Canada. Surjeet recollects the tragic death of Ganda Singh (Ginaya Singh) who died of a heart attack on someone’s doorstep, they thought that he was drunk so didn’t open the door. Surjeet conveys that Mayo Singh’s wife, Mission Kaur (Saradani Bishan Kaur) died while visiting India (in 1952) and that some of Mayo’s sons were married in Canada and one in India. Surjeet expresses that it was hard for Mayo’s sons to have one of their parents die in India and one die in Canada (Mayo Singh died in B.C. in 1955). Surjeet describes the hospital that Mayo built in the village of Paldi. She mentions that there were festivals and functions that took place there, there were many nurses and doctors. She recalls there being a school where their land was. She recalls that if they got headaches they were treated with medicine and that it didn’t cost much, only a six pence. Surjeet talks about her arranged marriage to Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar. Surjeet explains that her father and brother immigrated to British Columbia first (1953) and after a few months they brought Surjeet and her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas). She recollects that when she was in Grade 10 and around 17 years of age, her family made plans to travel to India to attend a family wedding. During this time, her father suggested that it would be a good opportunity to take Surjeet with them to find her a husband in India to marry. After meeting and marrying Nadeem Parmar in India, Surjeet and Nadeem moved to England. Surjeet recollects that in order to immigrate to Canada, each family member had to pass a medical exam and how difficult it was. Her two sisters, mother and brother all had to take the test in Delhi. Surjeet recalls living in England with Nadeem. While living in England, Nadeem worked during the day and studied engineering at college in the evening. Surjeet expresses that she liked living in England and was sad to leave. While living there, they enjoyed a close knit Punjabi community and they all lived in the same area. Surjeet states later in her interview that living in Canada was different from living in England. In England, family and friends lived closer together whereas in Canada places were further apart. Surjeet says that while living in England she could walk to do her shopping. While living in England, after her children were a bit older, she worked as a seamstress in a shirt factory for a few years before coming to Canada. Surjeet imparts that her father (Lashman Singh Manhas) died of a heart attack in 1970 and her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas) died in 1998. Her father and her family first lived in North Vancouver and then her parents bought a house on Eton Street in Burnaby, near the Ocean. After her father died, her brother and mother bought a house and moved to the Capitol Hill neighbourhood in Burnaby. In 1973, Surjeet, Nadeem and their two children immigrated to Canada and moved in with her brother and mother. Surjeet includes that her paternal aunt (Koshali Kaur Manhas) and cousins also moved to Burnaby and that her aunt and some of her cousins were sponsored by her son who came earlier. Surjeet recalls that after arriving in Canada she got work sewing in a factory located on Water Street in Gastown. Surjeet recollects travelling to her job by bus. Surjeet shares that she brought saris and quilted blankets “rijai”, not household items, in her suitcase when she came to Canada from England. Surjeet explains that the “rijai” (quilted blankets) were made from cotton from her home village in India. The blankets were made by women and then brought back to her to quilt on her sewing machine. Surjeet recalls that when she returned to Canada (in 1973 with her husband and children) they first lived with her mother and brother on Capitol Hill in Burnaby before moving to a house on Fell Avenue and then to their current home in 1982. In 1981, she worked at “Canadian Window Covering” factory making window coverings. The factory was located in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. Surjeet recalls how the factory became unionized and of how she left the factory and found union work at the Labatt’s brewery (Winery and Distillery Workers Local 300). Surjeet describes the work that she did while working at Labatt’s brewery which was located next to the Royal Columbian Hospital in Burnaby. Around 1995, when the Labatt’s factory closed down in Burnaby, she got union work as a bottle sorter for BDL Brewers Distributor Limited, where bottles were gathered for distribution at Braid Station. Surjeet left this job in 2000. Surjeet talks about traditional foods like bindi, sabji, aam and karela and where she’s shopped to find traditional ingredients for South Asian cuisine. She recollects how at first she could only find traditional ingredients at stores in Gastown, Chinatown and on Main Street in Vancouver but now they are more readily available at major grocery stores. Surjeet expresses that traditional spices and dry goods have been hard to find, apart from stores like, Famous Foods and Patels when it was located on Commercial Drive. Surjeet talks about using ingredients such as green pea flour and Besan flour to make pakoras and kahdri. Surjeet states that many immigrants didn’t wear their traditional clothing until she came later. She expresses that many South Asian immigrants didn’t wear their clothes “because there were no rights, we had to try to become like them”. Surjeet conveys that even though some were able to purchase property (she provides an example of family members in Duncan who faced discrimination by the owner/seller of a piece of property they were purchasing) that they had very little rights and they were all living in fear. She expresses that she herself didn’t experience this but in the beginning when people settled here (in B.C.) that it was very difficult. Surjeet says that when she goes to the Gurdwara and to work, she wears a sari and conveys that while working at the factory, she was encouraged to wear a sari, it was accepted then. She brought printed saris to work and her co workers said that they’d wear them to parties. Surjeet reflects on her own experiences of racism and discrimination and expresses that her generation “has learned how to stand up in front, then they got scared of saying anything”. “The people who came here first were afraid because they were alone, they had to settle down here and make a home from scratch, but the ones who came after had everything already built and made”. She explains how they helped one another when they came (to British Columbia). She describes how the Gurdwara was located on 2nd Street and all of the ships went there (new immigrants?), people would gather, get water, help one another and there would be a place for all people. Surjeet shares a personal experience of helping members of her husband’s family to immigrate to Canada. She tells of the complications of some being left behind in India and that some came to Canada as refugees that she and her husband sponsored. Surjeet expresses their struggles with raising a family, working and trying to pay for their own house while also trying to assist and support family members. Surjeet describes in detail how her husband Nadeem went back to India after his mother died to help his father, sister and her family immigrate. She explains that the immigration process took about four years and his father had to apply as a refugee. Nadeem’s sister came with her children but had to return to India so Surjeet and her family had to look after Nadeem’s sister’s child/children. Surjeet expresses that during this time she continued to work at Canadian Window Coverings, working an afternoon shift and sometimes taking her son with her. She expresses that this as a very hectic time, working the whole day, making food for everyone, grocery shopping, looking after a her sister in law’s younger child at night and getting no rest. Surjeet describes the time when she was working and her children were attending the local school. She expresses the challenges of working long days and often arriving home after her children. She recollects a time when there was a snow storm and how she was worried about her children making it home and being alone while she was at work, there were no cell phones in those days but they had phone numbers of her brother and sister. Surjeet tells of how they tried to help the rest of the Nadeem’s family immigrate including his brother who was a soccer player in India. They were able to buy a house for the whole family to live but expresses after several months Nadeem’s brother decided to stay in India. Surjeet expresses the complications and frustrations of trying to bring all family members to Canada.
History
Interviewee biography: Surjeet Kaur Parmar was born in Punjab, India in 1942 to parents Lashman Singh Manhas (1913-1970) and Budhan Kaur Manhas (1906-1998). Surjeet’s ancestors, Ghania Singh Manhas, Doman Singh and Mayo Singh immigrated to British Columbia in 1905 and 1906. The group got work in saw mills and soon began owning and operating their own saw mills, first in Chilliwack and Rosedale districts and later in 1920 on Vancouver Island near Duncan (Paldi) (known as the Mayo Lumber Company). In 1927, Surjeet’s paternal uncle, Kashmir Singh Manhas left Paldi, Punjab at the age of 18 years with Mayo Singh Manhas and after months of travel they arrived at Paldi on Vancouver Island. In 1953, Surjeet’s father, Lashman Singh Manhas and her two brothers immigrated to Canada and soon after brought her and her mother, Budhan Kaur Manhas. After immigrating, her father began working at “Kashmir Lumber Company” in North Vancouver which was owned by his brother Kashmira Singh Manhas. Surjeet, her parents and two brothers first made their home in North Vancouver and the 1960s they moved to 3824 Eton Street in Burnaby. In 1959, Surjeet and her family returned to India for her brother’s wedding. During this time a marriage was arranged for Surjeet to marry Nadeem Parmar and they were married in 1960. Following their marriage, Surjeet and Nadeem moved to England where they began raising their two children. While living in England, Surjeet worked as seamstress at a factory. In 1973, following the death of Surjeet’s father who died in 1970, Surjeet and Nadeem decided to immigrate to British Columbia. For the first few years, Surjeet, Nadeem and their two children lived with her mother and brother in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Burnaby before purchasing their own home on Fell Avenue. While living in Burnaby Surjeet has worked as a seamstress for Canadian Window Covering, Labatt's Brewery and BDL Brewers Distributor Limited which she left in 2000. In 1982, Surjeet and her family moved into a new home that they had built on Woodsworth Street where they still live today. Interviewer biography: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills
Clothing
Crafts
Employment
Migration
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Occupations - Labourers
Occupations - Millworkers
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Parmar, Surjeet Kaur
Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"
Manhas, Ghania Singh
Singh, Mayo
Manhas, Kashmir Singh
Manhas, Sher Singh
Manhas, Budhan Kaur
Manhas, Lashman Singh
Accession Code
BV022.29.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also BV022.29.1 - interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription of interview translated to English from Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi to English created by Rajdeep
Transciption available on Heritage Burnaby
Spelling of "Ginaya Singh" found as "Ghania Singh Manhas" in obituary and death certificate
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar, [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar, [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

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Kitchen crew at Paradise Inn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription108
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the kitchen crew sitting and standing in three rows in front of Paradise Inn at Rainier National Park, Washington. The group of eighteen men and one woman are mostly dressed in white, wearing aprons and hats with scarves around their necks and side towels by their waists for wiping th…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm
Material Details
Photograph pierced (most likely by tacks) on all four corners and has a large tear on the right side
Scope and Content
Photograph of the kitchen crew sitting and standing in three rows in front of Paradise Inn at Rainier National Park, Washington. The group of eighteen men and one woman are mostly dressed in white, wearing aprons and hats with scarves around their necks and side towels by their waists for wiping their hands. The man seated second to the right in the front row, wearing a baker's uniform is Charles J. Caunt. All other individuals are unidentified.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Occupations - Bakers
Occupations - Cooks
Names
Caunt, Charles J.
Accession Code
BV988.44.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
June 1924
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of Mr. Caunt with the Kitchen crew at Paradise Inn, see BV988.27.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on note on verso of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Kitchen Crew at Paradise Inn/ Rainier National Park, Wash/ June 1924"
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 2535
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