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Automobile on road

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile coming down roadway. Dark shadow at bottom of hillside made be a bear.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile coming down roadway. Dark shadow at bottom of hillside made be a bear.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Geographic Features - Roads

Accession Code: BV022.32.559

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-25

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)

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Painting Centre Line on Kingsway

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1928 (date of original), copied 1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Warburton sitting backwards on a plank attached to the front of a car, as it is being driven. The make of the car is unidentified, but has wooden spoked wheels, running boards, and a soft convertible top. Mr. Warburton is painting the centre line on Kingsway. The photograph is…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.0 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Warburton sitting backwards on a plank attached to the front of a car, as it is being driven. The make of the car is unidentified, but has wooden spoked wheels, running boards, and a soft convertible top. Mr. Warburton is painting the centre line on Kingsway. The photograph is taken 1928 at corner of Grimmer and Kingsway. In the background of the photograph, to the left, there are residential houses with a parked car, and to the right, is a tall gas pump.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Geographic Features - Roads

Names: Warburton, Frank

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Grimmer Street

Accession Code: HV971.173.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1928 (date of original), copied 1971

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-03-28

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The information in scope and content taken from earlier catalgue record from 1976, and verified by various accession and donation paperworks

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Painting Centre Line on Kingsway, 1928 (date of original), copied 1971 thumbnail

Granville Street, Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 9.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Granville Street, looking north. Signs for "Fletchers Pianos" and the "Colonial Theatre" can be seen. The north shore is faintly visible across Burrard Inlet.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 9.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Granville Street, looking north. Signs for "Fletchers Pianos" and the "Colonial Theatre" can be seen. The north shore is faintly visible across Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Buildings - Commercial; Geographic Features - Roads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV972.50.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1910]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Photographer: Dean, H.M.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Granville St. - 1910."

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Granville Street, Vancouver, [1910] thumbnail

Men riding bicycles

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits and bowler hats riding bicycles and another man in suit and bowler hat standing on the sidewalk. The sun is casting long shadows from the left side of the…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits and bowler hats riding bicycles and another man in suit and bowler hat standing on the sidewalk. The sun is casting long shadows from the left side of the photograph. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 conjectures that the photograph may be of Kingsway in Burnaby, possibly near Gilley looking east towards Griffiths Avenue. The record also dates the negative, ca. 1914.

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Geographic Features - Roads; Geographic Features - Sidewalks

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Griffiths Avenue

Accession Code: HV972.11.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1914]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 14/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative

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Alice and David Norman seated on front of automobile

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1935]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Alice Victoria (Goodridge) Norman and her husband David Augustus Norman seated on the front of a Model 'T" Ford motor automobile outside of the Goodridge grocery store on located at 4835 Hastings Street in Burnaby.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Alice Victoria (Goodridge) Norman and her husband David Augustus Norman seated on the front of a Model 'T" Ford motor automobile outside of the Goodridge grocery store on located at 4835 Hastings Street in Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Norman, Alice Goodridge; Norman, David

Accession Code: BV023.15.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1925 and 1935]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2023-09-21

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w contact sheet accompanying

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Alice and David Norman seated on front of automobile, [between 1925 and 1935] thumbnail

Alice Norman and Bill Goodridge seated on front of automobile

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1935]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Alice Victoria (Goodridge) Norman and her brother William "Bill" Goodridge seated on the front of a Model 'T" Ford motor automobile outside of the Goodridge grocery store located at 4835 Hastings Street in Burnaby.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Alice Victoria (Goodridge) Norman and her brother William "Bill" Goodridge seated on the front of a Model 'T" Ford motor automobile outside of the Goodridge grocery store located at 4835 Hastings Street in Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Norman, Alice Goodridge; Goodridge, William George "Bill"

Accession Code: BV023.15.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1925 and 1935]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2023-09-21

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w contact sheet accompanying

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Alice Norman and Bill Goodridge seated on front of automobile, [between 1925 and 1935] thumbnail

Cars lined up in front of BC Auto Company store

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1907]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.9 x 24.2 cm mounted on cardboard 21.4 x 34.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of twelve cars lined up on the street in front of the BC Auto Company store depicted in photography HV973.22.3. There are mostly men in suits looking at the cars, but there is at least one woman and few children who are among the men. The auto store is flanked on both sides by various c…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.9 x 24.2 cm mounted on cardboard 21.4 x 34.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of twelve cars lined up on the street in front of the BC Auto Company store depicted in photography HV973.22.3. There are mostly men in suits looking at the cars, but there is at least one woman and few children who are among the men. The auto store is flanked on both sides by various commercial stores. The annotation on the back of the card (onto which the photograph is mounted) partially identifies the people and cars in the photo. 1st car (from the right): 4-cylinder Buick, "C.A. Ross at wheel." 4th car : 2-cylinder Buick, "Chief Carlisle at wheel." 5th car: 2-cylinder Buick, Mr. & Mrs. Guinett. 7th car: 4-cylinder Buick, Mr. Brown and W.W.B. McInnis. 9th car: 4-cylinder Wayne, G. Mitchell and G. Corineau Jr. standing in front. Last car: "Russel Sight seeing car sold to Mr. Sterton for trips around Stanley Park." Also annotated on the back of the card: "1907 / 4 Cyl Buick CA Ross at wheel / 5- 2 Cyl Buicks / 2- 4 Cyl Buicks / 1- Wayne 4 Cyl / 2- Pierce Racine 7 Pass 4 Cyl / 1- Beeston Humber 4 Cyl / 1- Russell Sight Seeing Car." The acquisition record identifies the street as the 900 block, Granville Street. Printed in white on the front lower left of the card: Wadds Bros, Vancouver BC."

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Automobile Dealerships; Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: British Columbia Auto Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV973.22.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1907]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-09

Photographer: Wadds Brothers

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Oral history interview with Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 29 Jun. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (02:06:53 min) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (02:06:53 min)

Scope and Content: Item consists of an audio recording of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos conducted by Denise Fong with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview, Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos discuss; their ancestral background, childhood, pla…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interview series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (02:06:53 min) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (02:06:53 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewees: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos Location of Interview: Home of Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos on Victory Street, Burnaby Date of interview: June 29, 2022 Total Number of Tracks: 3 Total length of all Tracks: 02:06:53 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto 3 separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of an audio recording of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos conducted by Denise Fong with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview, Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos discuss; their ancestral background, childhood, places of residence, education, career history, how they met, Jimmy's experience working in the film industry, their home in Burnaby and their neighbourhood, their political activism in Burnaby, Robin Chung Dip's work in Vancouver’s' Chinatown, the gambling scene in Vancouver prior to legalized forms of gambling and their memories of supper clubs in Vancouver. 00:00 - 5:57 Opening introductions where Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos provide information on their full names, their birth places and their ancestral background. Jimmy clarifies that his birth name is Hipman Chow but that he was given the English name “Jimmy” by his father when he came to Canada. Jimmy shares that he was born in 1948, in the Village of Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China and immigrated to British Columbia with his mother, Gim Gee Chow in 1950 to escape the Communist Regime and to join his father who had already immigrated to Canada. Jimmy imparts that many Chinese immigrated to British Columbia in search of a better life, referring to it as “Gold Mountain” and that even though they faced extreme racial discrimination that many stayed since they felt that it was better than returning. Donna Polos shares ancestral information on both her maternal and paternal sides of the family. Donna’s mother’s family came from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James Kostopolus (renamed Polos) emigrated as a 12 year old orphan from Sparta, Greece to the United States but was denied entry so ended up going to Halifax and eventually made his way to Vancouver. Once in Vancouver, he became a restaurant proprietor and over the years, he owned and operated three restaurants in Vancouver, including; “Jimmy’s Café” (next door the Astoria Hotel); “Home Apple Pie Café” (Princess Avenue & Hastings Street) and a restaurant that was located on Alma Street. 05:58 - 13:28 Jimmy recollects in further detail, the many places that his family lived over the years. Jimmy’s father Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Vancouver at the age of 14 years and worked and lived in Victoria and Vancouver. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother fled China, first to Hong Kong and then to Vancouver to join his father. Soon after arriving in Vancouver, for the next four years, he and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec City where his father, Robin had work in restaurants and hotels. Jimmy attended school while the family lived in these different places and began to learn English. After four years, the family returned to Vancouver, first living in areas of Chinatown and Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. Jimmy shares his memories of growing up in Strathcona and the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, schools that he attended and the friendships that he made. Jimmy recollects details about the old Bethlehem Lutheran Church that he attended and describes the demands of the education required to become a Lutheran minister. 13:29 - 15:47 Jimmy tells of how his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow had to pay the Chinese Head Tax of $500 when he arrived in Vancouver at 14 years of age (1921) and how his father had to work hard pay off the head tax over the years. Denise Fong and Jimmy Chow, talk about the origin of a photograph portrait of Jimmy Chow that was taken around 1954 and speculate whether it might have been taken by well known portrait photographer, Yucho Chow. 15:48 - 19:33 Donna Polos recollects the many locations that her family lived while she was growing up in Vancouver. First residing at various locations in the downtown east side of Vancouver before moving to a home near Joyce Station where she lived until 21 years old. After 21 years of age, Donna moved in with roommates in Vancouver before moving in with Jimmy in North Burnaby in 1972. In 1976 Donna and Jimmy purchased their home on Victory Street. Both Donna and Jimmy talk about their careers after high school. Jimmy talks about how he worked at the Supervalu grocery store near his house. Jimmy planned to use his savings from his job to travel but instead he used his savings for a down payment on a house with Donna. Donna imparts that after obtaining her teaching degree she began working in Burnaby schools, eventually teaching at Burnaby South. 19:34 - 32:08 Both Jimmy and Donna share their educational background and experiences growing up. Jimmy first attended Florence Nightingale elementary in Strathcona, then Mount Pleasant Elementary and later high school at 24th Avenue and Main Street. Donna lists the schools that she attended including; elementary school in Strathcona, Carlton Elementary School at Kingsway and Joyce, Windermere High School, Vancouver City College (Langara) and the University of British Columbia. Donna and Jimmy reflect on public transportation that was available during the time they were growing up. Donna recollects her childhood growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station, the freedom that she experienced playing outside in nature and what inspired her to become a teacher. Jimmy reflects on some of his mentors and about his first experience seeing movies as a young child at a cinema in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Donna communicates her own experiences of sexism throughout her high school, college and university education (1968-1972). 32:09 - 36:18 Donna talks about her career history and some of her major turning points. Donna recollects starting out as a Chemistry lab assistant, marking math papers before working as a teacher on call and eventually being hired as a teacher at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. Donna shares a memory of her first experience working as a teacher on call at Gilmore Elementary School and the fire that occurred there. After starting a family (Jimmy and Donna had three children) Donna worked part time teaching while Jimmy worked full time in film. Donna, shares that in 1991, after a near death experience, she became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. With this experience, Donna experimented with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. Donna tells of how she retired from teaching in 2008 but continued to participate in the schools as an Artist in Residence. 36:19 - 58:18 Jimmy talks about his work and career history. He shares memories of his experiences as a young boy delivering newspapers, working at a local pharmacy, stocking shelves at the local supermarket, and his experience working with troubled youth and of how he thought that he might like to become a social worker. Jimmy tells of how he was uncertain of what to do until he got a job with the CBC in 1973 which eventually launched his career as a property master in the film industry, becoming a member of IATSE and a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Jimmy describes in detail what it means to be a property master and the work that is entailed in the film industry. 58:19 - 1:07:45 Donna Polos describes her art practice and her connection to Burnaby. Donna recollects how she first started working with textiles and fabrics from a young age and how this later inspired her to develop her own watercolour techniques of painting on paper, canvas and fabrics. Donna describes how she first got started by taking art classes in Burnaby and now has over 31 years of experience working in watercolour. Donna has worked as an Artist in Residence in Burnaby schools, been a member of the Burnaby Arts Council, had her first show in 1997 and has been involved in many art projects over the years. Donna describes the style of her work, first starting with more figurative work, social commentary and still life and that now most of her work is landscape based. Donna coveys that as a political activist in Burnaby, she was an active participant in the development of a tree bylaw, has petitioned to protect renters from demo-evictions and the impacts of future development on the local environment. 1:07:46 - 1:07:59 Background discussion between Denise Fong and Kate Petrusa re interviews. 1:08:00 - 1:26:36 Jimmy provides information on his connection to the local film industry and the changes that have occurred over the years. Jimmy describes the first studios on the North Shore and the eventual establishment of Bridge Studios on Boundary Road. Jimmy shares that in 1988, he and some of his colleagues in the film industry put a proposal together to buy the Bridge Studios but it didn't go through. Since the Bridge Studios and other film studios have been established in Burnaby and Vancouver, the industry has grown exponentially. Jimmy became the 54th member of the local IATSE union. Jimmy describes some of his experiences working on various productions including "Seven Years in Tibet", provides a description of what a film studio is, how it is used and the differences between working in the film industry in the United States and British Columbia. 1:26:37 - 1:32:46 Jimmy and Donna recollect how they first met, buying a house in Burnaby, getting married and starting a family. The two share memories of their wedding in White Rock and Jimmy talks about the Chinese hair cutting ceremony in recognition of their first born child that took place in Chinatown in Vancouver. Jimmy tells of how his parents had hopes of him marrying a Chinese woman and his mother began introducing him to a few young Chinese women from the time he was 16 years old. Jimmy mentions that his parents rarely used Western Medicine and relied on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Donna and Jimmy talk about Jimmy's parents, when they died and how happy his parents were to have grandchildren. 1:32:47 - 1:40:13 Jimmy and Donna talk about their house on Victory Street which they purchased in 1976. They share information on the history of the house, how it was built in 1939 by Norm Clark, how they fell in love with the design of the house and the neighbourhood. 1:40:14 - 1:58:31 Jimmy and Donna share information on their family life in Burnaby, their neighbourhood and favourite places in Burnaby. Donna lists the schools that their three children attended including; Nelson Avenue School, Burnaby South High School and Burnaby Central High School. Both Donna and Jimmy convey that all of their children played soccer and the benefits that the sport provided them. Donna and Jimmy talk about how the neighbourhood has changed over the years, the benefits of where they live, their fondness for built heritage and the many parks and trees in Burnaby. 1:58:32 - 2:02:50 Jimmy begins to share information on his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow's employment history. Jimmy recalls that his father, Robin worked in a variety of jobs over the years and as a young child, Jimmy was uncertain of what his father's job was but thought that he worked in accounting. He mentions that his father stopped working at 45 years of age due to a problem with his Achilles tendon. Jimmy describes his father as an intellectual who worked at gambling houses in Vancouver's Chinatown where people played mah-jong and fan-tan. Jimmy recollects that these were large clubs with lots of employees. His father never gambled but he was good with money so he worked on the management side. Jimmy mentions that while working in the film industry, his father took him and some of his film colleagues into some of the gambling houses in Chinatown to assist them with a production that they were working on. 2:02:51 - 2:06:58 Donna shares her own family history regarding gambling. She mentions that her uncle worked as a high end "bookie" in Vancouver and how in 1968, her uncle was arrested but got let go with just a small fine. Jimmy describes what gambling was like in those days with various sweepstakes, not under the jurisdiction of the government like it is today. Both Donna and Jimmy recollect the popularity of supper clubs their memories of Vie's Chicken and Steak House that was located in Hogan's Alley. Jimmy laments the destruction of Hogan's Alley and the other proposals that were brought forward that would change Chinatown and Strathcona.

History: Interviewees biography: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow immigrated to Vancouver from China with his mother, Gim Gee Chow to join his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow who'd immigrated to Canada at 14 years of age in 1921. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec before returning to Vancouver around 1954. Jimmy and his family then lived and worked in Vancouver eventually settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. In the early 1970s, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos and they married in 1981. Donna Polos was born in 1949 to Donald James Polos and Mayme "May" Helen Tilikana Polos and grew up in Vancouver. Between the age of 5 and 21 years, Donna lived in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. In 1976, Jimmy and Donna purchased and moved into a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they still live today. While living on Victory Street, they've raised their three children. Donna received her teaching degree and taught in elementary schools for many years. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna developed an interest in drawing and painting and began experimenting with water colour painting on fabric. Donna has since exhibited her work widely, participated as an Artist in Residence in Burnaby schools and is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Jimmy entered the film industry in 1973, gaining experience and recognition as a property master and has worked on many films over a 45 year career. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants; Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Education; Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods; Government - Local Government; Industries - Film; Migration; Occupations; Occupations - Artists; Occupations - Grocers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Occupations - Teachers; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues - Racism; Sports - Soccer

Names: Bridge Studios; Chow, Gim Gee Dang; Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"; Chow, Robin Chung Dip; Polos, Donna; Polos, James "Jimmy", 1898-1962; Polos, Donald James; Polos, Mayme "May" Helen Tilikana

Geographic Access: Victory Street

Accession Code: BV022.21.1

Date: 29 Jun. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of recording; Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.

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Oral history interview with Hipman

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Royal Oak Garage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Royal Oak Garage taken from a distance. A man is sitting in a tow truck in front of the garage, facing the camera. Three other cars are on site, including one which looks to be a 1925 Ford Runabout. Advertisements for "IMPERIAL PREMIER GASOLINE" and "SHELL GASOLINE" are visible. T…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Royal Oak Garage taken from a distance. A man is sitting in a tow truck in front of the garage, facing the camera. Three other cars are on site, including one which looks to be a 1925 Ford Runabout. Advertisements for "IMPERIAL PREMIER GASOLINE" and "SHELL GASOLINE" are visible. The Royal Oak Garage was located at 3439 Kingsway (later renumbered 5103 Kingsway).

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Royal Oak Garage

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 5103 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV993.28.36

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Related Material: For a copy print of this photograph, see BV993.28.33

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "JENNIFER CULLEN/ DIV 8/ THIS SHOP WAS OWNED BY JENNIFER'S/ GREAT GRANDFATHER CULLEN/ 5000 BLOCK KINGSWAY BURNABY"

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Royal Oak Garage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Royal Oak Garage taken from a distance with a tow truck parked out front. There is a man (the driver) standing on the outside of the tow truck with one foot on the running board (another man is partially visible on the far side). Two mechanics (in overalls) are standing near the d…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Royal Oak Garage taken from a distance with a tow truck parked out front. There is a man (the driver) standing on the outside of the tow truck with one foot on the running board (another man is partially visible on the far side). Two mechanics (in overalls) are standing near the door of the garage. Three other cars are on site, including one which looks to be a 1925 Ford Runabout. Advertisements for "IMPERIAL PREMIER GASOLINE" and "SHELL GASOLINE" are visible. The Royal Oak Garage was located at 3439 Kingsway (later renumbered 5103 Kingsway).

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations; Occupations - Mechanics; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Royal Oak Garage

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 5103 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV993.28.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

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Simpsons-Sears engine display

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 5 May 1954

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of car and truck engines on display inside of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby during the opening on May 5, 1954. Four engines are visible in the photograph.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Series: Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of car and truck engines on display inside of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby during the opening on May 5, 1954. Four engines are visible in the photograph.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores; Events - Openings; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Simpsons-Sears Limited

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4750 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV021.26.86

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 5 May 1954

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2021-09-21

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera

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Simpsons-Sears engine display, 5 May 1954 thumbnail

Great Northern Railway crossing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.2 x 15.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Great Northern Railway crossing meeting a road that appears to have run parellel to the railway on a bluff. On the left side of the photograph is a small hut beside a sign that reads, "Railway Crossing." Two unidentified men are standing outside of the hut. An earlier catalogue re…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.2 x 15.8 cm

Material Details: Inscribed on negative, and printed backwards on contact print, l.r. "G.N.RAILWAY......../SHEWI [rest of the word illegible] INTERSECTION). CROSSING.../ [illegible word] ROAD. LOOKING NORTH"

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Great Northern Railway crossing meeting a road that appears to have run parellel to the railway on a bluff. On the left side of the photograph is a small hut beside a sign that reads, "Railway Crossing." Two unidentified men are standing outside of the hut. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the crossing street is North Road, and the photograph was taken looking northwest into Burnaby. Inscribed on negative, lower right: "G.N. Railway /Shewi [rest of the word illegible] Intersection) Crossing / [illegible word] Road. Looking North."

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Geographic Features - Roads

Names: Great Northern Railway

Geographic Access: North Road

Accession Code: HV972.11.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1914]

Media Type: Photograph

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 14/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative

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Great Northern Railway crossing, [1914] thumbnail

Railway embankment

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 14.8 x 20.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a railway embankment. In the foreground is the railway, and in the midground a steep bluff, on top of which an unidentified man in a suit and a bowler hat is standing. There appears to be a road lined with electric posts close to where the man stands. An earlier catalogue record from…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 14.8 x 20.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a railway embankment. In the foreground is the railway, and in the midground a steep bluff, on top of which an unidentified man in a suit and a bowler hat is standing. There appears to be a road lined with electric posts close to where the man stands. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that this is the view of the Great Northern Railway just north of Brunette Creek on North Road. Also, it notes that the road running by the man is North Road.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Geographic Features - Roads

Names: Great Northern Railway

Geographic Access: North Road

Accession Code: HV972.11.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1914]

Media Type: Photograph

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Related Material: for another view of the same railway embankment, see HV972.11.4

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 14/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative

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Sledding down the street

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 5.6 x 8.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a snow covered street, with a woman standing behind two children on a sled. The street is lined with electric power poles, and there is a parked car on the left of the photograph and houses on the right. The people and location are unidentified, but it is possible that the photograph …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 5.6 x 8.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a snow covered street, with a woman standing behind two children on a sled. The street is lined with electric power poles, and there is a parked car on the left of the photograph and houses on the right. The people and location are unidentified, but it is possible that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow; Transportation - Sleds; Geographic Features - Roads

Accession Code: HV976.251.20

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [194-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 22/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Sledding down the street, [194-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

Andrew Johnson house and surrounding property

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1913]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home un…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm

Material Details: Panorama was created by printing two negatives and joining them together

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home until 1980 or 1981. The building was then purchased by Wales McLelland development company, then went through a series of restaurant owners' hands.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Roads; Buildings - Heritage

Names: Johnson, Andrew Martin "Andy"

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Royal Oak Avenue

Street Address: 5152 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV994.15.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1913]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-23

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Andrew Johnson house and surrounding property, [1913] thumbnail

Eva and Jack standing under awning

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936]

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man and woman identified as Elva and Jack standing under an awning outside of a store or restaurant on an unidentified street. Cars are parked at an angle along the street in front of the buildings.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man and woman identified as Elva and Jack standing under an awning outside of a store or restaurant on an unidentified street. Cars are parked at an angle along the street in front of the buildings.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial

Accession Code: BV996.6.100

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-02-06

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption beneath photograph reads: "Elva & Jack" / Pictures taken - here and there at / Sunday times"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Eva and Jack standing under awning, [1936] thumbnail

Ruby and Crichton in Chilliwack

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1 Jul. 1936

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw (right) standing together with a woman named Ruby outside store fronts on a street in Chilliwack. There is an automobile parked on the street behind the couple.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Material Details: Image is blurry

Scope and Content: Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw (right) standing together with a woman named Ruby outside store fronts on a street in Chilliwack. There is an automobile parked on the street behind the couple.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"

Accession Code: BV996.6.99

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1 Jul. 1936

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-02-06

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption beneath photograph reads: "Ruby & I Chilliwack / July 1/36" / Pictures taken - here and there at / Sunday times"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Ruby and Crichton in Chilliwack, 1 Jul. 1936 thumbnail

Simpsons-Sears parking lot

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1954

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Simpsons-Sears parking lot with cars and a fenced in display of outdoor garden and farm implements outside the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Series: Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Simpsons-Sears parking lot with cars and a fenced in display of outdoor garden and farm implements outside the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Simpsons-Sears Limited

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4750 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV021.26.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: May 1954

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2021-09-21

Photographer: On-The-Spot Photographers

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "ON-THE-SPOT PHOTOGRAPHERS / NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C."; Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera

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Simpsons-Sears parking lot, May 1954 thumbnail

Banff, Alberta

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mount Lougheed, taken looking north, from the main street in Banff.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mount Lougheed, taken looking north, from the main street in Banff.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV005.30.33

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Photographer: Battersby, Frank

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dirt road in mountainous region

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of dirt roadway with steep embankment to the right and rushing waterway to the left. The area is thickly forestesd with mountains visible in the distance.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of dirt roadway with steep embankment to the right and rushing waterway to the left. The area is thickly forestesd with mountains visible in the distance.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Natural Waterways; Geographic Features - Roads

Accession Code: BV022.32.159

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

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