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Love for the Workers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 31, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the entrance to Twelfth Avenue School in Burnaby. The entrance is decorated with colourful paper hearts in support of health care workers. Two yellow hearts on the front doors read "Stay Safe!" and "Distance!" and a red heart above reads "We Miss You!".

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 31, 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Photographic Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 623-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2020-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of the entrance to Twelfth Avenue School in Burnaby. The entrance is decorated with colourful paper hearts in support of health care workers. Two yellow hearts on the front doors read "Stay Safe!" and "Distance!" and a red heart above reads "We Miss You!".

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Asbia, Cher

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7622 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Love for the Workers, March 31, 2020 thumbnail

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 10, 2009

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Twelfth Avenue Elementary School.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 10, 2009

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Charting Change project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 503-038

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2009-10

Scope and Content: Photograph of Twelfth Avenue Elementary School.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Twelfth Avenue Elementary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Pasch, Rebecca

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7622 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Twelfth Avenue Elementary School, September 10, 2009 thumbnail

Twelfth Avenue Elementary Terry Fox Run

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of unidentified Twelfth Avenue Elementary students participating in the school's Terry Fox Run event. Photographs depict students walking and running the school's 400m outdoor track and taking refreshment breaks during the event.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 3 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2745

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of unidentified Twelfth Avenue Elementary students participating in the school's Terry Fox Run event. Photographs depict students walking and running the school's 400m outdoor track and taking refreshment breaks during the event.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Persons - Students; Events - Fundraising

Names: Twelfth Avenue Elementary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2745-1: "Students participating in Twelfth Avenue Elementary School's Terry Fox Run line up to get a refreshment break during their first lunch hour running session. The students are running around a 400 meter track before and after school, and during their lunch hour, with the goal for the whole school to accumulate the same mileage as Terry Fox completed on his run."; Caption from metadata for 535-2745-2: "Kurt Gurney, a Grade 5/6 teacher at Burnaby's Twelfth Avenue Elementary School, hands out tickets to students participating in the school's Terry Fox Run. The students get a ticket for every lap they run around a 400 meter circuit, with the goal to accumulate, by the end of the week, the same mileage that Terry Fox was able to achieve on his cross-country trek."; Caption from metadata for 535-2745-3: "Students at Burnaby's Twelfth Avenue Elementary School participate in the school's week-long Terry Fox event. Students are given tickets for every lap of a 400 meter track they are able to complete before and after school, and during lunch hours and recess, to compare the school's total accumulated mileage to Fox's actual run."

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7622 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Twelfth Avenue Elementary Terry Fox Run, [2001] thumbnail

Tramline tracks

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway Company tramline track on Sixth Street and Twelfth Avenue. George Leaf's General Store, located at 7745 Sixth Street is visible on the left and Cliff's Car Factory located at 7730 Sixth Street is visible on the right. George Leaf's store burned down…

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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 x 25.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway Company tramline track on Sixth Street and Twelfth Avenue. George Leaf's General Store, located at 7745 Sixth Street is visible on the left and Cliff's Car Factory located at 7730 Sixth Street is visible on the right. George Leaf's store burned down in 1913. The Car factory was established in 1902 and sometime in the 1920s, it became James Brookes Woodworking Plant.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Buildings - Commercial - General Stores; Buildings - Industrial - Factories

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: 6th Street; 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7730 6th Street; 7745 6th Street

Accession Code: BV995.10.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1905]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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7818 6th Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of a Benjamin Moore Paints store and surrounding area. The store is located on a corner opposite Microtel and outside the store, a sign for the Skytrain Operations and Maintenance Centre is visible.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of a Benjamin Moore Paints store and surrounding area. The store is located on a corner opposite Microtel and outside the store, a sign for the Skytrain Operations and Maintenance Centre is visible.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Geographic Features - Roads; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original print envelope; File no. 89v-004-O; Property address could not be confirmed at time of description.

Geographic Access: 6th Street; 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7818 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Burnaby Public Market

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Public Market at Kingsway and 15th avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: New Westminster Public Library subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 426-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2002-8

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Public Market at Kingsway and 15th avenue.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Burnaby Public Market

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Kingsway; 15th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Burnaby Public Market, [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002 thumbnail

East Burnaby Methodist Church

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (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 East Burnaby Methodist Church, dedicated in June, 1910, and located at the corner of Douglas Road (later Canada Way) and 12th Avenue. It was raised during the time Rev. William Beamish was minister, 1924-1930, and also became part of the United Church of Canada. On the left, the man…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (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.: 204-497

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of East Burnaby Methodist Church, dedicated in June, 1910, and located at the corner of Douglas Road (later Canada Way) and 12th Avenue. It was raised during the time Rev. William Beamish was minister, 1924-1930, and also became part of the United Church of Canada. On the left, the manse can be seen on the same lot. The church was torn down in 1956 and a new one built on another property.

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Names: East Burnaby Methodist Church (1904-1925)

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7707 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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East Burnaby Methodist Church, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

First house on Twelfth Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-?] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the first house on 12th Avenue, at 160 12th Avenue (later renumbered 8142 12th Avenue).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-?] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-782

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the first house on 12th Avenue, at 160 12th Avenue (later renumbered 8142 12th Avenue).

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 8142 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

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First house on Twelfth Avenue, [194-?] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

House construction on 12th Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the forms for a house under construction at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. A woman is standing at the centre, and a man is at the back left.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-788

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the forms for a house under construction at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. A woman is standing at the centre, and a man is at the back left.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue; 1st Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

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House construction on 12th Avenue, 1946 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Interior of Model Grocery

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914] date of original, copied [1973]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the Model Grocery store that stood at 2nd Street and 15th Ave, Burnaby. Three men (employees) are standing among the display of goods. An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies them as, left to right, Bill Moore, James Scott and Bill Hay. Some of the pr…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the Model Grocery store that stood at 2nd Street and 15th Ave, Burnaby. Three men (employees) are standing among the display of goods. An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies them as, left to right, Bill Moore, James Scott and Bill Hay. Some of the products in view are fresh vegetables and fruits, White Swan Soaps, Robin Hood Porridge Oats, Royal Crown Soaps, Salada tea.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Occupations - Grocers

Names: Hay, Bill; Model Grocery; Moore, Bill; Scott, James

Geographic Access: 2nd Street; 15th Avenue

Accession Code: HV973.98.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1914] date of original, copied [1973]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Related Material: According to catalogue record from 1976 and inscription on the back of the photograph, a taped interview with James Scott and Write up about the store are available in the BVM files.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The photograph is a master print from negative HV973.98.4.; Related materials: According to an annotation on the back of the photograph, a taped interview with James Scott [from 1975?] and a write-up about this store are in the Burnaby Village Museum archives; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Images

Interior of Model Grocery, [1914] date of original, copied [1973] thumbnail

John Burton family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1923]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the John Burton family home at 420 12th Avenue. It was renamed 661 12th Avenue [1925] and later, 7835 12th Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1923]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: John Burton subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 216-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of the John Burton family home at 420 12th Avenue. It was renamed 661 12th Avenue [1925] and later, 7835 12th Avenue.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. copy negative accompanying; Accompanying materials state that item no. 216-002 and no. 397-001 are of the same address as this item

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7835 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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John Burton family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the John Burton family home at 661 12th Avenue. It has been renamed 7835 12th Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: John Burton subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 216-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-05

Scope and Content: Photograph of the John Burton family home at 661 12th Avenue. It has been renamed 7835 12th Avenue.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. copy negative accompanying; Accompanying materials state that item no. 216-001 and no. 397-001 are of the same address as this item

Geographic Access: 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7835 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

John Burton family home, [between 1940 and 1949] thumbnail

Model Grocery

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914] (date of original), copied [1973]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.1 x 25.1 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Hay (on left) and James Scott standing at the front entrance to the Model Grocery Store, situated at 2nd Street and 15th Avenue in Burnaby. The store has wooden shiplap siding all around and a peaked roof with a tall false front with a wide cornice at the top. The righthand side …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.1 x 25.1 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Hay (on left) and James Scott standing at the front entrance to the Model Grocery Store, situated at 2nd Street and 15th Avenue in Burnaby. The store has wooden shiplap siding all around and a peaked roof with a tall false front with a wide cornice at the top. The righthand side of the eaves show, and the details of the gutter and downspout are clearly visible. The bottom front of the building is all one store. Display windows fill the front in three sections. On the extreme left and right are two wide windows. In the centre is another narrower window. Between these windows are two doors, set in about five feet. A canvas awning (furled) spans the store over the windows. Inside the windows, displays are visible. In the right hand window are stacks of tinned goods. In the centre, flats of fruit set up to face outwards. In the left window is a large display of White Swan soap. Below the right and left windows are small enamelled signs advertising Fleischman's Yeast. No other sign or advertising is visible on the exterior. In the right hand doorway is a display of washboard and corn brooms. A canvas covered horse drawn delivery wagon with a "308 6th St. Model Grocery" sign is positioned to the right rear of the store.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Occupations - Grocers

Names: Hay, Bill; Model Grocery; Scott, James

Geographic Access: 2nd Street; 15th Avenue

Accession Code: HV973.98.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1914] (date of original), copied [1973]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Related Material: According to catalogue record from 1976, a taped interview with James Scott and Write up about the store are available in the BVM files.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See HV973.98.2 for original negative associated with this copy print; Related materials: According to a note with the photograph, a taped interview with James Scott (1975) and a write-up about this store are in the Burnaby Village Museum archives

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Model Grocery, [1914] (date of original), copied [1973] thumbnail

Model Grocery store

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1916 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 300 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Model Grocery store in East Burnaby.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 300 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Model Grocery store in East Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Model Grocery

Geographic Access: 2nd Street; 15th Avenue

Accession Code: BV004.115.26

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1916 (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Model Grocery store, 1916 (date of original) thumbnail

Nordic Centre

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the Nordic Centre, located on 6th Street on the corner of 12th Avenue. A billboard advertising its services is attached to the side of the building. A few months after this photo was taken, the Nordic Centre was torn down.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-407

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the Nordic Centre, located on 6th Street on the corner of 12th Avenue. A billboard advertising its services is attached to the side of the building. A few months after this photo was taken, the Nordic Centre was torn down.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: Nordic Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying; Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman

Geographic Access: 6th Street; 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Images

Nordic Centre, November 1, 1976 thumbnail

Patience family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921 (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 Patience family home, 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue), East Burnaby. This photograph was taken during the family's first winter in Burnaby. John Patience (father) had bought an empty house in disrepair and refurbished it little by little. The house had been bui…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921 (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.: 204-432

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Patience family home, 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue), East Burnaby. This photograph was taken during the family's first winter in Burnaby. John Patience (father) had bought an empty house in disrepair and refurbished it little by little. The house had been built in 1910.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 15th Avenue

Street Address: 8078 15th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Images

Patience family home

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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 the Patience family home at 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue), East Burnaby. The house was raised after the family bought it so that a wood and coal furnace could be installed in the basement. The veranda was also partially closed in.

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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.: 204-433

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Patience family home at 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue), East Burnaby. The house was raised after the family bought it so that a wood and coal furnace could be installed in the basement. The veranda was also partially closed in.