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Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 8

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
[1932]-1936
Length
0:11:12
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
Date Range
[1932]-1936
Photo Info
Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
Length
0:11:12
Names
Darling, Gordon
Phillips, Turnie
Subjects
Organizations
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July / August 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
1:17:56
Interviewee Name
O'Brien, Harry
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Boy Scouts - Darryl Chan; Robin Hickman and Adrian Chow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58900
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two Boy Scouts and a Scout leader. The leader is explaining something and gesturing; eggs and an egg carton are in front of the two Boy Scouts. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1357
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of two Boy Scouts and a Scout leader. The leader is explaining something and gesturing; eggs and an egg carton are in front of the two Boy Scouts. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Darryl Chow / Robin Hickman / Adrian Chow"
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Diane and Rex Turlington

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58956
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1985
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14.5 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a couple in period costumes. Other people in similar costumes and a set are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1985
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 14.5 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1401
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a couple in period costumes. Other people in similar costumes and a set are visible in the background.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Occupations - Actors
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Burnaby Today A-5 / Diane Rex Turlington / ? Size / 100%"
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Children playing dress-up

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59008
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of children and teenagers, posing in costume. The costumes appear to be for Alice in Wonderland.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1417
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of children and teenagers, posing in costume. The costumes appear to be for Alice in Wonderland.
Subjects
Persons - Adolescents
Persons - Children
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 90% / page A-9 / Burnaby / Today / Alice"
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Unidentified man receiving an award

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59028
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of man receiving an award or framed certificate. He is shaking hands with another unidentified man.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1434
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of man receiving an award or framed certificate. He is shaking hands with another unidentified man.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "page 5 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
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A group of unidentified elderly women

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59047
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine unidentified elderly women seated in wheelchairs and waving toward the camera. One holds up a flag and another has a trophy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1453
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine unidentified elderly women seated in wheelchairs and waving toward the camera. One holds up a flag and another has a trophy.
Subjects
Persons - Seniors
Personal Symbols - Trophies
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT / page 4 / Burnaby Today / 92% / Burnaby General"
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At a Barber Shop - Tracey Fedorchuck, Barber and Al Principe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59064
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, identified as Tracey Fedorchuk, in period costume with a man identified as Al Principe, who sits in an old barber's chair. The sign next to them reads "1906 Prices / Haircuts 35 / Childrens Haircut 25". They appear to be inside a shopping mall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1470
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, identified as Tracey Fedorchuk, in period costume with a man identified as Al Principe, who sits in an old barber's chair. The sign next to them reads "1906 Prices / Haircuts 35 / Childrens Haircut 25". They appear to be inside a shopping mall.
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Occupations - Barbers
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Tracey Fedorchuk - Barber / Al Principe"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Page B-5 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
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People at a Tea Social Event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59130
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four individuals drinking or serving tea in period costume. The note on the verso of the photograph notes that this relates to "Burnaby beautification."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1473
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of four individuals drinking or serving tea in period costume. The note on the verso of the photograph notes that this relates to "Burnaby beautification."
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Events
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Page 1 / Burnaby / Today / PMT / 110% / Burnaby beautification"
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An elderly couple, joined by people dressed up in old fashioned clothing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59153
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an elderly couple surrounded by people dressed in period costume.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1487
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of an elderly couple surrounded by people dressed in period costume.
Subjects
Persons - Seniors
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "page A-7 / Burnaby / PMT / 90%"
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Helen Lecounte in "Little Bo Peep"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59164
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, identified as Helen Lecounte, and children in costume, in a production of "Little Bo Peep."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1494
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman, identified as Helen Lecounte, and children in costume, in a production of "Little Bo Peep."
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Helen Lecounte - "Little Bo Peep""
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 105% / page 13 / Bur[n]aby Today"
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Haida Speed Skaters Club - President Agatha Van Der Starre and Ellen Brabander

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59167
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child and the Haida Speed Skater Club President Agatha Van Der Starre lacing up their skates.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1496
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child and the Haida Speed Skater Club President Agatha Van Der Starre lacing up their skates.
Subjects
Sports - Skating
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Ellen Brabander, 10 + Club Pres. Agatha Van Der Starre / Suit Up"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 61% / page 1 / Burnaby / Today"
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Impromptu Dance - Joan Harbord-Harbord; Don Copan; Merilynn Darbey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59174
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three individuals in period costume at an "Impromptu Dance."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1498
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of three individuals in period costume at an "Impromptu Dance."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on caption
Caption on recto reads: "Impromptu Dance - Joan Harbord-Hardbord / Don Copan / Merilynn Darbey"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 7 / Burnaby Today"
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Three unidentified people covered in boxes of shoes and clothes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59178
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified young people sitting amongst boxes of clothes and shoes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1501
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified young people sitting amongst boxes of clothes and shoes.
Subjects
Persons - Adolescents
Clothing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Page 1 / Burnaby Today / PMT 70%"
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North Burnaby OORP

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59196
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the North Burnaby chapter of the Order of Royal Purple, the female auxiliary of the Elks of Canada. The three women in front are holding a book open in front of them.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1513
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the North Burnaby chapter of the Order of Royal Purple, the female auxiliary of the Elks of Canada. The three women in front are holding a book open in front of them.
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Rear - Rebecca Delaferaude - Loyal Lady / Mary Levesque - Lecturing Lady / Eleanor Holvick - Pianist / Peg Spencer - Member / Nell MacLellan - Conductress / Front - / Carrie Hertner - Honoured Royal Lady / Mary Davie - Supreme Honoured Royal Lady / Betty Rowell - Secretary"
Note on verso reads: "C-1 Friday reduce 62% / special guest / PMT 80% / page 7 / Burnaby Today"
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A group of girl scouts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59216
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is of a group of Girl Scouts posing for the camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1531
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph is of a group of Girl Scouts posing for the camera.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "PMT 138% / page 17 / Burnaby"
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Bill Boyd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64852
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of YMCA 'Summer Fun' Director Bill Boyd.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1579
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of YMCA 'Summer Fun' Director Bill Boyd.
Subjects
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso (partial) identifies photographer as "Campbell"
Note on verso reads: "BUrnaby / Bill Boyd / YMCA / Summer 'Fun' Director"
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tobacco pipe with case

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2818
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV990.18.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV990.18.2
Description
Pipe; bowl part of pipe is tan colour, pale mottled; stem is darker; metal ring around bowl top and wide ring connecting stem and bowl; bowl ring has stamped marks 'EAM' in diamond and three symbols; same on connecting ring; end of stem broken off; case is cardboard, hinged, with red 'skin' texture on outside, and gold trim; inside is fawn-coloured felt
Object History
The original owner was the donor's paternal grand-father, Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton. He owned and edited Vancouver's first newspaper, the News-Advertiser, was B.C. provincial finance minister from 1898-1900, and was the first chancellor of UBC.
Reference
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/carter_cotton_francis_lovett_14E.html
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear - - Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment
Object Term
Pipe, Smoking
Subjects
Personal Gear
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purse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3164
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.25.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.25.1
Description
Purse, small, pearl-beaded outside; silky fabric lining; gold-coloured metal clasp and chain.
Object History
Donor inherited object in 1973 from the estate of his mother, Deloraine Floy (Whitten) Village.
Marks/Labels
"Made in France"
Subjects
Personal Gear - Purses
Personal Gear
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bodice and skirt

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3347
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.38.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.38.1
Description
Bodice and skirt, c.1864-1870. Brown silk taffeta with white checked pattern. Small standing collar, sloping shoulders, long sleeves with ruffle, black buttons down centre front, polonaise attachment at the back. Skirt has elastic waistband, and equal volume all around. Ruffle trim around hem. Hand sewn.
Object History
The dress is reported to have been worn by the donor's aunt, Sarah Ellen Thompson, who was born in 1872 which would suggest this is an 1880s bustle dress. However, the short straight waist, sloping shoulders, wide sleeves, piped seams and light boning placed in the darts suggest an earlier date of 1860s or early 1870s. The polonaise is tacked on to the back, instead of a continuation of the bodice, and the skirt does not look like the late bustle period. Likely made in early bustle period of the late 1860s-early 1870s. Elsewhere in the file, it is reported the donor got the dress from a friend, not from her aunt.
Subjects
Clothing
Clothing - Costumes
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wedding dress

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3348
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.39.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.39.1
Description
Wedding dress, 1917. Cream silk, jacket and skirt. Sailor collar, long sleeves, loose cut with fitting, beaded brooch, pleats and button trim on both pieces. The V neck has a large square sailor style collar, with two self covered ball buttons on either side just below the collar ends. At the V point there is a beaded floral brooch with tassels. The sleeves are loose fitting, trimmed with eight buttons at the forearm and gathered to half a cuff. The centre front of the bodice has a bust dart on either side, and cuts off at the waist. Here a belt attaches around the sides, trimmed with four buttons at either side front and back. The bodice's ivory silk lining is not pleated, and it is not attached at the bottom. It closes at centre front with two slide snaps. On the back of the jacket, there is a large pleat on either side. Centre back is fully pleated, and the pleats are sewn down from the neckline to underarm level. At the waistline, there is a narrower band of fabric that joins the side belts together and holds the pleats in place. The back of the jacket extends to the hips, and the sides extend several inches further and each end in a point. The skirt, made with six gores, falls smoothly over the hips. It has a pleated ruffle at the top and a waistband reinforced with a large grosgrain ribbon on the inside. The centre back and centre front are pleated from the waist to hem, the pleats sewn down to the end of the hips. Each side is trimmed with buttons spaced evenly from the waist to hem. The skirt closes at the right side back with slide snaps and hooks and eyes on the grosgrain.
Object History
Photocopy of the original wedding photo is in the acquisition file. Worn by the donor's mother, Mary Edith Pearl Collum (nee Dillabough). She married Eli Wilbert Collum on June 20, 1917, in Winnipeg (she was 25 years old). They moved to Vancouver in 1936, then to Burnaby in 1938. Edith gave the dress to her son first for safe keeping, and then as an inheritance. She passed away February 1, 1989 at age 97 (born 1892).
Subjects
Clothing
Clothing - Costumes
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