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Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) holding shovel; two children on porch of house; black and white dog sitting in front; view of family property on right.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) holding shovel; two children on porch of house; black and white dog sitting in front; view of family property on right.

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"

Accession Code: BV017.24.28

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1946 and 1952]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) with children and dog, [between 1946 and 1952] thumbnail

Portrait of Gordon Jung

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of Gordon Jung (Suey Yook Jung). Portrait was taken by photographer Yuko Chow and is enclosed in an art deco style matt. According to the inscription on the matt, the photograph appears to be given to Maida Jung, Gordon's sister.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of Gordon Jung (Suey Yook Jung). Portrait was taken by photographer Yuko Chow and is enclosed in an art deco style matt. According to the inscription on the matt, the photograph appears to be given to Maida Jung, Gordon's sister.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Jung, Suey Yook "Gordon"

Accession Code: BV020.38.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1946

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 26-Nov-2019

Scale: 100

Photographer: Yucho Chow Studio

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Matt is embossed with circular logo: "Yucho Chow Studio / 516 Main St. Vancouver, B.C."; Notes on upper left corner and bottom right corner of matt enclosure reads: "To Sis- / Maida / Love / Gordon / 1946"

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Windsor Street School students in classroom

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1946 or 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w with col. annotations ; 28.5 x 35.5 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph of students seated in desks inside the classroom of Windsor Street School in Burnaby. Student, Mona McPherson is identified seated at the back of the far right row of desks. Photograph was taken to demonstrate the overcrowding in school classrooms.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w with col. annotations ; 28.5 x 35.5 cm mounted on cardboard

Material Details: black and red arrow drawn in ink at bottom centre of photograph

Scope and Content: Photograph of students seated in desks inside the classroom of Windsor Street School in Burnaby. Student, Mona McPherson is identified seated at the back of the far right row of desks. Photograph was taken to demonstrate the overcrowding in school classrooms.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Persons - Children

Names: Windsor Street School; Johnson, Mona McPherson Excell

Accession Code: BV022.10.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1946 or 1947]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-05-16

Photographer: Henderson, Norman M. "Norm"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph By / Norman M. Henderson"

Images

Windsor Street School students in classroom, [1946 or 1947] thumbnail

Douglas Road school class

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Douglas Road School grade two class. Edith Fleming is one of the students pictured and the teacher is identified as H. Lenheiser (top row far left). The students are arranged into five rows on the steps outside of the entrance to the school.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Douglas Road School grade two class. Edith Fleming is one of the students pictured and the teacher is identified as H. Lenheiser (top row far left). The students are arranged into five rows on the steps outside of the entrance to the school.

Subjects: Persons - Students

Names: Douglas Road School

Accession Code: BV016.46.159

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1946

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-01-06

Photographer: Layton

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "LAYTON PORTRAIT / 2311 YEW ST. VANCOUVER, B.C."

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Douglas Road school class, 1946 thumbnail

Interview with Shushma Datt and Sudhir Datta

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1946- 2023] (interview content), interviewed 20 Jan. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (90 min., 21 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (90 min., 4 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Shushma Datt and her son, Sudhir Datta conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke and Anushay Malik. 00:00 – 12:47 Interview opens with introductions. Shushma Datt shares information about; where she’s lived in Burnaby sin…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (90 min., 21 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (90 min., 4 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewers: Jane Lemke and Anushay Malik Interviewees: Shushma Datt and Sudhir Datta Location of Interview: Spice Radio, Norland Avenue, Burnaby Interview Date: January 20, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:30:21 Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Shushma Datt and her son, Sudhir Datta conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Jane Lemke and Anushay Malik. 00:00 – 12:47 Interview opens with introductions. Shushma Datt shares information about; where she’s lived in Burnaby since immigrating in 1972 and her arranged marriage which lead her to immigrate to Canada. Datt provides detailed information about her family background in Kenya and her parent’s decision to move their family from Kenya to India in the 1960s and then to England in the 1965. Datt describes her family’s experiences living in Kenya and India in the 1960s and provides some context on the political unrest that happened in Kenya which lead her family to leave. 12:48 - 28:07 Datt talks about her time living in England and shares information on her family life and her employment experiences. Datt conveys an experience from her childhood that inspired her to become a broadcaster and shares her experiences working for the BBC oversees service in England (1965-1972). Datt describes some of the articles that she's written for various publications and the people that she's interviewed. Datt highlights a particular experience about writing a critical review about the controversial design on Jimi Hendrix’s album “Axis: Bold as Love” that depicted Hindu religious iconography. 28:09 – 34:47 Datt and Datta provide further details about Datt's arranged marriage which lead her to immigrate to Canada in 1972 and to work as a broadcaster in Canada. Datt recalls her experiences working as a radio station operator for CHQM, a radio broadcaster for CJVB and starting her own South Asian radio station Rim Jhim in 1987. 34:48 – 40:01 Datt and Datta share information on where they’ve lived in Vancouver and Burnaby. Datt and Datta recall pivotal family life events that impacted their lives in 1974. 40:02 – 45:53 Datt recalls the travel trunks and contents that she and her family brought with them when they left Nairobi. Datt describes the letters that her parents wrote. Datt and Datta describe photos of their family and convey the impacts to their family after two of Datt’s brothers died at 24 years of age. 45:54 – 50:56 Interview continues chronologically from 1974, after Datt’s son, Sudhir Datta was born. Datt describes how she had to work hard to help pay her bills and support her family. Datta describes his childhood growing up as a South Asian child living and attending school in Burnaby (1979-1992). Datt and Datta recall Datt’s graduation ceremony and Datta’s Order of British Columbia awards ceremony. 50:57 – 58:03 Datt and Datta talk about food and cooking and where they’ve shopped for traditional food supplies. Datta explains her family lineage as Hindus who eat meat and how she’s been a vegetarian for over 30 years. Datt and Datta share stories about Datt’s mother Leela Datta. 58:04 – 1:05:38 Both Datt and Datta reflect on what’s it’s been like living as South Asians in Burnaby. Datt conveys the message that she got from her mom, Leela Datta "not to assimilate but to integrate". They both reflect on how the ethnic and cultural diversity of neighbourhoods has changed over time and Datt describes his experiences as a student in Burnaby. 1:05:39 – 1:16:51 Datt and Datta talk about the role of religion in their lives, describe the purpose of Radio Rim Jhim and reflect on how the South Asian community has grown in Metro Vancouver and the disparities created within. They both recall how their lives were threatened and impacted in 1984 following an interview that Datt did with Indira Ghandhi. Datt talks about the origins of her and her son’s surnames. 1:16:52 – 1:26:11 Datt and Datta talk about and reflect on their own experiences of racism and discrimination. Datt talks about Spice Radio’s annual campaign “Raise your hands against Racism”. Datt and Datta provide background on the radio stations Rim Jhim and Spice Radio including; how they got started, their unbiased approach to broadcast content and their experiences in the complex realm of broadcasting a multi-cultural radio station. 1:26:12 – 1:30:04 In closing, Datt and Datta convey what they think that younger generations of South Asian Canadians should understand about the South Asian Community in British Columbia.

History: Interviewees biographies: Shushma Datt was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1946 and is the second eldest of six children. In the 1960s during the unrest in Kenya, her family moved to India. After about nine months of living in India, Datt's family decided to return to Kenya, leaving Datt and her brother to complete their education in India. While living in India, Datt studied at Delhi University and worked at the Indian newspaper. In 1965, Datt, her parents and five siblings decided to leave Kenya and immigrated to England. While living in England, Datt got work as a broadcaster with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) overseas service, producing her first program in 1969. During her time with the BBC, Datt has interviewed many influential artists including Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles as well as the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. In 1972, Datt immigrated to Canada and settled in Burnaby. In late 1973, Datt sponsored her mother who joined her in Burnaby. Datt joined the CJVB radio station in Vancouver working as the Punjabi and Hindi language broadcaster. Datt worked here until 1978 when she started her own radio station, Radio Rim Jhim. In 2005, Datt obtained her own AM radio band license for a multicultural radio station RJ1200 which was later rebranded "Spice Radio". In 2015, Datt launched Spice Radio's annual "Hands Against Racism" campaign which has won awards from the Government of British Columbia and the B.C. Association of Broadcasters. Datt has also been a producer for Omni TV and Shaw TV and was the first woman to obtain a broadcasting license from the Canadian Radio- Television Telecommunications Commission. In 1992, Shushma Datt was awarded the Order of British Columbia and is also the recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. Datt has been listed by the Vancouver Sun newspaper as among the 100 "most influential Indo-Canadians" and has been recognized by the Royal British Columbia Museum as one of the 150 "most influential British Columbians". Sudhir Datta is the only child of Sushma Datt and was born in Burnaby. Datta graduated with a computer science degree from Capilano University in 1995. Datta is the Vice President of Media Broadcasting (founded in 1984) creating television and radio programming for Canada's South Asian Community and has been the General Manager and Program Director of Spice Radio since 2006. Datta is also the author of many articles highlighting the South Asian community in Vancouver. Interviewers biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. Jane Lemke has worked in various museums in the Lower Mainland and has been the Curator at Burnaby Village Museum since 2019. Her educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in History and a Master of Museum Studies degree. Her research focus has been on trauma and memory and its role in shaping Canadian identity. She loves sharing memories and stories of Burnaby with the public. Jane sits on the Council of the BC Museums Association and is the Chair of the BC Museums Association Professional Development and Education Committee.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Migration; Occupations - Broadcasters; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Occupations - Journalists; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Radio Stations; Religions; Religions - Hinduism; Religions - Sikhism; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Datt, Shushma; Datta, Sudhir; Datta, Lila Vati "Leela"; Spice Radio; Rim Jhim

Responsibility: Malik, Anushay; Lemke, Jane

Accession Code: BV023.1.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1946- 2023] (interview content), interviewed 20 Jan. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcript available upon request

Audio Tracks

Interview with Shushma Datt and Sudhir Datta, [1946- 2023] (interview content), interviewed 20 Jan. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0001_0003_003.mp3

Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1945-1979

Length: 0:08:43

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of his early years in construction. Ron discusses what it was like to be in construction during the postwar era. He also discusses his father's work as a carpenter and the changes that occurred with the introduction of electric car…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of his early years in construction. Ron discusses what it was like to be in construction during the postwar era. He also discusses his father's work as a carpenter and the changes that occurred with the introduction of electric carpentry tools.

Date Range: 1945-1979

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:08:43

Subjects: Construction Tools and Equipment

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 15, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:46:51

Interviewee Name: Smitherman, Ron

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_1.mp3

Julie Lee and Suey Ying Jung (Laura)

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1945]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 800 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Julie Lee in the backyard of their family home at Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) in Coquitlam. Julie is a baby in a walker while Suey Ying Jung (Laura) is sitting behind her in a floral dress.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 800 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Julie Lee in the backyard of their family home at Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) in Coquitlam. Julie is a baby in a walker while Suey Ying Jung (Laura) is sitting behind her in a floral dress.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Persons - Children

Names: Lee, Julie Cho Chan; Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"

Accession Code: BV017.24.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 800

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Julie Lee and Suey Ying Jung (Laura), [1945] thumbnail

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Julie Cho Chan Lee

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1945]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1000 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) holding Julie Cho Chan Lee outside their family home at Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) in Coquitlam.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1000 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) holding Julie Cho Chan Lee outside their family home at Fraser Mills (Canadian Western Lumber Company) in Coquitlam.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Lee, Julie Cho Chan; Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"

Accession Code: BV017.24.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1000

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Julie Cho Chan Lee, [1945] thumbnail

Julie Cho Chan Lee with her aunt

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1945 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Julie Cho Chan (later Lee) as a child with her aunt posing beside the family home; small white structure in background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Julie Cho Chan (later Lee) as a child with her aunt posing beside the family home; small white structure in background.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Lee, Julie Cho Chan

Accession Code: BV017.24.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1945 and 1947]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1000

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Julie Cho Chan Lee with her aunt, [between 1945 and 1947] thumbnail

Suey Ying Jung (Laura), Julie Cho Chan Lee and friend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4071

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1945 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the flooded Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (middle) holding Julie Cho Chan Lee as a baby with a female friend standing on the left; telephone pole and small white structure in background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the flooded Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (middle) holding Julie Cho Chan Lee as a baby with a female friend standing on the left; telephone pole and small white structure in background.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Lee, Julie Cho Chan; Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"

Accession Code: BV017.24.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1945 and 1947]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1000

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Suey Ying Jung (Laura), Julie Cho Chan Lee and friend, [between 1945 and 1947] thumbnail

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) sitting on fence

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1945 and 1955]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) sitting on a concrete fence; telephone pole and billboard in background. Photograph partially obscurred by another photograph.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) sitting on a concrete fence; telephone pole and billboard in background. Photograph partially obscurred by another photograph.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"

Accession Code: BV017.24.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1945 and 1955]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 1200

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Suey Ying Jung (Laura) sitting on fence, [between 1945 and 1955] thumbnail

Portrait of Chinese boy.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [ca. 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Professional portrait of an unidentified young Chinese boy. He is wearing a white shirt and dark shorts. In the back ground is a scenic painted wall. There is photographer's mark on the bottom of the matte in Chinese.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Professional portrait of an unidentified young Chinese boy. He is wearing a white shirt and dark shorts. In the back ground is a scenic painted wall. There is photographer's mark on the bottom of the matte in Chinese.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Accession Code: BV017.7.201

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [ca. 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 29-Jul-2018

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Portrait of Chinese boy., [ca. 1945] thumbnail

Kapoor Sawmills Limited and living quarters

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1945] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Company living quarters are visible on the ridge above.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Company living quarters are visible on the ridge above.

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Persons - South Asian Canadians

Names: Kapoor Sawmills Limited

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Barnet Marine Park

Accession Code: BV019.32.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1945] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Kapoor Sawmills Limited and living quarters, [1945] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Burnaby South High School basketball team

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1945 (date of original), copied 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwe…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwell (#35- holding basketball); Bill Popowich (#10-third from right); David Cordis (#8-fourth from right) and Fred Forshaw (far right), other players are unidentified. The photograph has been taken from above the basketball court.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Sports - Basketball; Persons - Students

Names: Burnaby South High School; Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"; Julian, Terry; Swalwell, Ken; Popowich, Bill; Cordis, Dave; Forshaw, Fred

Geographic Access: Pandora Street

Street Address: 4375 Pandora Street

Accession Code: BV020.39.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1945 (date of original), copied 2020

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: March 25, 2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Henderson, Norman "Norm"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Norman M. Henderson"

Images

Burnaby South High School basketball team, 1945 (date of original), copied 2020 thumbnail

Burnaby South High School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15356

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1945 (date of original), copied 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of students at Burnaby South Highschool. Students in front row include; Shirley Garett, Jean (Ranger) Penzer, Rae Milton and Margaret Farrand [sic] and Jean Wellsby (far right). Students in the second row include: Rogers and Bigham. Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is identified in back row (fourt…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of students at Burnaby South Highschool. Students in front row include; Shirley Garett, Jean (Ranger) Penzer, Rae Milton and Margaret Farrand [sic] and Jean Wellsby (far right). Students in the second row include: Rogers and Bigham. Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is identified in back row (fourth from right).

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Persons - Students

Names: Burnaby South High School; Garrett, Shirley; Ranger, Jean; Farrand, Margaret; Milton, Rae

Geographic Access: Pandora Street

Street Address: 4375 Pandora Street

Accession Code: BV020.39.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1945 (date of original), copied 2020

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: March 25, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "Front Row: Shirley Garett / Jean Ranger / Rae Milton / Margaret Farrand [sic]"

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Burnaby South High School students, 1945 (date of original), copied 2020 thumbnail

Burnaby South High School rugby team

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1945 (date of original), copied 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby South Highschool Junior Boys English Rugby Team. Players identified in the back row include (left to right): Alan Scott, Dave Amundsen, ?, Ernie Stevens, ?. Players identified in the middle row include: Stan Bishop (far left) and Lavergne "Vern" Hurley (center).

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby South Highschool Junior Boys English Rugby Team. Players identified in the back row include (left to right): Alan Scott, Dave Amundsen, ?, Ernie Stevens, ?. Players identified in the middle row include: Stan Bishop (far left) and Lavergne "Vern" Hurley (center).

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Persons - Students; Sports - Rugby

Names: Burnaby South High School; Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"; Amundsen, Dave; Scott, Alan; Stevens, Ernie; Bishop, Stanley "Stan"

Geographic Access: Pandora Street

Street Address: 4375 Pandora Street

Accession Code: BV020.39.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1945 (date of original), copied 2020

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: March 25, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "1945-46 / From LaVergne / Juniior English Rugby 1945-46"

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Burnaby South High School rugby team, 1945 (date of original), copied 2020 thumbnail

Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory426

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1944-1971

Length: 0:09:33

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his father D.T. Yip. Ken tells the story of his father coming to own property in Burnaby and the work that it took to get a market farm going.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his father D.T. Yip. Ken tells the story of his father coming to own property in Burnaby and the work that it took to get a market farm going.

Date Range: 1944-1971

Length: 0:09:33

Names: Yip, D.T.

Subjects: Persons - Veterans

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 14, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ken Yip conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 14, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up with a family market garden.

Biographical Notes: Ken Yip's father purchased property on Byrne Road in the Fraser Arm area of South Burnaby under a special plan granted to veterans of the Second World War, cleared the brush by hand, and enhanced the soil’s productivity to create a market garden. Ken Yip was born in 1949. He and his younger brother grew up at the market garden, helping out. Ken attended Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Park Junior High School and Burnaby South Senior High School where he was in the school band. He continued his studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and pursued a career in biomedical engineering.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:09:22

Interviewee Name: Yip, Ken

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Ken Yip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-030/MSS171-030_Track_1.mp3

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