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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4496
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of ma…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:21 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of making an enterprise of harvesting and selling cascara bark during WWII, when prices rose. Bob describes his worst memories, which are of fires, a flood, and bad fog, and how he was nearly killed as a passenger in a wagon whose horse bolted. He recalls that his family was a minority among the Ukrainian families in the neighborhood.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_004.mp3
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1309 tram on Central Park Line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1309 travelling along the Central Park Line westbound to Vancouver between Collingwood West and Earls Road after a winter storm. The tracks and hillside are covered with snow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1309 travelling along the Central Park Line westbound to Vancouver between Collingwood West and Earls Road after a winter storm. The tracks and hillside are covered with snow.
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1953
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "Home built B.C.E.R. #1309 hurries along / Central Park line westbound to Vancovuer / between Collingwood West and Earls Road / after a winter snow storm in 1953"
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B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1306 on Central Park Line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Phototgraph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1306 running on the tracks between Earles Road and Collingwood west on the Central Park Line. The ground is covered with snow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Phototgraph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1306 running on the tracks between Earles Road and Collingwood west on the Central Park Line. The ground is covered with snow.
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1952
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "Khulman built BCER #1306 / running between Earles Road and Collingwood / west on Central Park Line 1952 / Earles Road substation in background"
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Collapse of Second Narrows Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37290
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a picture of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC after its collapse in 1958.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a picture of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, BC after its collapse in 1958.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
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Interview with Judy Hagen by Eric Damer November 7, 2012 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1944-2012
- Length
- 0:12:18
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
- Date Range
- 1944-2012
- Photo Info
- Judith "Judy" Robins (later Hagen) posing in a dance costume, 1949. Item no. 549-036.
- Length
- 0:12:18
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 7, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 7, 2012. Major theme discussed: the neighbourhood of Dover Street.
- Biographical Notes
- Judy Robins (later Hagen) was born in 1941 and grew up in South Burnaby. Her paternal grandfather, a master stone mason from Devon, moved to Vancouver in 1912 to find work before bringing over the rest of the family. He bought three lots in Burnaby and in 1918 moved his family to a small house on Dover Street (formerly Paul Street). Judy’s father, Jack, married, bought one of his father’s lots and built a new home for his family. Judy attended school and church nearby, took dance and piano lessons and participated actively in Girl Guides. After high school, she attended the University of British Columbia (UBC) and then Simon Fraser University (SFU), worked for a few years and then married in 1967 before moving to Courtaney, British Columbia.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:09:51
- Interviewee Name
- Hagen, Judith "Judy" Robins
- Interview Location
- Nanaimo Museum on Vancouver Island
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks
Track six of recording of interview with Judy Hagen
Track six of recording of interview with Judy Hagen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-011/MSS171-011_Track_6.mp3![Second Narrows Bridge collapse, [after June 1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/483/483-001.jpg?width=280)
Second Narrows Bridge collapse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51365
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after June 1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver after its collapse in June, 1958. A child and dog are visible walking along a path in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after June 1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver after its collapse in June, 1958. A child and dog are visible walking along a path in the foreground.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Second Narrows Bridge collapse, [after June 1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/483/483-001.jpg)
![Second Narrows Bridge collapse, [after June 1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/483/483-002.jpg?width=280)
Second Narrows Bridge collapse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51366
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after June 1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge after its collapse in June, 1958. An unidentified man can be seen in the foreground of the photograph while another is visible at the bottom right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after June 1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Second Narrows Bridge after its collapse in June, 1958. An unidentified man can be seen in the foreground of the photograph while another is visible at the bottom right.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Second Narrows Bridge collapse, [after June 1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/483/483-002.jpg)
![311 Madison Avenue, [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-204.jpg?width=280)
311 Madison Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of 311 Madison Avenue, in the snow. The photograph was taken from Madison Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-204
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of 311 Madison Avenue, in the snow. The photograph was taken from Madison Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Madison Avenue
- Street Address
- 311 Madison Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![311 Madison Avenue, [1949 or 1950] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-204.jpg)
![1000 Block Gilley Avenue, [1955] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-672.jpg?width=280)
1000 Block Gilley Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38085
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 21.5 x 26.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 1000 block of Gilley Avenue (later renumbered the 8000 block) looking south towards Marine Drive in the snow.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 21.5 x 26.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-672
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 1000 block of Gilley Avenue (later renumbered the 8000 block) looking south towards Marine Drive in the snow.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Stride Hill Area
Images
![1000 Block Gilley Avenue, [1955] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-672.jpg)
![4674 Southlawn Drive, [1958] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-461.jpg?width=280)
4674 Southlawn Drive
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37873
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 4674 Southlawn Drive in the snow. The snow-covered road can be seen in front of the house.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-461
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 4674 Southlawn Drive in the snow. The snow-covered road can be seen in front of the house.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Southlawn Drive
- Street Address
- 4674 Southlawn Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
![4674 Southlawn Drive, [1958] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-461.jpg)
![5987 Malvern Avenue during snowfall, [1958 or 1959] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-170.jpg?width=280)
5987 Malvern Avenue during snowfall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37582
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958 or 1959] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of 5987 Malvern Avenue during a heavy snowfall. Someone is standing outside the house under an umbrella.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958 or 1959] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-170
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of 5987 Malvern Avenue during a heavy snowfall. Someone is standing outside the house under an umbrella.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Malvern Avenue
- Street Address
- 5987 Malvern Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![5987 Malvern Avenue during snowfall, [1958 or 1959] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-170.jpg)
![Back yard of 5118 Douglas Road, [1951] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/600/620-019.jpg?width=280)
Back yard of 5118 Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91838
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard and screened summer house at 5118 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The summer house was used by the Roberts children for sleeping outdoors in the summertime and by the Small children as a playhouse. It rotted and collapsed in the 1960s, likely following the "Big Snow" of …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard and screened summer house at 5118 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The summer house was used by the Roberts children for sleeping outdoors in the summertime and by the Small children as a playhouse. It rotted and collapsed in the 1960s, likely following the "Big Snow" of December 1964.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Summer House in the Snow / Burnaby - 1951?"
- Note in blue ink on verson of photograph reads: "P.19"
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Back yard of 5118 Douglas Road, [1951] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/600/620-019.jpg)
Bea Mengel, Sandy Matheson and Pat Loynes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37669
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman and two children in the snow on the 6100 block of Kathleen Avenue. Clockwise from top: Bea Mengel, Sandy Matheson, and Pat Loynes.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-257
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman and two children in the snow on the 6100 block of Kathleen Avenue. Clockwise from top: Bea Mengel, Sandy Matheson, and Pat Loynes.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Kathleen Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Campsite Collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4589
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1958 and 2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written material provides historical background regarding the two storey cabin on Hollyburn Mountain. The cabin was purchased by Burnaby Girl Guides in 1964 and appropriately named Burnaby Chalet. A Chalet Committee was formed with representatives from each Division appointing a Chalet Manageress to handle reservations. This typical ski cabin can accomodate up to 40 people. The file also includes a "Campsite Log Book" for the Hollyburn Chalet with handwritten notes from 1981 and 1982, an embroidered triangular shaped badge "Burnaby Royal / Girl Guides / Hollyburn Chalet" and a dedication ceremony program for "Burnaby Guide Camp / June 8, 1958" (Wilson Creek).
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Beaches
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.161
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1958 and 2002]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
David Ellis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37718
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of David Ellis, leaving for school, in front of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the home of James and Sarah Ellis, his grandparents.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-306
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of David Ellis, leaving for school, in front of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the home of James and Sarah Ellis, his grandparents.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Names
- Ellis, David
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Nelson Avenue
- Street Address
- 6926 Nelson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4474
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:28 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 8: This portion of the recording pertains to socializing in Janet’s later teen years. She talks about dances at Lochdale Community Hall and Capitol Hill Community Hall, and informal gatherings in homes. She describes the attitudes and practices related to drinking and smoking at that time. Ja…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:28 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34
- Scope and Content
- Track 8: This portion of the recording pertains to socializing in Janet’s later teen years. She talks about dances at Lochdale Community Hall and Capitol Hill Community Hall, and informal gatherings in homes. She describes the attitudes and practices related to drinking and smoking at that time. Janet also talks about the transportation options for young people, her parents’ occupations, and her memories of the Fraser River flood.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Floods
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 8, [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 8, [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0001_008.mp3![Looking northwest from Roberts' property, [1951] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/600/620-025.jpg?width=280)
Looking northwest from Roberts' property
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91844
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house and mushroom barns located at 3107 Dominion Street and the chicken house and garage at 3093 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The photograph was taken from the Roberts' property, looking northwest.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house and mushroom barns located at 3107 Dominion Street and the chicken house and garage at 3093 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The photograph was taken from the Roberts' property, looking northwest.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.25"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "3107 (5493) Dominion St. / Prob 1951"
- Stamp in black ink of verso of photograph reads: "500"
- 3107 Dominion Street later renumbered 5493 Dominion Street and then subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5495 Dominion Street.
- Street Address
- 3017 Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Looking northwest from Roberts' property, [1951] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/600/620-025.jpg)
Looking west from Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91831
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kathryn and Elizabeth Small standing in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Snow covers the ground, trees, and house and the girls wear winter coats. The photograph was taken from Douglas Road, looking west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kathryn and Elizabeth Small standing in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Snow covers the ground, trees, and house and the girls wear winter coats. The photograph was taken from Douglas Road, looking west.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Kathryn and Elizabeth / Jan [struck through] 1951"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "March?"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.12"
- Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "754"
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Pat Loynes, Bob Matheson and Wendy Matheson, [1950] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-247.jpg?width=280)
Pat Loynes, Bob Matheson and Wendy Matheson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37659
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children seated in the snow on the 6100 block of Kathleen Avenue. Left to right: Pat Loynes, Bob Matheson, and Wendy Matheson. The photograph was taken looking west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-247
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children seated in the snow on the 6100 block of Kathleen Avenue. Left to right: Pat Loynes, Bob Matheson, and Wendy Matheson. The photograph was taken looking west.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Kathleen Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Pat Loynes, Bob Matheson and Wendy Matheson, [1950] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-247.jpg)
Philips family in snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19088
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 10 Mar. 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Philips family standing in the snow in the yard of their home located at 5877 Barker Avenue. Earl and Adell Philips are identified standing behind their children identified left to right as: Cory, Lorayne and Judith Philips.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Philips family standing in the snow in the yard of their home located at 5877 Barker Avenue. Earl and Adell Philips are identified standing behind their children identified left to right as: Cory, Lorayne and Judith Philips.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Access
- Barker Avenue
- Street Address
- 5877 Barker Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV022.11.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 10 Mar. 1951
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Earl, Adell / Cory, Lorayne, Judith / Mar 10, 1951 / Barker Avenue / #80"
- Note in blue ink on bottom recto of photograph reads: "March 10-1951"
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