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Grey owl in winter on Burnaby Mountain

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a grey owl on a snowy branch in the winter.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 629-127

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2006-13

Scope and Content: Photograph of a grey owl on a snowy branch in the winter.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Handwritten note on slide reads: "Grey O."; stamp on slide reads: "96-01-22."

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Grouse and foliage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a grouse on mossy ground with foliage.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a grouse on mossy ground with foliage.

Subjects: Animals - Birds

Accession Code: BV022.32.148

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

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

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Hummingbird in a tree

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a hummingbird sitting in its nest on a tree limb. A caption written around the outside frame reads: "This is very good I think of the young humming bird in nest. I will enlarge when I have time. Ask Daddy if he would like a print of this 'His Bird.'" The caption was most likely writ…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-056

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a hummingbird sitting in its nest on a tree limb. A caption written around the outside frame reads: "This is very good I think of the young humming bird in nest. I will enlarge when I have time. Ask Daddy if he would like a print of this 'His Bird.'" The caption was most likely written by Kitty Hill (later Kitty Peers).

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interview with Tony Fabian by Eric Damer October 10, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1972-2012

Length: 0:11:59

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's involvement in the development of the Stream Preservation Bylaw in Burnaby. He discusses fish populations, air quality, and bird populations in Burnaby as well.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Fabian's involvement in the development of the Stream Preservation Bylaw in Burnaby. He discusses fish populations, air quality, and bird populations in Burnaby as well.

Date Range: 1972-2012

Photo Info: Tony Fabian relaxing at a picnic table, [1970]. Item no. 549-026.

Length: 0:11:59

Subjects: Geographic Features - Streams; Animals - Birds

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 10, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 10, 2012. Major theme discussed: environmental conservation practices in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Tony Fabian was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan in 1934. He and his wife moved to Burnaby in 1957, where he worked for the telephone company and raised a family. Tony has been an advocate for preservation of parklands and watercourses, helping to protect Burnaby and Deer Lake Parks and to create the Burnaby Fraser Foreshore and Barnet Marine Parks in the early nineteen-seventies, serving as a member of Burnaby’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Tony Fabian was presented with the 2008 City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.

Total Tracks: 5

Total Length: 0:47:48

Interviewee Name: Fabian, Tony

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

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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Tony Fabian

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journal

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV984.63.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV984.63.1

Description: Journal; hand bound journal tied together with three ribbons along the left edge. Green coloured cardstock cover of journal includes hand drawn art nouveau style border illustration and title in black and gold; title in centre reads: "Observations / from / NATURE". Original water-soluable ink drawings of flora and fauna throughout. Nine black and white photographs of Deer Lake and "Class VI Boys" and "Farmerettes of Class VI" working in school garden are glued onto the last seven pages. Preface on page 3 of journal indicates that the content includes personal observations of the woods around Deer Lake made by the author, S. Herbert Price and is dated May 8, 1923. Content on pages within journal document the creator's observations with texts and illustrations between January 1923 and May 1923.

Object History: Sydney Herbert Price was born on December 18 1903 in England to Frank Price (1872-1952) and Ruth Parlour (1875-1941). He was a school teacher for the Burnaby School Board and lived at 6050 Clinton Street, Burnaby. He died in 1969. The family lived at 3113 Royal Oak in Burnaby (later renumbered to 6290). In 1906, his uncle (Herbert Price) purchased the land on which Oakalla Prison Farm was to be built on. The Price family farm grew strawberries and then raspberry canes. The business grew so big that the family hired up to 100 berry pickers to help out.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term: Book

Colour: Green; Gold; Black; Blue; Yellow

Measurements: Height: 9.8 cm; Width: 7.7 cm; Depth: 2 cm

Subjects: Plants - Flowers; Animals - Birds

Names: Price, Sydney Herbert

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Juvenile bald eagle on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97916

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a juvenile bald eagle on a branch.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 629-117

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2006-13

Scope and Content: Photograph of a juvenile bald eagle on a branch.

Subjects: Animals - Birds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Wheately, Michael

Notes: Handwritten notes on slide read: "Eagle" and "Copyright Michael Wheately"; stamp on slide reads: "95-03-06."

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Lillian and Jenny at Stanley Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko holding a bird in her hands while standing next to her mother Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-174

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko holding a bird in her hands while standing next to her mother Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Subjects: Animals - Birds

Names: Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman; Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mum + I / Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC Oct. 23/10 "; Note written on album page reads: "Stanley Park / 23 October 1949" and "'Mom + I'"; 1 duplicate photograph accompanying

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Long-billed Dowitchers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 26, 1993

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 14 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a large flock of long-billed dowitchers standing and feeding in shallow water at Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 26, 1993

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 14 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of a large flock of long-billed dowitchers standing and feeding in shallow water at Burnaby Lake.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Animals - Birds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from note on slide sheet

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Macgillivray's warbler

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Macgillvray's warblers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-006

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Macgillvray's warblers.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

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Mallard ducklings on Burnaby Mountain

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three mallard ducklings floating on the water.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 629-114

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2006-13

Scope and Content: Photograph of three mallard ducklings floating on the water.

Subjects: Animals - Birds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Handwritten note on slide reads: "Mall Ducklins [sic] 59-1-22"; stamp on slide reads: "03-26-94."

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Man with dead fowl in front of Whiting family home

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man holding a rifle, standing with a dog at his feet and dead ducks hanging from a fence on either side of him. The Whiting family home can be seen behind the man. The man could be a member of the Whiting family.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man holding a rifle, standing with a dog at his feet and dead ducks hanging from a fence on either side of him. The Whiting family home can be seen behind the man. The man could be a member of the Whiting family.

History: This house may be located in New Westminster. Wallace and Annie Whiting resided in New Westminster and Burquitlam until 1937 when Wallace Whiting retired. Following his retirement, Wallace and Annie resided at 360 18th Avenue in Burnaby.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Recreational Activities - Hunting

Names: Whiting Family

Accession Code: BV022.32.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

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

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Men with dead fowl on board Burnaby Kid

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men, two dogs and dead fowl on board Bob Love's boat "Burnaby Kid". Bob Love is seated at the rear of the boat and unidentified man is standing and holding a rifle. Dead fowl are hanging off the side of the boat cabin.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men, two dogs and dead fowl on board Bob Love's boat "Burnaby Kid". Bob Love is seated at the rear of the boat and unidentified man is standing and holding a rifle. Dead fowl are hanging off the side of the boat cabin.