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Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Anglers look for the perfect spot to cast their lines on a misty Deer Lake."

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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fishing reel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.13

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.13

Description: Small bait casting fishing reel. The metal parts of the reel are chrome plated. The crank handle has a single crank knob and a counter weight to balance it. I has the mounting foot to attach to a fishing rod and is loaded with a heavy plastic fishing line. The reels approximate diameter is 5.7 cm.

Object History: Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.

Marks/Labels: "TRADE MARK / REG. US. PAT OFF", stamped in side of reel forming a diamond shape with company logo inside. "UTK", company logo stamped on side of reel inside above text.

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Recreational Activities - Fishing; Fishing And Trapping Tools and Equipment

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fishing wallet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.14

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.14

Description: Leather wallet to carry fishing flies, hooks and leaders. The light tan (pig skin ?) leather cover holds pockets at each cover and a variety of pages for holding flies, snelled hooks and leaders (25 pages in total). There are a five packages of various hooks and lures in the end pockets. There is an attached leather strap to hold the wallet closed.

Object History: Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.

Marks/Labels: "Melville G. Thomson", stamped in blue ink inside covers of wallet "MADE IN eNGLAND", stamped in the centre of the edge of the outside cover, under the top flap. Hard to see.

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Recreational Activities - Fishing; Fishing And Trapping Tools and Equipment

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Hopkins Ldg camp

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1915

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of eight girls/women standing together on a dirt road with trees and brush in the background. They are all dressed in white shirts and bloomers and a few are carrying walking sticks.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of eight girls/women standing together on a dirt road with trees and brush in the background. They are all dressed in white shirts and bloomers and a few are carrying walking sticks.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Recreational Activities - Camping; Recreational Activities - Hiking

Names: Wickham, Edith; Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.155

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1915

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Hopkins_Ldg_Camp / 1915 / Edith_Wickham"

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Lotus Sports Club

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Lotus Sports Club carrying their outrigger canoe across snowy ground at Barnet Marine Park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1862

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Lotus Sports Club carrying their outrigger canoe across snowy ground at Barnet Marine Park.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Canoeing; Recreational Activities; Organizations - Societies and Clubs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Hardy paddlers roll their outrigger through the snow to the Lotus Sports Club's appropriately-named Icebreaker races at Barnet Marine Park on Saturday. More than 192 paddlers from Chilliwack to Vancouver Island competed in the first outrigger races of the season."

Geographic Access: Barnet Marine Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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McLean family summer activities

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family playing games of shuffle board and horse shoes outside and their travels with a travel trailer. It is followed by footage of the McLean's daughter,Teresa, at play inside and outside with other children and the f…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family playing games of shuffle board and horse shoes outside and their travels with a travel trailer. It is followed by footage of the McLean's daughter,Teresa, at play inside and outside with other children and the family in a campground, at a beach, boating and kayaking.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Recreational Activities - Boating; Recreational Activities - Camping

Names: McLean, Teresa; McLean, Edna; McLean, George H.F.; McLean, Sharon

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: McLean, George H.F.

Notes: Title based on content of film; Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA

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McLean family summer activities, 1963

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Members of the Love and Whiting families with fish

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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 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Love and Whiting families fishing and camping at Boundary Bay. Adults and children are standing together in a line and posing with their catch of fish. Smaller fish are hanging from a stick and three women are holding larger fish. People identified include; Esther Love …

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Love and Whiting families fishing and camping at Boundary Bay. Adults and children are standing together in a line and posing with their catch of fish. Smaller fish are hanging from a stick and three women are holding larger fish. People identified include; Esther Love Stanley (far right), Martha "Dot" (Love) Brandrith (third from right), Annie Whiting (second from left) and Edith Whiting (far left). Man standing in the group is identified as Wallace "Flash" Whiting. The group is standing in a clearing in the woods and their is a canvas tent stretched behind trees behind the group.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Fishing; Recreational Activities - Camping

Names: Stanley, Esther Love; Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love; Whiting, Annie Elizabeth Love; Clayton, Edith Annie Whiting; Whiting Family; Love Family; Whiting, Wallace "Flash"

Accession Code: BV022.32.301

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also BV022.32.317

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-09

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

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Members of the Love and Whiting families with fish, [191-] thumbnail

Paddlers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98043

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of people paddling canoes and kayaks.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3123

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of people paddling canoes and kayaks.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Boating; Recreational Activities - Canoeing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Collected by editorial for use in a February 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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Picnic

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in th…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in the negative, but cropped out in the print, is a dog sitting inside the tent. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Camping; Structures - Tents; Recreational Activities - Picnics

Accession Code: HV976.251.32

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 2016 technical exhibit

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Picnic, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

postcard

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.43.2

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV007.43.2

Description: postcard; Auto Tourist Camp - Postcard -- [1926]. Postcard with a black and white photograph; inscription in white at bottom reads: "Auto Tourist Camp, Central Park B.C." The postcard was published by the Gowen Sutton Company Limited of Vancouver, BC. Verso of postcard includes a postage stamp with King George in the upper right corner and is post marked Sept. 6 and includes a handwritten letter by "Violet" and is addressed to "Roseline Rondeau.../ Oregon".

Category: 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication

Classification: Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media

Object Term: Postcard

Colour: Brown; Black; White

Measurements: w: 14 cm h: 9 cm

Maker: Gowen, Sutton Company Limited

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Vancouver

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Postcards; Geographic Features; Geographic Features - Parks; Recreational Activities; Recreational Activities - Camping

Names: Central Park Auto Camp

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

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script

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.13.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.13.2

Description: This is a stack of yellowed paper with two staples holding it together. The front cover has been torn off, exposing the third page which reads "Cast of Characters", and a full listing of the characters. The name "Grieg" is written in cursive in pencil on this page. The pages are tattered and torn. The back cover has a description of the play "Pollyanna" and "The Charm School", each with a synopsis. It also has the playwright's details: Samuel French 25 West 45th Street, New York City.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works

Object Term: Script

Marks/Labels: Cast of Characters Pollyanna The Charm School

Colour: Yellow; Brown

Measurements: 19 cm high x 12 cm wide x 0.5 cm deep

Title: The Hidden Guest

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Theatre; Arts; Documentary Artifacts - Scripts; Performances - Dramatic Performances

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SFU dragon boat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98186

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Milton Wong, the Chancellor of Simon Fraser University at the time, and an unidentified team of paddlers in a dragon boat on the Burrard Inlet.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3264

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Milton Wong, the Chancellor of Simon Fraser University at the time, and an unidentified team of paddlers in a dragon boat on the Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Recreational Activities - Boating; Sports

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

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Square dancers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified children square dancing.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3381

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified children square dancing.

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Recreational Activities - Dancing; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on original file name; Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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Dr. Andrew Blaber

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Andrew Blaber, who studies the physiology of freedivers at Simon Fraser University, posing by the edge of a swimming pool.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2186

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Andrew Blaber, who studies the physiology of freedivers at Simon Fraser University, posing by the edge of a swimming pool.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools; Education

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Dr. Andrew Blaber, of Simon Fraser University, is studying the physiology of freedivers, some of whom can hold their breath for up to eight minutes."

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Lake Louise

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an outdoor swimming pool next to Lake Louise in Alberta.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an outdoor swimming pool next to Lake Louise in Alberta.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools

Accession Code: BV005.30.20

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Photographer: Battersby, Frank

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Lifeguard in the rain

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a lifeguard, wearing a jacket and sweatpants, seated underneath an umbrella in the rain by a swimming pool.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3246

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a lifeguard, wearing a jacket and sweatpants, seated underneath an umbrella in the rain by a swimming pool.

Subjects: Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools; Public Services - Municipal Services

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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MacPherson Pool

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Berwin Hong, a lifeguard at MacPherson Pool, testing the pool's water before the pool's opening for the summer.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2621

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Berwin Hong, a lifeguard at MacPherson Pool, testing the pool's water before the pool's opening for the summer.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Berwin Hong, a lifeguard at MacPherson Pool, tests the water in preperation for the pool's scheduled opening on Saturday. All five of Burnaby's outdoor pools are set to open for the summer on the weekend."

Geographic Access: Rumble Street; McPherson Park

Street Address: 5485 Rumble Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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McPherson pool

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Roger Demeda power washing the McPherson outdoor pool before its seasonal opening.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2464

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Roger Demeda power washing the McPherson outdoor pool before its seasonal opening.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Buildings - Recreational - Outdoor Swimming Pools

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Roger Demeda is almost swallowed by a cloud of mist as he blasts away the winter's grime at McPherson outdoor pool. The pool will be getting a new coat of paint, before it opens for the summer, at the end of the month."

Geographic Access: McPherson Park; Rumble Street

Street Address: 5485 Rumble Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Misty McQueen at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Misty McQueen, aquatic leader at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool, posing with a pool noodle next to the swimming pool full of people.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2129

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Misty McQueen, aquatic leader at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool, posing with a pool noodle next to the swimming pool full of people.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Buildings - Recreational - Swimming Pools; Buildings - Civic - Community Centres

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Misty McQueen, the aquatic leader at Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool, says she'll increase lifeguard staffing during afternoon public swimming hours in case Burnaby schools are on strike next week."