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Burnaby municipal engineer

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some ques…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-872

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some question as to its accuracy.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Creeks; Occupations - Civic Workers; Occupations - Engineers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto of photograph reads: "This Creek will be diverted 400 ft this way"; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson points to area where creek would be diverted, 400 feet from present site.

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Burnaby Sports Day

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1936 and 1939]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (8 min., 37 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of child…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1936 and 1939]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (8 min., 37 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-002-3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-15

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of children and Youth are showcased in sporting field events and competitions such as track and field sports, acrobatics, gymnastics, dancing, leap frog, skipping, rugby.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Occupations; Occupations - Labourers; Organizations - Mens' Societies and Clubs; Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'May Day Events'

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Central Park

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

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Burnaby Sports Day, [between 1936 and 1939]

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Burnaby under cover 86

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ledwon, Erich

Publication Date: 1988

Call Number: 363.2 LED COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 363.2 LED COPY 1

Author: Ledwon, Erich

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Publication Date: 1988

Physical Description: 162 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: 4 copies held: copy 1

Canadian Ophthalmic College

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm

Scope and Content: Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaf…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm

Scope and Content: Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaffie. Second row; J. Munro, T.H. Dick, G.S. Pringle, W.G. Maybee "Principal" and below it "E. Bind Assist." (largest photograph); E. Boyaner, I.R. Higgins, D.B. Curtis. Third row; V.M. Young, F.G. Smith, W.L. Wells, E.W. Watt, W.D. Graham, A.R. Hopkins. Fourth row; O.T. Walker, E.E. Miller, R.A. Burke, J.E. Hamilton, H.A. Smith, H.L. McDiarmid; "Freeland".

Other Title Information: Title based on contents of photograph.

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Teachers

Accession Code: HV974.5.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 200

Scan Date: 01-May-2019

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Car accident scene

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 5, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a head on crash on Canada Way involving two cars and rescue workers attending the scene.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 5, 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0589

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of a head on crash on Canada Way involving two cars and rescue workers attending the scene.

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Public Services - Policing; Occupations - Fire Fighters; Transportation - Fire Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mario Bby 281 / 76% BbyNW 3 02/05"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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certificate

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV980.37.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: HV980.37.2

Description: Guaranteed Dental Plan - Certificate -- [1918]. Dental plan certificate for Mrs. T. Osecki-? which entitled her to a year of dentistry work including teeth cleaning and polishing three times a year, extraction of bad teeth, free examination and diagnosis. The certificate cost $2.50. The Dental Office was in Calgary, Alberta.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Certificates; Occupations; Occupations - Dentists

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Classic movie comedians

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sinyard, Neil

Publication Date: 1992

Call Number: 791.43 SIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0861248783; 9780861248780

Call Number: 791.43 SIN

Author: Sinyard, Neil

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Bison Books

Publication Date: 1992

Physical Description: 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Comedians; Motion picture industry

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Actors

Notes: Includes index.

Cop in the closet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fossum, Jack, 1905-

Publication Date: c1981

Call Number: 971.2 FOS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.23.60

ISBN: 0888390815

Call Number: 971.2 FOS

Author: Fossum, Jack, 1905-

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Hancock House Publishers

Publication Date: c1981

Physical Description: 169 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Inscription: Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Property of Ted Brue" "from daughter Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Birthday Greetings" "Oct. 21, 1982" [handwritten in black ink on front end paper]

Library Subject (LOC): Police; Biography

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Corporal Cameron of the North West mounted police: a tale of the Macleod Trail

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937

Publication Date: c1912

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.29.2

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Author: Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: Westminster Co.

Publication Date: c1912

Physical Description: 454 p. : 19 cm.

Inscription: "Allen Seager" [handwritten on title page]

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century; Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Notes: Author name is a nom de plume

Dave Thompson, Burnaby RCMP

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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 Dave Thompson of the Burnaby RCMP, who was seconded to work in Southeast Asia following the tsunami as a forensic photographer. The photograph is a close-up of Thompson, who holds up a camera in front of his face.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1877

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Thompson of the Burnaby RCMP, who was seconded to work in Southeast Asia following the tsunami as a forensic photographer. The photograph is a close-up of Thompson, who holds up a camera in front of his face.

Subjects: Occupations - Photographers; Occupations - Police Officers

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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: "Dave Thompson, of the Burnaby RCMP, says he was taken aback by the scale of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia when he was seconded there to work as a forensic photographer, assisting in the identification of bodies."

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District Chief Bill Banks

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1935 and 1937]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Banks, Officer in Charge of Fire Area no. 1 in South Burnaby, sitting behind the steering wheel of Burnaby Fire Department fire truck no. 2. Bill Banks was the owner of Burnaby Garage where he built and serviced fire trucks for the municipality.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Transportation - Fire Trucks; Occupations - Mechanics

Names: Burnaby Fire Department; Banks, William "Bill"

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.55.20

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [between 1935 and 1937]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "fire chief Banks"

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Don Brown with book

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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 Don Brown, a former Burnaby RCMP officer and Burnaby alderman, posing against a police car with a copy of his book: "Why? The Last Years of the British Columbia Provincial Police 1858-1950."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2667

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Brown, a former Burnaby RCMP officer and Burnaby alderman, posing against a police car with a copy of his book: "Why? The Last Years of the British Columbia Provincial Police 1858-1950."

Subjects: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Occupations - Police Officers; Occupations - Writers

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Retired police officer Don Brown, who's written a book on the history of the old British Columbia Provincial Police force, says its time the province look into re-establishing such a force."

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Dr. Kenneth Strand

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1970, published May 30, 1970

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1970, published May 30, 1970

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-804

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University, speaking into a microphone at the opening of the new Burquitlam elementary school in Coquitlam. Visible sitting in chairs behind him are; school principal C.J. Webb, chairman of Coquitlam school board W.M. Johnstone, Rev. H.J.H. Oldfield, and architect R.B. Howard.