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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4535
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:16:19 min)
Scope and Content
Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains to differences between Ken’s family life and that of others in the community, and changes to Burnaby since he was young. Ken observes that the only difference he noticed was that he had Sundays free of commitments where some others might have church a…
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) (0:16:19 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Ken Yip Date of interview: May 9, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 5 Total length of all Tracks: 0:62:00
Scope and Content
Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains to differences between Ken’s family life and that of others in the community, and changes to Burnaby since he was young. Ken observes that the only difference he noticed was that he had Sundays free of commitments where some others might have church activities. He describes the main change to Burnaby as being its increased urbanization, remembering how he would contrast the quiet, slow-paced Burnaby of his youth to the bustle of Chinatown, where his father did his shopping. He mentions the increased density, the changes to the Metrotown area, and the much larger number of shops. He notes that warehouses were built across from his family’s property, which is still farmland. Ken recalls that he and his wife only looked in Burnaby for a house when they married, thinking Vancouver too busy and commercialized then. He finishes by relating an incident from elementary school, when he saw a UFO hovering over the edge of the school’s property.
History
Recording of an interview with Ken Yip recording by Tom Gooden on May 9, 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 and 60s.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Yip, Ken
Accession Code
BV017.45.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks

Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 5, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 5, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

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Portrait of Chinese woman and two young boys.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1950]
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a professional photograph portrait of an unidentified Chinese woman and two young boys. She stands in the middle with a waist-high, split-leaf Philodendron next to her. The younger boy on the left is wearing shorts and the older boy on the right is wearing pants. In the back ground…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8.5 cm
Material Details
Back has Chinese characters and the number 18
Scope and Content
Item consists of a professional photograph portrait of an unidentified Chinese woman and two young boys. She stands in the middle with a waist-high, split-leaf Philodendron next to her. The younger boy on the left is wearing shorts and the older boy on the right is wearing pants. In the back ground there is a wall with a brick like pattern. The photographer's marking along bottom of matte is in Chinese.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV017.7.199
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Jul-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Woman with two boys

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9547
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1950]
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentifed woman of Chinese descent standing with two unidentified young boys of Asian descent. The woman, in her late thirties or early forties, is dressed in a dark-coloured, long-sleeved, pant suit with black flat shoes and a black hand bag on her right hand. She has light col…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm
Material Details
On the back side of the photograph is the number "197" and Chinese characters "[…]" written in pencil, vertically.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentifed woman of Chinese descent standing with two unidentified young boys of Asian descent. The woman, in her late thirties or early forties, is dressed in a dark-coloured, long-sleeved, pant suit with black flat shoes and a black hand bag on her right hand. She has light coloured turtleneck shirt underneath. The older, taller boy, on her right, has a dark pin-striped, double breasted suit with dark long pants and black, laced shoes. The younger boy has a lighter pin-striped, double breasted suit with dark long pants and black, laced shoes. The background shows a paneled divider on the left and an opening with heavy, dark drapes on the right.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Persons - Children
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV017.7.357
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
17-Apr-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Portrait of Gee Shee Jung

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14781
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952). Gee Shee Jung was married to Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952). Gee Shee Jung was married to Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956).
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Jung, Gee Shee
Accession Code
BV020.38.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1952]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Embossed lettering in bottom right corner of photograph read: "WAND"
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Portrait of Chung Chong Jung

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14782
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956). Chung Chong Jung was married to Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956). Chung Chong Jung was married to Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952).
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Jung, Chung Chong
Accession Code
BV020.38.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1952]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Embossed lettering in bottom right corner of photograph read: "WAND"
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Puey Yuen Chan with sturgeon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14783
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Puy Yuen Chan holding a large fish (sturgeon). He is standing in a garden with a picket fence behind him.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Puy Yuen Chan holding a large fish (sturgeon). He is standing in a garden with a picket fence behind him.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Animals - Fish
Names
Chan, Puy Yuen
Accession Code
BV020.38.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Puey Yuen Chan and Suey Ying "Laura" Yung

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14784
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Puy Yuen Chan and Suey Ying "Laura" Jung standing on a board walk outside of an unidentified house.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Puy Yuen Chan and Suey Ying "Laura" Jung standing on a board walk outside of an unidentified house.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Chan, Puy Yuen
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Accession Code
BV020.38.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Students at the Chinese school in New Westminster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14785
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Chinese Canadian students standing on the stairs of the Chinese School in New Westminster. Frank and Emma Wong (members of the Quinn Wong family) are identified standing in the bottom left corner of the photograph and elder sister, Jessie Wong is identified standing in the …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Chinese Canadian students standing on the stairs of the Chinese School in New Westminster. Frank and Emma Wong (members of the Quinn Wong family) are identified standing in the bottom left corner of the photograph and elder sister, Jessie Wong is identified standing in the middle of the photograph. Members of the Kong family of Fraser Mills also appear in the photograph including Alice, Dorothy and Lea Kong along with members of the New Westminster Quan family. The front porch is decorated with bunting and includes a sign that reads "The Chinese Benevolent Association" along with a British flag and a flag of the Republic of China.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Persons - Students
Buildings - Schools
Names
Wong, Quinn
The Chinese Benevolent Association
Kong, Alice
Kong, Dorothy
Kong, Lea
Wong, Frank
Wong, Emma
Wong, Jessie
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV020.38.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Booms and mill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15187
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of log boom pond of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in Burrard Inlet.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of log boom pond of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in Burrard Inlet.
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1950] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See page 66 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "The vast log boom pond of Kapoor Sawmill, c. 1950"
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Kapoor Sawmills Limited, cabins and log booms

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15188
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Panorama photograph of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited, cabins and log booms in Burrard Inlet. Cabins are located on the lower shore.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Panorama photograph of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited, cabins and log booms in Burrard Inlet. Cabins are located on the lower shore.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Douglas Road school class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19005
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road School grade six class. Edith Fleming is one of the students pictured and the teacher is identified as Sydney Herbert Price (far right, 3rd row). The students are arranged into five rows on the steps outside of the entrance to the school.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road School grade six class. Edith Fleming is one of the students pictured and the teacher is identified as Sydney Herbert Price (far right, 3rd row). The students are arranged into five rows on the steps outside of the entrance to the school.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Names
Douglas Road School
Price, Sydney Herbert
Accession Code
BV016.46.162
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-01-06
Photographer
Layton
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with his mother and sister

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19184
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[25 May 1950]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Jimmy Chow standing between his mother, Gim Gee Chow and his older sister Shao Lin Chow on the steps of a building in Hong Kong.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Jimmy Chow family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
bottom left corner of photograph has dark paper and photo corner adhered to surface
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Jimmy Chow standing between his mother, Gim Gee Chow and his older sister Shao Lin Chow on the steps of a building in Hong Kong.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Persons - Children
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Chow, Gim Gee Dang
Chow, Shao-Lin
Accession Code
BV022.21.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[25 May 1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-03
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten notes in black ink are written in Traditional Chinese on verso of photograph. Notes translated to English and transliterated into Mandarin pinyin read: "Mother, this photo was taken on May(?) 25th at the time of departure. It was photographed at the Pennisula (hotel?)" (the words are written by Jane (Zhen).
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with his cousins

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19185
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Jimmy Chow (left) with his two young cousins seated together on a circular riser in the photograph studio of photographer Chen Kwong in Quebec City.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Jimmy Chow family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Jimmy Chow (left) with his two young cousins seated together on a circular riser in the photograph studio of photographer Chen Kwong in Quebec City.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Persons - Children
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-03
Photographer
Kwong, Chen
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Embossment on lower edge of photograph reads: "CHEN KWONG"
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19194
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two year old Jimmy Chow created for Jimmy's immigration documents when he immigrated to Canada.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Jimmy Chow family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two year old Jimmy Chow created for Jimmy's immigration documents when he immigrated to Canada.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Persons - Children
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.40
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-03
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten notes in blue ink are written in Traditional Chinese on verso of photograph. Notes translated to English and transliterated into Mandarin pinyin read: " "Hipman" (Jimmy Chow's Chinese name), age of two and a half"
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with young friend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19195
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph proof of young Jimmy Chow (right) seated together with a young friend named Guo Dong [sic], son of Yin. Photograph is taken in an unidentifed photograph studio and is appears to be handcoloured.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Jimmy Chow family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph proof of young Jimmy Chow (right) seated together with a young friend named Guo Dong [sic], son of Yin. Photograph is taken in an unidentifed photograph studio and is appears to be handcoloured.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Persons - Children
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-03
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten notes in blue ink are written in Traditional Chinese on lower recto of photograph. Notes translated to English and transliterated into Mandarin pinyin read: "" (right) "Little Min" (The word comes from Jimmy's Chinese name Hip'man'). (left) "Guo Dong(?), the son of Yin" (translates to Silver, the name of a woman).
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Religions - Judaism
Cemeteries
Organizations
Elections
Names
Gruenthal, Bill
Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
O'Connor, John
Burquest
Jacobson, Max Alec
Temple Shalom
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Brentwood Park School
Alpha Secondary School
Burnaby School Board
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3
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Margaret Corsbie with her two children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20302
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Margaret Corsbie with her two children, Margaret "Margy" Corsbie (later Govett) and Joseph "Joey" Corsbie. Margaret's son, Joseph is seated on her lap and Margaret is seated beside her.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
Series
Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Margaret Corsbie with her two children, Margaret "Margy" Corsbie (later Govett) and Joseph "Joey" Corsbie. Margaret's son, Joseph is seated on her lap and Margaret is seated beside her.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Corsbie, Margaret Carr
Govett, Margaret Corsbie
Corsbie, Joseph "Joe"
Accession Code
BV020.31.23
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1952]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
19-09-2023
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Margaret & children / early childhood"
Images
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Margaret, Robert Leonard and Bob Love at beach in Lincoln City

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20386
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of parents, Margaret Love and Robert Leonard Love with their son Robert Mathew "Bob" Love in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of parents, Margaret Love and Robert Leonard Love with their son Robert Mathew "Bob" Love in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Persons - Families
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Love, Robert Mathew "Bob"
Love, Margaret Iona Giles
Love, Robert Leonard "Bob"
Accession Code
BV023.24.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Bob-Margaret - / Bob @ Beach"
Images
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Bob Love at beach in Lincoln City

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20387
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Robert Mathew "Bob" Love seated in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Robert Mathew "Bob" Love seated in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Love, Robert Mathew "Bob"
Accession Code
BV023.24.34
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Bob @ Beach"
Images
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John Leonard and Jenny Love with Bob Love at beach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20388
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John "Leonard" and Jenny Love with young Robert Mathew "Bob" Love in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon. Leonard and Jenny Love are holding hands with Bob Love.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John "Leonard" and Jenny Love with young Robert Mathew "Bob" Love in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon. Leonard and Jenny Love are holding hands with Bob Love.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Love, Robert Mathew "Bob"
Love, John Leonard
Love, Jenny Kennedy
Accession Code
BV023.24.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Leonard - Jenny / Bob"
Images
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