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Hats Off Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98381
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
10 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the 2001 Hats Off Day parade and event in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood. Photographs depict performers (including clowns, a town crier, a fire juggler, and tap dancers) in the parade; children and adults enjoying the parade and events; and business owners and volunt…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
10 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3391
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the 2001 Hats Off Day parade and event in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood. Photographs depict performers (including clowns, a town crier, a fire juggler, and tap dancers) in the parade; children and adults enjoying the parade and events; and business owners and volunteers prepping food and dealing with the rainy weather.
Subjects
Events
Events - Parades
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Performances
Persons - Children
Persons - Crowds
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a June 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-1: "Kelvin Yee drains the rainwater from the awning in front of the New Rainbow Cafe."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-2: "It's hard to stay a happy clown when you're trying to pedal your decorated bike in a rainstorm, as Corey Barker, 8, discovered at Saturday's Hats Off Day parade."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-3: "Even the town crier struggled to stay dry during one of the many downpours that rained on Saturday's Hats Off Day parade."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-4: "A member of the Confederation Tap Dancers tries to dance up some sunshine at Saturday's Hats Off Day parade."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-5: "Devin Schellenberg amazes and delights spectators with his fire juggling at Saturday's Hats Off Day festival."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-6: "Ashley Boston, 4, plays in the soap bubbles that appeared at the Heights Fountain Square during Saturday's Hats Off Day festival on Hastings St."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-7: "The Hats Off Day parade is all about hats."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-8: "Stuart Wells enjoys a salmon kabob outside the Pear Tree Restaurant, some of diverse food being offered by restaurants and delis along Hastings St. as part of Hats Off Day."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-9: "George Kopf and Cynthia Chow, of the Footlight Theatre Company, fuel up at the Lions Club pancake breakfast before marching in Saturday's Hats Off Day parade. Kirk Dickson is flipping the pancakes."
Caption from metadata for 535-3391-10: "Yusef Sulayman, 5, and his sister, Sevda, 6, try to stay dry as they watch Saturday's Hats Off Day parade."
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Oral history interview with Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
29 Jun. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) (02:06:53 min) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (02:06:53 min)
Scope and Content
Item consists of an audio recording of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos conducted by Denise Fong with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview, Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos discuss; their ancestral background, childhood, pla…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interview series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) (02:06:53 min) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (02:06:53 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewees: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos Location of Interview: Home of Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos on Victory Street, Burnaby Date of interview: June 29, 2022 Total Number of Tracks: 3 Total length of all Tracks: 02:06:53 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto 3 separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of an audio recording of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos conducted by Denise Fong with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview, Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos discuss; their ancestral background, childhood, places of residence, education, career history, how they met, Jimmy's experience working in the film industry, their home in Burnaby and their neighbourhood, their political activism in Burnaby, Robin Chung Dip's work in Vancouver’s' Chinatown, the gambling scene in Vancouver prior to legalized forms of gambling and their memories of supper clubs in Vancouver. 00:00 - 5:57 Opening introductions where Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos provide information on their full names, their birth places and their ancestral background. Jimmy clarifies that his birth name is Hipman Chow but that he was given the English name “Jimmy” by his father when he came to Canada. Jimmy shares that he was born in 1948, in the Village of Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China and immigrated to British Columbia with his mother, Gim Gee Chow in 1950 to escape the Communist Regime and to join his father who had already immigrated to Canada. Jimmy imparts that many Chinese immigrated to British Columbia in search of a better life, referring to it as “Gold Mountain” and that even though they faced extreme racial discrimination that many stayed since they felt that it was better than returning. Donna Polos shares ancestral information on both her maternal and paternal sides of the family. Donna’s mother’s family came from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James Kostopolus (renamed Polos) emigrated as a 12 year old orphan from Sparta, Greece to the United States but was denied entry so ended up going to Halifax and eventually made his way to Vancouver. Once in Vancouver, he became a restaurant proprietor and over the years, he owned and operated three restaurants in Vancouver, including; “Jimmy’s Café” (next door the Astoria Hotel); “Home Apple Pie Café” (Princess Avenue & Hastings Street) and a restaurant that was located on Alma Street. 05:58 - 13:28 Jimmy recollects in further detail, the many places that his family lived over the years. Jimmy’s father Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Vancouver at the age of 14 years and worked and lived in Victoria and Vancouver. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother fled China, first to Hong Kong and then to Vancouver to join his father. Soon after arriving in Vancouver, for the next four years, he and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec City where his father, Robin had work in restaurants and hotels. Jimmy attended school while the family lived in these different places and began to learn English. After four years, the family returned to Vancouver, first living in areas of Chinatown and Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. Jimmy shares his memories of growing up in Strathcona and the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, schools that he attended and the friendships that he made. Jimmy recollects details about the old Bethlehem Lutheran Church that he attended and describes the demands of the education required to become a Lutheran minister. 13:29 - 15:47 Jimmy tells of how his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow had to pay the Chinese Head Tax of $500 when he arrived in Vancouver at 14 years of age (1921) and how his father had to work hard pay off the head tax over the years. Denise Fong and Jimmy Chow, talk about the origin of a photograph portrait of Jimmy Chow that was taken around 1954 and speculate whether it might have been taken by well known portrait photographer, Yucho Chow. 15:48 - 19:33 Donna Polos recollects the many locations that her family lived while she was growing up in Vancouver. First residing at various locations in the downtown east side of Vancouver before moving to a home near Joyce Station where she lived until 21 years old. After 21 years of age, Donna moved in with roommates in Vancouver before moving in with Jimmy in North Burnaby in 1972. In 1976 Donna and Jimmy purchased their home on Victory Street. Both Donna and Jimmy talk about their careers after high school. Jimmy talks about how he worked at the Supervalu grocery store near his house. Jimmy planned to use his savings from his job to travel but instead he used his savings for a down payment on a house with Donna. Donna imparts that after obtaining her teaching degree she began working in Burnaby schools, eventually teaching at Burnaby South. 19:34 - 32:08 Both Jimmy and Donna share their educational background and experiences growing up. Jimmy first attended Florence Nightingale elementary in Strathcona, then Mount Pleasant Elementary and later high school at 24th Avenue and Main Street. Donna lists the schools that she attended including; elementary school in Strathcona, Carlton Elementary School at Kingsway and Joyce, Windermere High School, Vancouver City College (Langara) and the University of British Columbia. Donna and Jimmy reflect on public transportation that was available during the time they were growing up. Donna recollects her childhood growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station, the freedom that she experienced playing outside in nature and what inspired her to become a teacher. Jimmy reflects on some of his mentors and about his first experience seeing movies as a young child at a cinema in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Donna communicates her own experiences of sexism throughout her high school, college and university education (1968-1972). 32:09 - 36:18 Donna talks about her career history and some of her major turning points. Donna recollects starting out as a Chemistry lab assistant, marking math papers before working as a teacher on call and eventually being hired as a teacher at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. Donna shares a memory of her first experience working as a teacher on call at Gilmore Elementary School and the fire that occurred there. After starting a family (Jimmy and Donna had three children) Donna worked part time teaching while Jimmy worked full time in film. Donna, shares that in 1991, after a near death experience, she became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. With this experience, Donna experimented with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. Donna tells of how she retired from teaching in 2008 but continued to participate in the schools as an Artist in Residence. 36:19 - 58:18 Jimmy talks about his work and career history. He shares memories of his experiences as a young boy delivering newspapers, working at a local pharmacy, stocking shelves at the local supermarket, and his experience working with troubled youth and of how he thought that he might like to become a social worker. Jimmy tells of how he was uncertain of what to do until he got a job with the CBC in 1973 which eventually launched his career as a property master in the film industry, becoming a member of IATSE and a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Jimmy describes in detail what it means to be a property master and the work that is entailed in the film industry. 58:19 - 1:07:45 Donna Polos describes her art practice and her connection to Burnaby. Donna recollects how she first started working with textiles and fabrics from a young age and how this later inspired her to develop her own watercolour techniques of painting on paper, canvas and fabrics. Donna describes how she first got started by taking art classes in Burnaby and now has over 31 years of experience working in watercolour. Donna has worked as an Artist in Residence in Burnaby schools, been a member of the Burnaby Arts Council, had her first show in 1997 and has been involved in many art projects over the years. Donna describes the style of her work, first starting with more figurative work, social commentary and still life and that now most of her work is landscape based. Donna coveys that as a political activist in Burnaby, she was an active participant in the development of a tree bylaw, has petitioned to protect renters from demo-evictions and the impacts of future development on the local environment. 1:07:46 - 1:07:59 Background discussion between Denise Fong and Kate Petrusa re interviews. 1:08:00 - 1:26:36 Jimmy provides information on his connection to the local film industry and the changes that have occurred over the years. Jimmy describes the first studios on the North Shore and the eventual establishment of Bridge Studios on Boundary Road. Jimmy shares that in 1988, he and some of his colleagues in the film industry put a proposal together to buy the Bridge Studios but it didn't go through. Since the Bridge Studios and other film studios have been established in Burnaby and Vancouver, the industry has grown exponentially. Jimmy became the 54th member of the local IATSE union. Jimmy describes some of his experiences working on various productions including "Seven Years in Tibet", provides a description of what a film studio is, how it is used and the differences between working in the film industry in the United States and British Columbia. 1:26:37 - 1:32:46 Jimmy and Donna recollect how they first met, buying a house in Burnaby, getting married and starting a family. The two share memories of their wedding in White Rock and Jimmy talks about the Chinese hair cutting ceremony in recognition of their first born child that took place in Chinatown in Vancouver. Jimmy tells of how his parents had hopes of him marrying a Chinese woman and his mother began introducing him to a few young Chinese women from the time he was 16 years old. Jimmy mentions that his parents rarely used Western Medicine and relied on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Donna and Jimmy talk about Jimmy's parents, when they died and how happy his parents were to have grandchildren. 1:32:47 - 1:40:13 Jimmy and Donna talk about their house on Victory Street which they purchased in 1976. They share information on the history of the house, how it was built in 1939 by Norm Clark, how they fell in love with the design of the house and the neighbourhood. 1:40:14 - 1:58:31 Jimmy and Donna share information on their family life in Burnaby, their neighbourhood and favourite places in Burnaby. Donna lists the schools that their three children attended including; Nelson Avenue School, Burnaby South High School and Burnaby Central High School. Both Donna and Jimmy convey that all of their children played soccer and the benefits that the sport provided them. Donna and Jimmy talk about how the neighbourhood has changed over the years, the benefits of where they live, their fondness for built heritage and the many parks and trees in Burnaby. 1:58:32 - 2:02:50 Jimmy begins to share information on his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow's employment history. Jimmy recalls that his father, Robin worked in a variety of jobs over the years and as a young child, Jimmy was uncertain of what his father's job was but thought that he worked in accounting. He mentions that his father stopped working at 45 years of age due to a problem with his Achilles tendon. Jimmy describes his father as an intellectual who worked at gambling houses in Vancouver's Chinatown where people played mah-jong and fan-tan. Jimmy recollects that these were large clubs with lots of employees. His father never gambled but he was good with money so he worked on the management side. Jimmy mentions that while working in the film industry, his father took him and some of his film colleagues into some of the gambling houses in Chinatown to assist them with a production that they were working on. 2:02:51 - 2:06:58 Donna shares her own family history regarding gambling. She mentions that her uncle worked as a high end "bookie" in Vancouver and how in 1968, her uncle was arrested but got let go with just a small fine. Jimmy describes what gambling was like in those days with various sweepstakes, not under the jurisdiction of the government like it is today. Both Donna and Jimmy recollect the popularity of supper clubs their memories of Vie's Chicken and Steak House that was located in Hogan's Alley. Jimmy laments the destruction of Hogan's Alley and the other proposals that were brought forward that would change Chinatown and Strathcona.
History
Interviewees biography: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow immigrated to Vancouver from China with his mother, Gim Gee Chow to join his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow who'd immigrated to Canada at 14 years of age in 1921. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec before returning to Vancouver around 1954. Jimmy and his family then lived and worked in Vancouver eventually settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. In the early 1970s, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos and they married in 1981. Donna Polos was born in 1949 to Donald James Polos and Mayme "May" Helen Tilikana Polos and grew up in Vancouver. Between the age of 5 and 21 years, Donna lived in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. In 1976, Jimmy and Donna purchased and moved into a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they still live today. While living on Victory Street, they've raised their three children. Donna received her teaching degree and taught in elementary schools for many years. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna developed an interest in drawing and painting and began experimenting with water colour painting on fabric. Donna has since exhibited her work widely, participated as an Artist in Residence in Burnaby schools and is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Jimmy entered the film industry in 1973, gaining experience and recognition as a property master and has worked on many films over a 45 year career. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Buildings - Residential
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Education
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Government - Local Government
Industries - Film
Migration
Occupations
Occupations - Artists
Occupations - Grocers
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Occupations - Teachers
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues - Racism
Sports - Soccer
Names
Bridge Studios
Chow, Gim Gee Dang
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Chow, Robin Chung Dip
Polos, Donna
Polos, James "Jimmy", 1898-1962
Polos, Donald James
Polos, Mayme "May" Helen Tilikana
Geographic Access
Victory Street
Accession Code
BV022.21.1
Date
29 Jun. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of recording
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Trans Canada Trail

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96814
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person and their dog on the Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby, overlooking the Burrard Inlet. Industrial ports and plants on the North Shore and the North Shore mountains are visible on the other side of the Inlet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2372
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person and their dog on the Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby, overlooking the Burrard Inlet. Industrial ports and plants on the North Shore and the North Shore mountains are visible on the other side of the Inlet.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Inlets
Geographic Features - Mountains
Geographic Features - Trails
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The Trans Canada Trail is popular with dog walkers, offering spectacular vistas of Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains."
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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C.P.R. line

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3898
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a trail overlooking Burrard Inlet that runs down a hill through some evergreen trees.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Material Details
"You asked me how / far the CPR Line / was from our lot / It is within 1/4 mile / This was taken / right above the / CPR line, there is / quite a sharp descent / from here down to the / line If the piece of / bush to the left was / cut you would see 2nd narrows bridge" written in pencil on the back of the photo.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a trail overlooking Burrard Inlet that runs down a hill through some evergreen trees.
History
George Vincent Martin was born in 1892 in England. He married Matilda Florence Reed in 1916. He purchased a property in North Burnaby in the 1920s on Trinity Street. There was a main house and a "shack" on the property split up onto two lots.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Trails
Geographic Features - Inlets
Accession Code
BV007.45.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on notes on the reverse of the photograph
Images
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Lois Hollands-Coutts and Charles Hollands

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37841
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1945] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lois Holland-Coutts and her father, Charles Hollands, on a path leading to Robert Burnaby Park, near 6th Street at 19th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1945] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-429
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lois Holland-Coutts and her father, Charles Hollands, on a path leading to Robert Burnaby Park, near 6th Street at 19th Avenue.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Trails
Names
Coutts, Lois Hollands
Hollands, Charles "Charlie"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
6th Street
19th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Trail through the woods of Stoney Creek School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58924
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved trail through the woods by Stoney Creek Community School. A parking lot with cars is visible at the end of the trail.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1375
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved trail through the woods by Stoney Creek Community School. A parking lot with cars is visible at the end of the trail.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Trails
Names
Stoney Creek Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto reads: "Trail thru woods & Stoney Creek School"
Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 1 / Burnaby Today"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Street Address
2740 Beaverbrook Crescent
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Images
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Trail to Shell installation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35852
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the trail to the powder magazine wharf at the Shell installation. Fred Holmes and his friends would catch crabs from the wharf, where dynamite was stored at end of the pier in a shack (thus its name).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-711
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the trail to the powder magazine wharf at the Shell installation. Fred Holmes and his friends would catch crabs from the wharf, where dynamite was stored at end of the pier in a shack (thus its name).
Subjects
Geographic Features - Trails
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Street Address
7790 Barnet Road
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Images
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Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96493
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Ruth Hardy, Anita Loy, and Trudy Mile walking the Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby. Photographs depict them enjoying a view of the Burrard Inlet from the Heights Trail leg and walking past a trail marker that reads: "The Heights Trail."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2117
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Ruth Hardy, Anita Loy, and Trudy Mile walking the Trans Canada Trail in North Burnaby. Photographs depict them enjoying a view of the Burrard Inlet from the Heights Trail leg and walking past a trail marker that reads: "The Heights Trail."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Inlets
Geographic Features - Trails
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 for 535-2117-1: "Ruth Hardy, Anita Loy and Trudy Mile enjoy some of the views along the Heights Trail leg of the Trans Canada Trail, as it winds along Burrard Inlet."
Caption from metadata for 535-2117-2: "Ruth Hardy, Trudy Mile and Anita Loy get a little exercise along the Trans Canada Trail as it winds through North Burnaby."
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Burnaby Heights Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Traffic in Lakeview-Edmonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97676
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs related to transportation and traffic in the Edmonds area of Burnaby. Photographs depict Argus Carriers delivery driver Terry Doyle at work in his delivery truck, and Lidia Rossi, Porcellato, and Muriel Logan, all members of the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighbourhood Association, …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2959
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs related to transportation and traffic in the Edmonds area of Burnaby. Photographs depict Argus Carriers delivery driver Terry Doyle at work in his delivery truck, and Lidia Rossi, Porcellato, and Muriel Logan, all members of the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighbourhood Association, posing on a road and interacting with traffic at the corner of 6th and Edmonds.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Persons - Volunteers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2959-1: "Terry Doyle, a delivery driver for Argus Carriers, heads out to the busy streets of the Lower Mainland to deliver packages."
Caption from metadata for 535-2959-2: "Terry Doyle, a delivery driver for Argus Carriers, says he tries not to bring the stresses of driving around the Lower Mainland home with him."
Caption from metadata for 535-2959-3: "Lidia Rossi, Sophia Porcellato, and Muriel Logan have formed the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighbourhood Association to discuss ways to keep rat-running traffic out of their neighbourhood."
Caption from metadata for 535-2959-4: "Lidia Rossi, of the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighborhood Association, motions to a rat-running motorist, at the corner of 6th St. and Edmonds, to stay out of the residential streets."
Geographic Access
6th Street
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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Adults and children at Deer Lake Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59007
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of adults and children having a picnic on the beach at Deer Lake Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1416
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of adults and children having a picnic on the beach at Deer Lake Park.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Features - Beaches
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 120% / page 10 / Burnaby / Today"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Boy fishing on a lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59003
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy laying on a dock next to a lake; his fishing rod is propped up by a stick. A beach and playground are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1412
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy laying on a dock next to a lake; his fishing rod is propped up by a stick. A beach and playground are visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Features - Beaches
Recreational Activities - Fishing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 76% / page A-4 / Burnaby Today"
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Lesley Hill and two unidentified children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82668
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1931]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water. The girl on the left is identified as Lesley Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1931]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-221
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water. The girl on the left is identified as Lesley Hill.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Channels
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Durban, Lesley C. Hill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Lesley"
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Lesley Hill and two unidentified children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82669
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water and one standing on the beach. The children wading in the water are identified from left to right as Lesley Hill, David Hill and Van Loomis. The other child is unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-222
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water and one standing on the beach. The children wading in the water are identified from left to right as Lesley Hill, David Hill and Van Loomis. The other child is unidentified.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Channels
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Durban, Lesley C. Hill
Hill, David O. E. "Dave"
Loomis, Herbert Van Wyck "Van"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Lesley, David, Van / 1931"
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Lesley, Minard and David Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82665
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a man and two children identified from left to right as Lesley, Minard, and David Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-218
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a man and two children identified from left to right as Lesley, Minard, and David Hill.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Channels
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Durban, Lesley C. Hill
Hill, David O. E. "Dave"
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave Dad me"
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Two boys running in the lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59011
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two boys running through the water on the shore of Deer Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1420
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of two boys running through the water on the shore of Deer Lake.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Beaches
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "page A-5 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Van Loomis and David Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82666
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1931]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two boys identified from left to right as Van Loomis and David Hill on the beach.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1931]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-219
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two boys identified from left to right as Van Loomis and David Hill on the beach.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Channels
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Hill, David O. E. "Dave"
Loomis, Herbert Van Wyck "Van"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Van Loomis / David"
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave & Van / 1931 ish"
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Women and children on top of rock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19316
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1910]
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 two women and three children seated on top of a large rock covered with moss. The rock is located in a clearing of a forested area. Many of trees surrounding the rock are without branches and appear to be damaged by a forest fire. The people could be members of the Love family.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph is over exposed, washing out some of the detail
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and three children seated on top of a large rock covered with moss. The rock is located in a clearing of a forested area. Many of trees surrounding the rock are without branches and appear to be damaged by a forest fire. The people could be members of the Love family.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rock Formations
Geographic Features - Rocks
Persons - Children
Names
Love Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1910]
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)
Images
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Friends Distancing, Including Their Dogs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95115
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 8, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of women standing on Morley Drive, near the corner of Buckingham Drive. The women are chatting at a distance from one another, and two have small dogs on leashes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 8, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
623-033
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of women standing on Morley Drive, near the corner of Buckingham Drive. The women are chatting at a distance from one another, and two have small dogs on leashes.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peterman, Randall
Notes
Transcribed title
Geographic Access
Buckingham Drive
Morley Street
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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North Burnaby from Hythe Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34931
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking west from Hythe Avenue towards north Burnaby. Burrard Inlet is also visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Marjorie Coe subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
161-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1986-11
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking west from Hythe Avenue towards north Burnaby. Burrard Inlet is also visible.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Geographic Features - Inlets
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Items no. 161-004, 161-005 and 161-006 join to form a panorama
Geographic Access
Hythe Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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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"
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