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Adventures with birds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Forler, Gladys
Forler, Dorothy
Publication Date
c1961
Call Number
598 FOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV014.17.52
Call Number
598 FOR
Author
Forler, Gladys
Forler, Dorothy
Contributor
Zallinger, Jean
Place of Publication
Racine, Wis.
Publisher
Whitman
Publication Date
c1961
Series
Burke's help yourself series
Physical Description
77 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Inscription
"Paul James Adam" [printed in pencil on bottom of front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Birds
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
"Illustrated by Jean Zallinger" -- t.p.
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Biology professor Peter Fankboner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45538
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University biology professor Peter Frankboner examining a pair of giant clams native to the South Pacific atolls. "It is believed that unless killed by some outside cause, the giant clams live forever. Frankboner hopes to gain information about aging from the clams."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-433
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University biology professor Peter Frankboner examining a pair of giant clams native to the South Pacific atolls. "It is believed that unless killed by some outside cause, the giant clams live forever. Frankboner hopes to gain information about aging from the clams."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Animals
Names
Simon Fraser University
Frankboner, Peter
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "SOME CLAM, SOME CHOWDER...SFU biology professor Peter Frankboner examines a pair of giant clams native to the South Pacific atolls. The clams, which he describes as 'miraculous creatures' grow to 4 1/2 feet and can weigh 1,000 pounds. It is believed that unless killed by some outside cause, the giant clams live forever. Frankboner hopes to gain information about aging from the clams."
Geographic Access
University Drive
Street Address
8888 University Drive
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Burnaby Lake Show / originals

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91683
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1995
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1995
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle, muskrat, Canadian goose, beaver, wood duck, bullrushes, yellow and white waterlilies, yellow iris, and loosestrife. Also included in the slideshow are photographs of the BC Wildlife rescue and fisherman working in the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from sheets slides
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Burnaby Lake slide show

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976-1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a v…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976-1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a variety of scenic photographs of the Burnaby Lake shoreline with mountains and the Metrotown skyline in distance. Also included in file are photographs of people canoeing, kayaking, feeding geese, and participating in conservation activities including fencing trees and testing water levels. Photographs also depict the pipeline leading into Burnaby Lake, lake dredging equipment, and an oil slick.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-1 : 618-002-9 originally housed in read: "Burnby Lake Slideshow"
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-10 : 608-002-19 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Rejects (My Fav!)"
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Circus

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51387
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of six elephants performing in a circus ring at Exhibition Park, Vancouver. A large crowd is watching the animals and a trainer can be seen standing at the right of the ring.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of six elephants performing in a circus ring at Exhibition Park, Vancouver. A large crowd is watching the animals and a trainer can be seen standing at the right of the ring.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Animals
Persons - Crowds
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film footage of Joyce Digney, her mother, Dorothy Brookes and her young son Drew Digney visiting the Vancouver Zoo located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. Film clip documents them watching pelicans feeding and swimming in a pond and walking along the pathways within the park.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film footage of Joyce Digney, her mother, Dorothy Brookes and her young son Drew Digney visiting the Vancouver Zoo located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. Film clip documents them watching pelicans feeding and swimming in a pond and walking along the pathways within the park.
Creator
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Subjects
Exhibitions - Zoos
Animals
Animals - Birds
Names
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Drew
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV019.18.5.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1967] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
Images
Video

Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park, [1967] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park, [1967] (date of original), copied 2019

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The how and why wonder book of birds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Mathewson, Robert F.
Publication Date
c1960
Call Number
598.2 MAT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV004.20.20
Call Number
598.2 MAT
Author
Mathewson, Robert F.
Contributor
Ferguson, Walter
Smith, Ned, 1919-1985
Wolf, Donald D.
Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
White, Oakes A.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y.
Publisher
Wonder Books
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date
c1960
Series
How and why wonder books series, No. 5009.
Physical Description
[48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Inscription
The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
Library Subject (LOC)
Birds
Readers--Science
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Inculdes index.
White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Price: 59 cents
"Illustrated by Walter Ferguson and Ned Smith"
"Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
"Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
"Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
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Illustrated natural history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Publication Date
c1897
Call Number
590 WOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.9.19
Call Number
590 WOO
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus
Publication Date
c1897
Series
Altemus' young people's library
Physical Description
244, 16 p. : ill.
Inscription
"With Best Wishes / to [Birtie] From Wilford / xmas 1909" -handwritten in pencil on cover page. Mistakenly wrote "1908" then wrote "9"over the "8".
Library Subject (LOC)
Mammals
Animals
Birds
Natural history
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
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Jimmy Chow holding a prop snake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1987]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of property master Jimmy Chow holding a prop of a snake while working on a film production.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of property master Jimmy Chow holding a prop of a snake while working on a film production.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Animals
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.51
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1987]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
Images
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Prospector in Lotto BC commercial

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
14 May 1987
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of prospector and crew during the shooting of Lotto BC commercial "The Pick" filmed at Burnaby Village Museum. The prospector and crew are standing next to two donkeys loaded with packs filled with prospecting tools and equipment. Actor, Chris Wiggins starred as the prospector.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of prospector and crew during the shooting of Lotto BC commercial "The Pick" filmed at Burnaby Village Museum. The prospector and crew are standing next to two donkeys loaded with packs filled with prospecting tools and equipment. Actor, Chris Wiggins starred as the prospector.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Animals - Horses
Animals
Industries - Mining
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.830
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
14 May 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
25-Aug-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Star is "Chris Wiggins"? from Toronto / as the Prospector / Lotto BC Commercial for "The Pick" / Filmed at Burnaby Village Museum / 76381-12A / 14 May 1987"
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Removing netted fish from holding tanks - Members of Sapperton Fish and Game Club: Robert and Brenda Adam; Doug and Harold Robinson

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Sapperton Fish & Game Club removing netted fish from holding tanks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1393
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Sapperton Fish & Game Club removing netted fish from holding tanks.
Subjects
Animals
Names
Sapperton Fish & Game Club
Burnaby Fish and Game Club
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on caption
Caption on recto reads: "Robert Adam / Brenda Adam / Doug + Harold Robinson / Remove netted fish from holding tanks. All are members of Sapperton Fish & Game Club"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "BUrnaby Today / 83% / A-1 / Fish"
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Images
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