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Chinese Market Gardens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70542
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Gail Yip fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive. The farm on the south side of Marine Drive, second from the east, is 4930 Marine Drive.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Gail Yip fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 529-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2012-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive. The farm on the south side of Marine Drive, second from the east, is 4930 Marine Drive.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Crops
- Agriculture - Farms
- Names
- Chinese Market Gardens
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4930 Marine Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
pruner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91748
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.12.3
- Description
- Tree pruner or pruning tool with a hook and restractable blade. There is a metal spring action lever one quarter of the way up the shaft attached to a metal rod that runs the remaining length of the shaft up to the blade. The rod is anchored to the shaft in two places. Pulling the lever engages the blade and exposes
- The lever is wrapped in black electrical tape. The metal parts of the pruner are rusted.
- Object History
- These tools belonged to donor's father who had a market garden at his home on 4930 Marine Drive from 1971-79. Her father's name was Yee Law (or Herbert Law). After Yee stopped farming for a living in 1980, he gave these tools to the his daughter Gail and her family (the Yips). They presume that he no longer needed them. He maintained a 1 acre garden on his property until he couldn't anymore.
- Classification
- Maintenance T&E - - Groundskeeping Equipment
- Object Term
- Pruner, Tree
- Measurements
- Length: 194 cm
- Names
- Law, Yee "Herbert"
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4930 Marine Drive
Images
rake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91747
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.12.2
- Description
- Garden rake consisting of a row of short metal tines attached perpendicularly to a long wooden shaft. There are 14 tines on the rake head.
- There is some rust on the metal of the rake.
- Object History
- These tools belonged to donor's father who had a market garden at his home on 4930 Marine Drive from 1971-79. Her father's name was Yee Law (or Herbert Law). After Yee stopped farming for a living in 1980, he gave these tools to the his daughter Gail and her family (the Yips). They presume that he no longer needed them. He maintained a 1 acre garden on his property until he couldn't anymore.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Agricultural T&E - - Cultivation Equipment
- Object Term
- Rake, Garden
- Measurements
- Rake head: 36.5 cm
- Handle: 123.5 cm
- Names
- Law, Yee "Herbert"
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4930 Marine Drive
Images
shovel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91746
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.12.1
- Description
- Rounded digging style shovel. the shovel has a long wooden shaft or handle with a metal rounded mouth blade.
- Imprinted in the collar of the blade is "HEAT / TREATED / 2"
- The blade of the shovel is rusted.
- Object History
- These tools belonged to donor's father who had a market garden at his home on 4930 Marine Drive from 1971-79. Her father's name was Yee Law (or Herbert Law). After Yee stopped farming for a living in 1980, he gave these tools to the his daughter Gail and her family (the Yips). They presume that he no longer needed them. He maintained a 1 acre garden on his property until he couldn't anymore.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Agricultural T&E
- Object Term
- Shovel
- Measurements
- Length: 146.5 cm
- Subjects
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Law, Yee "Herbert"
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4930 Marine Drive
Images
