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A book of better stories

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 808.8 LAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.4053.1

Call Number: 808.8 LAN

Contributor: Langford, W. F. (Walter Frederick)

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.

Publication Date: 1947

Series: The Heritage of Literature Series

Printer: The Hunter-Rose Co., Limited

Physical Description: x, 173 p.

Inscription: "E. Harrison a 2B", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "10" "3" "25c" "RT/75", in pencil on front endpaper "Phone 22211", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper

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

About fabrics and patterns : no. 1, lessons 1 and 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1957

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.6

Call Number: 646.2 SIN v.1

Author: Singer Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Publisher: Singer Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: c1957

Series: No. 1 Lesson 1 and 2

Physical Description: 16 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dressmaking

Notes: Part 1 of 7

A.C.M.I. cystoscopic, urologic and allied diagnostic instruments and high frequency apparatus

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: American Cystoscope Makers, Incorporated

Publication Date: 1952

Call Number: 681.761 ACM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.3708.1

Call Number: 681.761 ACM

Author: American Cystoscope Makers, Incorporated

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.

Publication Date: 1952

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Medical instruments and apparatus; Surgical Instruments; Urology; Catalogs

Notes: Includes index.; Commercial product catalogue.

Ada Bingham by a tree stump

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1948]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 6.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mary Ada Bingham standing in front of a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights which was to be cleared for a veterans' housing project in 1948. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, and supported by the inscription on the photograph, Ada Bingham came to…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 6.8 cm

Material Details: Inscribed in black ballpoint pen, on the back of the photo: "Ada and Big Stump / Clearing time on Willingdon Heights / 1948. / Burnaby 2. B. C" and in blue ballpoint pen: "Mrs. Mary Ada Bingham / 1 Real Pioneer Wife; she helped me clear the land. Build our home, dig out well and worked for the community for nearly 50 years. She died August 9, 1969 / Alf Bingham."

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mary Ada Bingham standing in front of a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights which was to be cleared for a veterans' housing project in 1948. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, and supported by the inscription on the photograph, Ada Bingham came to Burnaby to homestead with her husband, Alfred "Alf" Bingham, in 1919. They settled in the Lochdale district of North Burnaby but later moved to Parker Street.

Subjects: Land Clearing; Plants - Trees

Names: Bingham, Mary Ada "Ada"

Accession Code: HV976.46.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1948]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-20

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Adell and Earl Philips

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph :b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell and Earl Philps seated together on some rocks in a garden outside of a house.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph :b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell and Earl Philps seated together on some rocks in a garden outside of a house.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Earl Gene

Accession Code: BV022.11.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Adell & Earl / ?yr"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "930"

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Adell and Earl Philips with Nora and John Pierce

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm (sight) in matt 25.5 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Earl and Adell Philips with Nora (nee Greenwood) and John Pierce. Nora is Adell's sister and John was Earl's his best friend.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm (sight) in matt 25.5 x 18 cm

Material Details: Matted photograph mounted in a bifold portfolio; border of matt includes art deco linear desgin in black and silver

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Earl and Adell Philips with Nora (nee Greenwood) and John Pierce. Nora is Adell's sister and John was Earl's his best friend.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Earl Gene

Accession Code: BV022.11.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Stride, Charles Edgar

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Embossed insignia on recto of matt below photograph reads: "The Stride Studios / NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C."

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Adell, Madeline and Jean in Victoria

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) with Madeline and Jean walking on a street in Victoria.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) with Madeline and Jean walking on a street in Victoria.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: “Odell / Madeline / Jean? / at Victoria”; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: “A12413”

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Adell Philips

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) seated with her arms resting on table or desk. A ray of light is streaming through a window onto Adell.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) seated with her arms resting on table or desk. A ray of light is streaming through a window onto Adell.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.20

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1943

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: “Odell / 1943”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “203”

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Adell Philips and co-worker in front of truck

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1942

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph :b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips and a co-worker standing in front of a truck with signage on door for Mission Hardware Co.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph :b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips and a co-worker standing in front of a truck with signage on door for Mission Hardware Co.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1942

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Mission 1942 / Adell & Coworker"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "4"

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Adell Philips and daughter holding rabbits

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1956]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips holding a white rabbit and standing outside in a yard beside one of her children (could be her daughter Judith Philips) who is also holding a white rabbit. There is a black and white cat sitting on the fence behind them and a corner of a house is visible in the backgroun…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips holding a white rabbit and standing outside in a yard beside one of her children (could be her daughter Judith Philips) who is also holding a white rabbit. There is a black and white cat sitting on the fence behind them and a corner of a house is visible in the background.

Subjects: Animals; Animals - Cats

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Judith

Accession Code: BV022.11.21

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1956]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: “Dell & baby [sic] / Spring 1956”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “103” [sic]

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Adell Philips and daughter holding rabbits, [1956] thumbnail

Adell Philips in front of house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Greenwood) seated on the lawn in front of her family home on 18th Street in New Westminster.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Greenwood) seated on the lawn in front of her family home on 18th Street in New Westminster.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: “Adell / Approx 1939-1940”

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Adell Philips in front of house, [1939 or 1940] thumbnail

Adell Philips in garden

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) standing in the garden of her family home on 18th Street in New Westminster. Adell is standing amongst flower beds and there are houses and a picket fence visible in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) standing in the garden of her family home on 18th Street in New Westminster. Adell is standing amongst flower beds and there are houses and a picket fence visible in the background.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: “Odell”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “998”

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Adell Philips in hip waders

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips standing outside in a forested area. Adell is wearing hip wader boots and holding a bottle.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips standing outside in a forested area. Adell is wearing hip wader boots and holding a bottle.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1940]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil and ink on verso of photograph reads: "Adell / Mom / approx 1940? / 287"

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Adell Philips on porch

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) seated on a bench on the porch of her home on Queens Avenue.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips (nee Lillian Odell Greenwood) seated on a bench on the porch of her home on Queens Avenue.

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood

Accession Code: BV022.11.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1943

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: “Odell at / Queeens Ave / 1943”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “62”

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Adventure in service : the story of Rotary -- its origin, growth and influence

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1954

Call Number: 367 ROT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV003.68.25

Call Number: 367 ROT

Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.

Publisher: Rotary International

Publication Date: c1954

Physical Description: 63 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Charter Member / Larry Desjardins 1959 / Born 1923-1994" [handwritten inside front cover]

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

Adventures in dress design

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: National School of Dress Design

Publication Date: c1957

Call Number: 646.2 NAT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.13

Call Number: 646.2 NAT

Author: National School of Dress Design

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: National School of Dress Design

Publication Date: c1957

Physical Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dressmaking

Advertising manager of Simpsons-Sears with two men

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 5 May 1954

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men standing together and holding a rug inside the Simpsons-Sears store on opening day, May 3, 1954. J. Waddington, Advertising Manager is identified standing in the centre of the group, the other two men are unidentified.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Series: Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men standing together and holding a rug inside the Simpsons-Sears store on opening day, May 3, 1954. J. Waddington, Advertising Manager is identified standing in the centre of the group, the other two men are unidentified.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores; Events - Openings

Names: Simpsons-Sears Limited; Waddington, J.

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4750 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV021.26.91

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 5 May 1954

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera

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Aerial photograph of Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby plant

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: August 1946

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant taken 1000 feet above ground from a Fleet Canuck (a Canadian designed and built light aircraft).

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant taken 1000 feet above ground from a Fleet Canuck (a Canadian designed and built light aircraft).

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Buildings - Industrial

Names: Dominion Bridge Company

Geographic Access: Henning Drive

Street Address: 3880 Henning Drive

Accession Code: BV003.46.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: August 1946

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "FROM 1000' / AUG. 1946"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "D.B. Co. - Burnaby Plant./ Taken from 1000' - in fleet Canuck/ with Brub - Aug. 1946."