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Water with tree-lined shoreline

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19287
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the shore or from a boat of a body of water with forested shoreline. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire. This could be Stave River or Stave Lake. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the shore or from a boat of a body of water with forested shoreline. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire. This could be Stave River or Stave Lake. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire. This could be Stave River or Stave Lake.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Geographic Features - Natural Waterways
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Accession Code
BV022.32.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
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)
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Water with tree-lined shoreline

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19288
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the shore or from a boat of a body of water with forested shoreline. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire. This could be Stave River or Stave Lake. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the shore or from a boat of a body of water with forested shoreline. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire. This could be Stave River or Stave Lake. Many of trees growing through the underbrush appear to be scarred by a forest fire. This could be Stave River or Stave Lake.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Geographic Features - Natural Waterways
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Accession Code
BV022.32.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
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)
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West Burnaby Public School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34521
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School) class sitting and standing outside. The students are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Elsie B. Wilson subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
034-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School) class sitting and standing outside. The students are unidentified.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Kingsway West School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamped across the top of the photograph, "West Burnaby / Public School"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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West Burnaby Public School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1357
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are thirty boys and nineteen girls sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are thirty boys and nineteen girls sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.
Names
Kingsway West School
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.47
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Brown, William Thomas
Notes
Stamp on recto of photograph reads: " WEST BURNABY PUBLIC SCHOOL / W. BROWN. Photo."
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West Burnaby Public School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9573
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1905 and 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.8 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are fifteen girls and nineteen boys sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.8 x 8.5 cm
Material Details
"WEST BURNABY PUBLIC SCHOOL" is stamped on the front of the photograph in red ink.
Hand-written text in blue ink reads: "1911".
Pre-printed text on back reads: "POST CARD", "MESSAGE", "ADDRESS" and "KBUXO / KBUXO / KBUXO / KBUXO / ONE CENT / STAMP / HERE".
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a class at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are fifteen girls and nineteen boys sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school building.
Names
Kingsway West School
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV994.21.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1905 and 1911]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
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West Burnaby School Class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34519
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm mounted on cardboard 20.0 x 25.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School) class standing outside of the school. Identified, back row, left to right: [unidentified], Georgina Bell, [first name unknown] Creamer, Gladys Bisset, Bernadette McNeil, Elsie Wilson, and Mabel Rowlinson. 2nd row, 5th from le…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Elsie B. Wilson subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm mounted on cardboard 20.0 x 25.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
034-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School) class standing outside of the school. Identified, back row, left to right: [unidentified], Georgina Bell, [first name unknown] Creamer, Gladys Bisset, Bernadette McNeil, Elsie Wilson, and Mabel Rowlinson. 2nd row, 5th from left: Edith Marten. 3rd row, left to right: [first name unknown] McMaster, [unidentified], Jean Ross, [unidentified], Goldie Ralph, Mabel Ralph, Grace Marten, [3 unidentified children], Lois Rumble (later Wilson), [unidentified], and George Robertson. From row, left to right, starting at 7th child: Wilson Bailey, [first name unknown] Bond, [2 unidentified children], Bill Smith, Elgin Robertson, [2 unidentified children], Gordon Bailey, [2 unidentified children], [first name unknown] Bramble. The teacher, standing at the back left, is Miss Annie Theresa Forrest.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Bailey, Gordon
Bailey, Wilson
Bell, Georgina
Bisset, Gladys
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Marten, Edith
Marten, Grace
McNeil, Bernadette
Ralph, Mabel
Robertson, Elgin
Robertson, George
Ross, Jean
Rowlinson, Mabel
Wilson, Lois Rumble
Smith, Bill
Kingsway West School
Wilson, Elsie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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West Burnaby School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1345
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1908]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of more than forty students at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School sitting and standing in six rows in front of a wooden fence. Their teacher Miss Annie Forrest, stands in the back, third from the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of more than forty students at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School sitting and standing in six rows in front of a wooden fence. Their teacher Miss Annie Forrest, stands in the back, third from the left.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1908]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For another photograph of the students in the group with Miss Forrest, see BV999.2.32
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Brown, William Thomas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on recto of photograph reads: "WM. BROWN NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C."
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West Burnaby School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1363
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1906 and 1916]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a class from West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School taken outside on a field, in front of a hedge. There are eighteen boys and fourteen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Forrest, standing in the centre at the back.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a class from West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School taken outside on a field, in front of a hedge. There are eighteen boys and fourteen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Forrest, standing in the centre at the back.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.53
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1906 and 1916]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Lionel Butt"
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West Burnaby School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1344
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1909]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of more than fifty students at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School sitting and standing in six rows in front of a wooden fence. A man in a suit stands in front of a high wood fence at the back in the centre and Miss Annie Forrest stands to the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Material Details
Stamp on recto of photograph reads: "WM. BROWN NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C."
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of more than fifty students at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School sitting and standing in six rows in front of a wooden fence. A man in a suit stands in front of a high wood fence at the back in the centre and Miss Annie Forrest stands to the left.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV999.2.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1909]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For another photograph of some of the students in the group with Miss Forrest, see BV999.2.33
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Brown, William Thomas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
A second copy of this postcard is held in the collection as BV994.21.1.
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West Burnaby School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9570
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1909]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.7 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of combined classes at West Burnaby School (later known as Kingsway West school). Teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing on the left side and a man in a suit is standing in the center at the back of the group. There are about fifty-nine girls and boys and girls of various ages s…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.7 x 8.5 cm
Material Details
Hand-written text in blue ink on back photograph reads: "1909 / 2-room / school / combined / classes. / Annie T / Forrest / teacher / junior / classes".
Pre-printed text on back reads: "POST CARD", "For INLAND POSTAGE only this Space / may be used for Communications", "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE / WRITTEN HERE" and "AZO / AZO / AZO / AZO / PLACE / ONE-CENT / STAMP / HERE".
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of combined classes at West Burnaby School (later known as Kingsway West school). Teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing on the left side and a man in a suit is standing in the center at the back of the group. There are about fifty-nine girls and boys and girls of various ages seated and standing in rough rows. They are posed outdoors, in front of a wooden fence.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Kingsway West School
Forrest, Annie Theresa
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV994.21.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1909]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
A second copy of this postcard is held in the collection as BV999.2.32.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
A second copy of this postcard is held in the collection as BV999.2.32.
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Westminster Branch employees

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36546
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia composite ; 19 x 24 cm on board 27 x 32.5 cm
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of the employees of the Westminster Branch of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. A name has been written in pen under many of the photographs: starting at the top left; Neelands, McNel, Wilson, Stuart, Blair, unidentified, Healy, Innes, Rawlison. One row down, five …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John DeForest subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia composite ; 19 x 24 cm on board 27 x 32.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
293-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-30
Scope and Content
Composite photograph of the employees of the Westminster Branch of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. A name has been written in pen under many of the photographs: starting at the top left; Neelands, McNel, Wilson, Stuart, Blair, unidentified, Healy, Innes, Rawlison. One row down, five together to the left are; Marsh, Grimmison, Huston, Gregory, Stewart. Four in the center are; Shiles, unidentified, Whitmore, McQuarrie. Five together to the right are; Dickinson, Routley, Thorburn, Monterth, unidentified. Second row down, five together on the left are; Butterfield, Rainey, Alcock, WIlliams, Feeney. Three together in the center are; Glover, Buntzen, Sperling. Four together on the right are; Dunlop and three unidentified.Three rows down, four together on the left are; Reid, Grimmer, McArthur, Brown. Center is unidentified except for Wilson, who is three from the right. Four together on the right are; unidentified, Harris, Ellis, unidentified. Four rows down, three together on the left are; Miller, Featherstone, Williams. The rest of the center are unidentified, and the last three on the right are; McAurthur, Holland, and Hudson. Also included in the composite are two photographs of electric railroad cars, one of the New Westminster shoreline and one of a train station.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Occupations - Railroad Conductors
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Okamura, P.L.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of composite photograph reads: "~1905~/ PRESENTED TO / J. BUNTZEN ESQ./ BY / THE EMPLOYEES, WESTMINISTER BRANCH B.C.E.RY.CO.LTD."
Photographer's stamp on recto of board reads: "P. L. OKAMURA NEW WESTMINISTER, B.C."
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Whiting family on porch of family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19293
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Elizabeth Whting (nee Love) and Wallace Whiting, their six children and an unidentfied man on the porch and stairs of the Whiting family home in Burquitlam. There is a large garden with greenhouse on either side of the walkway leading up to the house.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Elizabeth Whting (nee Love) and Wallace Whiting, their six children and an unidentfied man on the porch and stairs of the Whiting family home in Burquitlam. There is a large garden with greenhouse on either side of the walkway leading up to the house.
History
Between 1914 and 1920, Wallace Whiting was awarded at local exhibitons and fairs for a variety of his home grown vegetables. This house may be located in New Westminster. Wallace and Annie Whiting resided in New Westminster and Burquitlam until 1937 when Wallace Whiting retired. Following his retirement, Wallace and Annie resided at 360 18th Avenue in Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Whiting Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
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)
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W.H. Lewis farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34499
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm mounted on cardboard 14.2 x 19.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of W.H. Lewis' fruit farm with a man, three women and five children kneeling in a strawberry field. "Pioneer Tales" identifies them as William Lewis (foreground), three of his children, and hired help. A house can be seen in the background. The Lewis house was located on 4th Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm mounted on cardboard 14.2 x 19.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
022-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of W.H. Lewis' fruit farm with a man, three women and five children kneeling in a strawberry field. "Pioneer Tales" identifies them as William Lewis (foreground), three of his children, and hired help. A house can be seen in the background. The Lewis house was located on 4th Street.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cooksley, William Thomas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "W.H. Lewis' Fruit Farm, Burnaby, B.C."
Geographic Access
4th Street
18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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William and Agnes Gough

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35490
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900] (date of original), copied 1986
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 husband and wife, William and Agnes Gough.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900] (date of original), copied 1986
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.
204-348
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of husband and wife, William and Agnes Gough.
Names
Gough, Agnes
Gough, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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William George Alcock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1779
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1922]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV004.90.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[before 1922]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Notes on verso of photograph read: "Wm. G. Alcock", "15" and "15A"
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William Holmes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1267
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1902
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm mounted on board 24.5 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 89 year old William Holmes seated in an armchair holding a walking cane with shrubbery in background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
William Holmes family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm mounted on board 24.5 x 19.5 cm
Material Details
"Taken by W.T. Cooksley", "New Westminster, B.C.
Scope and Content
Photograph of 89 year old William Holmes seated in an armchair holding a walking cane with shrubbery in background.
History
William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby.
Names
Holmes, William
Accession Code
BV997.50.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 1902
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cooksley, William Thomas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer embossed on front of mattboard reads: "W.T. Cooksley / New Westminster"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph matt reads: "Wm Holmes Aged 89 Years and 9 Months", "July 1902"
Note in blue ink on white paper strip on verso of photograph reads: "William Holmes left Ireland 16th May 1833 - settled in / Huron Co. Ont and established Holmsville" /"Left for New Westminster in 1858 - followed by his wife / and six daughters in 1860."
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William Whiting's agricultural display

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34524
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.4 x 17.0 cm mounted on 19.8 x 24.8 cm cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Whiting's agricultural display at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, grains and preserves are displayed inside a building. "W. Whiting" is spelled out at the base of the display. A sign reads "Third Prize."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.4 x 17.0 cm mounted on 19.8 x 24.8 cm cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
037-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Whiting's agricultural display at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, grains and preserves are displayed inside a building. "W. Whiting" is spelled out at the base of the display. A sign reads "Third Prize."
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Exhibitions - Agricultural
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cornish, New Westminster, BC
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on back of photograph reads, "This exhibit was grown w. my garden at Burnaby Lake"
Images
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Wilson family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35783
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1986
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 Wilson family home on Westminster Road (now 4330 Kingsway) and Wilson Avenue (named after the family) near Central Park. Left to right: unidentified friend, Mrs. Annie Walmsley Wilson (mother), Annie Walmsley (half-sister, born to Annie Wilson and first husband, Samuel Walmsley),…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1986
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.
204-641
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Wilson family home on Westminster Road (now 4330 Kingsway) and Wilson Avenue (named after the family) near Central Park. Left to right: unidentified friend, Mrs. Annie Walmsley Wilson (mother), Annie Walmsley (half-sister, born to Annie Wilson and first husband, Samuel Walmsley), and Elsie Wilson (half-sister).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Walmsley, Annie
Wilson, Annie Walmsley
Wilson, Elsie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Westminster Avenue
Kingsway
Street Address
4330 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Winnie and Arthur Rowe on their wedding day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription610
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1906] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Arthur Rowe with a mustache and in a tuxedo and Winnie Hill Rowe (daughter of Bernard Hill) in a wedding dress and veil. They are standing in front of a patio.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Arthur Rowe with a mustache and in a tuxedo and Winnie Hill Rowe (daughter of Bernard Hill) in a wedding dress and veil. They are standing in front of a patio.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Names
Rowe, Arthur
Rowe, Winnifred L. "Winnie" Hill
Accession Code
HV977.123.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1906] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of Winnie and Arthur Rowe on their wedding day, see HV977.123.17
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Winnie and Arthur Rowe on their wedding day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription611
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1906] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Arthur Rowe and Winnie Hill Rowe (daughter of Bernard Hill) on their wedding day. Winnie is in her wedding dress, with a veil on her head. She is holding a large trailing bouquet of flowers. Arthur Rowe (with a mustache) is standing to her right. Her cousin Kitty Hill is seated on…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Arthur Rowe and Winnie Hill Rowe (daughter of Bernard Hill) on their wedding day. Winnie is in her wedding dress, with a veil on her head. She is holding a large trailing bouquet of flowers. Arthur Rowe (with a mustache) is standing to her right. Her cousin Kitty Hill is seated on a chair in front of them. Kitty Hill is wearing a large hat with a laced brim and holding a bouquet of flowers as well. There is another couple (possibly best man, and maid of honour) standing beside the newly weds. There are guests on the porch in the background. This photograph was cropped and reproduced in Michael Sone's book, "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby," pg 43.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Rowe, Arthur
Rowe, Winnifred L. "Winnie" Hill
Accession Code
HV977.123.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1906] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of Winnie and Arthur Rowe on their wedding day, see HV977.123.16
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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