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Burnaby firemen display new uniforms

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of seven men standing in front of a fire truck, dressed in what has been described as the Burnaby Fire Department's new uniforms. The fire truck is parked in front of the Burnaby Public Hall, Burnaby's first municipal hall.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of seven men standing in front of a fire truck, dressed in what has been described as the Burnaby Fire Department's new uniforms. The fire truck is parked in front of the Burnaby Public Hall, Burnaby's first municipal hall.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Transportation - Fire Trucks; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Burnaby Fire Department; Burnaby Public Hall

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV999.55.23

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Related Material: For a copy print of this photograph, see BV999.55.24

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on caption of photograph

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Smith Falls Fire Department fire truck

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a fire truck parked on the side of a road, with "SMITH FALLS" written on the side. There is a small sign on the ground below the running board that reads, "BICKLE SEAGRAVE" (fire fighting apparatus manufacturer). This looks to be the factory photograph of a 1939 Ford truck built for t…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a fire truck parked on the side of a road, with "SMITH FALLS" written on the side. There is a small sign on the ground below the running board that reads, "BICKLE SEAGRAVE" (fire fighting apparatus manufacturer). This looks to be the factory photograph of a 1939 Ford truck built for the Smith Falls Fire Department in Ontario.

Subjects: Transportation - Fire Trucks

Accession Code: BV999.55.43

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Fireman sitting on the tailgate of a fire truck

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified fireman sitting on the tailgate of (what appears to be) a 1939 Ford fire truck, parked in front of a fire hall. Note the neatly folded fire hose stored at the back of the truck.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Transportation - Fire Trucks; Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls

Accession Code: BV999.55.45

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, riding in an open car during their 1939 visit to Canada. They are seen from chest up in their vehicle, and crowds can also be seen in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, u.l. "J.E. UNDERHILL/ 4078 West 12th Avenue/ Vancouver, B.C."

Scope and Content: Photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, riding in an open car during their 1939 visit to Canada. They are seen from chest up in their vehicle, and crowds can also be seen in the background.

Subjects: Events - Royal Visits

Names: Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002; George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952

Accession Code: BV985.5884.1

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 31-Aug-06

Scale: 100

Photographer: Underhill, James E.

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Chapel at Fairacres

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCTUS EST" are inscribed on the wall above the cross. There is a picture of baby Jesus held by the Virgin Mary on one side of the platform, and a Saint holding a baby on the other.

Subjects: Buildings - Religious; Buildings - Heritage; Furniture

Names: Westminster Priory

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6344 Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: HV979.34.2

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Chapel at Fairacres, [between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979 thumbnail

British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 16.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230 linked together and going through an intersection. The destination board at the front reads, "BURNABY LK", indicating it is the Burnaby Lake line. There are street signs on the lamppost on the street corner at the left …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 16.5 x 27.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1225 and 1230 linked together and going through an intersection. The destination board at the front reads, "BURNABY LK", indicating it is the Burnaby Lake line. There are street signs on the lamppost on the street corner at the left but only the crossing street sign, "5th AVE" is visible. There are hand painted advertisements for "COAL/ SAWDUST/ WOOD" and "FUEL" in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake Interurban line

Accession Code: BV003.24.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1939] (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Copy print is a digital reproduction of an original photograph

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North Burnaby Fire Department no. 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the total crew of North Burnaby's Fire Department no. 1 sitting and standing in dress uniforms in front of a brick building. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; William Menzies and Chief Gordon Waddell. Standing behind them (from left) are; Albert Killer, Gordon Monk, Fred Blak…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the total crew of North Burnaby's Fire Department no. 1 sitting and standing in dress uniforms in front of a brick building. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; William Menzies and Chief Gordon Waddell. Standing behind them (from left) are; Albert Killer, Gordon Monk, Fred Blake and Henry Chapman.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Burnaby Fire Department; Menzies, William "Bill"; Waddell, Gordon; Killer, Albert "Abe"; Monk, Gordon; Blake, Frederick "Fred"; Chapman, Henry H.

Accession Code: BV002.75.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1939 (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Typed note on verso of photograph reads: "Total crew North Burnaby/ Fire Department No. 1 - 1939/ L to R. front W. Menzies,/ Chief G. Waddell./ Rear. A. Killer, G. Monk/ F. Blake, H. Chapman"; Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Mr F. Blake 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5C 2B2"

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Locomotive no. 2850

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2850 (built in 1938) at an unidentified location.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2850 (built in 1938) at an unidentified location.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Accession Code: BV985.6114.115

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-02

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "# 2850 C.P. 1939"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "731 F"

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Los Angeles Railway Station

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Los Angeles railway station with its tall clock tower and a parking lot full of cars.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Los Angeles railway station with its tall clock tower and a parking lot full of cars.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Accession Code: BV985.6114.127

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-02

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "L.A. Railway station/ 1939"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "541 F"

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Yerba Buena to Oakland

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the original Eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (built in 1936) taken from Treasure Island. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the West span. This was followed by the I-80 West Appro…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the original Eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (built in 1936) taken from Treasure Island. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the West span. This was followed by the I-80 West Approach and on- and off-ramps, and finally, the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Bays; Structures - Bridges

Accession Code: BV985.6114.128

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-02

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Yerba Beuna to Oakland"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "653 F"; Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph crosses out "53" and reads: "41"

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Mark VIII anti-aircraft naval gun

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [before 1946]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of fourteen unidentified men in suits standing behind a gun put up on a wooden pedestal, with a sign that reads, "This Gun is the First Mark VIII Anti-Aircraft Naval Gun Produced Outside England/ Athorities acknowledge this is one of the most difficult guns to make/ Initial production at…

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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 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of fourteen unidentified men in suits standing behind a gun put up on a wooden pedestal, with a sign that reads, "This Gun is the First Mark VIII Anti-Aircraft Naval Gun Produced Outside England/ Athorities acknowledge this is one of the most difficult guns to make/ Initial production at this time is an achievement for the men and women of this plant who have set up the first milestone in gun armament in Western Canada/ Our task now is to speed production and built into these guns quality and accuracy that we may be proud of their performance." The company that produced this gun is believed to be the Dominion Bridge Company, at its Western Canada branch (possibly Burnaby). Plywood sheets propped up behind the men help to prevent the location from being identified.

Subjects: Armament - Munitions

Names: Dominion Bridge Company

Accession Code: BV003.46.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [before 1946]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Publication or circulation forbidden / PERSONNEL DEPT. D. B. CO. LTD. Received."

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Windsor Street School students

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of students from grades five and six at Windsor Street School sitting and standing in five rows in front of the school building with their teacher, Miss Padgett. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; Clifford Jones, Ole Stanley (grade five), Teddy Galbraith, David Penzer (grade five)…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm

Material Details: Photograph has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of students from grades five and six at Windsor Street School sitting and standing in five rows in front of the school building with their teacher, Miss Padgett. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; Clifford Jones, Ole Stanley (grade five), Teddy Galbraith, David Penzer (grade five), John Adams (grade five), Gordon Thornhill, Neil McKinnon and Gene Lawrence. Sitting in the second row are; Dagney Bjorvick, Dora Ciccone, Peggy Harrington, Rosanne Fraser, Verna Irvine, Mollie Johnson, Dorothy Russle (grade five), Elsie Williamson and Sandra MacCarthy. Standing in the third row are; Jeanette Cruikshank, Betty Perdue, Leona Milne, Elleanor Thompson, Thelma Butler, Margaret (last name unknown), Phyllis (last name unknown), Daphne Northly, Flora Lawrie, Sheila Stockley (grade five) and Sandra McKenzie (grade five). Standing in the fourth row are; Miss Padgett (teacher), Ella Beatty, Bessie McMurray, May Tilke, Howard Kid, Walter Lee (grade five), Raymond Westley, Ian Dunbar and Wendell Boyce (grade five). Standing in the back row are; Stanley Pilkington, Donald McDonald (grade five), Donald Hockin (grade five), Bob Underhill, Alex Decker, Mike Kozak, Charles Farren (grade five), George Baker and Douglas (last name unknown) (grade five).

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Windsor Street School; Jones, Clifford; Stanley, Ole; Galbraith, Teddy; Penzer, David; Adams, John; Thornhill, Gordon; McKinnon, Neil; Lawrence, Gene; Bjorvick, Dagney; Ciccone, Dora; Harrington, Peggy; Fraser, Rosanne; Irvine, Verna; Johnson, Mollie; Russle, Dorothy; Williamson, Elsie; MacCarthy, Sandra; Cruickshank, Jeanette; Perdue, Betty; Milne, Leona; Thompson, Elleanor; Butler, Thelma; Northly, Daphne; Lawrie, Flora; Stockley, Sheila; McKenzie, Sandra; Padgett, Miss; Beatty, Ella; McMurray, Bessie; Tilke, May; Kid, Howard; Lee, Walter; Westley, Raymond; Dunbar, Ian; Boyce, Wendell; Pilkington, Stanley; McDonald, Donald; Hockin, Donald; Underhill, Bob; Decker, Alex; Kozak, Mike; Farren, Charles; Baker, George

Geographic Access: Imperial Street

Street Address: 6166 Imperial Street

Accession Code: BV005.35.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 11-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "WINDSOR ST. SCHOOL Gr. 6 1939-40?"; Numbers written in black ink on recto identify the students; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1. Clifford Jones 2 Ole Stanley* 3 Teddy Galbraith 4 David Penzer* 5 John Adams* 6 Gordon Thornhill 7 Neil McKinnon 8 Gene Lawrence 9 Dagney Bjorvick 10 Dora Ciccone 11 Peggy Harrington 12 Rosanne Fraser 13 Verna Irvine 14 Mollie Johnson 15 Dorothy Russle / 16 Elsie Williamson 17 Sandra McCarthy 18 Janette [sic] Cruikshank /19 Betty Perdue 20 Leone Milne 21 Elleanor Thompson 22 Thelma Butler 23 Margaret [illegible] 24 Phyllis [illegible] 25 Daphne Northly/ 26 Flora Lawrie 27 * Sheila Stockley 28 * Sandra McKenzie 29 Miss Padgett 30 Ella Beatty 31 Bessie McMurray 32 May Tilke / 33 Howard Kid 34 Walter Lee * 35 Raymond Westley 36 Ian Dunbar 37 Wendell Boyce * 38 Stanley Pilkington 39 Donald * McDonald 40 Donald Hockin * 41 Bob Underhill 42 Alex Decker 43 Mike Kozak 44 Charles Farren* 45 George Baker 46 Douglas [illegible]* / [written sideways] This picture was taken in grade 6 - Some are grade 5 Gr. 5 marked with * "

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Picnic at Horseshoe Bay

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia (Kodatone) ; 7 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill and Flora Bell, May Walker Long and Bruce Walker sitting at a table outside in a garden at Horseshoe Bay.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia (Kodatone) ; 7 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill and Flora Bell, May Walker Long and Bruce Walker sitting at a table outside in a garden at Horseshoe Bay.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Picnics

Names: Bell, William; Bell, Flora; Walker, Bruce; Long, May Walker

Accession Code: BV005.69.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 11-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "PLEASE RETURN TO: May Long 14428 - 18A Ave White Rock BC V4A 8S6 / ~1939 Horseshoe Bay Bill and Flora Bell with May Long (nee Walker) & Bruce Walker"

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Queen Elizabeth and King George VI

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and King George VI seated in an open vehicle during their 1939 Royal Tour visit to British Columbia.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and King George VI seated in an open vehicle during their 1939 Royal Tour visit to British Columbia.

Subjects: Events - Royal Visits

Names: Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002; George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952

Accession Code: BV008.19.26

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/15/2010

Scale: 100

Photographer: Underhill, James E.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "J. E. Underhill [photographer's address]"

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John and Francis Rumble's wedding party

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 9, 1939 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 300 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Alfred Rumble and Frances Willard Cameron Rumble with their wedding party on their wedding day. The bridesmaid and best man are unidentified.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 300 ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Alfred Rumble and Frances Willard Cameron Rumble with their wedding party on their wedding day. The bridesmaid and best man are unidentified.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Rumble, John Alfred Jr.; Rumble, Francis Willard Cameron

Accession Code: BV004.115.13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: March 9, 1939 (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Mount Seymour cabin "Argu-In" in the snow

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Pixie McGeachie is waving out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 unt…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Series: Pixie McGeachie photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Pixie McGeachie is waving out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow; Geographic Features - Forests; Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia; Buildings - Residential - Cabins

Names: McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"; McGeachie, Doreen "Pixie"

Accession Code: BV008.17.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Canadian Pacific Mountaineer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Canadian Pacific Mountaineer as it leaves Vancouver, destined for Chicago. The train is running parallel to Wall Street, heading eastbound approaching Nanaimo Street.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Canadian Pacific Mountaineer as it leaves Vancouver, destined for Chicago. The train is running parallel to Wall Street, heading eastbound approaching Nanaimo Street.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.6114.51

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-19

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in blue ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "C.P.'s/ Mountaineer/ Van - Chicago/ 1939/ (leaving Van)"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "542 F"

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CN 5118 in 1939

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian National Railway

Accession Code: BV985.6114.56

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-19

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CN 5118 1939"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "694"

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Steam locomotive no. 5118

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. A second train is visible behind behind the locomotive on the same track.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Canadian National Railway steam locomotive no. 5118 (built in 1912) at an unidentified location. A second train is visible behind behind the locomotive on the same track.