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A real boys' book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1945

Call Number: 823.08 BLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV010.12.5

Call Number: 823.08 BLA

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited

Publication Date: 1945

Printer: Blackie & Son, Limited

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : ill. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Juvenile fiction

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books

"Argu-In" cabin on Mount Seymour

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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 Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" looking down slope, through the trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second…

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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 Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" looking down slope, through the trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.

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

Accession Code: BV008.17.25

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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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour

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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 Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin is surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the …

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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 Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin is surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.

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

Accession Code: BV008.17.12

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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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour

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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 a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymou…

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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 a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.

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

Accession Code: BV008.17.13

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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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour

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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 a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seym…

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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 a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.

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

Accession Code: BV008.17.14

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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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour

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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 Jack and Pixie McGeachie's of log cabin "Argu-In" surrounded by large drifts of snow. The cabin is located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after th…

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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 Jack and Pixie McGeachie's of log cabin "Argu-In" surrounded by large drifts of snow. The cabin is located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.

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

Accession Code: BV008.17.26

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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Armstrong filing room equipment : catalog no. 128

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: E. A. Armstrong Mfg. Co.

Publication Date: 1948

Call Number: 651 ARM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV977.29.13

Call Number: 651 ARM

Author: E. A. Armstrong Mfg. Co.

Place of Publication: Portland, [Oregon]

Publisher: Armstrong Mfg. Co.

Publication Date: 1948

Physical Description: 132 p. : ill. : 25 cm.

Inscription: "See New Catalogue" [Handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf] Notes taped to cover verso,

Library Subject (LOC): Office equipment and supplies industy; Office equipment and supplies; Office equipment and supplies industry--United States

Notes: Includes index.

Artisans : tinsmiths & roofers in British Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stairs, Cy; Lytle, Clive

Publication Date: c1992

Call Number: 331.88171 STA Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 331.88171 STA Copy 1

Author: Stairs, Cy; Lytle, Clive

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Local 280, Sheet Metal Workers' International Association

Publication Date: c1992

Physical Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 23 x 30 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Metal-workers; Sheet-metal work; Roofing industry; Labour unions; Tinsmithing

Subjects: Occupations

Notes: 2 copies held: copy 1.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 108).; Letter inserted in book to Sheet Metal Workers Local #280 members.

The art of blacksmithing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bealer, Alex W.

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 682 BEA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0785803955

Call Number: 682 BEA

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Bealer, Alex W.

Place of Publication: Edison, NJ

Publisher: Castle Books

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 438 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "Eric Damer", handwritten in ink on cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Blacksmithing

Notes: Originally published: New York : Funk & Wagnalls, 1976.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-432) and index.

Arts crafts lamps & shades : how to make them

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Adams, John D. (John Duncan), 1879-

Publication Date: 1998

Call Number: 745.5932 ADA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0921335253; 9780921335252

Call Number: 745.5932 ADA

Author: Adams, John D. (John Duncan), 1879-

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: Algrove Pub.

Publication Date: 1998

Series: Classic reprint series (Ottawa, Ont.)

Physical Description: 87, 114 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Lampshades; Electric lamps; Arts and crafts movement

Notes: Combined reprint, including original title pages, of the editions published Chicago : Popular Mechanics Co., 1911 in the series Popular mechanics handbooks.

A school arithmetic : part I

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Borchardt, Walter Gustav

Edition: 2nd ed.

Publication Date: 1949

Call Number: 513 BOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.21.2

Call Number: 513 BOR

Edition: 2nd ed.

Author: Borchardt, Walter Gustav

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Rivingtons

Publication Date: 1949

Physical Description: viii, 295 p., xliv : ill. : 18 cm.

Inscription: "Nelson" [handwritten on first page] math problems written out on back pastedown and opposing page

Library Subject (LOC): Arithmetic

A song book for Saskatchewan schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Kinley, Ethel Adams

Publication Date: 1940

Call Number: 782 KIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV007.21.28

Call Number: 782 KIN

Author: Kinley, Ethel Adams

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Clarke, Irwin

Publication Date: 1940

Physical Description: iv, 188 p. : music ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "55" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "W W Moore" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper] "Jeremiah" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] 90 Lune 464 choir There is a fountain 118 Lord Jesus I long (Cree) 217" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): School songbooks

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Books

Assistant project manager Barry Blomskog with carousel horse

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1990 and 1992]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Assistant Project Manager of carousel restoration project, Barry Blomskog standing with C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie (no. 35). Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Assistant Project Manager of carousel restoration project, Barry Blomskog standing with C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie (no. 35). Restoration work took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Blomskog, Barry

Accession Code: BV012.1.54

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1990 and 1992]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2021-05-19

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 col. negative accomanying from Roll #4A

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A tapestry of cultures : voices from Burnaby's ethnic communities

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Chomiak, Robert; Rognmo, Tor; Ryan, Jennifer

Publication Date: c1992

Call Number: 971.133 CHO COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969598505

Call Number: 971.133 CHO COPY 1

Author: Chomiak, Robert; Rognmo, Tor; Ryan, Jennifer

Contributor: Rich, Clélie

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: Burnaby Multicultural Society

Publication Date: c1992

Physical Description: x, 130 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Minorities--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Multiculturalism--British Columbia--Burnaby; Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: "A 1992 Centennial project."; "A istory and celebration by the Burnaby Multicultural Society"; Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121) and index.; 2 copies held : copy 1.; Edited by Clelie Rich

At a railway crossing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

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 a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.

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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 a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Accession Code: BV985.6114.72

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-26

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "012"

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A treatise on the construction, repairing and tuning of the organ : including also the reed organ, the orchestrelle and the player-piano

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Faust, Oliver C. (Oliver Cromwell), 1859-

Publication Date: 1949

Call Number: 786.5192 FAU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV984.39.1

Call Number: 786.5192 FAU

Author: Faust, Oliver C. (Oliver Cromwell), 1859-

Place of Publication: Boston

Publisher: Tuners Supply Co.

Publication Date: 1949

Physical Description: 246 p. : ill. : 14 cm.

Inscription: "G. Candler Piano Tuning & Repairing, 717 Municipal Ave., Ph. 492-4515 Penticton, B.C." -- stamp on Preface and endpaper (back).; "G. Candler 6826 Balmoral St. Burnaby 1, B.C. 524-6283" -- stamp on Preface, p. 246, and endpaper (back).

Library Subject (LOC): Organ (musical Instrument); Tuning; Reed organ

Object History: Donor purchased the book ca. 1960 from D.M. Best & Co in Toronto, Ontario.

Notes: Includes index.; "With numerous illustrations" --Title page; Author's full name and dates: Faust, Oliver C. (Oliver Cromwell), 1859-

At the Vimy monument

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1945]

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 Frank Battersby standing in front of the Vimy monument (the Canadian National Vimy Memorial) dressed in his Seaforth Highlander uniform.

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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 has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Vimy monument (the Canadian National Vimy Memorial) dressed in his Seaforth Highlander uniform.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Monuments - War Memorials; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV004.104.121

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Your soldier-boy in front of the Vimy monument."

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At the water's edge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women sitting together on a rock at the water's edge at an unidentified location. They are dangling their bare feet into the water and smiling at the camera.

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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 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women sitting together on a rock at the water's edge at an unidentified location. They are dangling their bare feet into the water and smiling at the camera.

Accession Code: BV005.30.27

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Photographer: Battersby, Frank

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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At Vimy Ridge monument

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1945

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Material Details: Photograph has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of uniformed soldiers scattered on a field around the Vimy Ridge monument in France. The soldier marked with an "X" is Frank Battersby (who has stopped to wait while "Tommy" lights his pipe).

Subjects: Monuments - War Memorials; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV004.104.136

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1945

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "stopped while Tommy lite [sic] his pipe"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Vimy Ridge, France 1945 Frank Battersby is marked by 'X'. "