1279 records – page 64 of 64.

Workers and their trucks outside of United Fraser Growers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing near their trucks out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing near their trucks out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location.
History
The United Fraser Growers Co-operative operated from 1934 until 1957. The head office was at 256 East Georgia in the 1930s and 341 Keefer Street in the 1940s and 1950s. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers.
Names
United Fraser Growers Limited
Accession Code
BV019.11.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Feb-2019
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Workers outside of United Fraser Growers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
History
The United Fraser Growers Co-operative operated from 1934 until 1957. The head office was at 256 East Georgia in the 1930s and 341 Keefer Street in the 1940s and 1950s. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
United Fraser Growers Limited
Accession Code
BV019.11.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1938 and 1945] (date of original), 2019 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Feb-2019
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Work group from the Bay

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1920 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of staff who worked at the "Mirror Room" which was the dressmaking department at "The Bay" department store. Flossie Parsons (nee Smith) is identified in the third row, third person from the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of staff who worked at the "Mirror Room" which was the dressmaking department at "The Bay" department store. Flossie Parsons (nee Smith) is identified in the third row, third person from the left.
History
Flossie Maude Parsons (nee Smith) was born to George Henry Smith, a farm labourer, and Harriet Ann Savage on February 13, 1896 in Ealing, England. She immigrated to Canada with some of her family members in the early 1920s. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years as an older brother had settled there in 1912. She married Herbert Russell Parsons on June 23, 1928. They first lived in Vancouver and finally bought a home at 7091 Jubilee Avenue, South Burnaby in the early 1930s. In 1943, Flossie was certified in Home Nursing. Herbert Parsons was active during the Second World War as a volunteer for Civil Defence in Burnaby and worked as a salesman for Woodwards. The couple had no children. Herbert passed away on May 23rd, 1957 (age 84) and Flossie passed away on April 6, 1996 (age 100).
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph
Names
Parsons, Flossie Maude Smith
Accession Code
BV017.38.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1920 and 1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
26-Mar-2018
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Working on fighting map

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a military uniform seated at a table and looking over maps in wooded area during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in a military uniform seated at a table and looking over maps in wooded area during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp in Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "working on fighting map"
Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Working on / Fighting mpa / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Working on fighting map

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw working on a fighting map in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw working on a fighting map in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.69
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Working on a / fighting map"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Sarcee / 1936 / Fighting / map"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Worry wart

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1937]
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the G.P.O.A. "worry wart" at Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Shilo, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the G.P.O.A. "worry wart" at Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Shilo, Manitoba.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Accession Code
BV996.6.27
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1937]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/16/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Worry Wart"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "The 'worry wart' / GPOA / Shilo / 1937"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.257
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.258
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-14
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.259
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.260
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men looking on damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men looking on damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.261
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done to the Britannia mill building and conveyor due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.262
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men standing alongside track that was damaged due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope of the Britannia Beach mine hitting the mill conveyor. Crichton Hawkshaw may be the man on the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men standing alongside track that was damaged due to an incline railway accident. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope of the Britannia Beach mine hitting the mill conveyor. Crichton Hawkshaw may be the man on the right.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Accession Code
BV996.6.263
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Wreck at Britannia Beach mill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19557
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Apr. 1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done railway tracks due to an incline railway accident at Britannia Beach mine. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of damage done railway tracks due to an incline railway accident at Britannia Beach mine. The accident occurred on April 6, 1939 whereby a locomotive with flat cars rushed down the slope hitting the mill conveyor.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Accidents - Train Accidents
Accession Code
BV996.6.264
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Apr. 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2023-02-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption on page of photograph album reads: "WRECK / 1939"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wrigley's British Columbia directory 1930, volume 40

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Schetky, George L.
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
384.6 WRI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV987.1.69
Call Number
384.6 WRI
Author
Schetky, George L.
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Wrigley Directories
Publication Date
1930
Physical Description
2218 p. ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Directories
British Columbia
Notes
"embracing an alphabetically arranged list of cities, towns, post offices and railway stations in British Columbia, with a description of each ; an alphabetically arranged list of business houses, private citizens, civic, provincial and dominion governments, churches, public and private schools, secret and benevolent organizations, associations, etc., also an avenue and street guide and directory of householders for Vancouver and Victoria, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory of British Columbia,"
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Wrigley's Greater Vancouver City Street Guide

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1936
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.53.7
Publisher
Roy Wrigley Ltd.
Publication Date
1936
Physical Description
160 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. , map ; 15 cm.
Inscription
"Wrigley's Greater Vancouver City Street Guide", printed on cover of book
Object History
From Hougland's Drug Store, 45th and Fraser in Vancouver.
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Writings of Mabel E.H. Hawkshaw

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925-1935
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a collection of written work by Mable E.H. Hawkshaw. File includes a letter written by Mabel E.H. Hawkshaw, March 23, 1925 to Reeve and Councillors of Burnaby seeking support for the first Burnaby May Day to be held on 23rd of May, 1925; a newspaper clipping dated January 26, 1926 …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Mabel Hawkshaw records series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a collection of written work by Mable E.H. Hawkshaw. File includes a letter written by Mabel E.H. Hawkshaw, March 23, 1925 to Reeve and Councillors of Burnaby seeking support for the first Burnaby May Day to be held on 23rd of May, 1925; a newspaper clipping dated January 26, 1926 with headline "Burnaby May Day Committee Elects Officers and General Executive" (concerning the second Burnaby May Day to be held in May of 1926); three copies of publication "The Periscope" with articles written in 1935 by Mabel Hawkshaw under her pen name of "Percy Egerton Sterling" and one copy of "The Covenant Clarion" with article "An Acient Lineage" written by M.H. (Mable Hawkshaw).
Creator
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
HV982.25.2
Date
1925-1935
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Articles published in "The Periscope" by Percy Egerton Sterling include: "Early Story of the White Race" (Volume 2 - Number 3 - January 1935); "In the Beginning" (Volume 2 - Number 4 - February 1935); "The Son's of Laughter -- Sax - Ons" (Volume 2 - Number 7 - June 1935).
Article by Mable Hawkshaw included in "The Covenant Clarion" (Volume 1 - June 1935 - No. 11) titled "An Ancient Lineage)
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X-rays in medicine

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
616.0757 XRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.24.50
Call Number
616.0757 XRA
Place of Publication
Rochester, N.Y.
Publisher
Eastman Kodak Co.
Publication Date
1930
Physical Description
78 p.: ill.
Inscription
"W-4a" -written in ink on inside front cover. Crossed out in pencil. "NOTICE / This Booklet is printed by the EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rochester, N.Y., and prices given in it on some articles are less than they can be sold at in Canada after paying duty. For correct prices please refer to our regular Catalogue or apply to / CANADIAN KODAK OC., LIMITED / Toronto 9, Ontario" -printed on sticker on first leaf.
Library Subject (LOC)
X-rays
Radiography
Radiography, Medical
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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…
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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1279 records – page 64 of 64.