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CP 2717

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1921]
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. 2717 (built in 1921).
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. 2717 (built in 1921).
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Accession Code
BV985.6114.63
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1921]
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: "CP 2717
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "068"
Images
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Remittance promotion notice

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1921 and 1967]
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page notice handwritten in Cantonese in black ink on rice paper. The notice publicizes the service offered by Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co where money could be transferred by an individual bank to their country of origin. The rear of the shop acted as an unofficial post office …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page notice handwritten in Cantonese in black ink on rice paper. The notice publicizes the service offered by Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co where money could be transferred by an individual bank to their country of origin. The rear of the shop acted as an unofficial post office for recent Chinese immgrants who needed a permanent mailing address. The notice was translated in English, the larger words translate to: "Our shop offers remittance service to Hong Kong. The process is faster than others no matter how much you are wiring. If the family of any overseas compatriots who are living in Hong Kong need money urgently, [we] can also speed up the remittance. Your patronage is very welcomed.". The smaller words translate to: "The valued customers have to take care of the remittance fee on your own. Connection to any city in the Canton province; fast and proper remittance."
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
HV975.5.1534
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1921 and 1967]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply business records series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1921-1958
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
8 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of business records from Hugh H. Stewart's business "Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply". Records include detailed accounts of various customers in Burnaby along with notices regarding a rate increase and new business location.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Series
Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply business records series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
8 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of business records from Hugh H. Stewart's business "Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply". Records include detailed accounts of various customers in Burnaby along with notices regarding a rate increase and new business location.
Accession Code
HV979.50
Date
1921-1958
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of series
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Head tax certificate issued to Lee Quon Lep [Quan Lip Lee]

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1921-1949 (date of original), copied 2021
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a head tax certificate issued by the Dominion of Canada - Immigration Branch - Department of the (Interior) issued to Lee Quon Lep [sic] [Quon Lip Lee]. The certificate was first issued on December 12, 1921 and includes certification stamps on the front along with a photograph of Q…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a head tax certificate issued by the Dominion of Canada - Immigration Branch - Department of the (Interior) issued to Lee Quon Lep [sic] [Quon Lip Lee]. The certificate was first issued on December 12, 1921 and includes certification stamps on the front along with a photograph of Quan Lip Lee. Certification stamps on the verso of the certificate were issued by Canadian and Chinese Immigration authorities between 1924 and 1949. Information on the front of the certificate reads "DOMINION OF CANADA / IMMIGRATION BRANCH - DEPARTMENT.../ RECEIVED FRO.../ Lee Quon Lep whose photograph is attached / hereto on the date and at the place hereunder mentioned the sum / of five Hundred Dollars being the head tax due under the / provisions of the Chinese Immigration Act. / The above mentioned party claims / to be a native of Gong Doey Lee / in the district of Sun Way / of the age of 12 years arrived or landed / at Vancouver on the 28th day of / November 1921 ex Empress [sic] of Asia / The declaration in this case is C.I.4 No. 3716 / Dated at Vancouver on Dec 12, 1921_19_/ (signature) / CONTROLLER OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION". Printed text on verso of certificate reads "IMPORTANT / IT IS NECESSARY THAT THIS / CERTIFICATE BE CAREFULLY / PRESERVED AS IT IS OF VALUE / AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION" along with Chinese language characters printed vertically below.
Creator
Government of Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Migration
Names
Lee, Quon Lip
Accession Code
BV021.18.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1921-1949 (date of original), copied 2021
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Certificate of Canadian Citizenship issued to Quon Lip Lee

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
6 Oct. 1966
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship issued to Quon Lip Lee on October 6, 1966. The back of the certificate includes vitial information including date of birth, marital status and date of issue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship issued to Quon Lip Lee on October 6, 1966. The back of the certificate includes vitial information including date of birth, marital status and date of issue.
Creator
Government of Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Names
Lee, Quon Lip
Accession Code
BV021.18.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
6 Oct. 1966
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Quon Lip Lee fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1921-1988 (date of originals), copied 2021
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
8 photograph (tiffs)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to personal records of Quon Lip Lee including his immigration and citizenship documents, his family, business and involvement as a member with Lee's Benevolent Associaton of Canada.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
8 photograph (tiffs)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to personal records of Quon Lip Lee including his immigration and citizenship documents, his family, business and involvement as a member with Lee's Benevolent Associaton of Canada.
History
Quon Lip Lee immigrated to Canada in 1921 from Sun Woy county, Guangdong at the age of 12 and found work as a housekeeper. In his adult years, Lee travelled back to China several times and fathered two sons and two daughters in China, including Tim Lee who was born in 1949. Quon Lip Lee purchased two acres of farmland in Richmond and operated a poultry farm in the No.3 Road and Williams Road area. He brought his wife and most of his children from China to Canada in 1952, with the exception of one daughter who was already married. When the poultry industry began to decline, Lee purchased a grocery store business in Burnaby and the Lee family moved to Burnaby in 1962. The shop was named C&L Grocery, which stood for Cheng (his son-in-law’s surname) and Lee. The property was located at 6912 Kingsway on the corner of Kingsway and Griffiths and had three store fronts and a house in the back where the family lived. The family grocery store sold groceries and canned goods and was in operation for approximately fifteen years. Quon Lip Lee was a member of Lee's Benevolent Association of Canada. In 1988, Quon Lip, received a service award for his many contributions as an advisory board member and board secretary of Lee's Benevolent Association magazine. As a child, Tim Lee attended Stride Avenue School, Edmonds School and Burnaby South Secondary School. Tim co-owned an architectural mill work company named New Image Millwork Ltd. in Surrey for 30 years before his retirement. The company renovated locations including the Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby’s Winners store, and other businesses. Tim sold the business and retired in 2019.
Creator
Lee, Quon Lip
Accession Code
BV021.18
Date
1921-1988 (date of originals), copied 2021
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1921]-1959
Collection/Fonds
Roy Bernard Raymer fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs + 1p. of textual records + 2 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs, documents and architectural plans regarding the Oasis Tea Garden and Tourist Camp and a photograph of Burnaby Reeve Alexander K. McLean. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) Ray Raymer photograph collection series 2) Ray Raymer business records series
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Roy Bernard Raymer fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs + 1p. of textual records + 2 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs, documents and architectural plans regarding the Oasis Tea Garden and Tourist Camp and a photograph of Burnaby Reeve Alexander K. McLean. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) Ray Raymer photograph collection series 2) Ray Raymer business records series
History
Roy Bernard Raymer (1915-1991) is the son of Harvey Connor Raymer (1885-1937) and Bernice Mildred McFarland. The family owned and operated the Oasis Tourist Cabins on Kingsway. The family moved to Minnesota temporarily and then finally settled in Burnaby in 1921. The family bought their property at 2675 Kingsway (later 6111 Kingsway) and started first a roadside stand called "Golden Rule Table Supply" that sold milk, eggs, etc that came from the family's cows, chicken, etc on the property. From the roadside stand the family progressed to a larger building, a restaurant and store complex. Added to this was a "free campground" where visitors could pitch tents and become customers for the store and resturant. The campground eventually became British Columbia's first motel when ten "tourist cabins" were built on the property. Roy and his brother Max Raymer (1917-1935) attended Edmonds East School in the 1920s. By the late 1920s, the restaurant had expanded to include a dance floor section and it became one of the Lower Mainland's favorite night spots. The new complex was renamed as "The Oasis". In the 1930s, a gasoline retailing outlet was added which became one of Greater Vancouver's largest volume outlets. After the death of his brother, Max at age 18 in 1935 and his father, Harvey in 1937, Roy and his mother Bernice ran the business. After the death of his mother, Bernice in 1951, Roy leased the property for revenue. In 1955, Roy married Ingeborg Haacke and lived on the Kingsway acre and raised a family of four children. For a time they operated the property as "the Oasis Donut Drive-In". In 1964, the property was sold and the family moved to Government Road. Roy Bernard Raymer died in 1991.
Responsibility
Raymer, Roy Bernard
Accession Code
HV977.121
Date
[1921]-1959
Media Type
Photograph
Architectural Drawing
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Correspondence file of Mabel Hawkshaw

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1921-1937, predominant 1928-1931
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and reports most of which was generated by Mabel Hawkshaw in her role as Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Mabel Hawkshaw records series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and reports most of which was generated by Mabel Hawkshaw in her role as Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia.
Creator
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.298
Date
1921-1937, predominant 1928-1931
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Head tax certificate issued to Dung Way How

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1922-1934 (date of original), copied 2021
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Document collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate (tiff) : col. ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Item consists of a head tax certificate issued by the Dominion of Canada - Immigration Branch - Department of the Interior to Dung Way How (Dong Howe). The certificate was first issued on March 18, 1922 and includes certification stamps on the front along with a photograph of Dung Way How. Certifi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Document collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate (tiff) : col. ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Item consists of a head tax certificate issued by the Dominion of Canada - Immigration Branch - Department of the Interior to Dung Way How (Dong Howe). The certificate was first issued on March 18, 1922 and includes certification stamps on the front along with a photograph of Dung Way How. Certification stamps on the verso of the certificate were issued by Chinese Immigration authorities between 1922 and 1934. Information on the front of the certificate reads "...This Certifies That / Dung Way How whose photograph is attached / hereto arrived or landed at Vancouver B.C. / on the 23rd day of January 1922 / ex "Empress of Asia" / and upon representations made has been / admitted as exempt from head tax under the / provisions of the Chinese Immigration Act. / The above mentioned party claims / to be a native of Bark Choon Jong in the District of Pon Yue of the age of 20 years. The declaration in this case is C.I.4. No. 3715 Date at Vancouver on March 18, 1922" signed by "Controller of Chinese Immigration". Printed text on verso of certificate reads "IMPORTANT / IT IS NECESSARY THAT THIS / CERTIFICATE BE CAREFULLY / PRESERVED AS IT IS OF VALUE / AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION".
History
Dung Way How (Dong Howe) arrived from Bak Chun (North Village), Guangdong in 1922 as a paper son. He had two sons during his first marriage, but the sons remained in China and one died at a young age. He married his second wife Chow Goon Pang through an arranged marriage. She was married twice previously and had a son from each marriage, but neither of them survived. Chow was from Nam Chun (South Village) and arrived in Canada as a paper daughter around the late 1930s or early 1940s. Both Dong and Chow spoke a Poon Yue dialect. The couple raised one daughter Vivian Dong (Dong Jing Yu) in Canada. The Dong family leased and operated the New Fountain hotel in Vancouver located at Abbott Street and Cordova Street. The family later went on to purchase farmland in Burnaby in 1957. The Dong family moved to Burnaby and operated a three acre market garden located at 6220 14th Avenue until 1972. They grew European staples including celery, radishes, green onions, beets, lettuces, endives, as well as Chinese vegetables such as gai lan (Chinese broccoli). There were two Chinese families in the area, including the Wong family who operated the Wong Chew market gardens 6325 14th Avenue. Dong Howe passed away in 1978. Chow Goon Pang passed away in 2000. Their daughter Vivian grew up in Burnaby and attended Riverside Elementary, McPherson Junior High School and Burnaby South Secondary School.
Creator
Government of Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Migration
Names
Howe, Dong
Accession Code
BV021.13.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1922-1934 (date of original), copied 2021
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Visitors' book Seaforth School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1922-1972
Collection/Fonds
Seaforth School fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book : textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Vistors' Book from Seaforth School with handwritten entries of names and events. Includes guests at the 1922 opening of the school with entries made by Mrs. Postill and entries and program of the official opening of the new building in December 1958. Last entry is for 50th Anniv…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Seaforth School fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book : textual record
Material Details
pages within last half of book are blank
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Vistors' Book from Seaforth School with handwritten entries of names and events. Includes guests at the 1922 opening of the school with entries made by Mrs. Postill and entries and program of the official opening of the new building in December 1958. Last entry is for 50th Anniversary Tea in December 1972.
Creator
Seaforth School
Names
Seaforth School
Accession Code
BV987.2.2
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1922-1972
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Entry from first page of book reads: "Vistors' Book, / Seafforth School, / Burnaby"
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Seaforth School fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1922-1972
Collection/Fonds
Seaforth School fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 survey plan + 4 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records from Seaforth School in Burnaby including a Register of Pupils (1922-1924); a Visitors' Book (1922-1972) and a survey plan from 1957.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Seaforth School fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 survey plan + 4 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records from Seaforth School in Burnaby including a Register of Pupils (1922-1924); a Visitors' Book (1922-1972) and a survey plan from 1957.
History
Seaforth school was built in 1922 in District Lot 42 on the corner of Piper and Goverment Streets in Burnaby. The school was named after its sponsor, the Seaforth Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire. Bowman and Cullerne, the architects for the Burnaby School Board, designed the one room schoolhouse which was constructed by local contractor, Alphonse J. Toebaert. The school was moved to Burnaby Village Museum in 1983, and was opened to the public after extensive restoration in 1987.
Creator
Seaforth School
Names
Seaforth School
Accession Code
BV987.2
Date
1922-1972
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Robert Leonard Love fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1922-1986
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records + 29 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Robert Leonard Love's Royal Canadian Air Force records and vital stats records relating to himself and his wife Margaret along with family photographs. Records are arranged in series: 1) Robert Leonard Love RCAF records series 2) Robert and Margaret Love personal records series 3)…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records + 29 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Robert Leonard Love's Royal Canadian Air Force records and vital stats records relating to himself and his wife Margaret along with family photographs. Records are arranged in series: 1) Robert Leonard Love RCAF records series 2) Robert and Margaret Love personal records series 3) Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
History
Robert Leonard Love was born in Burnaby in 1922 to parents John "Leonard" Love (1899-1978) and Jenny (Kennedy) Love (1900-1986). Robert was the eldest child of Leonard and Jenny Love and had three younger siblings Catherine "Ruth" (Love) Boruck, Alice (Love) Buckle and Gordon Love. Robert grew up in Burnaby at his family home located at 3205 George Street (later became 6112 Sussex Ave.). Robert joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a Pilot Officer during World War II. In 1945, after the war, he married Margaret Giles at Lorne Park Anglican Church, Missauga, Ontario. After marrying, Robert and Margaret first lived in Burnaby on Edna Street before moving to East 52nd Street in Vancouver. Between 1940 and 1951, Robert worked as a banker with the Bank of Nova Scotia (except while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II). In 1949, Robert and Margaret welcomed their first child, Robert Mathew "Bob". In 1951, Robert and family moved to Oregon after Robert got work with the First National Bank. Soon after moving to Oregon, Robert and Margaret welcomed their second child Donald Leonard "Don". In 1969 Robert was appointed as Adminstrative Assistant of the First National Bank in Oregon (later became Sea-First National Bank) and moved his family to Port Angeles, Oregon. Robert was later appointed vice president of the Sea-First National Bank. Robert was an active member of the Port Angeles Rotary Club, Downtown Business Association, The Eagles Aerie No. 483, BPOE No. 353 and a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church . Robert died at the age of 60 in Port Angeles in 1983.
Creator
Love, Robert Leonard "Bob"
Responsibility
Love, Robert Leonard "Bob"
Accession Code
BV023.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1922-1986
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Robert and Margaret Love personal records series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1922-1958
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of personal records and certificates of Robert Leonard Love and Margaret (Giles) Love including their birth, marriage and naturalization certificates.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love personal records series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of personal records and certificates of Robert Leonard Love and Margaret (Giles) Love including their birth, marriage and naturalization certificates.
Accession Code
BV023.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1922-1958
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Yasui family photographs series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923-1937] (date of originals), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
11 photographs (tiffs)
Scope and Content
Series consists of copies of photographs pertaining to the Yasui family while Sukegoro (Shoyen) Yasui worked for the Nichols Chemical Company and the family lived on the site of Barnet. These photographs were published in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Yasui family photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
11 photographs (tiffs)
Scope and Content
Series consists of copies of photographs pertaining to the Yasui family while Sukegoro (Shoyen) Yasui worked for the Nichols Chemical Company and the family lived on the site of Barnet. These photographs were published in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village".
History
Sukegoro (Shoyen) Yasui (1884-1972) and his wife Tane (Hirata) Yasui (d.1987) emigrated from Japan to Canada in 1919. Sukegoro and Tane had two children Yasue Margaret (Matsumura) (1921-2019) and Harding Yasui (1923-2008). Sukegoro worked as a burner operator for the Nichols Chemical Company of Barnet B.C. The family lived on the site with five other families in a bunkhouse including the three Kokuryo brothers and their families and the Kojima family. The children attended Barnet School for three years before the family moved to Surrey in 1934 after purchasing farm land. Sukegoro and Tane Yasui grew strawberries and raised chickens on the farm and Sukegoro continued to work shift work at the Nichols plant. In 1942, the Yasui family were interned and sent to work on a sugar beet farm near Lethbridge, Alberta. While living in Picture Butte, Alberta,Yasue married Matsuo Matsumura. Following the war, the whole family moved to Kingston, Ontario where Harding completed his senior year of high school. A few years later, Harding moved to Montreal and his parents joined him. The Barnet Lumber Company also known as the Barnet mill was in operation between 1925 and 1932. The mill was located on Burrard Inlet in the neighbourhood of Barnet and was one of the most successful local employers in Burnaby until the 1930s when the Great Depression resulted in a strike at the mill. The City of Burnaby eventually assumed control of the site including all of the homes when the company failed to pay it's taxes. The city then dismantled the mill and sold the property in two parts - the eastern section would become the Kapoor Sawmills Limited and the western portion, the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company.
Accession Code
BV019.32
Date
[1923-1937] (date of originals), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also, City of Burnaby Archives: Burnaby Historical Society fonds - "In the Shadow by the Sea subseries"
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Automobile accident

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1924]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
BV999.55.48
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1924]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Towing a Dodge coupe

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1924]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
BV999.55.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[after 1924]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Parade along Hastings Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1924 and 1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a parade along Hastings Street in Vancouver. Photograph is taken looking west on Hastings Street, towards Victory Square and the World War I cenotaph. The parade is most likely a Dominion Day Parade.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a parade along Hastings Street in Vancouver. Photograph is taken looking west on Hastings Street, towards Victory Square and the World War I cenotaph. The parade is most likely a Dominion Day Parade.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV975.33.3ax
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1924 and 1935]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/2/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Image from personal photograph album of Tom "Tommy" Irvine (HV975.33.3)
Images
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Financial ledger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17246
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1924-1935
Collection/Fonds
Douglas Stewart fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 volume of textual records
Scope and Content
Financial ledger book belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of the Thistle Meat Market that he owned on Kingsway in Burnaby. Ledger includes handwritten entries between January 1924 and 1935 with an alphabetical index at the front.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Douglas Stewart fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 volume of textual records
Scope and Content
Financial ledger book belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of the Thistle Meat Market that he owned on Kingsway in Burnaby. Ledger includes handwritten entries between January 1924 and 1935 with an alphabetical index at the front.
Names
Stewart, Douglas
Thistle Meat Market
Accession Code
BV999.10.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1924-1935
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Several pages are blank and some have been removed.
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Douglas Stewart fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1924-1951
Collection/Fonds
Douglas Stewart fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records (4 volumes)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of financial ledgers belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of "Thistle Meat Market" and ownership of other properties located on Kingsway in Burnaby between the addresses of 4018 and 4032 Kingsway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Douglas Stewart fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records (4 volumes)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of financial ledgers belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of "Thistle Meat Market" and ownership of other properties located on Kingsway in Burnaby between the addresses of 4018 and 4032 Kingsway.
History
Douglas Stewart (1886-1976) was born in Kirkintilloch, Scotland and began working as a butcher at age twelve years. In 1905, at age nineteen years, Douglas immigrated to Canada, first settling in Calgary, Alberta. While in Alberta, John was employed with Burns Meat abattoir, feeding cattle on cattle cars which helped pay his way to Vancouver. Douglas married Jessie Reekie (1888-1975) who was also born in Scotland and the couple had three children, Annie Stewart Shore, Douglas William and Robert Malcolm who were all born in Vancouver. After arriving in Vancouver around 1913, Douglas worked at various meat markets as a butcher. In January 1925, Douglas opened a meat market which he named Thistle Meat Market (also known as Thistle Meats) located near the corner of Kingsway and Cassie Street in Burnaby. The family continued to live in South Vancouver until 1926 when they moved to Burnaby, first residing at 4022 Kingsway with the shop located at 4020 Kingsway. Over the years, Douglas owned buildings with addresses located between 4018 and 4032 Kingsway in Burnaby renting them out as businesses with some residences above. Between 1927 and 1935, Thistle Meats relocated to 4018 Kingsway and between 1927 and 1935 the family relocated their residence to 4020 Kingsway, above a business that was located next door to the shop. Between 1936 and 1953 Thistle Meats relocated to 4028 Kingsway and between 1936 and 1951, Douglas and Jessie relocated their residence to 4030 Kingsway. In 1951, Douglas retired, sold the buildings that he owned along Kingsway and moved to Grafton Street, Burnaby with his wife Jessie. Thistle meats continued to operate at 4028 Kingsway until 1958 and from 1959-1960, it operated at 4534 Kingsway. After Douglas Stewart retired in 1951, H.W. Silzer managed Thistle Meat Market until 1960. Douglas Stewart was a Mason with St. James Lodge No 80 and lifetime member of Kilwinning Lodge No. 29, Kirkintilloch, Scotland. Douglas Stewart died in Burnaby at the age of 91 years and his wife, Jessie died at the age of 87 years.
Creator
Stewart, Douglas
Accession Code
BV999.10
Date
1924-1951
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Original Second Narrows Bridge collapses

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1925 and 1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of the Second Narrows Bridge being hit by a ship. The span girder is tipped into water on the left side of the photograph and the other girder is broken and in upright position. There is a large ship in the front with letters "CALMAR LINE" written on the side along with …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the aftermath of the Second Narrows Bridge being hit by a ship. The span girder is tipped into water on the left side of the photograph and the other girder is broken and in upright position. There is a large ship in the front with letters "CALMAR LINE" written on the side along with several tug boats. Soon after being built in 1925, the Second Narrows Bridge was hit countless times by ships at the bascule portion installed at the south end of the bridge (unfortunately installed in a shallow water area to avoid building expensive towers and a lift span). Each time it was hit the bridge was out of commission until it was repaired. The Second Narrows Bridge runs over Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver to North Vancouver.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Accidents
Accession Code
BV988.31.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1925 and 1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge, see BV988.31.6
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Collapse of original 2nd Narrows Bridge / year?"
Images
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