3031 records – page 1 of 152.

Scrips and Scraps

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook created by Leila Orman entitled "Scrips and Scraps" housing published poems, newspaper articles written by and about her, religious texts, programmes, paintings, postcards and other correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Material Details
Scrapbook is only partially filled
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS104-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook created by Leila Orman entitled "Scrips and Scraps" housing published poems, newspaper articles written by and about her, religious texts, programmes, paintings, postcards and other correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
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The Giving Heart / Leila Orman

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book (soft-cover)
Scope and Content
Item is a book by Leila Orman entitled "The Giving Heart" with the dedication; "To my Mother, Daisy Marie Orman, whose complete faith in God is the foundation of this story."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
1 book (soft-cover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS104-002
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a book by Leila Orman entitled "The Giving Heart" with the dedication; "To my Mother, Daisy Marie Orman, whose complete faith in God is the foundation of this story."
Media Type
Textual Record
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Blue flowers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63105
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1976]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 painting : watercolour ; 38.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a watercolour painting by Leila Orman of cut blue flowers arranged in a flower pot.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1976]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
1 painting : watercolour ; 38.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS104-020
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a watercolour painting by Leila Orman of cut blue flowers arranged in a flower pot.
Media Type
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of painting
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6711 Somers Street, Lochdale

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63165
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 26, 1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 architectural floor plan : ink on tracing paper ; 25 x 31.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is an architectural floor plan of the house at 6711 Somers Street in Lochdale, District Lot 132 Block 137. This lot was the property of George and Dorothy May Easthope (later renamed 6711 Halifax Street).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 26, 1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Easthope family subseries
Physical Description
1 architectural floor plan : ink on tracing paper ; 25 x 31.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS105-001
Accession Number
BHS2003-06
Scope and Content
Item is an architectural floor plan of the house at 6711 Somers Street in Lochdale, District Lot 132 Block 137. This lot was the property of George and Dorothy May Easthope (later renamed 6711 Halifax Street).
Media Type
Textual Record
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Royal Canadian Air Force office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63953
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.3 x 17.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Royal Canadian Air Force office.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.3 x 17.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
507-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Royal Canadian Air Force office.
Subjects
Buildings - Military
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Young girl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63955
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.6 x 8.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a young girl taken in a photographic studio.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.6 x 8.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
507-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a young girl taken in a photographic studio.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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1941 International panel truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63956
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a "new" 1941 International panel truck.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
507-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of a "new" 1941 International panel truck.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "a new 1941 International panel that is stored here"
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Young family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63964
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[190-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 postcard : sepia ; 13.2 x 8.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a man, woman and baby taken in a photographic studio.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[190-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 postcard : sepia ; 13.2 x 8.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
507-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a man, woman and baby taken in a photographic studio.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Dewey, Grant
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "I am not so surly looking as the picture makes me out to be / Esther"
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Dease Lake survey map

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64449
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 12, 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
Item is a Dease Lake survey map produced by the Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 12, 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 map
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS110-037
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Item is a Dease Lake survey map produced by the Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.
Media Type
Cartographic Material
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Holy Bible

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64466
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is the Bailey family "Holy Bible" with birth dates of family members inscribed onto the inside covers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS115-001
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Item is the Bailey family "Holy Bible" with birth dates of family members inscribed onto the inside covers.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Handwritten note on inside front cover reads: "[s/o] Frank Albert William Bailey / was born on the 19th of May / 1916" in purple pencil crayon and "Winnifred P. Bailey born the 25th of / May 1918" and Theodore / Baby born [this has been crossed out]" in blue pencil crayon.
Handwritten note in black ink on inside back cover reads: "Minnie Bendle born 9th of january 1898 / Frank Albert William Bailey / Born May 19th 1916 / Place of birth / 1505 - 11th Ave Burnaby / Winnifred Patricia Bailey / Born May 25th 1918 / Place of birth 1505 - 11th ave / Burnaby / Norman Charles Edward Bailey / Born September 1st, 1922 / Place of Birth / Royal Columbian Hospital / New Westminster BC / Maiden name of mother / Minnie Bendle Booth / Birth date Jan. 9 th 1898 / Fathers name / Charles William Bailey / Born in St. Thomas, Ontario Sept. 1st 1887"
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New Testament

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is Winnifred Bailey's copy of the "New Testament."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS115-003
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Item is Winnifred Bailey's copy of the "New Testament."
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Handwritten notes in pencil on inside front cover, end papers and inside back cover read: "Winnifred [or Winnie] Bailey / 3125 Kathleen Avenue / Burnaby BC"
Handwritten note in pencil on last page read: "Nancy Beaumont / Irene Beaumont / Hilda Beaumont / Mrs. Beaumont / Mr. Beaumont / Stan"
Handwritten note in pencil along the book's top edge reads: "POISON"
Handwritten note in pencil along the book's tail edge reads: "BRAIN"
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Bailey family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64474
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.8 x 8.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of two women standing outside the Bailey family home at 1505 11th Ave.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.8 x 8.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
508-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of two women standing outside the Bailey family home at 1505 11th Ave.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
11th Avenue
Street Address
1505 11th Avenue
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S.S. Beaver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64481
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1, 1905
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.8 x 12.7 cm mounted on mat paper 27.5 x 23.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of men and women standing on the decks of the S.S. Beaver vessel on July 1st. The S.S. Beaver was a sternwheeler ferry operating on the lower Fraser River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1, 1905
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.8 x 12.7 cm mounted on mat paper 27.5 x 23.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
508-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of men and women standing on the decks of the S.S. Beaver vessel on July 1st. The S.S. Beaver was a sternwheeler ferry operating on the lower Fraser River.
Subjects
Transportation - Ferries
Persons - Crowds
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cooksley, William Thomas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's mark on lower right corner of image reads: "W.T. Cooksley, New Westminster, B.C."
Images
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The Ancient and Honorable Anvil Brigade

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 24, 1906 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "the Ancient + Honourable Anvil Brigade" standing outside a General Blacksmith and Machinist shop.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 24, 1906 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
508-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Photograph of "the Ancient + Honourable Anvil Brigade" standing outside a General Blacksmith and Machinist shop.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cooksley, William Thomas
Notes
Photographer's mark on lower right corner of image reads: "W.T. Cooksley, Photo., / New Westminster, B.C."
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Bailey family house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64487
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm, mounted on board 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five people standing in the front yard and porch of William and Mary Bailey's home at 4050 Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm, mounted on board 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
508-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Photograph of five people standing in the front yard and porch of William and Mary Bailey's home at 4050 Kingsway.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Bailey, William
Bailey, Mary
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on verso of card mount reads: "Sept. 1925 / Passed away"
To be scanned
Street Address
4050 Kingsway
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Leopold Buxton aged 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64602
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1901]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Leopold George Buxton at age eight. Leopold was the son of George Searby Buxton and Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss). Born 28 Feb 1893 in Reading England, he came to Canada with his parents in ca. 1911. He was a painter by trade and was educated at Kendrick School Reading and Queen Ma…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1901]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
513-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-05
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Leopold George Buxton at age eight. Leopold was the son of George Searby Buxton and Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss). Born 28 Feb 1893 in Reading England, he came to Canada with his parents in ca. 1911. He was a painter by trade and was educated at Kendrick School Reading and Queen Mary's School Basingstroke Hants. Leopold enlisted in the Canadian Infantry BC Regiment 7th Battlion during World War One. He died on April 24, 1915 and is buried at the Menin Gates (Ypres) memorial Belgium.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Buxton, Leopold George
Media Type
Photograph
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Leopold, Bernard and Mary Buxton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64639
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1901]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three of the children of George and Mary Buxton - Leopold, Bernard and Mary. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (190…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1901]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
513-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-05
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three of the children of George and Mary Buxton - Leopold, Bernard and Mary. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (1900-?), Alice Clarissa (Clissie) (1902-?), Bernard (1897-1972) and Leopold (1893-1951). The Buxton house remains a heritage landmark in Burnaby to this day. Leopold enlisted in the Canadian Infantry BC Regiment 7th Battlion during World War One. He died on April 24, 1915 and is buried at the Menin Gates (Ypres) memorial Belgium.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Buxton, Leopold George
Buxton, Mary Isabel
Buxton, Bernard Willian John
Media Type
Photograph
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Brick Houses under Construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64653
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Brick Houses under Construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64654
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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New Vista Society Bungalow Court

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64656
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of New Vista Society's Bungalow Court (looks to be project no. 1 at 900 to 952 Vista Crescent, later renumbered 7590 to 7510 Vista Crescent).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of New Vista Society's Bungalow Court (looks to be project no. 1 at 900 to 952 Vista Crescent, later renumbered 7590 to 7510 Vista Crescent).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
New Vista Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Photographer's note on recto of photograph reads: "NEW VISTA SOCIETY BUNGALOW COURT, BURNABY, B.C. 1949"
Handwritten on boarder of photograph: "1"
Geographic Access
Vista Crescent
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
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