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Easthope photograph album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97972
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
40 photographs : b&w on 8 album pages : 22 cm x 30 cm
Scope and Content
George and Dorothy Easthope photograph album. Album includes photographs of the couple on holiday, with family and pets, and building their home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby, BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Easthope family subseries
Physical Description
40 photographs : b&w on 8 album pages : 22 cm x 30 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
451-039
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2003-06
Scope and Content
George and Dorothy Easthope photograph album. Album includes photographs of the couple on holiday, with family and pets, and building their home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby, BC.
Names
Easthope, George Jr.
Easthope, Dorothy May Parkes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of album
Album is missing several photographs. These photographs may be included in 451-001:451-038.
Geographic Access
Halifax Street
Street Address
6671 Halifax Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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Oakalla Prison administrative records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription100562
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1953
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
6 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of administrative records related to the regular functions of the Oakalla Prison, including staff appointments, staff wages, the creation of staff uniforms, a comprehensive staff list from August 31, 1915, transfers of prisoners, and more. Featured in the file are details of staff req…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1953
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison fonds
Physical Description
6 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
66670
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2022-13
Scope and Content
File consists of administrative records related to the regular functions of the Oakalla Prison, including staff appointments, staff wages, the creation of staff uniforms, a comprehensive staff list from August 31, 1915, transfers of prisoners, and more. Featured in the file are details of staff required to go on leave in order to serve in World War I. The file also contains a report on the conditions of the prison from 1938.
Media Type
Textual Record
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W.F. Silver house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35007
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1931] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w panorama ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm prints
Scope and Content
Photograph of the William F. Silver house and surrounding lan An automobile, believed to be the family's 1927 Pierce-Arrow, is parked in front of the house. Three photographs form the panorama.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1931] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Silver family subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w panorama ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm prints
Description Level
File
Record No.
173-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of the William F. Silver house and surrounding lan An automobile, believed to be the family's 1927 Pierce-Arrow, is parked in front of the house. Three photographs form the panorama.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w photocopy of entire panorama in accession file. Digital scan is of the photocopy.
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Silver Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Burnaby Fire Department papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64453
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the development of a unified Fire Department; including Bylaw 451, a letter addressing the unlawfulness of the previous system of fire protection from lawyer P. McD. Kerr and related correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and Burnaby Council.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS118-003
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the development of a unified Fire Department; including Bylaw 451, a letter addressing the unlawfulness of the previous system of fire protection from lawyer P. McD. Kerr and related correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and Burnaby Council.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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North Burnaby Board of Trade papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64454
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers collected by the North Burnaby Board of Trade including Bylaw 660, Bylaw 1649 and its Schedule "A", an agreement between Burnaby district and British Columbia Gas Company, a copy of the Post-war Rehabilitation Act and the National Housing Act (and a number of mailing envelop…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS118-004
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
File consists of papers collected by the North Burnaby Board of Trade including Bylaw 660, Bylaw 1649 and its Schedule "A", an agreement between Burnaby district and British Columbia Gas Company, a copy of the Post-war Rehabilitation Act and the National Housing Act (and a number of mailing envelopes).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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North Burnaby Board of Trade papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64457
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of reports collected by the North Burnaby Board of Trade including "An Investigation and Survey into the Municipal Organization of Burnaby B.C." and Corporation of the District of Burnaby Financial Reports for 1932, 1933 and 1934.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS118-007
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
File consists of reports collected by the North Burnaby Board of Trade including "An Investigation and Survey into the Municipal Organization of Burnaby B.C." and Corporation of the District of Burnaby Financial Reports for 1932, 1933 and 1934.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
"An Investigation and Survey into the Municipal Organization of Burnaby B.C." has "North Burnaby Board of Trade" stamped on its front cover
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Bailey family Ephemera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64467
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933-1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains Ephemera pertaining to the Bailey family including an Unemployment Insurance booklet, a Souvenir Programme and Souvenir ribbon for the "Visit of their Most Gracious Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth" on May 29, 1939 as well as a "Big-4" Relief Fund receipt.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933-1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS115-002
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
File contains Ephemera pertaining to the Bailey family including an Unemployment Insurance booklet, a Souvenir Programme and Souvenir ribbon for the "Visit of their Most Gracious Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth" on May 29, 1939 as well as a "Big-4" Relief Fund receipt.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Items were originally found housed in the Bailey family Bible
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Publications

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64500
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of publications (mostly manuals on health and training of talking birds) collected by "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Knight family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS117-003
Accession Number
BHS1992-53
Scope and Content
File consists of publications (mostly manuals on health and training of talking birds) collected by "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oakalla Prison Farm papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-001
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies of "British Columbia / Gaol Rules & Regulations / 1912" and photocopied aerial photographs of the site.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Included in the file is a resume for former Oakalla prison guard Robert Evans Shelly
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Oakalla Prison farm papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64511
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-[1939] (date of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (photocopies)
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopies of the "Oakalla Weekly Spotlite" newsletter for August 24, 1938 and a speech delivered ca. 1939 by Oakalla Prison Warden Walter Owen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-[1939] (date of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (photocopies)
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-006
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopies of the "Oakalla Weekly Spotlite" newsletter for August 24, 1938 and a speech delivered ca. 1939 by Oakalla Prison Warden Walter Owen.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oakalla Prison Farm reference materials

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64514
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original) -1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yea…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original) -1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-008
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yearly financial statements, an "Oakalla Closes" programme along with various essays and statistics pulled from the Internet (and other sources).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64758
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS129-004
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Newspaper clippings

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64759
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935-1957
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and to…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935-1957
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS129-005
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and together they set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Political pamphlets

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64761
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1899-1957
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of political pamphlets and other paper records pertaining to Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament f…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1899-1957
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS129-006
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
File consists of political pamphlets and other paper records pertaining to Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and together they set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Branch papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65433
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929-1943
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch transportation reports, disbursement statements and tax receipts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929-1943
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS021-045
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch transportation reports, disbursement statements and tax receipts.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Alfred Bingham papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65599
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The C…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS001-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The Canadian Unionist", dated July 1945.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Alfred Bingham papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65600
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of Alfred Bingham’s notes on the lives of various Burnaby Pioneers as well as his own writtings; “The Stump Ranchers “ with a great deal of information on the history of the Army of the Common Good. Also included in the file is a series of stories of Alf Bingham’s first memories of mo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS142-001
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of Alfred Bingham’s notes on the lives of various Burnaby Pioneers as well as his own writtings; “The Stump Ranchers “ with a great deal of information on the history of the Army of the Common Good. Also included in the file is a series of stories of Alf Bingham’s first memories of moving to Burnaby; “I Arrive in Burnaby and We Build a Shingle Mill”, “We Build a Home and Dig a Well”, “What the Lochdale District Looked Like in 1919-20-21-22”,“Second Settlers in the Lochdale District”, “The Death of Mary Hawthorn”, “The Rum Runners and Bootleg Whiskey in Burnaby”, “Burnaby, North, South, East and West, 1892-1943”, “The Ice Age and other observations before Burnaby”, “Our House Burns Down” and “History of the Working People of Burnaby.”
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Army of the Common Good papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65603
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining mainly to the Army of the Common Good, including a Trust Account deposit slip for the Common Good Credit Union (the first Credit Union in Canada), correspondence, notes and minutes. Also included in the file are minutes of the North Burnaby Community Centre Associ…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS142-004
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining mainly to the Army of the Common Good, including a Trust Account deposit slip for the Common Good Credit Union (the first Credit Union in Canada), correspondence, notes and minutes. Also included in the file are minutes of the North Burnaby Community Centre Association, correspondence and notes regarding logging in Burnaby and a newspaper clipping pertaining to the Vancouver Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Eagles family papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65639
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936-1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of miscellaneous documents such as receipts from gas for the Burnaby Lake Garage, Port of Vancouver brochures, a banquet invitation from British Columbia Historical Association and a photocopied article entitled "Tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Blythe Eagles" by Evelyn Salisbury.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936-1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS055-048
Accession Number
BHS1995-03
Scope and Content
File consists of miscellaneous documents such as receipts from gas for the Burnaby Lake Garage, Port of Vancouver brochures, a banquet invitation from British Columbia Historical Association and a photocopied article entitled "Tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Blythe Eagles" by Evelyn Salisbury.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Greeting cards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65735
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1981
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Birthday, St. Valentine's, Easter and Christmas cards and postcards. The majority of the cards are addressed to James Cooter and George Biddick.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1981
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Constance Cooter subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
42658
Accession Number
BHS1999-21
Scope and Content
File consists of Birthday, St. Valentine's, Easter and Christmas cards and postcards. The majority of the cards are addressed to James Cooter and George Biddick.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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