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Girl Guiding

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939-1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook album (99 photographs+ textual records + other material)

Scope and Content: File consists of 18 loose pages of a scrapbook created by Ivy McGeachie (nee Ivy Oldham) who was involved in guiding in Burnaby between 1942 -1948. The front page of the scrapbook is titled “Girl / Guiding” and has a wood-burnt image of a camp fire and a singed photo of a flag pole. The scrapbook …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook album (99 photographs+ textual records + other material)

Scope and Content: File consists of 18 loose pages of a scrapbook created by Ivy McGeachie (nee Ivy Oldham) who was involved in guiding in Burnaby between 1942 -1948. The front page of the scrapbook is titled “Girl / Guiding” and has a wood-burnt image of a camp fire and a singed photo of a flag pole. The scrapbook contains photographs along with bits and pieces of ephemera. Included in the material is a four page, type-written diary of a Girl Guide camp held at Aldergrove Beach in August of 1963. Many of the photographs document the activities of the 2nd Burnaby Girl Guide Company and include photos of Ivy and Margaret McGeachie in uniform on roller skates; Burnaby District Camp (Aldergrove, BC) / 1948; Hiking; Canadian Girl Guide Golden Jubilee; Open House at St. Alban’s church hall; a hand tinted photo of Ivy McGeachie 1939 and the 2nd Kamloops Folk Dance – Yale Cariboo Musical festival 1951.

Creator: McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh; Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.160

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1939-1951

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file; Some photographs within scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.191 to BV015.35.210)

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Ivy McGeachie

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted into col. ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Hand coloured photograph of Ivy McGeachie in her Girl Guide in uniform. She is wearing a blue uniform and is in a standing pose in front of a rose coloured curtain.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted into col. ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Hand coloured photograph of Ivy McGeachie in her Girl Guide in uniform. She is wearing a blue uniform and is in a standing pose in front of a rose coloured curtain.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh; Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.206

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06/11/2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 13/18) Item BV015.35.160

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Nickersons at Deer Lake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the San Franciscan Nickersons Mary and Dru visiting the Waplington family at Deer Lake. Everyone is gathered together outside the Waplington home at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue and is identified L to R: Drury Nickerson, Sara Waplington, Mary O. Nickerson, Jack Waplington, Frances L. Fleming…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the San Franciscan Nickersons Mary and Dru visiting the Waplington family at Deer Lake. Everyone is gathered together outside the Waplington home at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue and is identified L to R: Drury Nickerson, Sara Waplington, Mary O. Nickerson, Jack Waplington, Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington) and Edie, Grace Waplington, John Waplington and Jack Fleming and "Duke" the dog.

Names: Waplington, John "Jack"; Waplington, Sarah Alice Cogswell Nickerson "Cutie"; Waplington, John; Waplington, Grace; Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington; Fleming, John "Jack" Reyland

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 3813 Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: BV016.46.67

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph gathered from page of album; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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Cohoe Bay

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming's 42' coastal boat named "Cohoe Bay".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming's 42' coastal boat named "Cohoe Bay".

Subjects: Transportation - Boats

Accession Code: BV016.46.96

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on information contained within photograph album; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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Flemings on the "Cohoe Bay"

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 11.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ray and his father Reyland Fleming on board the "Cohoe Bay". Ray and Frances Fleming moved out of their home on Triumph Street to live on board the boat in 1939. The boat is anchored to a dock with Sarah and Jack Waplington standing alongside.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 11.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ray and his father Reyland Fleming on board the "Cohoe Bay". Ray and Frances Fleming moved out of their home on Triumph Street to live on board the boat in 1939. The boat is anchored to a dock with Sarah and Jack Waplington standing alongside.

Subjects: Transportation - Boats

Names: Fleming, Reyland Corbett; Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"; Waplington, Sarah Alice Cogswell Nickerson "Cutie"; Waplington, John "Jack"

Accession Code: BV016.46.97

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on information contained within photograph album; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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Jack and Edith with Aunt Rita on boat

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jack and Edith Fleming with their aunt Rita and Frances Nicherson on board the Fleming family boat, "Cohoe Bay" on top of the wheel house as they travel up Indian Arm.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jack and Edith Fleming with their aunt Rita and Frances Nicherson on board the Fleming family boat, "Cohoe Bay" on top of the wheel house as they travel up Indian Arm.

Subjects: Transportation - Boats

Names: Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming; Fleming, John "Jack" Reyland; Nickerson, Frances

Accession Code: BV016.46.98

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on information on verso of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Jack Fleming / Rita / Edie Fleming / Frances Nicherson / up Indian / Arm / Aboard the / Cohoe Bay"; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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Edie and Maureen Fleming

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edith and Maureen Fleming on board the Fleming family boat, "Cohoe Bay".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edith and Maureen Fleming on board the Fleming family boat, "Cohoe Bay".

Subjects: Transportation - Boats

Names: Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming; Clayton, Sara Maureen Fleming

Accession Code: BV016.46.99

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on information from photograph album; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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Ramsay Shankie in uniform

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1945] (date of original), copied [2016]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpg)

Scope and Content: Photograph of young man in uniform, Thomas Ramsay Shankie, stands at attention on rubble in front of shrubs.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpg)

Scope and Content: Photograph of young man in uniform, Thomas Ramsay Shankie, stands at attention on rubble in front of shrubs.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996

Accession Code: BV015.40.38

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1939 and 1945] (date of original), copied [2016]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 09-Sep-18

Notes: Title based on annotations on digital file name; Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor

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Pixie McGeachie fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1949] (date of originals), copied 2008 ; 1976

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 24 photographs (tiffs) : b&w + 1 membership card

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs from a McGeachie family album documenting a time that Jack and Pixie McGeachie spent at their log cabin on Mount Seymour and a membership card for the Century Park Museum Association. Jack McGeachie, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained the cabin with f…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 24 photographs (tiffs) : b&w + 1 membership card

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs from a McGeachie family album documenting a time that Jack and Pixie McGeachie spent at their log cabin on Mount Seymour and a membership card for the Century Park Museum Association. Jack McGeachie, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained the cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Pixie McGeachie photographs series 2) Pixie McGeachie documents series

History: Doreen "Pixie" Johnson was born in 1922 and married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie in April 1942. Jack and Pixie McGeachie lived on Rosewood Street (formerly named Campbell Street pre 1951) in Burnaby from 1948 where they raised their two children; David and Kathi. Pixie was well known for her volunteer work in Burnaby. Pixie served for over 20 years as the volunteer archivist for the Burnaby Historical Society; served as president of the Century Park Museum Association and the Friends of the Interurban 1223 and a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission. Pixie was also a Burnaby historian and author who published a column in the Burnaby Examiner Newspaper entitled "Burnaby History" as well as three books about Burnaby History entitled "Bygones of Burnaby"; "Burnaby - A Proud Century" and "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." Due to her diligent volunteer work in Burnaby, Pixie was the recipient of many awards between 2002 and 2008. Awards included: 2002 - the Kushiro cup for Citizen of the Year; 2006 - Heritage BC project award for her work with Friends of the Interurban 1223 and in 2008 - Heritage BC - Ruby Nobb Award. Jack McGeachie passed away in 1981, at the age of 67 years and Pixie McGeachie passed away in August 2010 at the age of 88 years. On September 24, 2010, Pixie was honoured by the City of Burnaby when they dedicated the reading room of the City of Burnaby Archives by naming it the "Pixie McGeachie Reading Room".

Creator: McGeachie, Doreen "Pixie"

Accession Code: BV008.17; BV013.4.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1939 and 1949] (date of originals), copied 2008 ; 1976

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Portait of Chan Kow Hong holding his sister

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpg) : col.

Scope and Content: Portrait of Chan Kow Hong holding his sister as children, photographed in China as part of a formal portait session.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpg) : col.

Scope and Content: Portrait of Chan Kow Hong holding his sister as children, photographed in China as part of a formal portait session.

History: The Hong family run Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including parents Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong, grandfather Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. The Hong family's great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong The Hong family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene.

Names: Hop On Farms; Hong, Chan Kow

Accession Code: BV019.10.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Feb-2019

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Portait of Chan Kow Hong holding his sister, 1939 thumbnail

Pilot's flying log book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939-1940

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Flying Log Book belonging to Elmer Wilson Martin (Can. C522). Book contains entries between June 29 and December 23, 1939 and January 13 and July 31, 1940 and Sept. 1940. Pilot training took place at Camp Borden where training for pilots, navigat…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Flying Log Book belonging to Elmer Wilson Martin (Can. C522). Book contains entries between June 29 and December 23, 1939 and January 13 and July 31, 1940 and Sept. 1940. Pilot training took place at Camp Borden where training for pilots, navigators, air gunners, air bombers and flight engineers for the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces. According to the log book, Elmer Martin was trained on various aircraft at this location. Canadian Forces Base Borden is located in Ontario.

Subjects: Transportation - Air; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV019.37.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1939-1940

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Pilot's flying log book, 1939-1940 thumbnail

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Portrait of E.W. Martin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm (sight) in frame 21 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm (sight) in frame 21 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson; Royal Canadian Air Force

Accession Code: BV019.37.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph measures: 18 x 12.5 cm and was removed from black textured frame; 21 x 15.5 cm. with gold embossed design around rectangular window with mylar covering; 17 x 11.5 cm

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Portrait of E.W. Martin

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing under a tree. There is a white building in the distance.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson; Royal Canadian Air Force

Accession Code: BV019.37.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See also BV019.37.16; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mr E.W. Martin"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "56"

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Members of the Martin family at Hiawatha Lodge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (in uniform) with Ellen Renatta "Reta" Martin (far left) and his mother, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin (far right) and father, William Henry Martin seated on the steps of Hiawatha Lodge in Manatou Beach, Saskatchewan.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (in uniform) with Ellen Renatta "Reta" Martin (far left) and his mother, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin (far right) and father, William Henry Martin seated on the steps of Hiawatha Lodge in Manatou Beach, Saskatchewan.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson; Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, William Henry; Martin, Bethia "Bertie" Snell; Martin, Ellen Renatta "Reta" Boyd

Accession Code: BV019.37.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See also BV019.37.16; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Reta Martin Dad, Mother / Elmer Martin / Hiawatha Lodge / Manatou Beach"; White sticker with red text on verso of photograph reads: "CUSTOMER'S / ORIGINAL / ENCLOSED"; White sticker with black numbering on verso of photograph reads: "332236"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "A73"

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Members of the Martin family at Hiawatha Lodge, [between 1939 and 1945] thumbnail

E.W. Martin with parents and child

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing with his father, William Henry Martin and mother, Bethia Martin (nee Snell). William Henry Martin is holding a young child. They are standing outside of Hiawatha Lodge, Manatou Saskatchewan.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing with his father, William Henry Martin and mother, Bethia Martin (nee Snell). William Henry Martin is holding a young child. They are standing outside of Hiawatha Lodge, Manatou Saskatchewan.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Martin, Elmer Wilson; Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, William Henry; Martin, Bethia "Bertie" Snell

Accession Code: BV019.37.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See also BV019.37.16; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mr. E.W. Martin / & his mom & Dad"

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E.W. Martin with parents and child, [between 1939 and 1945] thumbnail

Vaccination card

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1941]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card

Scope and Content: Item consists of a vaccination card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W. Card is a record of vaccinations received by E.W. Martin during his military service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card

Scope and Content: Item consists of a vaccination card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W. Card is a record of vaccinations received by E.W. Martin during his military service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Royal Canadian Air Force; Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV019.40.26

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1939 and 1941]

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter written by Colin Rhodes Fox to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while undergoing basic and artillery training in Edmonton prior to heading overseas with his unit, 13th Canadian Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. Return address on the letter reads "Gnr. R. Fox K 1902…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Series: Bateman family World War II letters series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter written by Colin Rhodes Fox to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while undergoing basic and artillery training in Edmonton prior to heading overseas with his unit, 13th Canadian Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. Return address on the letter reads "Gnr. R. Fox K 19022 / c/o 107 field Battery R.C.A. / Edmonton Alta."

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes

Names: Bateman, Marianne May; Fox, Colin Rhodes

Accession Code: BV020.27.11

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Feb-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Bateman family World War II letters series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939-1947, predominant 1942-1945

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of letters written to Marianne "May" Bateman and Jessie (Bateman) and Ernest Fox. The majority of the letters are written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II along with one letter written to May Bateman by a friend named Murray. Letters from Colin Fox were written during his ini…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Series: Bateman family World War II letters series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of letters written to Marianne "May" Bateman and Jessie (Bateman) and Ernest Fox. The majority of the letters are written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II along with one letter written to May Bateman by a friend named Murray. Letters from Colin Fox were written during his initial training in Edmonton and while serving overseas with his unit, the 13th Field Regiment , 44th Canadian Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery and later as part of the 78th Canadian Field Battery.

Accession Code: BV020.27

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1939-1947, predominant 1942-1945

Media Type: Textual Record

Related Material: See also: Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Tracks 1-4. City of Burnaby Archives Item No. MSS137-014-1

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Kapoor sawmill being rebuilt

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 6 Aug. 1939 (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kapoor Sawmill being rebuilt in August 1939. Two unidentified men are standing on the second floor of the building under a block and tackle that is suspended from the beam above.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kapoor Sawmill being rebuilt in August 1939. Two unidentified men are standing on the second floor of the building under a block and tackle that is suspended from the beam above.