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Wedding portait of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1942]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 800 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (R) and Puy Yuen Chan (L) posing for their wedding studio portait. The man is wearing a suit and the woman is wearing a black dress with a brooch.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 800 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (R) and Puy Yuen Chan (L) posing for their wedding studio portait. The man is wearing a suit and the woman is wearing a black dress with a brooch.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"; Chan, Puy Yuen

Accession Code: BV017.24.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1942]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Wedding portait of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan, [1942] thumbnail

Wedding portait of Sui Seo Ngen and Lee Ding Quai

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [ca. 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 400 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sui Seo Ngen and Lee Ding Quai posing for their wedding studio portait. The couple is standing with Sui Seo Ngen wearing a flat hat and holding a purse; Lee Ding Quai holding a flat hat in left hand.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Lee family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 400 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sui Seo Ngen and Lee Ding Quai posing for their wedding studio portait. The couple is standing with Sui Seo Ngen wearing a flat hat and holding a purse; Lee Ding Quai holding a flat hat in left hand.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Lee, Ding Quai; Lee, Sui Seo Ngen

Accession Code: BV017.24.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [ca. 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 400

Scan Date: 01-Oct-2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Wedding portait of Sui Seo Ngen and Lee Ding Quai, [ca. 1920] thumbnail

Wedding portrait of John and Elsie Hughes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 9 Apr. 1942 (date of original), copied [1998]

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 25 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Full-length studio portrait of John Malcolm Hughes and Elsie Roberta Hughes (nee Parker) on their wedding day in Edmonds, April 9, 1942. John Hughes stands on the left and Elsie Hughes on the right. Bride carries bouquet of lilies.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 25 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Full-length studio portrait of John Malcolm Hughes and Elsie Roberta Hughes (nee Parker) on their wedding day in Edmonds, April 9, 1942. John Hughes stands on the left and Elsie Hughes on the right. Bride carries bouquet of lilies.

History: Photograph is from the Love farmhouse. The house was lived in by generations of the Love family. Jesse and Martha Love's daughter, Sarah Love married William Parker and their daughter, Elsie (later Hughes) is the donor's mother. The objects were in the house when the donor lived in the house.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Hughes, John Malcolm; Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker

Accession Code: BV019.8.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 9 Apr. 1942 (date of original), copied [1998]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 18-Mar-19

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Wedding portrait of John and Elsie Hughes, 9 Apr. 1942 (date of original), copied [1998] thumbnail

Wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [June 23, 1928]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 cm x 9.0 cm

Scope and Content: Black & white photograph of the wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons. They were married on June 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tablecloth pictured is also held in the Burnaby Village Museum collection (BV017.38.1).

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 cm x 9.0 cm

Material Details: Handwritten text on back reads: June 23, 1928 / Winnipeg, Manitoba". Stamped text on back of photograph reads: "CRYSTAL / T 4 3 / WILL NOT FADE".

Scope and Content: Black & white photograph of the wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons. They were married on June 28, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tablecloth pictured is also held in the Burnaby Village Museum collection (BV017.38.1).

History: Flossie Maude Parsons (nee Smith) was born to George Henry Smith, a farm labourer, and Harriet Ann Savage on February 13, 1896 in Ealing, England. She immigrated to Canada with some of her family members in the early 1920s. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years as an older brother had settled there in 1912. She married Herbert Russell Parsons on June 23, 1928. They first lived in Vancouver and finally bought a home at 7091 Jubilee Avenue, South Burnaby in the early 1930s. In 1943, Flossie was certified in Home Nursing. Herbert Parsons was active during the Second World War as a volunteer for Civil Defence in Burnaby and worked as a salesman for Woodwards. The couple had no children. Herbert passed away on May 23rd, 1957 (age 84) and Flossie passed away on April 6, 1996 (age 100).

Other Title Information: title based on content of photograph.

Accession Code: BV017.38.2

Date: [June 23, 1928]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 26-Mar-2018

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Wedding table of Flossie Smith and Herbert Parsons, [June 23, 1928] thumbnail

Weekly Holiday Referendum

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 46105

Meeting Date: 7-Dec-1953

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 46105

Meeting Date: 7-Dec-1953

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 46105

7-Dec-1953 Meeting Minutes

Wehr Grader Purchase

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 73541

Meeting Date: 16-Mar-1925

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 73541

Meeting Date: 16-Mar-1925

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 73541

16-Mar-1925 Meeting Minutes

Weights and measures : prepared especially for home study

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3424

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: International Correspondence Schools

Edition: 1937 Edition, ed. 1

Publication Date: 1937; c1935; c1921

Call Number: 530.8 INT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.53.10

Call Number: 530.8 INT

Edition: 1937 Edition, ed. 1

Author: International Correspondence Schools

Place of Publication: Scranton

Publisher: International Textbook Co.

Publication Date: 1937; c1935; c1921

Physical Description: 44 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Weights and measures; Measurement; Mensuration

Notes: Includes examination questions.

Weiser Lock Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34687

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of Weiser Lock Co. of Canada Ltd. at 1895 Hawthorne Terrace (later renumbered 7373 Hawthorne Terrace, then 6700 Beresford Street).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 096-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of Weiser Lock Co. of Canada Ltd. at 1895 Hawthorne Terrace (later renumbered 7373 Hawthorne Terrace, then 6700 Beresford Street).

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial

Names: Weiser Lock Company of Canada Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Williams Brothers Photographers Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp and annotation on the back of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St., Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588 / 07004-1"

Geographic Access: Hawthorne Terrace; Beresford Street

Street Address: 7373 Hawthorne Terrace; 6700 Beresford Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Welcome Committee for Earl Haig's visit to Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people gathered along the side of a street in front of the Municipal Hall on Edmonds, with a large sign that reads, "EARL HAIG WELCOME TO BURNABY". The crowd is mostly men in suits, women in dresses and hats, and two girls. There are flags and streamers flying in the backgr…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people gathered along the side of a street in front of the Municipal Hall on Edmonds, with a large sign that reads, "EARL HAIG WELCOME TO BURNABY". The crowd is mostly men in suits, women in dresses and hats, and two girls. There are flags and streamers flying in the background. According to the accession register, they are the Welcome Committee for the visit of Earl Haig to Burnaby Municipal Hall. Only three people in the photograph have been tentatively identified: In the centre of the picture, directly behind the little girl it appears to be L. Claude Hill and to the right of him, his wife Annie. The third man to the left of Claude Hill appears to be Burnaby Reeve Thomas F. Sanderson. The rest are unknown.

Subjects: Events - Visits of State

Names: Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"; Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick; Burnaby City Hall; Sanderson, Thomas F.

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV985.3137.4

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-02

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

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Welcome Committee for Earl Haig's visit to Burnaby, [192-] thumbnail

Welcome to Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1955

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Reeve Charles MacSorley standing beside a sign which reads: "Welcome to Burnaby / Population 70,000."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1955

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 486-043

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2005-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Reeve Charles MacSorley standing beside a sign which reads: "Welcome to Burnaby / Population 70,000."

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: MacSorley, Charles W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption on recto reads: "1955"; Note on verso reads: "Burnaby 1955 / 1"

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Welcome to Burnaby Lord Willingdon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34350

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crowd of people gathered on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall as part of the welcome reception for Lord and Lady Willingdon. They visited Burnaby in 1928 while Lord Willingdon was touring Canada in his role as Governor-General. A sing hanging over the door reads: Welcome to Bur…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-057

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crowd of people gathered on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall as part of the welcome reception for Lord and Lady Willingdon. They visited Burnaby in 1928 while Lord Willingdon was touring Canada in his role as Governor-General. A sing hanging over the door reads: Welcome to Burnaby Lord Willingdon.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - City Halls; Officials - Governor Generals; Events - Visits of State; Events - Royal Visits

Names: Willingdon, Lord (1866-1941); Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Welcome to Burnaby Lord Willingdon

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Hall decorated for the visit of Lord Willingdon in 1928. Along the steps leading to the main entrance are women in ranger uniforms holding Union Jacks on poles. Lord Willingdon and other dignitaries are standing in front of the entrance. The doorway is decorated with…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Hall decorated for the visit of Lord Willingdon in 1928. Along the steps leading to the main entrance are women in ranger uniforms holding Union Jacks on poles. Lord Willingdon and other dignitaries are standing in front of the entrance. The doorway is decorated with a sign that reads, "WELCOME TO BURNABY LORD WILLINGDON" There is a woman climbing up the steps towards Lord Willingdon. Lord Willingdon was Canada's Governor General at that time. The photographer is speculated to be Lloyd studio, because of the similarity with the photograph HV977.17.15 of Lord Willingdon's visit by Lloyd studio

Subjects: Officials - Governor Generals; Events - Visits of State

Names: Willingdon, Lord, 1866-1941; Burnaby City Hall

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV985.3137.8

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1928

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Related Material: For another photograph of the visit of Lord Willingdon at Burnaby Municipal Hall, see HV977.17.15

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-02

Photographer: Lloyd, Frank Ernest

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

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Welcome to Simpsons-Sears from South Burnaby Board of Trade

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1954

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 poster board

Scope and Content: Item consists of a hand painted sign on poster board reading "A cordial and hearty welcome / to / Simpsons-Sears Limited / their / Executive and Staff / South Burnaby Board of Trade." Sign was created in honour of the opening of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby in May 1954.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds

Series: Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 poster board

Scope and Content: Item consists of a hand painted sign on poster board reading "A cordial and hearty welcome / to / Simpsons-Sears Limited / their / Executive and Staff / South Burnaby Board of Trade." Sign was created in honour of the opening of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby in May 1954.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores; Events - Openings

Names: Simpsons-Sears Limited

Accession Code: BV021.26.78

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1954

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Item was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera

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Welcome to Simpsons-Sears from South Burnaby Board of Trade, May 1954 thumbnail

Wes and Molly Darling on horseback

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944 (date of original), copied [1991]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.1 x 14.9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wes and Molly Darling on horseback, (during the time that Wes Darling was a soilder) at Willingdon Avenue near the future Trans Canada Highway. The photograph was taken facing south.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944 (date of original), copied [1991]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.1 x 14.9 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-249

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wes and Molly Darling on horseback, (during the time that Wes Darling was a soilder) at Willingdon Avenue near the future Trans Canada Highway. The photograph was taken facing south.

Subjects: Animals - Horses; Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Darling, Molly; Darling, Wesley "Wes"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue; Trans Canada Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Wes and Molly Darling on horseback, 1944 (date of original), copied [1991] thumbnail

West Burnaby Auxiliary receipt book

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927-1945

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) West Burnaby Auxiliary receipt book between November 1927 and April 24, 1945.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927-1945

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS021-005

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) West Burnaby Auxiliary receipt book between November 1927 and April 24, 1945.

Media Type: Textual Record

West Burnaby Pharmacy purchase coupon

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card

Scope and Content: Item is a purchase coupon for West Burnaby Pharmacy worth "1/4."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lee Lightfoot subseries

Physical Description: 1 card

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42572

Accession Number: BHS1995-10

Scope and Content: Item is a purchase coupon for West Burnaby Pharmacy worth "1/4."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Stamp on recto of card reads: "West Burnaby Pharmacy / Phone - Carl 109"

West Burnaby sewerage correspondence

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926-1928

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual records and architectural drawings

Scope and Content: File includes an ink on white linen table titled "West Burnaby Sewers, Tabulation of Bids", and a blueprint of the same. Also included is an ink on white linen plan with some notations in pencil (1927)

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926-1928

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual records and architectural drawings

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3171

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes an ink on white linen table titled "West Burnaby Sewers, Tabulation of Bids", and a blueprint of the same. Also included is an ink on white linen plan with some notations in pencil (1927)