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Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, plants, flowers, and trees are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign on the right is shaped like an arch and reads, "Welcome to Burnaby." A mural showing Burnaby Lake is behind the dis…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 038-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, plants, flowers, and trees are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign on the right is shaped like an arch and reads, "Welcome to Burnaby." A mural showing Burnaby Lake is behind the display.

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Exhibitions - Agricultural; Agriculture - Fruit and Berries; Plants - Flowers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Agricultural Exhibit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34527

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, flowers, and plants are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign above the display reads, "Burnaby." A sign above a container on the lower left reads, "Ginseng / Grown in Lozel…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 039-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, flowers, and plants are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign above the display reads, "Burnaby." A sign above a container on the lower left reads, "Ginseng / Grown in Lozells District by Mr. Romer."

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Exhibitions - Agricultural; Agriculture - Fruit and Berries; Plants - Flowers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Agricultural Exhibit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34528

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Tables with fruit, vegetables and flowers are displayed. Greenery and photographs (mainly of people) are on the walls, including a portrait of former Reeve Nicolai C. Schou (second portrait from right). A sign in the corner reads, …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 040-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Tables with fruit, vegetables and flowers are displayed. Greenery and photographs (mainly of people) are on the walls, including a portrait of former Reeve Nicolai C. Schou (second portrait from right). A sign in the corner reads, "Burnaby's Exhibit," and a mural hangs on the walls above the exhibit. A woman and man are standing behind a table at the back left.

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Exhibitions - Agricultural; Agriculture - Fruit and Berries; Plants - Flowers; Documentary Artifacts - Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

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Automobile accident

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1499

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1924]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Dodge coupe with its front end in an icy, snow covered ditch, and the rest of the body hanging on the slope.

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Transportation - Automobiles

Accession Code: BV999.55.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [after 1924]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Automobile accident, [after 1924] thumbnail

Burnaby Agricultural Exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34529

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Fruits, vegetables and flowers are displayed on tables. Greenery and photographs (mainly of people) are on the walls, including a portrait of former Reeve Nicolai C. Schou (second portrait from right). A sign in the corner reads, "…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 040-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Fruits, vegetables and flowers are displayed on tables. Greenery and photographs (mainly of people) are on the walls, including a portrait of former Reeve Nicolai C. Schou (second portrait from right). A sign in the corner reads, "Burnaby's Exhibit," and a mural hangs on the walls above the exhibit. Two men are standing behind a table in the centre.

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Exhibitions - Agricultural; Agriculture - Fruit and Berries; Plants - Flowers; Documentary Artifacts - Photographs

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby Agricultural Exhibition, [1920] thumbnail

Car accident

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38414

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 14.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile crash at a railway crossing. A number of police and onlookers are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The exact location of the crash is unknown.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 14.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 433-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of an automobile crash at a railway crossing. A number of police and onlookers are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The exact location of the crash is unknown.

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Rail

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Croton Studio Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

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Elsie Nicholson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38241

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie Nicholson standing next to the horse named "Holly" at the Nicholson farm in the area of Boundary Road and the C.N.R. rail line. The barns and farm outbuildings can be seen in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Margaret McCallum subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 375-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-42

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie Nicholson standing next to the horse named "Holly" at the Nicholson farm in the area of Boundary Road and the C.N.R. rail line. The barns and farm outbuildings can be seen in the background.

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Occupations - Farmers; Agriculture - Crops; Transportation - Horses; Animals - Dogs; Transportation - Wagons

Names: Nicholson, Elsie

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Boundary Road

Street Address: 2550 Boundary Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

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E.W. Nicholson at his farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38240

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of E.W. Nicholson, haying on his farm at Boundary Road and the Canadian National Railway tracks with his horse "Holly."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Margaret McCallum subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 375-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-42

Scope and Content: Photograph of E.W. Nicholson, haying on his farm at Boundary Road and the Canadian National Railway tracks with his horse "Holly."

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Occupations - Farmers; Agriculture - Crops; Transportation - Horses; Animals - Dogs; Transportation - Wagons

Names: Nicholson, E.W.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Boundary Road

Street Address: 2550 Boundary Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

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E.W. Nicholson at his farm, [1921] thumbnail

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1954

Length: 00:05:44

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

Date Range: 1947-1954

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:44

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Don Brown

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Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Herbert Yee Law family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Herbert Yee Law family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.

History: Survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, which is primarily the area farmed by Chinese and Chinese-Canadian market gardeners around Marine Drive between Royal Oak and Mandeville (present-day Nelson). Two Chinese/Chinese Canadian land owners can be seen on the map: N.G. Wah Sing (or Ng Wah Sing) and Yee Law (or Herbert Law).

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Agriculture - Farms; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Law, Yee "Herbert"; Chinese Market Gardens

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Accession Code: BV017.40.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 11/19/2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of copy scan of map; Herbert Yee Law was donor's father and this map may have originally been his copy of the city planning/engineering documents.

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Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail

Threshing at Frost's

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34306

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.4 cm on page 17.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a threshing machine working in a field. An unidentified man can be seen sitting on top of a pile of hay on a wagon. Written under the photograph is: "Threshing at Frost's Sept. '23." The picture was taken in the Tynehead area of Surrey.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.4 cm on page 17.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a threshing machine working in a field. An unidentified man can be seen sitting on top of a pile of hay on a wagon. Written under the photograph is: "Threshing at Frost's Sept. '23." The picture was taken in the Tynehead area of Surrey.

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Agricultural Tools and Equipment

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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Towing a Dodge coupe

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1924]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Dodge coupe convertible on a snow covered slope with an unidentified man pulling on ropes by the rear wheel and another man at the driver's side. Together, the men are attempting to tow the car up the slope.

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Transportation - Automobiles

Accession Code: BV999.55.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [after 1924]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For other photographs depicting the retrieval of a damaged car in snow, see BV999.55.47 - .49 They may be of the same or related events.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 09-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

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Threshing at Frost's

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Towing a Dodge coupe

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