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Aliceville

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark721
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1886
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1886
Heritage Value
Shortly after the townsite of Port Moody was surveyed in the early 1880s, a resort community developed on the border of Burnaby and Port Moody that would come to be called Aliceville. Located near the north end of North Road, in 1886 the Canadian Pacific Railway established a flag station there and the settlement was named after Alice May Webster who, with her sister Mrs. Jenns, operated the Aliceville Hotel.
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Barnet Neighbourhood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark716
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1889-1904
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1889-1904
Heritage Value
The North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet was one of Burnaby's first industrial developments and one of the largest in the British Empire. Partners James MacLaren and Frank Ross built the mill in 1889 (activated in 1899) as a requirement for obtaining 84,000 acres of timber rights in northern BC. Due to the mill's isolation, the firm built homes for its employees with families and bunkhouses for the bachelors which separated Caucasian workers from Chinese and Sikh workers. Barnet became a distinct company town with its own general store, school, post office, community hall and telephone exchange.
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark714
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1865
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1865
Heritage Value
Douglas Road was built between 1862-1865 by the Royal Engineers based in New Westminster. Originally known as the Douglas Street Trail, it took its name from Governor James Douglas. In 1926 a new connection was made to reach Grandview Road in Vancouver at Boundary Road. To distinguish this new highway it was renamed the Grandview Highway and it became commonly known as the combined Grandview-Douglas Highway until 1968 when the Burnaby and New Westminister sections were renamed Canada Way, in recognition of Canada's Centennial in 1967. The old part of Douglas Road north of Sprott Street remained intact.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Vancouver Road (Kingsway)

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1860
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1860
Heritage Value
The street we know as Kingsway is one of the legacies of the Royal Engineers' military defences for New Westminster. The fear of an American attack prompted the construction of the False Creek trail - later known as Vancouver Road and now Kingsway - in 1860 to connect the capital city to the ice-free salt water harbour at English Bay.
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Marlborough Area
Windsor Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Stride Avenue Area
Edmonds Area
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William Holmes House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark736
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1860
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
North Road
Brunette River
Associated Dates
1860
Heritage Value
William Holmes is considered to be the first non-Native resident of Burnaby. In March, 1860, Holmes acquired the first land title in the area that would become the Municipality of Burnaby. Legally known as Lot One, Block One, this parcel was located on North Road and the Brunette River. The eight-member Holmes family built a log cabin on the lot on a bluff above the river in which they lived for many years until a bigger home was built. The log cabin remained and in 1892 was used as an isolation hospital when a smallpox epidemic hit the lower mainland. Afterwards, local health officials burned the cabin to prevent the spread of disease.
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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The Albert Memorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39451
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Albert Memorial. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-770
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Albert Memorial. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Arts - Sculptures
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1865-1919
Length
0:10:18
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Date Range
1865-1919
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:10:18
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Land Clearing
Scope and Content
Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
12
Total Length
1:38:06
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings

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Almanack for 1884

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4883
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
Publication Date
1884
Call Number
310 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV978.62.1
Call Number
310 GRE
Author
Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Routledge and Sons
Publication Date
1884
Printer
Edmund Evans
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. : 14 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Natural history
Months
Seasons
Almanacs
Miniature books--Specimens
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Notes
"printed by Edmund Evans".
Printer' s dates: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905.
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Along an unidentified river

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39488
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph taken along an unidentified river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-807
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph taken along an unidentified river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Along the French Coast

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39453
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 15.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 15.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-772
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Annie Elizabeth Frisby Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66139
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
Between 1882 and 1885
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Annie Elizabeth Frisby (later Peers), taken on the occasion of either her 18th or 21st birthday.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
Between 1882 and 1885
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-905
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Annie Elizabeth Frisby (later Peers), taken on the occasion of either her 18th or 21st birthday.
Names
Peers, Annie Elizabeth Frisby
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Note on verso in blue marker reads: "- Brooch / Frisby - 1890? / Mother -"
Note on verso in blue pen reads: "18th B-day photo?"
Printed text on verso reads: "From the studio of Scott & Wilkin"
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Annie Sara Kenrick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66327
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1884]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Annie Sara Kenrick (later Hill), at about aged 20.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1884]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-1031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Annie Sara Kenrick (later Hill), at about aged 20.
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Annie Sara Kenrick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66422
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1885]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Annie Sara Kenrick (later, Annie Hill). She was the wife of Louis Claude Hill and the mother to Kitty Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1885]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-1036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Annie Sara Kenrick (later, Annie Hill). She was the wife of Louis Claude Hill and the mother to Kitty Hill.
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Antwerp, Belgium

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39492
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 17.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Antwerp, Belgium. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 17.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-811
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Antwerp, Belgium. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Arc de Triomphe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39471
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.3 x 14.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photorgaph of the Arc de Triomphe. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.3 x 14.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-790
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photorgaph of the Arc de Triomphe. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Structures - Arches
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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"Aunt" Cammell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38731
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of "Aunt" Cammell of the Cammell-Laird shipbuilding clan. Ms. Cammell was the aunt (on the mother's side) of Claude and Bernard Hill, early Burnaby Lake residents. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that Ms. Cammell had a great deal of influence on Clau…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of "Aunt" Cammell of the Cammell-Laird shipbuilding clan. Ms. Cammell was the aunt (on the mother's side) of Claude and Bernard Hill, early Burnaby Lake residents. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that Ms. Cammell had a great deal of influence on Claude and Bernard Hill's upbringing and schooling.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bateman family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15118
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1880] (date of original), copied [200-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Bateman family. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman is identified seated on the far left of the front row. Other people in the photograph could be his parents, James and Caroline Wettenhall Bateman and his siblings.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Bateman family. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman is identified seated on the far left of the front row. Other people in the photograph could be his parents, James and Caroline Wettenhall Bateman and his siblings.
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
Bateman, James
Bateman, Caroline Mary Wettenhall
Accession Code
BV020.27.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1880] (date of original), copied [200-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bateman family parlour in Manitoba

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1757
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1887]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 12 cm, mounted on card 13 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Bateman family's parlour at their residence in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 12 cm, mounted on card 13 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Card mount has decorative embossing
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Bateman family's parlour at their residence in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.
Subjects
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Accession Code
BV004.28.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1887]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Beach with mountains in the background

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-825
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Geographic Features - Mountains
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bernard and Young Claude

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66178
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1888]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Bernard Hill and his son Claude.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1888]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-927
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Bernard Hill and his son Claude.
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Hill, A Claude
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp and information on recto and verso
Note on verso reads: "A. C. Hill & (B.) / Aug 1888"
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