2591 records – page 1 of 130.

Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
6 Jan. 1943
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope
Scope and Content
Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks hi…
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. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope
Scope and Content
Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks his aunt for parcels that he's received and reflects on his Christmas and New Years celebration.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Bateman, Marianne May
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Accession Code
BV020.27.13
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
6 Jan. 1943
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Address on front of envelope reads: "Miss M. Bateman / 3896 W. 25th Ave. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
Return address on verso of envelope reads: "K 19022 L/Sgt. C.R. Fox / 44th Fld. Bty. / 13th Fld. Reg't. R.C.A. A.F. / Canadian Army Overseas"
Stamp on verso of envelope reads: "13 FD. REGT. R.C.A. / OUT GOING MAIL"
Circular post mark stamp on front of envelope reads: "FIELDPOST_OFFICE_483_JAN. 15 /43"
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Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
19 Jan. 1943
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks abo…
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. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks about German planes bombing London; how he got innoculated; parcels that he's received from relatives and how he plans to visit friends in Scotland and London when he gets leave.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Bateman, Marianne May
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Accession Code
BV020.27.14
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
19 Jan. 1943
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Threshing outfit in Burnaby on Fraser River

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1892]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm ; copy print
Scope and Content
Threshing machine on paddlewheel barge on river. Five men standing on barge.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm ; copy print
Material Details
"Ist Threshing outfit in Burnaby, about 1892. / Owned by Pat Byrne, brother of Peter. Sold to / Peter when Pat returned to Ireland to live. / ON Fraser River. L. to R. : Pat Byrne, Capt. Stewart / of "Alice", Peter Byrne and Another (unknown)." on typewritten label on front of photograph. "Columbian files" written on verso in black pen.
Scope and Content
Threshing machine on paddlewheel barge on river. Five men standing on barge.
History
Part of a set of photographs from the Columbian Newspaper, which operated out of New Westminster under this name starting in 1900 until its dissolution in 1988. Photographs found in the collection of the Burnaby Village are dated 1971.
Other Title Information
title based on note on front of photograph
Names
Byrne, Pat
Accession Code
BV018.19.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1892]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
24-04-2018
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Rand-McNally atlas of two wars : containing large scale maps of the Philippine Islands and South Africa

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rand McNally, and Company
Publication Date
c1899
Call Number
910 RAN OS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.117.21
Call Number
910 RAN OS
Author
Rand McNally, and Company
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Rand McNally & Company
Publication Date
c1899
Series
Geographical series ; v. 15, no. 1
Physical Description
16 p. : ill., col. maps, ports. ; 37 X 30
Library Subject (LOC)
Atlases
Maps
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A text-book of Euclid's Elements for the use of schools

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Edition
New ed.
Publication Date
1904
c1894
Call Number
516.2 HAL 1904
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.122.59
Call Number
516.2 HAL 1904
Edition
New ed.
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
MacMillan and Co., Limited
Publication Date
1904
c1894
Printer
University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
Physical Description
v-xii; 267 p. : diagr. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"J.J. MacKay & Co. Booksellers Stationers and Newsdealers New Westminster B.C." "S100/VC" "-- of Archie Berry -- Olive Berry to Eva White & Julu Wife H. Hoffard Gordon Cameron Bertha Woodward and Lilian Grindler"
Library Subject (LOC)
Geometry
Geometry--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Mathematics--Textbooks
Euclid's Elements
Notes
Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934 Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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Anton Diabelli: melodious pieces (melodische uebungsstucke) on five notes for piano four hands Op.149

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Diabelli, Anton, 1781-1858
Publication Date
c1894
Call Number
786.47 DIA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV972.165.39
Call Number
786.47 DIA
Author
Diabelli, Anton, 1781-1858
Contributor
Klee, Ludwig,1846-1920
Place of Publication
Boston, Mass.
Publisher
Boston Music Co.
Publication Date
c1894
Series
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics ; v.186
Physical Description
1 score (43 p.); 30 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Piano--Studies and exercises
Notes
"rev. and fingered by Ludwig Klee."
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Heroes, hero worship and the heroic in history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Publication Date
c1892
Call Number
824.8 CAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.165.76
Call Number
824.8 CAR
Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A. L. Burt, Publisher
Publication Date
c1892
Physical Description
302, [5] p. : ill.
Inscription
"W 63", in pen inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "John Williamson / Vancouver B.C. / 4th Sept 1912", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "F d grant", handwritten in purple pencil? on front endpaper, crossed out in pencil
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
Notes
frontispiece only
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Shakespeare's Macbeth

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Publication Date
1917
c1898
Call Number
822.3 SHA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.187.2
Call Number
822.3 SHA
Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Contributor
French, Charles Wallace, 1858-1920
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Macmillan
Publication Date
1917
c1898
Series
Macmillan's pocket American and English classics
Physical Description
xliii, 185 p. : front. ; 15 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "W240" [written and crossed out in blue ink] "60" [written in pencil] "Harry Heaslif" [written in black ink] "write a note of witch lore" [written in pencil] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, in black ink and pencil.
Library Subject (LOC)
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan
English drama
Notes
edited with notes and an introduction by Charles W. French
Includes index to notes.
includes advertisment and list for "Macmillan's Pocket Series of English Classics"
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My spelling : grade seven

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Yoakam, Gerald Alan, 1887-1963
Daw, Seward E.
Publication Date
[1942]
Call Number
372.42 YOA v.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.123
Call Number
372.42 YOA v.1
Author
Yoakam, Gerald Alan, 1887-1963
Daw, Seward E.
Contributor
Paus, Herbert
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Ginn and Company
Publication Date
[1942]
Series
My spelling
Physical Description
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Inscription
"Douglas Road Elem. School / Grandview Hwy. at Douglas Road / Burnaby 2, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front). "s20" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front). "P. Mak" - handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
Library Subject (LOC)
Spellers
English language--Orthography and spelling
Subjects
Education
Names
Douglas Road School
Notes
Revised for Canadian schools
Includes index.
Author's given name and date: Yoakam, Gerald A. (Gerald Alan), 1887-
Author's given name and date: Daw, Seward E. (Seward Emerson), 1886-.
"Illustrated by Herbert Paus
Volume 1 of 2
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My spelling : grade eight

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Yoakam, Gerald Alan, 1887-1963
Daw, Seward E.
Publication Date
[1942]
Call Number
372.42 YOA v.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.124
Call Number
372.42 YOA v.2
Author
Yoakam, Gerald Alan, 1887-1963
Daw, Seward E.
Contributor
Chapman, Frederick
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Ginn and Company
Publication Date
[1942]
Series
My spelling
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Inscription
"s20" -- handwritten and corssed-out on flyleaf, title page and endpaper (front). "Moscrop Junior High School / 4431 Moscrop Street / Burnaby 1, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front) and last page. "621312" -- stamped on endpaper (front and back). "33" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "611306" -- stamped on flyleaf and endpaper (back). "601015" -- stamped and crossed-out on flyleaf and endpaper (back).
Library Subject (LOC)
Spellers
English language--Orthography and spelling
Subjects
Education
Names
Moscrop Secondary School
Notes
Revised for Canadian schools
Includes index.
Author's given name and date: Yoakam, Gerald A. (Gerald Alan), 1887-
Author's given name and date: Daw, Seward E. (Seward Emerson), 1886-.
"Illustrated by Frederick Chapman
Volume 2 of 2
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Thirty years, 1922-1952 : the story of the Communist movement in Canada

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Buck, Tim
Publication Date
c1952
Call Number
329.971 BUC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV991.38.2
Call Number
329.971 BUC
Author
Buck, Tim
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Progress Pub.
Publication Date
c1952
Printer
Eveready Printers Ltd.
Physical Description
224 p. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Jeff Amy" -- handwritten in red ink on first page "Brought by BVM at the Book Shop Penticton Oct 1991 / $ 5.35" -- handwritten in pencil on title page verso.
Library Subject (LOC)
Communist Party of Canada
Communism--Canada
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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I.C.S. reference library, v 15 : mathematics , arithmetic, mensuration, elementary algebra and trigonometric functions, elementary mechanics, logarithms

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Publication Date
c1905
c1897
Call Number
510 INT Ver. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV991.45.140
Call Number
510 INT Ver. 2
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Place of Publication
Scranton
Publisher
International Textbook Co.
Publication Date
c1905
c1897
Series
I.C.S. Reference library
Printer
Burr Printing House
Physical Description
various pagings : diag. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover : "Property of Oakalla Prison Farm" [ink stamp] inside title page: "11 - 8808" [ink stamp]
Library Subject (LOC)
Mathematics--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
Notes
"A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the International Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses."
Includes index.
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The twentieth century speaker

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lumm, Emma Griffith
Publication Date
c1898
Call Number
801 LUM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV994.13.4
Call Number
801 LUM
Author
Lumm, Emma Griffith
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
J. H. Moore & Co.
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
432 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Recitations
Notes
"containing the best and noblest readings and orations that have been presented during the last one hundred years" --T.p. "including dramas, drills and tabeaux with old time costumes, also recent patriotic pieces, both pathetic and humorous, as well as selections appropriate for Christmas, New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, old settlers' gatherings, Labor Day, Arbor Days, etc., etc." --T.p. "complete for both private and pubic entertainment" --T.p.
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The business guide; or, Safe methods of business

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hansford, J. E
Edition
4th ed.
Publication Date
1894
c1892
Call Number
650 HAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV994.14.12
Call Number
650 HAN
Edition
4th ed.
Author
Hansford, J. E
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
J. L. Nichols
Publication Date
1894
c1892
Physical Description
320 p. : ill. : 18.5 cm
Inscription
"Peter Byrne" "27/3/1900" [handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Commerce
Notes
Author's full name and date: Hansford, J. E. (Jeffery E.), -1905?
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Illustrated natural history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Publication Date
c1897
Call Number
590 WOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.9.19
Call Number
590 WOO
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus
Publication Date
c1897
Series
Altemus' young people's library
Physical Description
244, 16 p. : ill.
Inscription
"With Best Wishes / to [Birtie] From Wilford / xmas 1909" -handwritten in pencil on cover page. Mistakenly wrote "1908" then wrote "9"over the "8".
Library Subject (LOC)
Mammals
Animals
Birds
Natural history
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
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Elsie at Ion

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
Publication Date
c1893
Call Number
813.4 FIN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.45.19
Call Number
813.4 FIN
Author
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.
Publication Date
c1893
Physical Description
291 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"H. Morey & Co. Booksellers, New Westminster, B. C." [sticker on back pastedown] "Mrs. W. Whiting" [handwritten on page opposing front pastedown in black ink]
Library Subject (LOC)
Christian life
Families
Juvenile fiction
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Object History
This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.
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No power greater : a century of labour in B.C.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Phillips, Paul Arthur, 1938-2008
Publication Date
c1967
Call Number
331.8809 PHI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV999.40.2
Call Number
331.8809 PHI
Author
Phillips, Paul Arthur, 1938-2008
Place of Publication
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Publisher
B.C. Federation of Labour
Publication Date
c1967
Printer
Broadway Printers Limited
Physical Description
iii-xiv, 189 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Labor Unions--British Columbia--History
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A study of the history of the International Typographical Union, 1852-1966 : volume ii

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1967
Call Number
331.8 ITU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV999.40.3
Call Number
331.8 ITU
Contributor
International Typographical Union
Place of Publication
Colorado Springs
Publisher
International Typographical Union
Publication Date
c1967
Physical Description
536 p. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "H.T. "Joe" Chambers" [written in blue ink]
Library Subject (LOC)
Printing
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All Canada interest tables : 3/4% to 6% ; from one day to 100 days and supplementary pages ; 200 days, 300 days and 365 days computed on the basis 365 day year, volume one

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3729
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pate, James A.
Publication Date
c1957
Call Number
332.82 PAT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
X14
Call Number
332.82 PAT
Author
Pate, James A.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Personal Stationary & Direct Mail
Publication Date
c1957
Printer
Personal Stationary & Direct Mail
Physical Description
1 vol. ; 36 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Interest
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Official arrow street guide of Vancouver and lower Fraser Valley : with schematic map on page 2 ...

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3734
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1965
Call Number
971.1 OFF
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.1.1
Call Number
971.1 OFF
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
B.C. Directories
Publication Date
c1965
Physical Description
236 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)
Fraser River Valley (B.C.)
Directories
Notes
"compiled by the publishers of the city directory" --Front cover. "including location of all streets with numbers at which other streets intersect. Buildings, churches and hospitals and other things you should know about these cities." --T.p.
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