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Action Line Housing Society subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of one photograph of Overlynn Mansion.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Action Line Housing Society subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-42
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of one photograph of Overlynn Mansion.
History
Overlynn Mansion was built by Charles J. Peter in 1909. Peter was the manager of G.F. & J. Galt Company and he pioneered the development of the Vancouver Heights area in North Burnaby, believing it was one of the most picturesque districts in Greater Vancouver. He developed his own estate with the hope that this would be an incentive to lure buyers to the subdivision. The house remained as the Peter home until 1936, when the estate was sold to the Sisters of Charity of Halifax, a Catholic order which had moved to Vancouver Heights in 1927 to operate a school. The mansion became their convent and new girls' school known as Seton Academy. The mansion's original conservatory was demolished and a two-storey addition was constructed. In 1970 when the school closed, Overlynn was purchased by Action Line Housing Society which developed the senior's development on the property. It was designated by Burnaby Council in 1995 and was the first heritage building in B.C. to have its interior features protected.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Action Line Housing Society
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC301
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Plumber Pipefitter and Steamfitter

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Photograph
Accession Code
BV016.7.3
Author
Canada. Department of Labour Economics and Research Branch
Contributor
Bennett, D.
Lund, Chris
Anders, F.
O'Connor, Hugh
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
c1954
Physical Description
35 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, b&w pos.
Library Subject (LOC)
Documentary Films
Filmstrips
Plumbing
Steam
Subjects
Occupations - Tradespeople
Object History
Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
Notes
Filmstrip (photographs with subtitles) provides a brief synopsis of apprenticeship training available for men in the 1950s. Segments include "Apprenticeship Training" and "Working as a Journeyman". Film frame 33 reads: "For further information... read Monograph No. 5 in the "Canadian Occupations" series, consult your local National Employment Service office, teachers, counsellors and person familiar with the plumbing and heating industry."
Images
Documents
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