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Ada Bingham by a tree stump

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 6.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary Ada Bingham standing in front of a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights which was to be cleared for a veterans' housing project in 1948. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, and supported by the inscription on the photograph, Ada Bingham came to…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 6.8 cm
Material Details
Inscribed in black ballpoint pen, on the back of the photo: "Ada and Big Stump / Clearing time on Willingdon Heights / 1948. / Burnaby 2. B. C" and in blue ballpoint pen: "Mrs. Mary Ada Bingham / 1 Real Pioneer Wife; she helped me clear the land. Build our home, dig out well and worked for the community for nearly 50 years. She died August 9, 1969 / Alf Bingham."
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary Ada Bingham standing in front of a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights which was to be cleared for a veterans' housing project in 1948. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum, and supported by the inscription on the photograph, Ada Bingham came to Burnaby to homestead with her husband, Alfred "Alf" Bingham, in 1919. They settled in the Lochdale district of North Burnaby but later moved to Parker Street.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Names
Bingham, Mary Ada "Ada"
Accession Code
HV976.46.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-20
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bishop Block

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Commercial building.
Associated Dates
1935
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Associated Dates
1935
Description
Commercial building.
Heritage Value
This one-storey commercial block retains its original division into three retail units. An eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival character is imparted by the use of visor roofs, covered in metal pantiles, that extend over the recessed entries. The stepped parapets are more reminiscent of the Art Deco style. Each of the three retail spaces retains their plate glass display windows. This commercial block was owned in 1939 by Mary J. Bishop of Vancouver.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3736 Hastings Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Boundary Road and Hastings Street Intersection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37641
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1943 or 1944] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the intersection of Boundary Road and Hastings Street facing east from the southwest corner. A streetcar has a sign advertising Victory Bonds.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1943 or 1944] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-229
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the intersection of Boundary Road and Hastings Street facing east from the southwest corner. A streetcar has a sign advertising Victory Bonds.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Brown-John trucking office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76896
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Bulldozer clearing a Forested Hill

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man operating a bulldozer clearing a forested hill. There appears to be a backhoe on the other side of the hill of fallen and upturned trees. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "342X."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.79
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bulldozer clearing a lot

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man operating a bulldozer and clearing the lot. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photograph: "345L."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.81
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Class at Kitchener Street School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74809
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's class at Kitchener Street School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is sitting at the bottom row, on the far right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's class at Kitchener Street School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is sitting at the bottom row, on the far right.
Names
Kitchener Street School
Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
1351 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Cleared lot

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large cleared lot with two houses built apart from each other. Catalogue information from 1976 indicates that the photograph depicts the development of one of Burnaby's streets, ca. 1948. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photo: "657X."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large cleared lot with two houses built apart from each other. Catalogue information from 1976 indicates that the photograph depicts the development of one of Burnaby's streets, ca. 1948. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photo: "657X."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.85
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Clearing

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a clearing in the foreground and houses under construction in the background. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photographs: "021X."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a clearing in the foreground and houses under construction in the background. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photographs: "021X."
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.82
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
There are two identical original prints bearing the same accession number, found in the same location
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Douglas and Morris Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38186
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 2, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Robinson and Morris Robinson, 18 months old, standing on an unidentified street in Vancouver Heights.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 2, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.3 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-773
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Robinson and Morris Robinson, 18 months old, standing on an unidentified street in Vancouver Heights.
Names
Robinson, Douglas
Robinson, Morris
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XV - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927-1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identifi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identified as; 1507; 1508 ; 1517; 1518; 1519; 1520;1521; 1531and 1532.
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927-1940
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
400
Notes
Title based on contents of item
These plans are contained within a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
Fire insurance plans cover various district lots in Burnaby including: District Lot 116,121, 186 and 187.
Sticker adhered to Key Plan B reads: "
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view fire insurance plans that are part of Volume XV
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Fred and Margaret Knight

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted col. ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twins, Fred Knight and Margaret Norton (nee Knight) standing together in an empty lot near their home on Gilmore Avenue. They are both dressed in trousers and wearing caps on their heads. Fred is standing behind Margaret with his arms around her. Trash is littering the ground around t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted col. ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twins, Fred Knight and Margaret Norton (nee Knight) standing together in an empty lot near their home on Gilmore Avenue. They are both dressed in trousers and wearing caps on their heads. Fred is standing behind Margaret with his arms around her. Trash is littering the ground around them and houses are visible in the distance.
Names
Knight, Frederick "Fred"
Norton, Margaret Knight
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
931 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.34.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Gilmore Avenue School students

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of students standing in front of Gilmore Avenue School with their teacher. There are five rows of boys and girls aged about twelve years old. The girls are all wearing knee length dresses or skirts with a low waist band and stockings. The boys are mostly wearing button up shir…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of students standing in front of Gilmore Avenue School with their teacher. There are five rows of boys and girls aged about twelve years old. The girls are all wearing knee length dresses or skirts with a low waist band and stockings. The boys are mostly wearing button up shirts. Many of the students are also wearing neckties.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV988.31.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 912
Note in blue pen on verso of photgraph reads: "Gilmore st. School/ year?"
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House on Gilmore Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15327
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted col. ; 6.5 x11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved from the location of the forty hundred block of Georgia Street in the mid 1920s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted col. ; 6.5 x11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved from the location of the forty hundred block of Georgia Street in the mid 1920s.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Knight, Louise Ellis
Roberts, Charles Thomas "Bob"
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
931 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.34.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
A rectangular black frame on photograph paper surrounds the photographic image and includes the number "3021" printed in white
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Houses under construction

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of houses being built along a road lined with electric posts. Catalogue information from 1976 indicates that it is a street scene from Burnaby, ca. 1948. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of houses being built along a road lined with electric posts. Catalogue information from 1976 indicates that it is a street scene from Burnaby, ca. 1948. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.84
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "278X."
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Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1910-1946
Length
0:09:17
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Date Range
1910-1946
Photo Info
Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
Length
0:09:17
Names
Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles
Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
Biographical Notes
Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
33:02
Interviewee Name
Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

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Joan Warren and a friend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35544
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joan Warren (right) and an unidentified friend. The photograph was taken looking east on Union Street. In the background, part of the Warren garage is visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-402
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joan Warren (right) and an unidentified friend. The photograph was taken looking east on Union Street. In the background, part of the Warren garage is visible.
Names
Warren, Joan "Agnes"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4264 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Kitchener Street School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34812
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kitchener Street School. An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies it as a Grade 5 class.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
138-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kitchener Street School. An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies it as a Grade 5 class.
Names
Kitchener Street School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
1351 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Knowlton family

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sally Knowlton and her cousin, Ralph Purser, in front of the Knowlton home at 4129 Georgia Street, Vancouver Heights. This photograph was taken just prior to Sally getting married.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-100
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sally Knowlton and her cousin, Ralph Purser, in front of the Knowlton home at 4129 Georgia Street, Vancouver Heights. This photograph was taken just prior to Sally getting married.
Names
Purser, Ralph
Yeates, Sally Knowlton
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Georgia Street
Street Address
4129 Georgia Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Man on a bulldozer

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly the operator, is standing on a bulldozer belonging to "Holmes & Wilson Trucking". Lumber stacks are nearby, and the bulldozer is on a clearing for a house lot. This may be related to the construction of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on bac…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly the operator, is standing on a bulldozer belonging to "Holmes & Wilson Trucking". Lumber stacks are nearby, and the bulldozer is on a clearing for a house lot. This may be related to the construction of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Stamped on back of photo: "342X."
Subjects
Land Clearing
Occupations - Labourers
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Accession Code
HV971.12.77
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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