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Adell Philips and daughter holding rabbits

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19103

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1956]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips holding a white rabbit and standing outside in a yard beside one of her children (could be her daughter Judith Philips) who is also holding a white rabbit. There is a black and white cat sitting on the fence behind them and a corner of a house is visible in the backgroun…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Adell Philips holding a white rabbit and standing outside in a yard beside one of her children (could be her daughter Judith Philips) who is also holding a white rabbit. There is a black and white cat sitting on the fence behind them and a corner of a house is visible in the background.

Subjects: Animals; Animals - Cats

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Judith

Accession Code: BV022.11.21

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1956]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: “Dell & baby [sic] / Spring 1956”; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “103” [sic]

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Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18927

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939-1969

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 22 photographs + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs of Earl Gene and Adell Philips and family along with realestate listing slips for homes on Barker Avenue and Spruce Street in Burnaby.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 22 photographs + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs of Earl Gene and Adell Philips and family along with realestate listing slips for homes on Barker Avenue and Spruce Street in Burnaby.

History: Earl Gene Philips (1915-1968) was born, Eugene William Phillips in Kamloops, British Columbia and Adell Philips (1915-2022) was born, Lilian Odell Greenwood in Jaffray, British Columbia. The couple met at Mac & Mac Hardware in New Westminster where Earl was working as a salesman and Adell was working as a secretary and bookkeeper. Earl and Adell were married on May 15, 1942 in New Westminster. The couple lived briefly in Mission while Earl was working for the Mackie Brothers and returned to New Westminster where they lived on Queens Avenue while Earl worked for the Nelson Brothers Fisheries. In 1943, their first child, Cory (Linda Anne Phillips) was born followed by; Lorayne (Donna Elaine Phillips) in 1944 and Judith (Diane Elizabeth Phillips) in 1949. In 1949, the family moved to 5877 Barker Avenue, Burnaby and Adell worked for MacDonald Realty as a legal secretary. In 1952, Earl became involved in numerology and changed his name from Eugene William Phillips to Earl Gene Philips (with one “l”). The names of his wife and children were also changed from; Lilian Odell Phillips to Adell Philips, Linda Anne Phillips to Cory Philips, Donna Elaine Phillips to Lorayne Philips and Diane Elizabeth Phillips to Judith Philips. In 1955, their fourth child Lea Philips was born. All four children attended schools in Burnaby including; Nelson Elementary, Kingsway West School, Suncrest Elementary School, Maywood Elementary School, Burnaby South High School, Moscrop Junior High School, Burnaby Central Secondary School and BCIT. In 1969, following the death of Earl (in 1968), Adell and her son, Lea moved from their home on Barker Avenue to a house located at 4085 Spruce Street. Lea lived with his mother Adell until 1978 when he was married. Adell continued to live on Spruce Street until 2021 when she moved to a care home at the age of 106. Adell died in 2022, just 3 weeks shy of her 107th birthday.

Creator: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Earl Gene

Accession Code: BV022.11

Date: 1939-1969

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Arrangement: Family records within fonds were compiled and arranged by Lea, Cora and Judith Philips and arranged and described at item level in the order in which they were donated to Burnaby Village Museum.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Fishing boats with seagulls

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19089

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two seiner fishing boats working out on the open water, one with the name "Western Ranger" on the port side. Earl Philips is fishing from one of these boats while working for Nelson Brothers Fisheries. Seagulls are flocking around the boats while they're in operation.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two seiner fishing boats working out on the open water, one with the name "Western Ranger" on the port side. Earl Philips is fishing from one of these boats while working for Nelson Brothers Fisheries. Seagulls are flocking around the boats while they're in operation.

Subjects: Transportation - Boats; Occupations - Fishermen

Names: Philips, Earl Gene

Accession Code: BV022.11.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1950

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Earl / Fishing / 1950 / #75"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "41"

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Lorayne Philips and Cory Philips

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19085

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1948 and 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) sisters Lorayne Philips and Cory Philips standing on a street in New Westminster. The young sisters are dressed in coats and hats and each has a small cross body handbag.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) sisters Lorayne Philips and Cory Philips standing on a street in New Westminster. The young sisters are dressed in coats and hats and each has a small cross body handbag.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Philips, Lorayne; Philips, Cory

Accession Code: BV022.11.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1948 and 1950]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "L to R: / Lorayne & Cory" / "#69" /"690690"

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Philips family in snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19088

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 10 Mar. 1951

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Philips family standing in the snow in the yard of their home located at 5877 Barker Avenue. Earl and Adell Philips are identified standing behind their children identified left to right as: Cory, Lorayne and Judith Philips.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Earl and Adell Philips family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Philips family standing in the snow in the yard of their home located at 5877 Barker Avenue. Earl and Adell Philips are identified standing behind their children identified left to right as: Cory, Lorayne and Judith Philips.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Philips, Adell Greenwood; Philips, Earl Gene; Philips, Cory; Philips, Lorayne; Philips, Judith

Geographic Access: Barker Avenue

Street Address: 5877 Barker Avenue

Accession Code: BV022.11.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 10 Mar. 1951

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Earl, Adell / Cory, Lorayne, Judith / Mar 10, 1951 / Barker Avenue / #80"; Note in blue ink on bottom recto of photograph reads: "March 10-1951"

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