36 records – page 1 of 2.

A Good Size Log, Barnet B.C

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38346
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Lee subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
411-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-13
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title taken from caption
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Album page

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90401
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.689
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.689
Description
Album page with poster for the "Midsummer festival of the arts", June, 1971.
Object History
Album page 161 from Don Copan album/scrapbook for Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations
Don Copan was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee and later became the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. While a member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee, Don created a scrapbook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee’s involvement in celebrating British Columbia’s Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971 including Burnaby’s Commemorative Project – Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
Reference
Photographs from the Don Copan scrapbook/album are described as part of the Donald Copan collection - Copan Album series
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Poster
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Arts
Advertising Medium - Poster
Names
Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee
Images
Less detail

Bill Price and his steam donkey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36996
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Price and the steam donkey engine he operated for logging.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-454
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of William "Bill" Price and the steam donkey engine he operated for logging.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Names
Price, William Francis "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Boy Scouts Centennial Outdoor Show poster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of poster for "Boy Scouts of Canada Burnaby Region Centennial Outdoor Show" at Century Gardens.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of poster for "Boy Scouts of Canada Burnaby Region Centennial Outdoor Show" at Century Gardens.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Advertising Medium - Poster
Celebrations - Centennials
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Accession Code
BV005.54.234
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 21, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Advertising Medium - Poster
Advertising Medium - Flyer
Souvenirs
Accession Code
BV005.54.275
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13263
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Advertising Medium - Poster
Advertising Medium - Flyer
Souvenirs
Accession Code
BV005.54.277
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13264
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 information booth and display.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Advertising Medium - Poster
Advertising Medium - Flyer
Souvenirs
Accession Code
BV005.54.278
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Clearing land with a team of oxen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39524
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15.6 x 23.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a team of oxen being used to clear land and haul logs on skid road. Five unidentified lumberjacks can be seen standing alongside the animals.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15.6 x 23.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-843
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a team of oxen being used to clear land and haul logs on skid road. Five unidentified lumberjacks can be seen standing alongside the animals.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Forestry
Animals - Oxen
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Land Clearing
Industries - Logging/lumber
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Empire Steam Donkey on Museum Train travelling exhibit

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Empire Steam Donkey on the Museum Train travelling exhibit on display at the Central Park siding in 1973. The Empire Steam Donkey is a small steam donkey with a capstan style pulley wheel, mounted on skids.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Empire Steam Donkey on the Museum Train travelling exhibit on display at the Central Park siding in 1973. The Empire Steam Donkey is a small steam donkey with a capstan style pulley wheel, mounted on skids.
History
This machine is owned by the BC Provincial Museum. There is also one at the UBC Demonstration Forest and another at the Forestry Museum in Duncan.
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Accession Code
BV017.41.1
Date
[1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Images
Less detail

Empire Steam Donkey on Museum Train travelling exhibit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4304
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Empire Steam Donkey on the Museum Train travelling exhibit on display at the Central Park siding in 1973. The Empire Steam Donkey is a small steam donkey with a capstan style pulley wheel, mounted on skids. The photograph shows a close-up view of the capstan.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Empire Steam Donkey on the Museum Train travelling exhibit on display at the Central Park siding in 1973. The Empire Steam Donkey is a small steam donkey with a capstan style pulley wheel, mounted on skids. The photograph shows a close-up view of the capstan.
History
This machine is owned by the BC Provincial Museum. There is also one at the UBC Demonstration Forest and another at the Forestry Museum in Duncan.
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Accession Code
BV017.41.2
Date
[1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05-Jun-2018
Images
Less detail

Empire Steam Donkey on Museum Train travelling exhibit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4305
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Empire Steam Donkey on the Museum Train travelling exhibit on display at the Central Park siding in 1973. The Empire Steam Donkey is a small steam donkey with a capstan style pulley wheel, mounted on skids. The photograph shows a close-up view of the small engine mounted on the si…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : copy scan
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Empire Steam Donkey on the Museum Train travelling exhibit on display at the Central Park siding in 1973. The Empire Steam Donkey is a small steam donkey with a capstan style pulley wheel, mounted on skids. The photograph shows a close-up view of the small engine mounted on the side of the vertical boiler.
History
This machine is owned by the BC Provincial Museum. There is also one at the UBC Demonstration Forest and another at the Forestry Museum in Duncan.
Other Title Information
Title based on content of photograph.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Accession Code
BV017.41.3
Date
[1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Images
Less detail

Falling Trees at Burnaby, BC

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 8.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing in front of a very large tree stump. The man in the centre of the picture is holding an axe. Two axes are in the tree. A large two-man saw lies on the ground in front of the tree. An caption in blue ink on a separate label below the photograph reads…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 8.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing in front of a very large tree stump. The man in the centre of the picture is holding an axe. Two axes are in the tree. A large two-man saw lies on the ground in front of the tree. An caption in blue ink on a separate label below the photograph reads, "Falling Trees at / Burnaby, B.C."
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Accession Code
HV971.81.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-28
Images
Less detail

Gilley Brothers logging operation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36092
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilley Brothers logging operation. A donkey engine is visible on the right, and seven men are standing on a felled tree as it is pulled along the track by the power of the donkey engine.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Columbian Newspaper subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
222-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilley Brothers logging operation. A donkey engine is visible on the right, and seven men are standing on a felled tree as it is pulled along the track by the power of the donkey engine.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Industries - Forestry
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Gilley Brothers Logging Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Grace Price by a steam donkey cable

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36967
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.9 x 8.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Price standing by the cable of a steam donkey used for logging.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.9 x 8.2 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-425
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Price standing by the cable of a steam donkey used for logging.
Subjects
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Names
Price, Grace Mabel Potter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Locomotive at Granite Bay

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of locomotive no. 5 travelling along the tracks at Granite Bay hauling large logs. A logging crew is travelling with the locomotive; some lumberjacks are riding in the car and some are seated on the logs.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of locomotive no. 5 travelling along the tracks at Granite Bay hauling large logs. A logging crew is travelling with the locomotive; some lumberjacks are riding in the car and some are seated on the logs.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Locomotives
Accession Code
BV989.8.6
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied June 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written in pen on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 28A JUNE 87"
Images
Less detail

Map of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13259
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large map of Burnaby displayed on a table in a parking lot. A poster for "Middlegate" Shopping Centre is displayed to the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large map of Burnaby displayed on a table in a parking lot. A poster for "Middlegate" Shopping Centre is displayed to the right.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Advertising Medium - Poster
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Accession Code
BV005.54.273
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Old Curly with a logging crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription66
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing on around the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing on around the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
Accession Code
BV989.8.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 29A JUNE 87"
Images
Less detail

Old Curly with a logging crew

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription67
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing and leaning against the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing and leaning against the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
Accession Code
BV989.8.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 30A JUNE 87"
Images
Less detail

Phillips Lumber Mill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37303
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of two labourers standing inside Phillips Lumber Mill at Guichon Creek and Mayne Avenue (now Willingdon).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
347-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two labourers standing inside Phillips Lumber Mill at Guichon Creek and Mayne Avenue (now Willingdon).
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

poster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90209
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.56.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.56.10
Description
poster; promotional poster for book; featuring the cover of the book "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby", edited by Michael Sone; white glossy paper with cream background; black and gold text at top reading: "PIONEER / TALES of / BURNABY"; official circular seal of Burnaby printed in black in top right corner, "DISTRICT OF BURNABY / INCORPORATED 1892"; text at bottom in black reads: "Available here! / $24.95 until June 30-then $34.95 / Published by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby"; illustration beneath title by Ted Stuanton, inside rectangular frame, brown on white background; montage illustration depicts from top to bottom: a view of Burrard Inlet, a man standing in front of a tree trunk holding a shovel, a man with a straw hat standing behind a young girl, men working on the construction of a wood building, a tram car, a man with cap standing next to a vintage automobile, a group of three children with a dog and a man seated at the front of a carriage loaded with packages and pulled by two horses.[1987]
Object History
Poster was created by the City of Burnaby as promotional material for the City's publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" which was published in 1987.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Poster
Colour
Gold
Black
Brown
Measurements
L: 61.6 cm W: 41.1 cm
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Posters
Advertising Medium - Poster
Images
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