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Impromptu Dance - Joan Harbord-Harbord; Don Copan; Merilynn Darbey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59174
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three individuals in period costume at an "Impromptu Dance."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1498
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of three individuals in period costume at an "Impromptu Dance."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on caption
Caption on recto reads: "Impromptu Dance - Joan Harbord-Hardbord / Don Copan / Merilynn Darbey"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 7 / Burnaby Today"
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pendant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11409
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.3323.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.3323.1
Description
Pendant, small brass ring with picture on each side and glass in front. Portrait of Queen Victoria as a young woman on one side and older on other side. Small loop for hanging. Portraits are in sepia tones.
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Adornment
Adornment - Jewelry
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catalogue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18690
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.4.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.4.1
Description
E.G. Rideout & Co. - Catalogue Booklet -- [1879?]. Catalogue produced by E.G. Rideout and Company in New York. The catalogue is staple bound although there are pages falling out of the booklet. The company advertises Swiss and American Watches for ladies and men, notions, combs, brooches, etc. Along with prices guides for the products. The booklet measures 21cm x 27cm.
Maker
E. G. Rideout & Co
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
New York
Site/City Made
New York
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Adornment
Adornment - Jewelry
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ring

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48591
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.35.18
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.35.18
Description
Ring, high school; yellow, gold, maroon, black; writing in three black bars across front yellow panel; maroon and gold geometric shapes fan out behind it; some chips and discolouration.
Object History
Burnaby South High School was renamed Hugh M. Fraser High in 1941?, but was changed back to the original name a short time later. Hugh M. Fraser was appointed commissioner of the municipality of Burnaby when it was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, after a dispute with the Provincial government about relief payments for the unemployed. A Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city, under Hugh M. Fraser.
Marks/Labels
"HUGH M. / FRASER / HIGH", gold letters in three black bars across front panel
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Jewelry
Names
Burnaby South High School
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
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brooch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81107
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV009.18.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV009.18.15
Description
Female portrait cameo carved in red background. Mounted in a metal ring with a pin back and a loop at the top. May be worn as a pin or on a chain.
Marks/Labels
"800" hallmark stamped on silver mount.
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Jewelry
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program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90324
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.12
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.12
Description
Program; green ink printed on cardstock folded in centre; one side reads: "Alpha Junior High School / Grade 9 / Awards Party Programme / June 1960 / Autographs"; inside reads: "Grade 9 / Awards Night / Party Programme / June 10, 1960_8:45-11:15..." ; includes schedule of dances.
Object History
Donor attended Alpha Junior Secondary School.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Program
Marks/Labels
Alpha Junior Secondary School
Measurements
23 x 30.5 cm folded to 23 x 15 cm
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Title
Alpha Junior High School / Grade 9 / Awards Party Programme / June 1960
Publication Date
[c. 1956]
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Programs
Buildings - Schools
Events - Parties
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
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Woman wearing jewelry

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1510
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1880 and 1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of an unidentified young woman with her curly hair put up and decorated with a round hair pin in the front. She is wearing a white blouse with high neck, and is wearing a brooch shaped like a tuning fork or a wishbone and has a pendent around her neck.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 18.5 cm
Material Details
printed on the card mount, recto, l.r. "Steele & Co./ LTD/ Winnipeg & Calgary"
The photograph is printed in an oval shape, and mounted on a card supplied by the photo studio. There are scribbles on verso of cardboard.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of an unidentified young woman with her curly hair put up and decorated with a round hair pin in the front. She is wearing a white blouse with high neck, and is wearing a brooch shaped like a tuning fork or a wishbone and has a pendent around her neck.
Subjects
Adornment - Jewelry
Clothing
Accession Code
BV985.5886.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1880 and 1895]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Photographer
Steele & Co.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Woman with glasses on her dress

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription416
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.24 x 20.32 cm oval mounted on matt 20 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman taken in a photographic studio. She has grey hair that is tied back, and wears turn of the century period dress, dark coloured with pleats on the chest and lace trimming at the neck. She has a brooch at her neck, and on her right chest, there is her glasses hangi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.24 x 20.32 cm oval mounted on matt 20 x 15 cm
Material Details
inscribed in pencil on the card mount, verso, u.l. "2144 Osler"
Photograph is cut into an oval shape and mounted on a thick brown card
Card is stained throughout
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman taken in a photographic studio. She has grey hair that is tied back, and wears turn of the century period dress, dark coloured with pleats on the chest and lace trimming at the neck. She has a brooch at her neck, and on her right chest, there is her glasses hanging by a clip or a pin. She is wearing chains or rosary around her neck.
Subjects
Adornment - Jewelry
Accession Code
HV983.42.156
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[189-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
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M. McKenzie and Charlotte Vidal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82514
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two women dancing identified from left to right as M. McKenzie and Charlotte Vidal.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-088
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two women dancing identified from left to right as M. McKenzie and Charlotte Vidal.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
McKenzie, M.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "M McKenzie & C Vidal / 1918 / Wigwam Inn"
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Young woman wearing a pendant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription265
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.0 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified young woman with short dark hair taken in a photographic studio. She is wearing a dress with vertical stripes, and has a pendant around her neck. There appears to be a faint outline of a face depicted in the pendant. An annotation on the back of the photogr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.0 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified young woman with short dark hair taken in a photographic studio. She is wearing a dress with vertical stripes, and has a pendant around her neck. There appears to be a faint outline of a face depicted in the pendant. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "2/23."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Adornment - Jewelry
Accession Code
HV984.51.47
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1923]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Maypole dancing at Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34320
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day Maypole dancing at Central Park during Burnaby's first May Day celebrations. A number of girls in white dresses are dancing around the pole while a large crowd looks on.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-027
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day Maypole dancing at Central Park during Burnaby's first May Day celebrations. A number of girls in white dresses are dancing around the pole while a large crowd looks on.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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First May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35293
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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 the first Burnaby May Day in 1925. Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) and her mother Lillias Urquhart (circled) were spectators.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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.
204-150
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Burnaby May Day in 1925. Margaret Urquhart (Peggy) and her mother Lillias Urquhart (circled) were spectators.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Names
Urquhart, Lillias
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on caption on photograph
Parallel Name Authority: "Stride Studios"
Geographic Access
Central Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Burnaby May Day Celebrations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34267
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 28, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations including a field with children maypole dancing and a crowd watching. A stage is at the back centre under the flags, and there is a photographer with a tripod at the centre of the field.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 28, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations including a field with children maypole dancing and a crowd watching. A stage is at the back centre under the flags, and there is a photographer with a tripod at the centre of the field.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd's Studio
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "#7, Burnaby May Day Celebrations, 28/5/27"
Back of photo stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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May Day dancers at Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36892
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capitol Hill School May Day dancers at Central Park. Boys, front row: Albert Norman, George McMaster, Bob Parliament, Jack Atchison (or Wilson), and Norman Chappell. Boys, back row: Paul Fleming, Len Holland, Harvey Parliament, and Doug Holmes. Girls, front row: Vivian Drake, Thais …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (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 ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-350
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capitol Hill School May Day dancers at Central Park. Boys, front row: Albert Norman, George McMaster, Bob Parliament, Jack Atchison (or Wilson), and Norman Chappell. Boys, back row: Paul Fleming, Len Holland, Harvey Parliament, and Doug Holmes. Girls, front row: Vivian Drake, Thais Bonnett, Edna Chappell, and Betty McLeod. Girls, back row: Catherine Easthope, Esther Walters, Belle Wittingham, and Queenie Holdom.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Clothing - Uniforms
Structures - Water Tanks and Towers
Names
Capitol Hill School
Chappell, Edna
Chappell, Norman
Drake, Vivian
Easthope, Catherine
Fleming, Paul
Halford, Thais S. Bonnett
Holdom, Queenie
Holland, Len
Holmes, Doug
McLeod, Betty
McMaster, George
Norman, Albert
Parliament, Bob
Parliament, Harvey
Walters, Esther
Wittingham, Belle
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35558
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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 Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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.
204-416
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day in Robert Burnaby Park. In the maypole dance is Mary Cram, then in Grade 1 at Kingsway West School. Ruth Bearn was crowned the first May Queen.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Persons - Crowds
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3114
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of folk dancing groups celebrating Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. The dance groups are composed of young boys and girls. Some dance groups are gathered around Maypoles, and a crowd is on a hill by the field watching.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of folk dancing groups celebrating Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. The dance groups are composed of young boys and girls. Some dance groups are gathered around Maypoles, and a crowd is on a hill by the field watching.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
Wedgewood Street
Robert Burnaby Park
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Accession Code
HV972.204.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 26, 1928
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Related Material
For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the bottom front of the photograph: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay B.C. / 20."
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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3115
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of several maypoles that have been errected in celebration of Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. At every maypole, there are children (mainly girls), each holding a ribbon. The girls are wearing white dresses and some have white caps. A crowd is watching.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of several maypoles that have been errected in celebration of Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. At every maypole, there are children (mainly girls), each holding a ribbon. The girls are wearing white dresses and some have white caps. A crowd is watching.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
Wedgewood Street
Robert Burnaby Park
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Accession Code
HV972.204.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 26, 1928
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Related Material
For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay. B.C."
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Burnaby May Day Festival

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34270
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 18, 1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 18, 1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day Festival, May 18, 1929 / Stride Studios, New Westminster, BC, Photo #18"
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory38
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1929-1938
Length
0:09:54
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's memories of Burnaby during the Depression years including his sister's personal and work history.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's memories of Burnaby during the Depression years including his sister's personal and work history.
Date Range
1929-1938
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:09:54
Names
McGeachie, Florence Mary
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34273
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 96 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations at Burnaby Park with a band in the foreground and children maypole dancing with a crowd watching. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1930
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 96 cm
Material Details
Photograph consists of three photos taped together, stored folded at joints
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations at Burnaby Park with a band in the foreground and children maypole dancing with a crowd watching. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day 1930 / Stride Photo"
Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Enlarged by The Stride Studios / 657 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC / We do picture framing"
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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