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Aerial photograph of Burnaby Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84882
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby Mountain and surrounding area with Burrard Inlet to the north.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 561-003
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-08
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby Mountain and surrounding area with Burrard Inlet to the north.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Province of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- This photo is indentified as BC5061:83 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5061:84 to the west and BC5061:82 to the east
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Lake City Area
Aerial photograph of North Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 561-001
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-08
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Province of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- This photo is identified as BC5061:85
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Westridge Area
Aerial photograph of North Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84881
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 561-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2014-08
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby with Burrard Inlet to the north and Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Barnet Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Province of British Columbia
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- This photo is indentified as BC5061:84 and connects with B.C. air photograph BC5061:85 to the west and BC5061:83 to the east
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Westridge Area
![Burnaby Lake, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/072-001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34637
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 20.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby Lake and North Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 20.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 072-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby Lake and North Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Government Road Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
![Burnaby Lake, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/072-001.jpg)
Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory571
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1980
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vanco…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vancouver.
- Date Range
- 1942-1980
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Names
- Olofson, Axel
- GAK Fur Farm
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 14, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
- Biographical Notes
- Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:19:04
- Interviewee Name
- Olofson, B. Maureen
- Interview Location
- Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_3.mp3![North Burnaby, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/106-001.jpg?width=280)
North Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34701
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 106-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Westridge Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Brentwood Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
![North Burnaby, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/106-001.jpg)
Sperling Avenue Looking South
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79948
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 20, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a view of Sperling Avenue looking south from Broadway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 20, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-519
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a view of Sperling Avenue looking south from Broadway.
- Subjects
- Aerial Photographs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- McCarron, John
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
![Trans Mountain Pipe Line loading dock, [1958] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/098-001.jpg?width=280)
Trans Mountain Pipe Line loading dock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34689
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of the Trans Mountain Pipe Line Westridge loading dock on Burrard Inlet. Houses are visible in the background, and railroad tracks along the edge of the inlet.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 098-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of the Trans Mountain Pipe Line Westridge loading dock on Burrard Inlet. Houses are visible in the background, and railroad tracks along the edge of the inlet.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Commercial Illustrators Industrial Photographers
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "TA. 8817 / Commerical Illustrators / Industrial Photographers / 601 Denman St., Vancouver 5, B.C. / File No. 9412-2"
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
![Trans Mountain Pipe Line loading dock, [1958] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/098-001.jpg)