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5th Burnaby Brownies and Guides at Willingdon Heights United Church

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4837
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of 5th Burnaby Brownies, Guides and their leaders standing on the sidewalk in front of Willingdon Heights United Church.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of 5th Burnaby Brownies, Guides and their leaders standing on the sidewalk in front of Willingdon Heights United Church.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
Willingdon Heights United Church
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4304 Parker Street
Accession Code
BV015.35.186
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1950]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 9, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
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100 Years of Gilmore School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2017
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
"100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
"100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
History
Yunuen Perez Vertti is a filmmaker and digital media artist originally from Mexico City. She has produced films for many public, private and non-profit organizations.
Creator
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Events - Anniversaries
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Responsibility
Heights Neighbourhood Association
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV018.13.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder
Images
Video

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Ada Bingham by a tree stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription739
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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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40410
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5851.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5851.1
Description
Mission Garage - Advertisement Blotter. Advertisment card for the Mission Garage at 3959 Hastings Street Vancouver, run by E. Furer. (Although the address on the card says Vancouver, it is actually in Burnaby, part of the Vancouver Heights community.) The front of the card has an illustration of an automobile accident. There is a caption at the top of the card "You're Under Arrest!" and another caption on the side of the card "Don't Face Arrest Because of Faulty Brakes...". The reverse side of the card has pink construction paper which has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40411
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5852.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5852.1
Description
A.D. Hewitt Company - Advertisment Blotter. Advertisement card for A.D.Hewitt Company, a decal company in Vancouver BC. The card promotes Name Plates, Truck Lettering, Window and Door Lettering among other serives. The back of the card has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
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advertisement; blotter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40412
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5853.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5853.1
Description
Hobson, Christie & Company - Advertisement Blotter. Advertisement card for Hobson, Christie & Company Limited Insurance at 163 W.Hastings Street Vancouver. The company supplies insurance for fire, automobile, casualty and inland marine. The back side of the card has been used as an ink blotter.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Bird's eye view of New Westminster, Burnaby and Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8199
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : hand painted ; 65.5 x 99 cm
Scope and Content
An untitled monochromatic grayscale map of a developer's bird's eye view looking north west from Burnaby Mountain. View includes Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver with the North shore in the distance. Burnaby neighbourhood subdivisions of "Burnaby Heights" and "Buena Vista" are featured near the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : hand painted ; 65.5 x 99 cm
Scope and Content
An untitled monochromatic grayscale map of a developer's bird's eye view looking north west from Burnaby Mountain. View includes Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver with the North shore in the distance. Burnaby neighbourhood subdivisions of "Burnaby Heights" and "Buena Vista" are featured near the centre of the map. These neighbourhood subdivisions were marketed by Real Estate Agents Liebly & Blumer in 1911. Roads, buildings, factories, railways and bridges are identified on the map.
Subjects
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Responsibility
Leibly & Blumer Realty Co. Incorporated
Accession Code
HV983.12.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca. 1911]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
December 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Make tint block of Buena Vista / Blocks only as shown in lots"
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90322
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.3
Description
Booklet; business directory; thin card cover secured to single signature with two metal staples; 16 pages (double sided) printed on newsprint; Front cover reads: "North Burnaby / Business / Directory / 8th annual edition / 1973-74" / "Beacon Publications / Room 3 - 4023 Hastings / 298-1611" First page includes a list of "Important / Telephone Numbers" handwritten names and numbers added in ink and pencil
Object History
Donor's family lived in North Burnaby. Business directory was probably provided to all residents who lived in this neighbourhood of Burnaby.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Book
Marks/Labels
Beacon Publications Room 3 - 4023 Hastings 298-1611
Measurements
23 x 15 cm
Maker
Beacon Publications
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Publication Date
[1974]
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Businesses
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90323
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.11
Description
Booklet; school handbook; red paper cover folded around 17 typewritten pages of cartridge paper with 5 metal staples; front cover reads "Alpha / burnaby bc". Second page inside reads: "Alpha / Junior Secondary / School / Handbook". Includes index on page 5; pages numbered 5 to 29; pull out floor plan of "Alpha Junior Secondary School" on blue paper in back of booklet. Handwritten annotations on first page
Object History
Donor attended Alpha Junior Secondary School.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Book, Instruction
Marks/Labels
Alpha Junior Secondary School
Measurements
23 x 15 cm
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Title
Alpha burnaby bc
Publication Date
[c. 1956]
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Buildings - Schools
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Bulldozer clearing a Forested Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11
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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13
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
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Burnaby North High School grade 9 class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13691
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grade nine class of Burnaby North High School arranged in rows and standing in front of the entrance to the school. Walter "Wally" Westerman is identified on the far left, standing in the fourth row from the bottom.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Material Details
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Scope and Content
Photograph of the grade nine class of Burnaby North High School arranged in rows and standing in front of the entrance to the school. Walter "Wally" Westerman is identified on the far left, standing in the fourth row from the bottom.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Buildings - Schools
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Burnaby North High School
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.17.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1931
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Walter age 14/1931 1st year high"
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Burnaby South High School basketball team

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15355
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwe…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwell (#35- holding basketball); Bill Popowich (#10-third from right); David Cordis (#8-fourth from right) and Fred Forshaw (far right), other players are unidentified. The photograph has been taken from above the basketball court.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Sports - Basketball
Persons - Students
Names
Burnaby South High School
Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"
Julian, Terry
Swalwell, Ken
Popowich, Bill
Cordis, Dave
Forshaw, Fred
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.39.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Henderson, Norman "Norm"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Norman M. Henderson"
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Burnaby South High School rugby team

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15357
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby South Highschool Junior Boys English Rugby Team. Players identified in the back row include (left to right): Alan Scott, Dave Amundsen, ?, Ernie Stevens, ?. Players identified in the middle row include: Stan Bishop (far left) and Lavergne "Vern" Hurley (center).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby South Highschool Junior Boys English Rugby Team. Players identified in the back row include (left to right): Alan Scott, Dave Amundsen, ?, Ernie Stevens, ?. Players identified in the middle row include: Stan Bishop (far left) and Lavergne "Vern" Hurley (center).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Sports - Rugby
Names
Burnaby South High School
Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"
Amundsen, Dave
Scott, Alan
Stevens, Ernie
Bishop, Stanley "Stan"
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.39.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "1945-46 / From LaVergne / Juniior English Rugby 1945-46"
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Burnaby South High School students

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Burnaby South Highschool. Students in front row include; Shirley Garett, Jean (Ranger) Penzer, Rae Milton and Margaret Farrand [sic] and Jean Wellsby (far right). Students in the second row include: Rogers and Bigham. Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is identified in back row (fourt…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Burnaby South Highschool. Students in front row include; Shirley Garett, Jean (Ranger) Penzer, Rae Milton and Margaret Farrand [sic] and Jean Wellsby (far right). Students in the second row include: Rogers and Bigham. Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is identified in back row (fourth from right).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Names
Burnaby South High School
Garrett, Shirley
Ranger, Jean
Farrand, Margaret
Milton, Rae
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.39.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "Front Row: Shirley Garett / Jean Ranger / Rae Milton / Margaret Farrand [sic]"
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Calendar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90316
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.14
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.14
Description
A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids. The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary. Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child. The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
Object History
Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Calendar
Marks/Labels
Helen's Children's Wear Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise 4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
Measurements
21 cm l x 17cm h
Country Made
United States of America
Title
Childhood Safety Calendar
Publication Date
1966
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Clothing
Documentary Artifacts
Persons - Children
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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camera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91515
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.28.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.28.1
Description
A Kodak camera inside of a brown leather camera case with a long shoulder strap. The camera case opens with a round metal clasp at the front top-centre. The rectangular camera fits snugly inside the case.
Object History
This camera belonged to Percy Mallett who immigrated to Okotoks, Alberta from Cornwall, England. He married Alice Mallett (nee Lowry) and moved to Vancouver, BC in 1910. The couple later moved to Burnaby to raise their family in 1915. They had three children.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Photographic T&E - - Camera Equipment
Object Term
Camera
Marks/Labels
Kodak
Colour
Brown
Measurements
height: 24 cm width: 13 cm depth: 5.5 cm
Subjects
Photographic Tools and Equipment - Camera
Names
Mallett, Percy
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Class on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students from about age eight to ten lined up on the front steps of a school in three rows. The school in the background appears to be the Gilmore Avenue School There are eighteen girls, mostly in knee length dresses or skirts with dark stockings or knee high socks, and se…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students from about age eight to ten lined up on the front steps of a school in three rows. The school in the background appears to be the Gilmore Avenue School There are eighteen girls, mostly in knee length dresses or skirts with dark stockings or knee high socks, and seventeen boys, in either button up shirts or sailor suits. Annotations on the back of the postcard read: "c. 1915" and "Mr. Smith."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.100.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Cleared lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17
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
Less detail

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
Images
Less detail

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