Photograph of William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street including brush and cleared land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street including brush and cleared land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Willingdon Avenue and William Street with the road in the foreground, lumber and cleared land in the centre, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Willingdon Avenue and William Street with the road in the foreground, lumber and cleared land in the centre, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of the street intersection at William and Rosser in the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Houses under construction can be seen in the background.
Photograph of the street intersection at William and Rosser in the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Houses under construction can be seen in the background.
Photograph of the Windsor School Parent-Teacher Association. Identified: (front row, far left) Mrs. Violet Terry Rogers. Mrs. Rogers's husband, Frederick Rogers, an electrical contractor, did the electrical wiring for Windsor School when it was built.
Photograph of the Windsor School Parent-Teacher Association. Identified: (front row, far left) Mrs. Violet Terry Rogers. Mrs. Rogers's husband, Frederick Rogers, an electrical contractor, did the electrical wiring for Windsor School when it was built.
Photograph of students from grades five and six at Windsor Street School sitting and standing in five rows in front of the school building with their teacher, Miss Padgett. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; Clifford Jones, Ole Stanley (grade five), Teddy Galbraith, David Penzer (grade five)…
Photograph of students from grades five and six at Windsor Street School sitting and standing in five rows in front of the school building with their teacher, Miss Padgett. Sitting in the front row (from left) are; Clifford Jones, Ole Stanley (grade five), Teddy Galbraith, David Penzer (grade five), John Adams (grade five), Gordon Thornhill, Neil McKinnon and Gene Lawrence. Sitting in the second row are; Dagney Bjorvick, Dora Ciccone, Peggy Harrington, Rosanne Fraser, Verna Irvine, Mollie Johnson, Dorothy Russle (grade five), Elsie Williamson and Sandra MacCarthy. Standing in the third row are; Jeanette Cruikshank, Betty Perdue, Leona Milne, Elleanor Thompson, Thelma Butler, Margaret (last name unknown), Phyllis (last name unknown), Daphne Northly, Flora Lawrie, Sheila Stockley (grade five) and Sandra McKenzie (grade five). Standing in the fourth row are; Miss Padgett (teacher), Ella Beatty, Bessie McMurray, May Tilke, Howard Kid, Walter Lee (grade five), Raymond Westley, Ian Dunbar and Wendell Boyce (grade five). Standing in the back row are; Stanley Pilkington, Donald McDonald (grade five), Donald Hockin (grade five), Bob Underhill, Alex Decker, Mike Kozak, Charles Farren (grade five), George Baker and Douglas (last name unknown) (grade five).
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "WINDSOR ST. SCHOOL Gr. 6 1939-40?"
Numbers written in black ink on recto identify the students
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1. Clifford Jones 2 Ole Stanley* 3 Teddy Galbraith 4 David Penzer* 5 John Adams* 6 Gordon Thornhill 7 Neil McKinnon 8 Gene Lawrence 9 Dagney Bjorvick 10 Dora Ciccone 11 Peggy Harrington 12 Rosanne Fraser 13 Verna Irvine 14 Mollie Johnson 15 Dorothy Russle / 16 Elsie Williamson 17 Sandra McCarthy 18 Janette [sic] Cruikshank /19 Betty Perdue 20 Leone Milne 21 Elleanor Thompson 22 Thelma Butler 23 Margaret [illegible] 24 Phyllis [illegible] 25 Daphne Northly/ 26 Flora Lawrie 27 * Sheila Stockley 28 * Sandra McKenzie 29 Miss Padgett 30 Ella Beatty 31 Bessie McMurray 32 May Tilke / 33 Howard Kid 34 Walter Lee * 35 Raymond Westley 36 Ian Dunbar 37 Wendell Boyce * 38 Stanley Pilkington 39 Donald * McDonald 40 Donald Hockin * 41 Bob Underhill 42 Alex Decker 43 Mike Kozak 44 Charles Farren* 45 George Baker 46 Douglas [illegible]* / [written sideways] This picture was taken in grade 6 - Some are grade 5 Gr. 5 marked with * "
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing alongside an automobile in front of a building somewhere in Vancouver. Script on the photograph indicates that the woman's name is Marion. Photograph is from the album of Jimmy and Dora Robertson.
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing alongside an automobile in front of a building somewhere in Vancouver. Script on the photograph indicates that the woman's name is Marion. Photograph is from the album of Jimmy and Dora Robertson.
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
Photograph of workers standing out front of the United Fraser Growers Ltd store, at its Keefer Street location. Herbert Law (Yee Law) is standing fourth from left. Law later purchased farmland in Burnaby.
History
The United Fraser Growers Co-operative operated from 1934 until 1957. The head office was at 256 East Georgia in the 1930s and 341 Keefer Street in the 1940s and 1950s. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers.
Photograph of a man working on a Austin 7 (looks to be the 1933 model). He is standing in overalls with a cloth in his hand, holding the passenger side door open. There is a tire on the ground at his feet.
Photograph of a man working on a Austin 7 (looks to be the 1933 model). He is standing in overalls with a cloth in his hand, holding the passenger side door open. There is a tire on the ground at his feet.
Series consists of records created during the land sale process coordinated by the City of Burnaby’s Legal Department. Records include: correspondence, memos, agreements, proposals, tenders, bids, reports, receipts for fees paid, registration of sale agreements, Land Title forms, surveys, appraisal…
Series consists of records created during the land sale process coordinated by the City of Burnaby’s Legal Department. Records include: correspondence, memos, agreements, proposals, tenders, bids, reports, receipts for fees paid, registration of sale agreements, Land Title forms, surveys, appraisals, estimates, legal opinions, as well as maps and other cartographic material.
History
In 2017, responsibility for City land sales was transferred to Realty and Lands.
Series consists of business and personal records of Mabel Hawkshaw including correspondence, notes, reports and literary works. The majority of business records refer to Mabel's work as as Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931). Other records include correspondence in her capaci…
Series consists of business and personal records of Mabel Hawkshaw including correspondence, notes, reports and literary works. The majority of business records refer to Mabel's work as as Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931). Other records include correspondence in her capacity as chairperson of Burnaby's First May Day in 1925, correspondence regarding the Hawkshaw property on Lasqueti island, a few pieces of family correspondence and examples of literary works published in "The Periscope" magazine under her pen name "Percy Egerton Sterling" as well as a copy of "The Covenant Clarion" with an article Mabel wrote titled "An Acient Lineage".