A history and geography of British Columbia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV018.11.24
- Call Number
- 971.1 LAW 1914
- Author
- Lawson, Maria, 1852-1945
- Young, Rosalind Watson, 1874-1962
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Series
- Dominion series.
- Physical Description
- 156 p.: ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Edna Barton
Sir James Douglas School
Victoria B.C." [handwritten on front pastedown and opposing page in pencil]
Note enclosed regarding ownership of book
"Edna Barton
1457 Homely St. Victoria B. C." [handwritten on page opposing back pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Notes
- "History --by Maria Lawson" --t.p.
- "Geography --by Rosalind Watson Young" --t.p.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia" --t.p.
- 3 copies of alternate version published by W.J. Gage & Company, Limited ,1906
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Air-brake pumps : triple valves and brake valves, air-brake troubles, operating and testing trains, foundation brake gear, air signal-system, high-speed brake, no. 6 E T locomotive brake, P C passenger brake equipment, L N passenger brake equipment, type K freight triple valves, train control
A Latin grammar for schools : based on the principles and requirements of the Grammatical Society
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3715.2
- Call Number
- 475 SON
- Edition
- 12th ed.
- Author
- Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929
- Place of Publication
- London ; New York
- Publisher
- George Allen & Co., Ltd.
- The MacMillan Company
- Publication Date
- 1911
- c1889
- Series
- Parallel Grammar series
- Physical Description
- 2 pts. in 1 v.(vii, 219 p.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front end paper:[middle of page]
"Annie Hill" [handwritten in ink]
"McGill Univ. Coll. "
"Vancouver, B.C."[handwritten in pencil]
Back end paper:
"as/1.00" [top left corner; handwritten in pencil]
"Thomson Staionery Company Ltd. Vancouver" [bottom left corner, white rectangler label with dark blue lettering]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Latin language--Grammar
- Latin language--Composition and exercises
- Latin language
- Notes
- Contains two seperate books: Part I - Accidence (1911) and Part II - Syntax (1909).
- Includes index
- Author's given name and dates : Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929.
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Alexander Morrison
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-] date of original, copied [198-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of portrait of Alexander Morrison taken from Volume III of "British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present" by Howay and Schofield that was published in 1914. An enlarged photograph originating from this negative was printed and displayed inside a frame on the wall inside the R…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Royal Bank exhibit series
- Subseries
- Royal Bank exhibit photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of portrait of Alexander Morrison taken from Volume III of "British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present" by Howay and Schofield that was published in 1914. An enlarged photograph originating from this negative was printed and displayed inside a frame on the wall inside the Royal Bank building inside Burnaby Village Museum.
According to biographical information in this volume, Alexander Morrison was a founder and successful businessman with Armstrong, Morrison & Company Limited who first operated a machine shop and pipe manufacturing plant responsible in the production of pipes for water mains in Vancouver and New Westminsterf as well as railroad trestles of the Canadian Pacific Railway and mining machinery. In 1901, they sold the plant and started a street building and paving business in Vancouver and were later successful in bridge construction throughout the province including the Granville Street and Main Street bridges in Vancouver along with railway bridges across the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. Morrison was also a director in the Clayburn Company, the Vancouver Granite Company and the Keremeos Land Company and a member of the Vancouver Board of Trade.
- Names
- Morrison, Alexander
- Accession Code
- BV022.1.35
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-] date of original, copied [198-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 1200
- Scan Date
- 2022-04-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Enlarged print of photograph is hanging inside frame accessioned BV985.121.2a
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Alexander's gospel songs : no. 2
The Alexandra readers : second reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3724.1
- Call Number
- 428.2 MCI
- Author
- McIntyre, W. A. (William Albert), 1866-
- Dearness, John, 1852-1954
- Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- MacMillian Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Series
- The Alexandra readers
- Physical Description
- 224 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Jenny" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"6" [handwritten in pencil of back of "Kiss Me" plate between p.192-193]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Department of Education for use in the schools of Alberta and Saskatchewan" --title page
- Author's given name and dates: Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939
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Alfred Henry England
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1915] (date of original) , copied 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary England fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alfred Henry England (husband of Mary England) walking home from work. He is walking along a boardwalk on Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary England fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alfred Henry England (husband of Mary England) walking home from work. He is walking along a boardwalk on Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby.
- Names
- England, Alfred Henry
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.9.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1915] (date of original) , copied 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-Feb-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Alice Hart photograph album
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Florence Hart Godwin fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 album (31 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Alice Hart. Inscription inside of front cover reads "To dearest Alice from father 30th March 1906".
The album is filled with photographs of the Hart family along with friends and relations. The p…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Florence Hart Godwin fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 album (31 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Alice Hart. Inscription inside of front cover reads "To dearest Alice from father 30th March 1906".
The album is filled with photographs of the Hart family along with friends and relations. The photographs range between 1893 and 1923 and document time spent at residences in New Westminster, Deer Lake and Kerrisdale along with family vacations at Mayne Island, Stanely Park and Pitt Lake.
- Names
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Hart Family
- Hart, Alice Chapman
- Accession Code
- HV976.169.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Scan Date
- 10/27/2020
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph album
- Inscription on first page of album reads: "To dearest Alice / from father / 30th March, 1906”.
- 31 b&w copy prints accompanying
- Album pages are described at item level
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All afloat : a chronicle of craft and waterways, v.31
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.10
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.31
- Author
- Wood, William, 1864-1947
- Contributor
- Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1915
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 31
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- xi, 199 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Navigation--History
- Fisheries
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part IX National Highways"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Wood, William Charles Henry, 1864-1947
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
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All in it! "K (1)" carries on
All Saints Anglican Church and Parish Hall
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of two buildings identified as All Saints Anglican Church and Parish Hall. There are two men in work clothes (cover-alls) standing in between the two buildings. There is a ladder going up to the roof of one building.
All Saints Church
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca.1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of building insurance plan of "All Saints Church / Lot "A" BK 29 DL 98 GP1 N.W.D.". Watling Street is idenfied to the north of the church building and Royal Oak Avenue to the west.
Alphabets for cross stitch or crochet, book number four
American blacksmithing, toolsmiths' and steelworkers' manual
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV019.54.1
- Call Number
- 682 HOL
- Edition
- Special Exclusive Ed.
- Author
- Holmström, John Gustaf
- Holford, Henry, 1876-
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Ill.
- Publisher
- Sears, Roebuck & Company
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 254 p. : ill. : 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Blacksmithing
- Tools
- Steel
- Notes
- "By Holmstrom and Holford" -- title page
"Special Exclusive Edition Printed by Frederick J. Drake & Co. expressly for Sears, Roebuck & Company. " -- title page
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The American business manual : a complete guide to modern systems and practise, vol. 2
The American business manual : a complete guide to modern systems and practise, vol. 3