Catalog of mission furniture, 1913 : sectional Come-Packt furniture
Woodworking Business on Edmonds Street
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1944 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a furniture and woodworking business, Westminster Furniture Manufacturing Company at 1470 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Edmonds Street). Signs above the door read, "Fixtures, Furniture, General Woodworking," and a man is standing outside.
Air force office
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the office where John Shaw worked during his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John has written on the back of the photograph: "The orderly room again. Can't see a heck of a lot though. Should have been a time exposure."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Series
- Military series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 485-034
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2005-15
- 2006-01
- 2007-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the office where John Shaw worked during his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John has written on the back of the photograph: "The orderly room again. Can't see a heck of a lot though. Should have been a time exposure."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Military
- Furniture
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Air force office
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of an air force office. John Shaw has written on the back of the picture: "The Orderly Room. Corporal Honey in the foreground leaning on the counter which holds all our forms in those pigeon holes you can see."
Anne Le Grove and Lulu
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1947] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Le Grove and her dog Lulu, seated in chairs outside at 2115 Waverley Avenue (later renumbered 7116 Waverley Avenue).
Cadets in the barracks
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four unidentified air force cadets standing beside their beds inside the barracks at the Vernon training camp.
Chapel at Fairacres
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 3 x 4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…
Chapel at Fairacres
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCTUS EST" are inscribed on the wall above the cross. There is a picture of baby Jesus held by the Virgin Mary on one side of the platform, and a Saint holding a baby on the other.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious
- Buildings - Heritage
- Furniture
- Names
- Westminster Priory
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV979.34.2
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Couple in living room
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 9.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified couple sitting and holding open a book together on a wicker chair in a living room decorated with chairs, tables, house plants and lamps. There is a fireplace behind the couple, with a clock, and vases on the mantle. On the wall, there hangs a painting of the virgin …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 9.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified couple sitting and holding open a book together on a wicker chair in a living room decorated with chairs, tables, house plants and lamps. There is a fireplace behind the couple, with a clock, and vases on the mantle. On the wall, there hangs a painting of the virgin and child. The woman's clothing style date this photograph to mid 1900s, as she is wearing a skirt that goes down just above her knees.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- Accession Code
- HV983.42.94
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph taken in the same house, see HV983.42.95
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Desk inside Middlegate Bakery
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jul. 2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of metal desk inside of the Middlegate Bakery. A white telephone, stationery materials and a calculator are on top of the desk. The desk was used by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra when they operated the bakery. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnab…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of metal desk inside of the Middlegate Bakery. A white telephone, stationery materials and a calculator are on top of the desk. The desk was used by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra when they operated the bakery. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries
- Names
- Middlegate Bakery
- Accession Code
- BV022.15.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jul. 2003
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Eddie Manning
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 25, 1944 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Eddie Manning, a British soldier, sitting in the living room of the Le Grove house at 2224 Antrim Avenue (later renumbered 6957 Antrim Avenue) on Christmas Day.
Ellis family home at Christmas
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Christmas decorations at 2924 Silver Avenue (later renumbered 6113 Silver Avenue), the home of Jim and Annie Ellis. A fireplace and a Christmas tree with toys under it are shown.
Friends come for coffee
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Aune and Gus Rintanen sitting at their "all purpose table" with friends; Lil Pasanen, Helmi Rowe, and Mr. Pasanen (standing). Gus Rintanen was working on the cement chimney at the time, as his ladder and bucket are visible in the photograph. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard …
Interior of the barracks
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the sleeping quarters at the air force training camp in Vernon. Rows of beds have soldiers standing beside them and mattresses and blankets piled up.
The New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottages
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished bedroom of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished bedroom of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
- Furniture
- Names
- New Vista Society
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Photographer's note on recto of photograph reads: "The New Vista Societie's [sic] Senior Citizens Cottages Burnaby B.C."
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The New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottages
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished living room of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished living room of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
- Furniture
- Names
- New Vista Society
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Photographer's note on recto of photograph reads: "The New Vista Societie's [sic] Senior Citizens Cottages Burnaby B.C."
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Table by the window
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table by a window, with an arrangement of teapot, sugar bowl, mug, paper bag and other items on it. The location is not identified.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Material Details
- stamped on verso, l.l. [sideways] "2700"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table by a window, with an arrangement of teapot, sugar bowl, mug, paper bag and other items on it. The location is not identified.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- Accession Code
- BV985.5789.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1940]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-02-02
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Zoe Luyendiyk
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Zoe Luyendiyk posing with Tibetan and Nepalese rugs she designs and sells.
- Subjects
- Crafts - Weaving
- Furniture
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Zoe Luyendiyk designs and sells Tibetan and Nepalese rugs from her Burnaby studio. The rugs are certified as manufactured without the use of child labour."
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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
History of Burnaby and vicinity
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented
To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author
George Green
Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown]
"BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
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