Alastair Macdonald
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alastair Macdonald, in uniform, standing in front of a house at McKay Avenue and Kingsway.
Albert Parker with dog
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia print ; 13 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young Albert Parker sitting on the ground with a dog. Behind him is the barn with a model "T" Ford parked inside. Albert is wearing a newsboy cap and is holding a black dog between his knees.
In 1928 after Sarah Parker's father, Jesse Love died, William and Sarah (nee Love) Parker pu…
Alexander Vidal
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of man identified as Alexander Vidal, standing on a rooftop.
Alfred Bingham
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 20, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 11.3 x 6.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alfred "Alf" Bingham standing in front of a fir tree stump that is approximately 400 years old on the 4200 block of Kitchener Street. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Alfred Bingham subseries
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and other materials
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Community Archives Collection series
- Subseries
- Alfred Bingham subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and other materials
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.
- History
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions.
After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street.
On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess.
The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society.
Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP).
Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS001, MSS142, and PC 010
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Alice Sparman Sanders and brother Lestor Sparman
Alice Sparman Sanders and Gerald Sanders cutting wedding cake
Allan and Frieda Scott
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children Allan and Frieda Scott standing outside of 2224 Antrim Avenue (later renumbered 6957 Antrim Avenue).
Allen family
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 12.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Allen family mother and daughters in front of a blossoming tree. Left to right: Pat, Marjorie (mother) and Stephanie. This photograph was taken at their home at 3976 McGill Street.
Allen family
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man and two children working in a yard. This is likely Cecil Allen and his daughters Patricia (left) and Stephanie (right) at their home at 3976 McGill Street.
Alma, Jack and George F. Nichols
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1942] (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 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photorgraph of (left to right) Alma, Jack and George F. Nichols in the garden at 4016 Kingsway (later renumbered 4548 Kingsway). The family lived behind the Nichols Family Meat Market on Kingsway.
Alpha Avenue and Union Street
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two children beside a sandbox at Alpha Avenue and Union Street. Stumps can be seen in the background. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "The Alpha School is built on the property."
Alvin Burtch subseries
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Community Archives Collection series
- Subseries
- Alvin Burtch subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-02
- BHS1993-12
- BHS1995-07
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
- History
- Alvin Burtch was a British Columbia Electric Railway conductor who drove for the BCER for 38 years, 30 of those years on the Burnaby Lake Line. He was the driver for the line's final run in 1953, his 37th year of service.
Burtch had a daughter named Hazel Cunningham, who grew up in Burnaby and married Friends of the Carousel member Harry Sumner.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Burtch, Alvin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS067, PC493
Less detail
A man, woman and child in front of a stone structure
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man, woman and child posing in front of the remains of a brick structure. There is an opening in the middle and through it you can see an old car with it's door open. The man is wearing a dark suit and vest and hat. The woman is wearing a dark coat and hat. The little boy is wearin…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Series
- Jeffers family photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man, woman and child posing in front of the remains of a brick structure. There is an opening in the middle and through it you can see an old car with it's door open. The man is wearing a dark suit and vest and hat. The woman is wearing a dark coat and hat. The little boy is wearing a light coloured coat and holding a hat. The man and woman could be Albert and Eldora Jeffers.
- Accession Code
- BV007.20.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13/05/2018
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "By the / old oven / I thought / it was very / good"
Less detail
Ambulance at the Cambie office
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a 38/39 Ford, fitted with horn and lights for use as an ambulance, parked at the curb at a location identified only as the "Cambie office" (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a 38/39 Ford, fitted with horn and lights for use as an ambulance, parked at the curb at a location identified only as the "Cambie office" (the Wagner family operated this ambulance service as well as Dexter Cabs).
- Subjects
- Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
- Accession Code
- BV992.45.53
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [after 1938]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Ambulance at/ Cambie office/ when we had City Contract"
Less detail
Amusement park operaters at Happyland
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1950] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified amuseument park operators dressed in uniforms and standing in front of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. One of these men could be Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of amusement park rides at Happyland.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
- Subseries
- Carousel photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified amuseument park operators dressed in uniforms and standing in front of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. One of these men could be Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of amusement park rides at Happyland.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV022.2.30
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1950] (date of original), copied 1996
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2021-08-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #1
- Photograph copied from Robertson family album
Less detail
Anderson family home
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Anderson family home at 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumbered 3908 Norland Avenue). Robert and Madelaine Anderson lived here with their family.
Anderson family home under construction
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Anderson family home at 4151 McGill Street under construction, front view. Madelaine Anderson and Bob Anderson are seen in the window.