Photograph of a bed covered in clothing at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing at his pickup truck next to his wares.
Photograph of a bed covered in clothing at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing at his pickup truck next to his wares.
Photograph of the exterior of the Furniture Fair Warehouse and Showrooms, located on Winston Street by Burnaby Lake. The photograph is taken from across the railway tracks, facing north.
Photograph of the exterior of the Furniture Fair Warehouse and Showrooms, located on Winston Street by Burnaby Lake. The photograph is taken from across the railway tracks, facing north.
Photograph of a diverse collection of wares that includes an aquarium and a bean bag chair at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is seated at a side door of the van parked behind the aquarium.
Photograph of a diverse collection of wares that includes an aquarium and a bean bag chair at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is seated at a side door of the van parked behind the aquarium.
Note on recto of photograph reads: "The crowd looks over Manns possessions."
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Crowd surveys possessions Lillian Mann collected over 28 years in her expropriated Burnaby home."
Photograph of an unidentified vendor standing next to a dresser covered with household items at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. A woman in sunglasses is sitting on an ottoman to the vendor's left. Other furniture surrounds the area.
Photograph of an unidentified vendor standing next to a dresser covered with household items at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. A woman in sunglasses is sitting on an ottoman to the vendor's left. Other furniture surrounds the area.
Photograph of an unidentified vendor standing next to a dresser covered with household items at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. A woman in sunglasses is sitting on an ottoman to the vendor's left. Other furniture surrounds the area.
Photograph of an unidentified vendor standing next to a dresser covered with household items at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. A woman in sunglasses is sitting on an ottoman to the vendor's left. Other furniture surrounds the area.
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Vendors can be seen with their merchandise displayed on tables.
Photograph of people and automobiles gathered at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Vendors can be seen with their merchandise displayed on tables.
Photograph of a plank of wood suspended across two lawn chairs to create a table at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Two unidentified vendors are standing behind the makeshift table, leaning against a pickup truck and smiling for the camera.
Photograph of a plank of wood suspended across two lawn chairs to create a table at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Two unidentified vendors are standing behind the makeshift table, leaning against a pickup truck and smiling for the camera.
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.