Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV011.50.15

Description

card; textured white paper with black ink; front of card with illustration of log cabin inside Heritage Village; illustration by Bob Sheridan c. 1976; inside of card includes handwritten thankyou note to Reg Millway for receipt of membership fees for Century Park Museum Association from "Ethel", April 16, 1982; verso of card reads "THE LOG CABIN / HERITAGE VILLAGE - BURNABY B.C. / The Log Cabin illustrates the earliest form of housing used by settlers in this area. A single room provided living, cooking an sleeping accommodation for the residents."

Object History

The log cabin building was built on the site of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1973 by craftsman Earl Carter along with volunteers.

Category

08. Communication Artifacts

Classification

Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents

Object Term

Correspondence

Measurements

w: 16 cm h: 12.5 cm

Maker

Freeman Printing Limited

Country Made

Canada

Province Made

British Columbia

Site/City Made

Burnaby

Subjects

Buildings - Residential - Cabins

Documentary Artifacts - Cards

Names

Burnaby Village Museum

Century Park Museum Association

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

William Harold Carr fonds

Description Level

File

Physical Description

1 album (26 photographs) + 1 photograph : col. 9 x 13 cm mounted on paper 25.5 x 33 cm

Material Details

Pages include typewritten text pasted below each photograph

Cover page and pages 30 to 32 are blank

Scope and Content

File consists of a thirty three page photograph album documenting the building of an outhouse by Century Park Museum Association volunteer, Harold Carr on the site of Heritage Village in Century Park (Burnaby Village Museum). The album is titled: "THE EPIC OF THE / OUTHOUSE / The Only (Privy) Biffy in Heritage Village with the Good Housekeeping / Seal of disApproval, 1977" / "Built by Mr. W. H. Carr / Privy Councillor / and Builder Emeritus". Photography by R. S. Banford & M. Smith, Marbo Photographics, North Vancouver."

Creator

Carr, William Harold

Subjects

Buildings - Other

Names

Carr, William Harold

Century Park Museum Association

Accession Code

BV011.59.1

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

1977

Media Type

Textual Record

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Arrangement

Individual photographs are described at item level

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

2021-04-29

Scale

100

Photographer

Marbo Photographics

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph album

Continuation of the title reads : "The Only (Privy) Biffy in Heritage Village with the Good Housekeeping / Seal of disApproval, 1977" / "Built by Mr. W. H. Carr / Privy Councillor / and Builder Emeritus".

Photographs from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV011.59.3 to BV011.5.3.31)

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