prize ribbon
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.32.1
- Description
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) 2nd place prize ribbon in Creative Crafts; won by John Slawson in Augush 1988 for a doll house complete with furniture.
The ribbon is arrow-shaped, pointed at the top and notched at the bottom. It has two layers of ribbon. The back layer is a white ribbon. The front layer is a red ribbon, with text in gold reading: "PNE / Creative / Crafts / SECOND / PACIFIC / NATIONAL / EXHIBITION / VANCOUVER / CANADA".
- Object History
- Donor's father built the dollhouse in the 1980's after he retired from teaching. His hand-made home, furniture, and accessories won him 2nd prize in his age category at the 1988 PNE Creative Crafts competition.
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Ribbons
- Exhibitions - Fairs
- Names
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
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ribbon
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV000.47.1
- Description
- Black event ribbon; gold writing; ends of ribbon are pinked; decorative motifs on top and bottom of '75th / Reunion'
- Marks/Labels
- "WINDSOR / SCHOOL", in gold thread along top
"75TH (large, bold) / REUNION", in gold thread in middle
"NOV. 4, 2000", in gold thread along bottom
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Ribbons
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Sea Scout uniform cap tally
trophy
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.6
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base with eight metal shield on it and green felt on the bottom.
On the front "BLAIR TROPHY/ PRESENTED BY/ MRS.P.BLAIR/ FOR/ ANNUAL DOUBLES COMPETITION/ 1931";
on the back
"1946 - Mrs.J.Munroe. Mrs. H.Allison/
"1947 - MRS. J.WOLOSHYN - MRS.C.BROCKIE";
on shields
"1938/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.ANDREW/ MRS.MAYHEW",
"1939/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY",
"1940/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.E.GALE/ MRS.T.SIDDALL",
"1941/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.W.POOLE",
"1942/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS. AVELING",
"1943/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.SIDDALL",
"1944/ LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.S.HUGHES/ MRS.E.L.AVELING",
"1945/LADIES DOUBLES/ MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.A.DIGNEY"
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club.
1939 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery.
1941 winner Mrs. W. Poole was likely Mabel Annie (Conway) Poole, wife of William Poole. Their son, Albert "Bert" William Poole, was married to Patricia "Trixie" (Jeffery) Poole, daughter of Harriet and George Jeffery.
1945 winners Mrs. S. Swan and Mrs. A. Digney were likely Constance "Connie" (Bates) Swan, wife of Sydney Swan, and Alice (Swan) Digney. Sydney was Alice's brother. Film footage of the Swans' and Digney's can be seen in accession BV019.18.
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Trophies
- Sports
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Names
- Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club
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trophy
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.7
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. On the front "BOWSER RINK/COMPETITION/ B.C.OPEN/ 1948"
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club.
The "Bowser Rink" presenting the trophy refers to Kerrisdale resident Francis "Frank" Bowser. He was a member of the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club, ca. 1918, and was elected President of the Lower Mainland Lawn Bowling Association in 1919.
Francis "Frank" Bowser (1857-1929) came to Vancouver around 1885 and went to work with Dominion Customs, retiring in 1908 as chief landing waiter. He was elected reeve of Point Grey in 1912 and served two terms in office. His brother was former B.C. premier W.J. Bowser. (see Obituary in The Vancouver Sun - 26 Sep 1929).
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Trophies
- Sports
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Names
- Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club
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trophy
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.8
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base with seven small metal shields and ten large metal shields. On the front "BLB/ CLUB/ WEART CUP"; on the back
"1943 . Mrs.Rogers/
1944 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/
1945 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/
1946 . Mrs.G.Jeffery/
1947 . Mrs.G.Jeffery";
seven small shields are illegible;
ten large shields
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.STOPFORD/ 1931",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. J.SMITH/1932",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. C.DOWNEY/ 1933",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.E.MAYHEW/1934",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SMITH/ 1937",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1938",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1939",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.POOLE/ 1940",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SIDDALL/ 1941",
"LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. JEFFERY/ 1942
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club.
The "Weart" presenting the trophy was John Walter Weart (1861-1941), Reeve of Burnaby from 1911 to 1912.
1942,1946 and 1947 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery.
1940 winner Mrs. W. Poole was likely Mabel Annie (Conway) Poole, wife of William Poole. Their son, Albert "Bert" William Poole, was married to Patricia "Trixie" (Jeffery) Poole, daughter of Harriet and George Jeffery.
- Marks/Labels
- "BLB/ CLUB/ WEART CUP", engraved on front
"1943 . Mrs.Rogers/ 1944 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/ 1945 . Mrs.J.M.Holmes/ 1946 . Mrs.G.Jeffery/ 1947 . Mrs.G.Jeffery"; seven small shields are illegible; ten large shields "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.STOPFORD/ 1931", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. J.SMITH/1932", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. C.DOWNEY/ 1933", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.E.MAYHEW/1934", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SMITH/ 1937", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1938", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.MAYHEW/ 1939", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.W.POOLE/ 1940", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS.SIDDALL/ 1941", "LADIES SINGLES/ MRS. JEFFERY/ 1942", engraved on reverse
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Trophies
- Sports
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Names
- Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club
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Kingsway West's trophy winners
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 12.5 x 17.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children standing outside of Kingsway West School (originally named West Burnaby School). The children at the front are holding a Union Jack and the school cheer is written in front of them, "Rim-a-lic, Zim-a-lic / Boom alac-aday / Kingsway West, Kingsway West / Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah…
Agatha Van Der Starre
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2307
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 71-year-old speed skater Agatha Van Der Starre, posing with a board that is displaying many of her medals.
- Subjects
- Persons - Athletes
- Personal Symbols - Medals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Agatha Van Der Starre admires some of the medals she's won throughout her long speedskating career. At 71, she's still going strong, having just set four records in the short track provincial championships in Burnaby last weekend."
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A group of unidentified elderly women
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nine unidentified elderly women seated in wheelchairs and waving toward the camera. One holds up a flag and another has a trophy.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1453
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nine unidentified elderly women seated in wheelchairs and waving toward the camera. One holds up a flag and another has a trophy.
- Subjects
- Persons - Seniors
- Personal Symbols - Trophies
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT / page 4 / Burnaby Today / 92% / Burnaby General"
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armband
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.17.79
- Description
- Armband; navy blue, green, red, yellow; six badges, clockwise from top: cross, leaf, Scout logo, squiggly lines, hand, centre: crown
- Object History
- Sea Scouts
- Marks/Labels
- "BE PREPARED", stitched, white in banner on badge on bottom
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
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armband
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.17.80
- Description
- Armband; navy blue, green, red, yellow; eight badges, clockwise from top: cross, sign, three pronged motif, flower, man, sun, two oars, bent arrow.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
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Award winning pianists
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.