card of pins
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.17.18
- Description
- Card of safety pins, torn off at top; blue border, ivory border, white oval has red circle in centre and printed in white is "See that Hump", printed at lower edge "Rust? Never!!"; 9 pins on card, 3 sizes; on reverse is list of other products available; torn-off part has red, blue printing "De Long", "Guaranteed by Good Housekeeping" seal; one pin attached; "Assorted"; ivory border corners and top of white oval at torn edge; other products noted on reverse side; c. 1940s
- Object History
- Owner of artifact Harry Charles Cutress was a longtime resident of Burnaby who was a volunteer member of Burnaby ARP.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Textileworking T&E - - Needleworking Equipment
- Object Term
- Pin, Safety
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cutress, Harry Charles
- Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
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chart
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.17.7
- Description
- Chemical Warfare Agents - Chart -- [194-]. Chart prepared by the Office of Civilian Defense in the U.S.A. titled Chemical Warfare Agents, Reference and Training Chart. The chart was furnished with the compliments of Laucks Laboratories Limited, Analytical and Consulting Chemists on Howe Street, Vancouver. The chart identifies the names and symbols of chemicals, forms, odor, physiological effect, tactical class, protection, first aid, persistence, field neutralization and general instructions for various chemicals used in warfare. The chart measures 46cm x 35cm.
- Object History
- Item was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was an active member of the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) in South Burnaby.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Instructional Documents
- Object Term
- Chart, Instructional
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Title
- Chemical Warfare Agents, Reference and Training Chart
- Publication Date
- [194-]
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Documentary Artifacts
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cutress, Harry Charles
- Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
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First Burnaby Company
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1934-1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (2 photographs + illustrations + textual records)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a scrapbook with sixteeen double sided pages with handwritten journal notations, poems, hand drawn illustrations and photographs documenting 1st Burnaby Girl Guide activities including meetings, hiking, camping and various outings. Many of the journal entries describe hiking around…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Series
- Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (2 photographs + illustrations + textual records)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a scrapbook with sixteeen double sided pages with handwritten journal notations, poems, hand drawn illustrations and photographs documenting 1st Burnaby Girl Guide activities including meetings, hiking, camping and various outings. Many of the journal entries describe hiking around Burnaby including areas such as Deer Lake, Brunette River, Willingdon and the Gilley Avenue Ravine while photographs document a garden party at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. Photograph BV015.35.162.1 is titled "Garden Party / 1936" with Brown Owls identified L to R as: Mrs. Gowan, Miss May Dumas and Miss Kay Crossfield. Photograph BV015.35.162.2 is titled " Folk-dancing team / 1936 / Garden Party, Municipal Hall, Edmonds" with people identified in the top row L to R as: Phyllis Lockhart, Margaret Wilson, Marion Bellinger, Betty Martin and Peggy Urquhart and bottom row L to R as: Joan Warburton, Kay Lambert and Joan Mortimer. The scrapbook may have been a collective project by Marion Bellinger, Jean Atcheson, Margaret Wilson and Connie Benning.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Names
- Atcheson, Jean
- Wilson, Margaret
- Bellinger, Marion
- Dumas, May
- Crossfield, Kay
- Lockhart, Phyllis
- Martin, Betty
- Urquhart, Peggy
- Warburton, Joan
- Lambert, Kay
- Mortimer, Joan
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.162
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1934-1939
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of scrapbook
- Two photographs are described at item level (BV015.35.162.1 & BV015.35.162.2)
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instructional pamphlet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.17.31
- Description
- Pamphlet, four pages; "Revised Edition October 15, 1942" "Read Carefully These Instructions About Your Gas Mask" "(The Civilian Respirator)"; "Prepared and Issued by the Office of the Director of Civil Air Raid Precautions, Daly Building, Ottawa, Canada, 1942"
- Object History
- Item was referred to by Harry Charles Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions unit in South Burnaby during the 1940s.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Instructional Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet, Instruction
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Ottawa
- Publication Date
- October 15, 1942
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cutress, Harry Charles
- Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
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leaflet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.47.17
- Description
- Leaflet, "NEW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIGHT FIRE BOMBS!"; white paper with black print; title is on grey bar at top with illustration of man, hat blown off, and explosion; then, "ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, OTTAWA"; "ACCORDING to the latest reports from Britain..."; 4 pp; 3 pages are basic instructions, last page has "These are the New Instructions...", 8 points made; at bottom, "EDMOND CLOUTIER, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, OTTAWA, 1942"
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Leaflet
- Colour
- White
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Ottawa
- Title
- New Instructions on How to Fight Fire Bombs!
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Names
- Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
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leaflet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.47.18
- Description
- Leaflet, "NEW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIGHT FIRE BOMBS!"; white paper, black print; title is on grey bar across top with black and white illustration of man, hat blown off, and explosion; below this, "ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, OTTAWA"; "ACCORDING to the latest reports from Britain..."; 4 pp; 3 pages are basic information; last page has "These are the New Instructions...", 8 points; at bottom, "EDMOND CLOUTIER, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, OTTAWA, 1942"
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Leaflet
- Colour
- White
- Title
- New Instructions on How to Fight Fire Bombs!
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Names
- Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
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leaflet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.47.21
- Description
- Leaflet, "NEW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIGHT FIRE BOMBS!"; white paper, black print; title is on grey bar across top with black and white illustration of man, hat blown off, and explosion; below this, "ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, OTTAWA"; 4 pp; 3 pages are basic instructions; last page has "These are the New Instructions...", 8 points; at bottom, "EDMOND CLOUTIER, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, OTTAWA, 1942"
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Leaflet
- Colour
- White
- Title
- New Instructions on How to Fight Fire Bombs!
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Names
- Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
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