audio amplification set
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.1
- Description
- A large box containing a audio-amp, a wooden triangular prism with a decorative round speaker, and six smaller rectangular boxes. All are made of a light wood, and have different functions.
- Object History
- This audio-amplifier set was used by Mr. Edward A. Fountain, who was appointed as Civil Defense Coordinator on May 5th, 1952. He also built the wooden boxes which contain each part of the set. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack.
These pieces of audio technology are believed to have been used at Civil Defense rallies in Burnaby, which Edward Fountain would have been involved in as the department director. According to Burnaby City Council meeting records, music and defense operation demonstrations were commonplace at such rallies, and are examples of what this set was used for.
- Category
- 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
- Classification
- Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices
- Object Term
- Radio
- Colour
- Brown
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
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brooch
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV009.18.15
- Description
- Female portrait cameo carved in red background. Mounted in a metal ring with a pin back and a loop at the top. May be worn as a pin or on a chain.
- Marks/Labels
- "800" hallmark stamped on silver mount.
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Jewelry
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customs declaration
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.6.42
- Description
- customs declaration; 2 p. folded in three segments; yellow carbon page, one sided; white page double sided; text in both Chinese and English throughout; title on front cover reads: "Customs of the People's Republic of China / Baggage Declaration for Incoming Passengers"
- Object History
- Item was part of a scrapbook created by Cecil Chue Kan Lee documenting the time he was employed as a Prodcue Buyer for Kelly Douglas and Company Limited and Western Commodities Limited in the 1970s and early 1980s. As a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas, Cecil Lee worked closely with local farmers along Marine Drive and in the Fraser Valley. The Burnaby company was one of the largest food distributors in Canada. In the mid-1970s, Lee was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with demand, Kelly Douglas looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business.
- Reference
- For other records in this collection see: Business records series of Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Government Records
- Object Term
- Declaration
- Colour
- White
- Black
- Yellow
- Measurements
- 18 cm height x 38 cm width folded to 18 cm height x 13 cm width
- Country Made
- China
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
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Flora Bell
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Flora Bell.
- Subjects
- Adornment - Jewelry
- Names
- Bell, Flora
- Accession Code
- BV005.69.2
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1960
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "PLEASE RETURN TO:/ May Long/ 14428 - 18A Ave/ White Rock BC/ V4A 8S6", b. "~1960/ MRS. FLORA BELL"
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Household trinkets and jewelry
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table filled with household trinkets and jewelry at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor in a BC Lions baseball cap is sitting behind the table.
international call codes paper
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.2
- Description
- Paper listing several radio signals used by the Civil Defense department. Paper is creased and yellowing especially around edges and folds.
- Object History
- This “Ten – Signals” paper was donated alongside the audio-amplification set, belonging to Mr. Edward Fountain. The signals represented on the paper were used in training volunteers in the Burnaby Civil Defence Department, of which Mr. Fountain was named Director/ Coordinator in 1952.
The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack.
Training took place throughout the City of Burnaby and in the surrounding regions, as the Civil Defence departments of several municipalities (namely the City of Vancouver and the City of New Westminster) partnered together in evacuation and recovery training, where the use of instructional training papers such as this would come into play.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Visual Communication T&E
- Object Term
- Paperwork
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- height: 28.2 cm
width: 22 cm
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
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Lorraine Murison
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison with a large broach pinned to the collar of her shirt. (According to newspaper articles that accompany this photograph, her surname is sometimes spelt Muirson, and sometimes Murison).
Lorraine Murison
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1958, published July 8, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison with a large broach pinned to the collar of her shirt. (According to newspaper articles that accompany this photograph, her surname is sometimes spelt Muirson, and sometimes Murison).
military memorial stained glass window
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV995.21.4
- Description
- stained glass memorial window; red, blue, orange, purple and gold stained glass; lead cames and solder joints; depicts a crown with a cross at the top and an eagle in middle; "ARDUA <> AD ASTRA: [see shape drawn in register] PER - TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ROB ROY AND GORDON F. MACGREGOR. ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION".
- Object History
- Flying Officer Roy MacGregor and Pilot Officer Gordon MacGregor were the only members of the congregation of the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church to be killed in service during World War II. In memory of the brothers, the church and family sponsored two stained glass windows that were installed in the church in 1947. The windows feature the symbol of the Royal Air Force (also used by other Commonwealth air forces) and the motto per ardua ad astra which means "through adversity to the stars."
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Art
- Object Term
- Glass, Stained
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
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military memorial stained glass window
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV995.21.5
- Description
- stained glass memorial window; red, blue, orange, purple and gold stained glass; lead cames and solder joints; depicts a crown with a cross at the top and an eagle in middle; "ARDVA <> AD ASTRA: [see shape drawn in register] PER - TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ROB ROY AND GORDON F. MACGREGOR. ERECTED BY FATHER, MOTHER AND IAN".
- Object History
- Flying Officer Roy MacGregor and Pilot Officer Gordon MacGregor were the only members of the congregation of the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church to be killed in service during World War II. In memory of the brothers, the church and family sponsored two stained glass windows that were installed in the church in 1947. The windows feature the symbol of the Royal Air Force (also used by other Commonwealth air forces) and the motto per ardua ad astra which means "through adversity to the stars."
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Art
- Object Term
- Glass, Stained
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
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ring
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.35.18
- Description
- Ring, high school; yellow, gold, maroon, black; writing in three black bars across front yellow panel; maroon and gold geometric shapes fan out behind it; some chips and discolouration.
- Object History
- Burnaby South High School was renamed Hugh M. Fraser High in 1941?, but was changed back to the original name a short time later. Hugh M. Fraser was appointed commissioner of the municipality of Burnaby when it was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, after a dispute with the Provincial government about relief payments for the unemployed. A Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city, under Hugh M. Fraser.
- Marks/Labels
- "HUGH M. / FRASER / HIGH", gold letters in three black bars across front panel
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Jewelry
- Names
- Burnaby South High School
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
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shirt
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.27.1
- Description
- This is a black t-shirt with the words "This Is Our Shot" printed on the front in red and white. Next to the slogan is an "X" formed by two band-aids with a Canadian maple leaf in the centre. The logo is also on the right shoulder of the shirt.
- Object History
- This shirt was worn by community leaders throughout Burnaby and the country in a national campaign for vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. This campaign was shared on television and online under the #TogetherAgain hashtag, with images of vaccine recipients and their reasons for getting vaccinated against coronavirus written on the bandaid.
In Burnaby, this shirt was distributed by several medical groups. This particular shirt was given to the Burnaby Public Library by the Burnaby Division of Family Practice. The doctors working within this division were very active on social media, sharing images of themselves wearing the shirts and information regarding the #TogetherAgain campaign. Local politicians also shared information and images of themselves supporting the campaign, including Katrina Chen, the MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing - - Main Garments
- Object Term
- Shirt
- Colour
- Black
- Subjects
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Public Library
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sign
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV974.96.2
- Description
- Exterior hanging sign; "Whitechurch Hardware" name.
- Object History
- The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office.
In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954.
On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). In August 1974, the building was relocated to Heritage Village and opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. The building underwent several repairs and restorations over the years. After it was moved to Heritage Village, a lean to was built on the back of the building by museum staff. The lean to was demolished between 1993 and 1994 after the building was put on a new foundation. In 1995, it underwent a series of structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store, opening on August 6, 1996.
- Category
- 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E
- Object Term
- Sign, Identification
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Bell's Dry Goods
- Bell, William
- Bell, Flora
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
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