Beacon Hill Park

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Pelican and a Canadian Goose at what appears to be Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Material Details
Photograph has faded due to age
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Pelican and a Canadian Goose at what appears to be Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
Subjects
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Features - Parks
Accession Code
HV975.33.3aw
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1919]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/2/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Image from personal photograph album of Tom Irvine (Tommy Irvine).
Images
Less detail

The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Para…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Material Details
inscribed in the original negative, printed on recto, c. r. "The Birds' Paradise,/ Vancouver, B.C./ No. 2.", l.l. "[copyright c with circle]" printed on verso, t. "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B. C."
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Paradise / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 2.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6012.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1-Sep-06
Scale
100
Photographer
Gowen Sutton Company Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of postcard
Images
Less detail

Ducks in the water

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1942
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of ducks swimming in a lake or a pond. Note the grassy edges around the water. The location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, recto, b. "JUNE 13 - 42."
Scope and Content
Photograph of ducks swimming in a lake or a pond. Note the grassy edges around the water. The location is not identified.
Subjects
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Accession Code
BV985.5799.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1942
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
800
Scan Date
31-Aug-06
Scale
100
Images
Less detail

Mrs. Cowan and daughter

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
February 24, 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman and a girl standing by a chickenwire fence, looking at the geese and chicks. Vegetable gardens and a log building can be seen as well. According to the note in the accession file, the woman is Mrs. Sylvia Cowan, the second wife of Mr. James Cowan since they were married in 1…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 10.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman and a girl standing by a chickenwire fence, looking at the geese and chicks. Vegetable gardens and a log building can be seen as well. According to the note in the accession file, the woman is Mrs. Sylvia Cowan, the second wife of Mr. James Cowan since they were married in 1922, and the girl is one of Mr. Cowan's two daughters from his first marriage. The property depicted in the photograph was at 2930 Gilpin Street (later renumbered 5926 Gilpin Street), where Mr. Cowan purchased two acres of land to build a home in 1919. After settling in Burnaby in 1923 at that property, Mr. Cowan became active in serving the community, eventually earning the honour of having a memorial hall named after him, which later changed to the James Cowan Theatre. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "2930 Gilpin in 1923/24 / 2 acres, vegetable gardens, chickens, a cow, geese / more info in files / Cowan Property." Stamped on the back of the photo: "0110."
Subjects
Animals - Fowl
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Cowan, Sylvia
Geographic Access
Gilpin Street
Street Address
5926 Gilpin Street
Accession Code
BV985.31.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
February 24, 1923
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Stone fountain in lake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a small stone fountain spraying water in a pond laid with stones along the edges. There are swans and ducks in the pond, with trees and a part of a wooden building in the background. A note in the accession register speculates the location is Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
The name "velox" is lightly printed on the back of the photo paper: thus, the photograph is printed on Kodak velox photo paper made in early 1900s for amateur photography.
stamped on verso, "729"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a small stone fountain spraying water in a pond laid with stones along the edges. There are swans and ducks in the pond, with trees and a part of a wooden building in the background. A note in the accession register speculates the location is Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Subjects
Fountains
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.5790.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail