Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks hi…
Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks his aunt for parcels that he's received and reflects on his Christmas and New Years celebration.
Willingdon Heights was another new subdivision developed in Burnaby during the post-World War Two building boom. A brochure about the development published in 1948 proclaimed "the Willingdon Heights 500 home development project in Burnaby fulfills its promise to provide a self-contained community for former members of the armed services and their families...the largest single veteran housing project in Canada as far as homes for individual ownership is concerned, Willingdon Heights development was planned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation...At this date the earlier built rows of homes have passable roads and the owners are improving lawns and gardens in spare time...eventually additional stores and professional services will be installed and recreational projects will add to the amenities of a community of congenial residents..."
Front end paper:
S16 [in ink and crossed out in pencil]
"Class 4" [handwritten in ink]
"Robert Cummings"
"3210 2nd Avenue"
"Vancouver BC"
"Canada" [handwritten in pencil]
Back end paper:
"1.00" [top left corner, printed in pencil]
"THE BOOK SHOP"
"C.S. Forsythe & Co."
" Booksellers & Stationers"
Vancouver, B.C." [blue stamp with gold lettering, bottom left corner]
Text first published in the exhibition catalog Photography, 1839-1937 by the Museum of Modern Art in 1937. In 1938 the text and ill. were reprinted with minor revisions as Photography: a short critical history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.
"Measurements
B.C. Base 3" [handwritten in pencil along with drawing of B.C. on back of map of the world(p.96)
Hand drawing in pencil of North America on back endpaper.
Hand drawing in pencil on back pastedown
"Prepared for the use of schools in the Dominion of Canada" --cover
"Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in the schools of Ontario, and by the Councils of Public Instruction for use in the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island" --T.p.
Pitman's high speed in typewriting : a series of advanced lessons for the development of expertness in the operation of the standard keyboard typewriter
"Mrs. Eleanor Holvick (Mrs. J. P.)
1471 - Fell Ave
North Burnaby #2 B.C.
Phone Number-298-0087" [handwritten in green ink on inside front cover]
"This book belongs to Guider Holvrick (Eleanor) April, 15th/57" [handwritten in blue ink on contents page]
Middle of title page uder date of 1949:
"-----FROM-----
F. DREXEL CO. LTD.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
HASTINGS 5241-2-3
633 POWELL STREET
VANCOUVER, BC '' [STAMPED IN BLACK INK]
Summary: Promotional film. The BC Electric Railway Company's $50 million post-war expansion and modernization program, to be completed by 1950. Includes: expansion of transit services, including start of the switch from streetcars to trolley buses; water gas plant; explanation of the Bridge River project, with footage of construction (including La Joie Falls storage dam); Lower Mainland power sub-stations. Various Vancouver street scenes, especially Fraser Street and downtown
Credit note : sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producer: Lew M. Parry; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.2 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph from the back of 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumber 3908 Norland Avenue), facing east. This photograph was taken before the Trans Canada Highway was built.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.2 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph from the back of 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumber 3908 Norland Avenue), facing east. This photograph was taken before the Trans Canada Highway was built.
Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on e…
Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on each country's social programs, such as child care, co-operative housing, and insurance. Margin notes provide an index of subjects and locations.
Chinese Passport of Larry Lee. Yellow paper with Chinese characters throughout. Stamped with approval by the Special Commissioner/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Canada Immigrant Visa, Vancouver.
Chinese Passport of Larry Lee. Yellow paper with Chinese characters throughout. Stamped with approval by the Special Commissioner/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Canada Immigrant Visa, Vancouver.