1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home un…
1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm
Material Details
Panorama was created by printing two negatives and joining them together
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home until 1980 or 1981. The building was then purchased by Wales McLelland development company, then went through a series of restaurant owners' hands.
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
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File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.".
Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm, mounted on black paper 8.5 x 12 cm
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Photograph of children in a classroom at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School. Several girls are wearing big bows in their hair and a number of children are in sailor suits.
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm, mounted on black paper 8.5 x 12 cm
Material Details
Photograph is mounted on black paper; possibly cut out of a photographic album
Scope and Content
Photograph of children in a classroom at West Burnaby (later renamed Kingsway West) School. Several girls are wearing big bows in their hair and a number of children are in sailor suits.
Photographic postcard of Division III at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter P…
Printed by photographer on recto of photograph: "Div. III West Burnaby School. Sept 21. 1910 / Barrowclough Cards Vancouver BC".
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Photographic postcard of Division III at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter Pan collar."
Photographic postcard of Division III at West Burnaby School (later known as Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter …
Photographic postcard of Division III at West Burnaby School (later known as Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter Pan collar."
Photographic postcard of Division III at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter P…
Pre-printed text on back reads: "POST CARD", "For INLAND POSTAGE only this Space / may be used for Communications", "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE / WRITTEN HERE" and "AZO / AZO / AZO / AZO / PLACE / ONE-CENT / STAMP / HERE".
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Photographic postcard of Division III at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter Pan collar."
Photograph of Division III at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter Pan collar."
Photograph of Division III at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West school). There are twenty-two boys and fifteen girls seated in three rows, with their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest standing in the centre at the back. John Rumble is sitting in the front row, wearing a "Peter Pan collar."
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 20.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 17 x 22 cm
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Photograph of Division IV at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West) standing in three rows in front of the school building. Their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest, is wearing a dark dress and standing at the back to the right. Standing in the first row (from left) are; [first name unknown] Ri…
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 20.5 cm, mounted on cardboard 17 x 22 cm
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Photograph of Division IV at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West) standing in three rows in front of the school building. Their teacher, Miss Annie Forrest, is wearing a dark dress and standing at the back to the right. Standing in the first row (from left) are; [first name unknown] Richards, Esther Gambles, Winnie [last name unknown] , [first name unknown] Hicks, Doreen Coldwell, Dollie Ralph, Eva Thompson, unidentified, unidentified, Beatrice Luno, Vina Harding, Gladys [last name unknown], Edith Horning, [Annie Bickerman] and Ida Coe. Standing in the second row are; James Millar, [first name unknown] Richards, Paul [last name unknown], Willie Richards, Robert Robertson, Willie Coates, unidentified, Ruby Ayles and Marjorie Coe. Standing in the back row are; Eric Stafford, unidentified, Willie Gunzeon, Tommy Mills, unidentified, Freddy Barker, [first name unknown] Smith, Thursto [last name unknown] , [illegible], Bertie [illegible], unidentified, [illegible] and Willie [last name unknown].
Photograph of Division VII at Kingsway West (originally named West Burnaby) School with eleven boys standing and eleven girls sitting in two rows in front of the school building along with their teacher (Miss) Annie Forest (standing to the right). The students are ; standing (l to r): Reggie Mills,…
Photograph of Division VII at Kingsway West (originally named West Burnaby) School with eleven boys standing and eleven girls sitting in two rows in front of the school building along with their teacher (Miss) Annie Forest (standing to the right). The students are ; standing (l to r): Reggie Mills, Gordon Bell, Ian MacLeod, Leslie Greenwood, Lionel Brett, Robin Williams, Lawrence Ayres, Clyde Ayles, George Simpier, Leslie Summers and John Harte. Sitting (l to r): Grace Kreamer, Nora Summerfield, Leona Kinnee, Norma Kinnee, Alexina Bellsmith, Dolly Anderson, Winnie Miatt, Eudora Walters, Edith Barivice, Mary Gunzeon and Grace Geddes.
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Aug to December 1914 Div VII Kingsway West. / Left to right Top row. Reggie Mills/ Gordon Bell/ Ian MacLeod/ Leslie Greenwood/ Lionel Brett/ Robin Williams/ Lawrence Ayres/ Clyde Ayles/ George Simpier/ Leslie Summers/ John Harte / Girls - Left to Right./ Grace Kreamer/ Nora Summerfield/ Leona Kinnee/ (Norma Kinnee)/ Alexina Bellsmith/ Dolly Anderson/ Winnie Miatt/ Eudora Walters/ Edith Barivice / Mary Gunzeon/ Grace Geddes."
Photograph was taken between August and December of 1914
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm photogravure
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Photograph of Mr. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett standing on the doorway to a store with large signs for a branch of Dow, Fraser & Co. Limited for real estate, loans, and fire insurance. The trust company is advertised on the sign as having been established in 1900. There is another store in the bu…
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm photogravure
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Photograph of Mr. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett standing on the doorway to a store with large signs for a branch of Dow, Fraser & Co. Limited for real estate, loans, and fire insurance. The trust company is advertised on the sign as having been established in 1900. There is another store in the building that is unidentified. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett was the branch manager of the Dow, Fraser company which started in Burnaby circa 1915. The store was located on the corner of McKay Avenue and the BC Electric Railway tracks. Later, a top storey was added to the building. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Burnaby Branch Office. / E.W.H. Bennett / Manager."
Photograph of the 1st Burnaby Company in Central Park in Burnaby. The girl guides are dressed in white uniforms and are gathered together for a group photograph in a clearing in the woods. One of the girls at the centre of the group is holding a commonwealth flag.
Photograph of the 1st Burnaby Company in Central Park in Burnaby. The girl guides are dressed in white uniforms and are gathered together for a group photograph in a clearing in the woods. One of the girls at the centre of the group is holding a commonwealth flag.
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.3 cm mounted on cardboard 22.0 x 27.0 cm
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Photograph of the First Central Park troop of Boy Scouts. All but two of them are in uniform, standing at attention. There are 22 boys and 7 men. A man in the centre is holding a flagpole with a Union Jack attached. The Boy Scouts are standing on a cleared field behind which is a building and fores…
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.3 cm mounted on cardboard 22.0 x 27.0 cm
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Photograph of the First Central Park troop of Boy Scouts. All but two of them are in uniform, standing at attention. There are 22 boys and 7 men. A man in the centre is holding a flagpole with a Union Jack attached. The Boy Scouts are standing on a cleared field behind which is a building and forest growth. The location may be Central Park. A caption printed on the bottom front of the frame reads, "First Central Park / B.P. Boy Scou [sic] / 1910." Printed on the lower right front of the frame, "W. Brown, Photo. / New Westminster, B.C."
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.3 x 17.8 cm mounted on cardboard 22.0 x 27.0 cm
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Photograph of the First Central Park Troop of Boy Scouts. They are wearing uniforms and posed outside in front of bleachers at Central Park. There are 28 boys ranging in age from about seven to twelve, and four adults. A boy in the back row is holding a Union Jack with a circle in the middle in whi…
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.3 x 17.8 cm mounted on cardboard 22.0 x 27.0 cm
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Photograph of the First Central Park Troop of Boy Scouts. They are wearing uniforms and posed outside in front of bleachers at Central Park. There are 28 boys ranging in age from about seven to twelve, and four adults. A boy in the back row is holding a Union Jack with a circle in the middle in which is written, "B.P.B.S. / 1st / Central Park / Troop." A caption printed on the bottom front of the frame reads, "First Central Park B.P. Boy Scouts, Central Park, B.C." A annotation on the back of the photo reads, "Mr. Robertson."
Photograph of a vegetable display at the 14th Annual Exhibition of the Central Park Agricultural Association and Farmers' Institute that took place from the 17th to 19th of September, 1914. The display "Surprise Poultry Yards Collection of Vegetables" features the First Prize card on its display.
Photograph of a vegetable display at the 14th Annual Exhibition of the Central Park Agricultural Association and Farmers' Institute that took place from the 17th to 19th of September, 1914. The display "Surprise Poultry Yards Collection of Vegetables" features the First Prize card on its display.
For another photograph of a vegetable display at the agricultural exhibition, see HV972.11.17.
For a photograph of flower displays at the exhibition, see HV972.11.20
Photographic postcard of a large three storey house with brick chimney and front balcony, with steps leading up to it. There are vegetable gardens around the house and a small tool shed on the left. There is an "x" marked on the left side of the photograph, with an annotation on the back reading: "…
Photographic postcard of a large three storey house with brick chimney and front balcony, with steps leading up to it. There are vegetable gardens around the house and a small tool shed on the left. There is an "x" marked on the left side of the photograph, with an annotation on the back reading: "This is one side of house; x where front baclony is." Another annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lobley on Marlborough Ave. S. Burnaby (just off Kingsway). Lobley Park named after Mr. Lobley." Arthur Lobley is credited for opening the Royal Oak Road to the tram station at Royal Oak in 1897, in George Green's book, "History of Burnaby," pg. 134.
1 photograph : b&w ; 10x 14 cm, mounted on card 15 x 22.5 cm
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Photograph of the home of Richard and Clara Thorpe. Nancy Davis Allard is standing, holding baby Dorothy Thorp (later Spain) upright in a buggy at the foot of the stairs. Two unidentified woman are also visible sitting at the top of the stairs.
1 photograph : b&w ; 10x 14 cm, mounted on card 15 x 22.5 cm
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Photograph of the home of Richard and Clara Thorpe. Nancy Davis Allard is standing, holding baby Dorothy Thorp (later Spain) upright in a buggy at the foot of the stairs. Two unidentified woman are also visible sitting at the top of the stairs.
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Home of Richard and/ Clara Thorp - about 1911./ Built in 1907. Boundary/ & Burke St. - Burnaby/ I'm in the buggy, held upright by my/ dear friend Nance -"
Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".
Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did...superintend the survey...", "...completed on the 3rd day of May 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notariz- ed by "Walter Edmonds" "sworn...22nd Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors. Etc. New Westminster. B.C.";
handwritten note reads: "Note: Before using this Mon. see plan / of resubdivision of Lots 5 & 6 / of Block 'B' D.L. 34 / June 1945"
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
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Photograph of a paved road lined with electric posts, a sidewalk and fences. There are two unidentified men in suits and bowler hats standing on one side of the road, each by a different electric post. A car is driving towards the horizon. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the view …
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
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Photograph of a paved road lined with electric posts, a sidewalk and fences. There are two unidentified men in suits and bowler hats standing on one side of the road, each by a different electric post. A car is driving towards the horizon. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 notes that the view is of Kingsway looking east from Willingdon Avenue towards the community of McKay and Kingsway. It also notes that the McKay Block is visible on the far right side of the photograph at McKay Avenue and Kingsway. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.
Photograph of the Grade 7 class at Kingsway West (originally named West Burnaby) School. Edith Crake is the teacher. The students are standing on the steps of the school.There are 20 boys and 12 girls, and Ms. Crake. Accompanying notes partially identify the students. Front row: left to right. 1) …
Photograph of the Grade 7 class at Kingsway West (originally named West Burnaby) School. Edith Crake is the teacher. The students are standing on the steps of the school.There are 20 boys and 12 girls, and Ms. Crake. Accompanying notes partially identify the students. Front row: left to right. 1) Abbey, 2)&3) [unidentified], 4) Gladys Coates, 5) Ina Hart, 6) [unidentified]. Second row: left to right. 7) [unidentified], 8) [first name unknown] Murrey, 9) [first name unknown] Chapple, 10) [first name unknown] Murrey, 11)&12) [unidentified]. Third row: left to right. 13) Edith Crake (teacher), 14) Stewart MacPherson, 15) Bert Price, 16) [unidentified], 17) Gilbert Summers, 18) Alden Tayler, 19) [unidentified]. Fourth row: 20) Harold Lomas, 21) Hugh Silver, 22) [first name unknown] Murrey [?], 23) [unidentified], 24) Murray Hilton. Fifth row: 25) [unidentified], 26) Bill Logan [?], 27) [unidentified], 28) George Main. An annotation at the bottom of the original photograph reads, "Kingsway West School, Burnaby, B.C."
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper with pencil notations ; 56 x 54 cm
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Survey plan of "Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District". Notations in pencil extend along the south boundary line of Dist…
1 survey plan : blueprint on paper with pencil notations ; 56 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch
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Survey plan of "Kingsway West School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "being Lot 1, D.L.32, Lot 1 of Lot 21, Portion of Lot 21 and Portion of Lot 20, of subdivision of D.L.152, 153 & Portion of Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District". Notations in pencil extend along the south boundary line of District Lot 32.
Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did personally superintend the survey ..." "...completed on the 16th day of March 1915", signed "D.J. McGugan" and is notarized on March 19th, 1915 by "S.F. Frank" with a seal
handwritten on back, "1753";
See also BV003.83.9 - duplicate blueprint plan without annotations
See also BV003.83.3 for original plan on waxed linen