One of the first tasks of Burnaby's Municipal Government upon its incorporation was to lobby for a public school in Burnaby. By 1893, land on Douglas Road near Edmonds was donated and the new school was built in 1893. The one-room school opened on January 22, 1894 with 29 students under the charge of teacher, Ethel LePage. The School has been known as the Burnaby School (until1896), and then East Burnaby School from 1896 to 1907 and finally, Edmonds Street School.
Photograph of Division IX at Edmonds Street School sitting and standing in six rows on the front steps of the school building. Their teacher, Miss Morgan, is standing at the back in the centre. Chester Matheson is standing second from the left in the back row, Percy Clogg is third from the left. Ra…
Photograph of Division IX at Edmonds Street School sitting and standing in six rows on the front steps of the school building. Their teacher, Miss Morgan, is standing at the back in the centre. Chester Matheson is standing second from the left in the back row, Percy Clogg is third from the left. Rachel Rae (later McLeod) is standing in the third row second from the left, Randi Nelson is standing fourth from the left and Alice Tompkinson is sixth (last in the row). Margaret Hall (later Philps) is sitting in the fifth row, third from the left and Phylis Jones is sitting eighth from the left (last in the row). Erling Johnson is sitting second from the left in the front row (the rest are unidentified).
Photograph of a "Coronation Day" celebration at Edmonds Street School, June 24, 1911. All Burnaby schools were included. Children are posed outside of the school with decorations and banners.
Photograph of a "Coronation Day" celebration at Edmonds Street School, June 24, 1911. All Burnaby schools were included. Children are posed outside of the school with decorations and banners.
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
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Photograph of the newly built Edmonds Street school building standing by street car tracks. An earlier record from 1988 notes that the Edmonds Street School building was built between 1908 and 1912 in three sections. The record notes that in background across Douglas Road (now Canada Way) is the sm…
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the newly built Edmonds Street school building standing by street car tracks. An earlier record from 1988 notes that the Edmonds Street School building was built between 1908 and 1912 in three sections. The record notes that in background across Douglas Road (now Canada Way) is the small hall on the grounds of St. Albans church. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
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Photograph of the Edmonds school building by the street car tracks. A teacher is standing by the door facing the tracks and students seem to be entering the school. The Edmonds Street School building was built between 1908 and 1912 in three sections. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.8 x 21.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edmonds school building by the street car tracks. A teacher is standing by the door facing the tracks and students seem to be entering the school. The Edmonds Street School building was built between 1908 and 1912 in three sections. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.
Photograph of an Edmonds Street School class. Front row, left to right: Alfred Price, Percy Morrison, Walter Harris, Gardiner Mercer, Charlie Buskin, John Welsh, Dennis Burton, Einar Anderson, and Walter Hopkins. Middle row, left to right: Roddy Matheson, Martin Knudsen, Harold Colwell, Eric Wagst…
Photograph of an Edmonds Street School class. Front row, left to right: Alfred Price, Percy Morrison, Walter Harris, Gardiner Mercer, Charlie Buskin, John Welsh, Dennis Burton, Einar Anderson, and Walter Hopkins. Middle row, left to right: Roddy Matheson, Martin Knudsen, Harold Colwell, Eric Wagstaff, Alvin Darrak, Katie McAskill, Marjorie Philips, Marjorie McFee, Annie McDonald, Johnnie McCallum, Sid Warne, Bill Culbert, Arthur Clark, and Jim Blair. Back row, left to right: Len Moxham, Bertha Chilten, [unidentified], Stella Yeadon, Eleanor Boyd, [unidentified], [first name unknown] Lewis, Harriet Hall, Nora Lewis, Mary Maxwell, Nora Coldicutt, and Sid Lamb. The teacher (not shown) was Helena Craik. A sign at the right side of the photograph reads, "Keys with Mr. Sutton, Cormary Ave."
Photograph of a Grade 6 class at Edmonds School. Lewis Auvache, age twelve, is in 4th row, 4th from left (he would later become Burnaby Fire Chief). Also pictured: Harold Smith (Air Force Group Captain and attache); Robert McKeown (Canadian Press journalist) and Harold Swift (long-time municipal em…
Photograph of a Grade 6 class at Edmonds School. Lewis Auvache, age twelve, is in 4th row, 4th from left (he would later become Burnaby Fire Chief). Also pictured: Harold Smith (Air Force Group Captain and attache); Robert McKeown (Canadian Press journalist) and Harold Swift (long-time municipal employee).
Photograph of Edmonds School, Grade 7 class. Identified: (3rd row, 4th from left) Una Patience. Teacher: Mr. Dave Gray. He was one of the finest baseball players ever produced in Burnaby and has a park and a swimming pool named after him.
Photograph of Edmonds School, Grade 7 class. Identified: (3rd row, 4th from left) Una Patience. Teacher: Mr. Dave Gray. He was one of the finest baseball players ever produced in Burnaby and has a park and a swimming pool named after him.
Photograph of students about thirteen years of age, on the steps at Edmonds Street School. There are twelve girls and twenty-five boys. The girls are mostly wearing sweaters an skirts to just above the knees, some with knee socks while others have stockings. Their hair is short, straight and parted…
Photograph of students about thirteen years of age, on the steps at Edmonds Street School. There are twelve girls and twenty-five boys. The girls are mostly wearing sweaters an skirts to just above the knees, some with knee socks while others have stockings. Their hair is short, straight and parted. The boys are wearing mostly patterned sweaters, with cardigans or pullovers. Only a few have ties under V-neck pullovers. Their hair is short and swept to one side. An earlier catalogue record from 1976 and a signed gift form from the donor identify this photograph as a class at Edmonds Street School. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the lower right of the photograph: "9."