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Burnaby Brownies, Guides and Rangers

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 14.5 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Burnaby Brownies, Guides and Rangers. The guides are dressed in uniforms and gathered together for a group portrait in front of a backdrop of palm trees. Dorothy Pitman is identified in the third row, first on right; Miss Amy Leigh is identified in the fourth row from the b…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 14.5 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Burnaby Brownies, Guides and Rangers. The guides are dressed in uniforms and gathered together for a group portrait in front of a backdrop of palm trees. Dorothy Pitman is identified in the third row, first on right; Miss Amy Leigh is identified in the fourth row from the bottom, fourth from right; Joy Menzies is idenitifed in the back row, third from right and Bessie Carter is identified in the back row, first from right.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Leigh, Amy; Pitman, Dorothy; Carter, Bessie; Menzies, Joy

Accession Code: BV015.35.221

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV015.35.164); Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "FRANCES MORKILL / GIRL GUIDE LIBRARY"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Early 1920s / Burnaby, Brownies, Guides & Rangers / 3 row L to R 10. Dorothy Pitman / 4th row from front L to R. 7. Miss Amy Leigh / Back row LtoR 7. Joy Menzies 9. Bessie Carter / 1927 [sic] ? / 1920"

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Burnaby Girl Guide leaders

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Apr 1923

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Girl Guide leaders dressed in uniforms identified from Left to right: Amy Leigh, May Liske, Pauline Blackmore, Jessie Greenwood, (G.H. Moore Brown Owl, 2nd Pack). The guiding leaders are gathered together standing on the stairs of what might be the Burnaby Municipal Hall.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Girl Guide leaders dressed in uniforms identified from Left to right: Amy Leigh, May Liske, Pauline Blackmore, Jessie Greenwood, (G.H. Moore Brown Owl, 2nd Pack). The guiding leaders are gathered together standing on the stairs of what might be the Burnaby Municipal Hall.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Leigh, Amy; Blackmore, Pauline; Liske, May; Greenwood, Jessie; Moore, Mrs. G.H.

Accession Code: BV015.35.237

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Apr 1923

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 04-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on content of photograph; Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "Left to right / Miss Amy Leigh / May Liske / Pauline Blackmore / Jessie Greenwood / (G.H. Moore. / Brown Owl / 2nd Pack) / April 1923"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Left to Right / [quotations] Amy Leigh / [quotations] Miss May Liske / [quotations] Miss Pauline Blackmore / [quotations] Jessie Greenwood / Mrs. G.H. Moore / Brown Owl 2nd Pack / April 1923"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "127" (circled in pencil); Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)

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First Burnaby Girl Guide Company

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the First Burnaby Girl Guide Company in uniform in front of an unidentified building. Burnaby Reeve Alexander McLean is standing in the centre of the group next to a union jack flag while a few of the guides on either end of the group are holding white flags. Amy Leigh is identified …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the First Burnaby Girl Guide Company in uniform in front of an unidentified building. Burnaby Reeve Alexander McLean is standing in the centre of the group next to a union jack flag while a few of the guides on either end of the group are holding white flags. Amy Leigh is identified standing on the far left.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Leigh, Amy

Accession Code: BV015.35.274

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: Same as photo BV016.49.83.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: January 6, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Annotation in white on the bottom right corner of photograph reads: "First Burnaby Girl Guides"; Note in pink ink on verso of photograph reads: "Approx 1920 / left Amy Leigh"; Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164); Same photograph as BV016.49.126

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First Burnaby Girl Guide Company, [1920] thumbnail

Girl Guides in Central Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1917]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm + 1 p.

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Girl Guides in Central Park seated and standing in rows. This was the first year of this group of Girl Guides. Gwen Pitman is in the front row, third from the right. In the second row, are; Grace Strong, McKenzie, and Ivy Brett sitting third, fourth, and fifth from the lef…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1917]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pitman family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm + 1 p.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 292-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-29

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Girl Guides in Central Park seated and standing in rows. This was the first year of this group of Girl Guides. Gwen Pitman is in the front row, third from the right. In the second row, are; Grace Strong, McKenzie, and Ivy Brett sitting third, fourth, and fifth from the left. Amy Leigh was the leader of the troop.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; Pitman, Gwendolyn "Gwen"; Strong, Grace; Brett, Ivy; Leigh, Amy

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Page accompanying identifies four members of the group, and lists: "...other names in this group: M.Thompson/ Pullinger/ Mrs. Greenwood (Miss?)/ Elsie Warden & Edmonds Group/ Elise Russell/ Rose Adams/ Ruth Dean/ Ethel Lewis, or Clark./ Munday/ Ruby Ayles/ Nessie Abbey/ Joy Mennie/ Margie Dingman/ Abbie Nelson/ A.D.Ladner/ Pauline Capelle"

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Girl Guides in Central Park, [1917] thumbnail

Miss Amy Leigh and Miss Mennie

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 26, 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Amy Leigh and Miss Barbara Mennie who were special guests at the 75th Burnaby Royal Area celebration on May 26, 1985 at the Burnaby Lake Pavillion. Miss Leigh spoke to all the girls at the ceremony. Miss Leigh arrived from England in 1913 and by 1914 at the age of 17 years, Miss Leigh…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Amy Leigh and Miss Barbara Mennie who were special guests at the 75th Burnaby Royal Area celebration on May 26, 1985 at the Burnaby Lake Pavillion. Miss Leigh spoke to all the girls at the ceremony. Miss Leigh arrived from England in 1913 and by 1914 at the age of 17 years, Miss Leigh went forward to officially register the 1st Burnaby Guide Company. Miss Mennie was a guide with the 1st Burnaby Guide Company and soon after became a Guide Leader with Miss Leigh.