File consists of a collection of photographs which were taken in 1998 by Researcher/Registrar, Lisa Langlet to document the restoration process along with the curating of artifacts and furnishings to be included in the farmhouse exhibit. The photographs are arranged by Year / Roll number / Photogra…
File consists of a collection of photographs which were taken in 1998 by Researcher/Registrar, Lisa Langlet to document the restoration process along with the curating of artifacts and furnishings to be included in the farmhouse exhibit. The photographs are arranged by Year / Roll number / Photograph number.
Book 2 includes photographs documenting: Items of furniture, dishes, tools, utensils and light fixtures that were purchased or considered for purchase in the farmhouse exhibit along with artifacts from the collection (ie: dining room light fixture from original farmhouse); the tin ceiling in the parlour; parlour windows and front door before and after painting and restoration; garden in mid July and October; the process of adhering unbleached cotton to walls before installing new wallpaper; historic linoleum purchased from Jim Wolf and installed in the bedroom and hallway; old wallpaper; installation of new wallpaper in dining room; re-covering of "eastlake" [sic] chair; restoration of wall between bedroom and dining room; original upstairs door found in house; John and Elsie (nee Parker) Hughes visiting the farmhouse at the end of Sept. 1998; closeups of woodwork and trim; samples of new "Burnaby" wallpaper; reupholstering of a settee and chair; installation of "Burnaby Ceiling" wallpaper in hallway; layers of cheesecloth and glue used before "Burnaby" wallpaper was installed; outside location of waterpipe to basement along parlour wall; water shut off on street and installation of "Burnaby" wallpaper in parlour.
Photograh of historic linoleum with geometric pattern in hues of blue, green and orange. Linoleum was unrolled and handwashed with ivory soap before being installed in the bedroom on the main floor of the Love farmhouse.
Photograh of historic linoleum with geometric pattern in hues of blue, green and orange. Linoleum was unrolled and handwashed with ivory soap before being installed in the bedroom on the main floor of the Love farmhouse.
A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Rectangular piece of linoleum. The linoleum has a green and beige check patterned.
Object History
From front entryway of Love Farmhouse; linoleum was installed in1989 during the Love Farmhouse restoration and removed during an upgrades project in 2018.
Triangular piece of linoleum flooring. Pattern is blue and brown squares with white borders.
Object History
This object was found in the Love Farmhouse attic August 2021, where it had been stored since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's. It is an original piece from the home.
Photograph of Lauretta Roberts standing next to the half-built Roberts' house located at 5118 Douglas Road. During construction of the house, movie posters were used in place of tar paper under the exterior cedar shingles and as cushioning under the linoleum kitchen floor. Visible in the distance …
Photograph of Lauretta Roberts standing next to the half-built Roberts' house located at 5118 Douglas Road. During construction of the house, movie posters were used in place of tar paper under the exterior cedar shingles and as cushioning under the linoleum kitchen floor. Visible in the distance is the Adams' family house located on the 5100 block of Douglas Road.
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Hudson's Bay Company - Bill and Receipt -- [1924]. Bill and receipt for Mr. T.S. McNair from the Hudson's Bay Company Retail Branch, for 16 1/4 yards of Linoleum flooring and laying. The bill was issued October 27th, 1927 with a total bill of $33.30.
Mr. McNair paid the bill in full on October 31, 1924 and was issued a receipt from the Hudson's Bay Company. The receipt has been stapled to the bill with a postage stamp.
Object History
Bill and receipt belonging to Thomas Seaborn McNair, who was born on May 15 1888 to Francis McNair and Elizabeth Taylor. He worked as an accountant and estate agent. He married Mary Vida McMillan in 1917. Thomas ran Edwards, McNair and Russell in Vancouver (presumably an accounting firm). Thomas McNair died in 1982.