medal
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.26
- Description
- Medal; gold; in centre of medal is raised image of book with burning lamp; writing in horseshoe shape around book; eye in top centre; decorative motif around bottom edge with smaller decorative indents at top; has loop at top, probably for chain; engraving on bottom rear
- Object History
- From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
- Marks/Labels
- "VAN. SUNDAY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN", embossed on front in horsehoe shape
"OB ALLAN", engraved on reverse at bottom
- Subjects
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Medals
- Sports
Less detail
May Queen's car
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. The first car pictured is carrying the May Queen, Ruth Bearn.