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  1. 2003.188 - Seeing the men off at Westminster Junction

    Crowd seeing the men off to the First World War at Westminster Junction Station. Mrs. Edith Chalmers stands in the in foreground.

    Record Type: Photo

    Seeing the men off at Westminster Junction
  2. 2008.001.483 - B.C. horse muster by Kelly's Hall

    Recruits for the first world war B.C. Horse gather in front of Kelly's Hall and the Coquitlam Hotel on Dewdney Trunk Road (now Kingsway). Caption reads: "Coquitlam BC Horse."

    Record Type: Photo

    B.C. horse muster by Kelly's Hall
  3. 2013.017.231 - Seeing the boys off

    "Seeing the boys off" ca.1914 Westminster Junction. Junction Hotel in the background, now Huntington Rubber Mills.

    Record Type: Photo

    Seeing the boys off
  4. 2013.017.232 - B.C. boys leaving for the war

    World War I ca.1914 "B.C. boys leaving for the war" Westminster Junction

    Record Type: Photo

    B.C. boys leaving for the war
  5. 2022.017.2 - Picture, Motion

    Copy of Galer family home video DVD disc digitzed from collection of 8mm film. 1 hour 51 minutes colour video taken c. 1957 - 1963. Subjects include: 0:01 - boating footage (Pitt River to Pitt Lake?), 1:22 - Holiday to desert place (?), 3:17 - gravel operations & docks (Coquitlam?) 4:25 - camping holiday Interior BC (Penticton?) 5:45 - Holiday to Seattle, 7:53 - boy scouts boating trip (Vancouver, North Vancouver, Belcarra), 11:29 - Rainbow L...

    Record Type: Archive

    Royal Purple & Elks ceremony, Port Coquitlam
  6. 2023.026.46 - Manual, Training

    Booklet from the war office dated August 5, 1942 titled "Standard Tests of Elementary Training (Royal Engineers). Issued to Spr. Sweeney H.E. Contains training information for royal engineers. Pencil Writing on the back says: Cpt. Porter Martinique Barrocks Borden Hauts I Wing Hut D-21 C. c-63476 Cple Boudreau #ICERU

    Record Type: Archive

    2023.026.46 (2)
  7. 2023.026.49 - Notebook

    Lined notebook "supplied for the public service" Drawn in pencil on the front: "Spr. Sweeney H.E." above G.R. and picture of the kings crown. "Harold Sw" drawn on the bottom. more pencil writing in the top left. On the back is drawn "Harold Sweeney" about a picture of a swastika with a skull and crossbones overtop and the word "Poison". An owl is drawn to the left of it. Rule 23 written below. Inside is information for train en...

    Record Type: Archive

    2023.026.49
  8. 2023.026.52 - Envelope

    Envelope adressed to Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Sweeney, Port Coquitlam, B.C. War Services, Knights of Columbus stamp on the front top left corner, beside which is a sticker that reads "BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION" On the back it reads: K573545-Pte. H.E. Sweeney, Trades School, D.D.M.D.#3(A.F.), Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario. Stamped Port Coquitlam June 21, 1942

    Record Type: Archive

    2023.026.52
  9. 2023.026.53a,b - Letter

    A - Envelope - from the Canadian Treasury office B - Letter - Treasury Acknowledgement, Eight Victory Loan Bonds. Issued to Harold Edward Sweeney.

    Record Type: Archive

    2023.026.53a
  10. 2023.026.57 - Map

    Canadian Forces map of Brussles. One side is a coloured map of Brussels and the backside lists points of interest, Cinemas, concerts, theatres, and monuments.

    Record Type: Archive

    2023.026.57

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