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Oak Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85202
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the construction of the Oak Theatre in 1936, the opening of the theatre held on August 4, 1937, the theatre with snow in the winter and the Digney family home and neighborhood . Andy Digney moved with his family from Manitoba …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the construction of the Oak Theatre in 1936, the opening of the theatre held on August 4, 1937, the theatre with snow in the winter and the Digney family home and neighborhood . Andy Digney moved with his family from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1936 and purchased 2 acres of land where he settled with his family and built the Oak Theatre which was located at 5000 Kingsway (Marlborough & Kingsway). The theatre was located on a 2 acre parcel of land and had a 350 seat capacity and offered valet parking. Construction crews with men and horses can be seen laying the foundation and erecting the walls of the theatre and crowds of people and cars are seen arriving outside the theatre on opening day.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Buildings - Commercial - Theatres
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Animals - Horses
- Names
- Oak Theatre
- Digney, Andy
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Oak Theatre'
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video
Oak Theatre, [between 1937 and 1936]
Oak Theatre, [between 1937 and 1936]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-1.m4vOpening of the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35556
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the official opening of the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church at 140 Esmond Avenue at Pandora Street during the Great Depression. The opening followed years of financial difficulty and a breakaway from the Presbytery. The church was dedicated by the Lieutenant Governor of British …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-414
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the official opening of the Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church at 140 Esmond Avenue at Pandora Street during the Great Depression. The opening followed years of financial difficulty and a breakaway from the Presbytery. The church was dedicated by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (in top hat).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Esmond Avenue
- Street Address
- 140 Esmond Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85235
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 5. The film segment opens with black and white footage of a Burnaby May Day Parade. Children are seen in costumes pushing carriages and bicycles along with pets as they come to gather at Central Park for judging. This event is followed with…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 5. The film segment opens with black and white footage of a Burnaby May Day Parade. Children are seen in costumes pushing carriages and bicycles along with pets as they come to gather at Central Park for judging. This event is followed with colour footage of a gymkhana event with people riding horses at the Lubbock farm in Burnaby and closes with Victory Bond fundraising outside the Oak Theatre, a parade on Kingsway and contrails from an airplane. Many of the men can be seen marching in the parade with their A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) uniforms and arm bands.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video
Burnaby, [between 1937 and 1938]
Burnaby, [between 1937 and 1938]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-5.m4vBurnaby May Day festival
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription846
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.78 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the parade of the May Queen and her suite at the Burnaby May Day Festival in 1931. The flower girls are leading the parade with flower baskets in their hands, followed by the May Queen, and her suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the distance, a crowd of people can be seen. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.78 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the parade of the May Queen and her suite at the Burnaby May Day Festival in 1931. The flower girls are leading the parade with flower baskets in their hands, followed by the May Queen, and her suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the distance, a crowd of people can be seen. This may be Central Park.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Events - Parades
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Accession Code
- HV976.164.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1931
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Constable George Jeffery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35162
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Constable George Jeffery leading the May Day Parade as parade marshall. A pipe band follows behind him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Constable George Jeffery leading the May Day Parade as parade marshall. A pipe band follows behind him.
- Names
- Jeffery, George
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Parallel Name Authority: "Stride Studios"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
Images
Constable George Jeffery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35163
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1934 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Constable George Jeffery leading the May Day Parade as parade marshall. A pipe band follows behind him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1934 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Constable George Jeffery leading the May Day Parade as parade marshall. A pipe band follows behind him.
- Names
- Jeffery, George
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Parallel Name Authority: "Stride Studios"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
Images
Copper Queen celebration at Britannia Beach
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19570
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of royal procession at "Copper Queen" May Day ceremony at Britannia Beach. Procession is composed of the Boy Scouts' drum and bugle band lead by a female drum major.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of royal procession at "Copper Queen" May Day ceremony at Britannia Beach. Procession is composed of the Boy Scouts' drum and bugle band lead by a female drum major.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.277
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1939
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-21
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption beneath photograph reads: "Drumette"
- Caption on previous page in album reads: "Copper Queen Celebrations / Britannia Beach BC / 1939"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Interior of Lochdale Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1881
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of Lochdale Hall. Streamers are hanging from the ceiling and the walls, and numerous people are seated at three long tables. The occasion is unidentified.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of Lochdale Hall. Streamers are hanging from the ceiling and the walls, and numerous people are seated at three long tables. The occasion is unidentified.
- Names
- Lochdale Community Hall
- Accession Code
- BV005.20.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1940]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/12/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Royal Visit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85203
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (1 min., 52 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the Royal Visit from King George VI and Queen consort, Elizabeth. Boy Scouts and members of the community can be seen preparing for a roadside view of the motorcade and Mr. Digney can be seen pacing in his gardens at the Oak T…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (1 min., 52 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the Royal Visit from King George VI and Queen consort, Elizabeth. Boy Scouts and members of the community can be seen preparing for a roadside view of the motorcade and Mr. Digney can be seen pacing in his gardens at the Oak Theatre. As the royal couple (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) drive by the crowd on Kingsway, they can be seen in a automobile identified as a McLaughlin model 45 Extra Special series, with Queen Elizabeth holding a white umbrella. RCMP officers are seen on a motorcycle with a side car, while dignitaries and officials in automobiles accompany the royal couple as the crowd waves red flags and looks on as the cars drive off.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Events - Royal Visits
- Buildings - Commercial - Theatres
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Names
- Oak Theatre
- Digney, Andy
- Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
- George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Royal Visit'
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video
Royal Visit, 1939
Through the Lens of Andy Digney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10099
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the constru…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Research and Narration: Lisa Codd
- Editing and Audio Recording: Matthew Ball
- Special thanks to Paul Digney
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the construction and events held at the Oak Theatre; Royal visit motorcade of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Sports Day at Central Park; Gymcana event at Burnaby Lake Riding Stables; lawn bowling at Central Park; a Depression-era May Day workers’ parade in 1936; May Day celebrations in Burnaby; visits to locations throughout the Lower Mainland, including Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mountain and boat trip up Burrard Inlet; the Digney Speedway; the Digney family at their home on Bonsor Avenue and the Digney Bowling Alley.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Names
- Digney, Andy
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Digney Speedway
- Codd, Lisa
- Oak Theatre
- Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also the City of Burnaby Archives "Digney Family fonds" MI catalogue 562.003 for film masters
- Notes
- Title based on contents
- City of Burnaby Archives holds the original Digney film masters (562.003) that this narrated segment was disseminated from. See Digney family fonds
Images
Video
Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0001_001.mp4The 65th May Day celebration in New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription822
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 11, 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the parade of May Queen Suite at the May Day celebration in New Westminster in 1934. Leading the parade are flower girls, and following them are the girls in the suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the background, there are crowds of people gathered to watch the parade. Ins…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the parade of May Queen Suite at the May Day celebration in New Westminster in 1934. Leading the parade are flower girls, and following them are the girls in the suite, each escorted by a man in a suit. In the background, there are crowds of people gathered to watch the parade. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front "The 65th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 11th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photos / 6."
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Accession Code
- HV976.143.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 11, 1934
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
Images
The 66th May Day Celebration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription827
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1, 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in New Westminster in 1936. Most of the girls are wearing white dresses, some are in a skirt and blouse, and most wear strap shoes. There is a crowd of people gathered behind them to watch the dance. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / #28."
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- HV976.143.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 1, 1936
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
Images
The 66th May Day celebration in New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription823
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1, 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the May Queen Suite on stage at the May Day Celebrations in New Westminster. The May Queen with a crown of flowers is at the microphone set up on the stage with her first maid standing beside her. The other girls in the Suite are seated on their chairs on the stage. Men in suits with …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.2 x 17.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the May Queen Suite on stage at the May Day Celebrations in New Westminster. The May Queen with a crown of flowers is at the microphone set up on the stage with her first maid standing beside her. The other girls in the Suite are seated on their chairs on the stage. Men in suits with a flower and ribbon on their lapel are seated in front of the stage. There is a Union Jack hung in the centre of the wall behind the stage. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "The 66th May Day Celebration / New Westminster, B.C., May 1st, 1936 / Photos by the Stride Studios / 6."
- Subjects
- Symbols - Flags
- Events - May Day
- Accession Code
- HV976.143.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 1, 1936
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
Images
Andy Digney Film
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85335
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18
Andy's first film
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85207
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 3 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized (DVD) film segment with footage identified as 'Reel 1' . Film footage flucuates between black and white and colour providing a look into activities of Andy Digney and his family while they resided in Brandon, Manitoba. Footage documents outdoor activities such as camping…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 3 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized (DVD) film segment with footage identified as 'Reel 1' . Film footage flucuates between black and white and colour providing a look into activities of Andy Digney and his family while they resided in Brandon, Manitoba. Footage documents outdoor activities such as camping,fishing, boating, golfing, swimming, picnicing and a parade in Banff, Alberta.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Recreational Activities - Golf
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Andy's first film, 1934
B. Patterson with his dog on Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription559
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild deer frozen in the ice on Burnaby Lake about three miles from house. Not often do we get a winter like this." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Burnaby Lake / B. Paterson standing beside dog. / No date."
- Subjects
- Animals - Deer
- Animals - Dogs
- Events - Deaths
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Accession Code
- HV977.99.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby and Digney recreational events
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85208
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (B…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (Banff) which begins in black and white and changes to colour format. This is followed by colour footage of car racing at the Digney Speedway located on 10 acres of property on MacPherson Ave. Jelopy stock car racing is seen taking place with crowds of people looking on.
- Subjects
- Sports - Swimming
- Events - Parades
- Persons - Children
- Persons - Crowds
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- MacPherson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
Video
Burnaby and Digney recreational events, [between 1934 and 1938]
Burnaby and Digney recreational events, [between 1934 and 1938]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-3.m4vBurnaby Girl Guides
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4592
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.164
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
- Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
- Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
- Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
Images
Documents
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34273
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 96 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations at Burnaby Park with a band in the foreground and children maypole dancing with a crowd watching. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26.5 x 96 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph consists of three photos taped together, stored folded at joints
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations at Burnaby Park with a band in the foreground and children maypole dancing with a crowd watching. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day 1930 / Stride Photo"
- Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Enlarged by The Stride Studios / 657 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC / We do picture framing"
- Geographic Access
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Wedgewood Street
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35140
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day activities at Central Park. Children are dancing around three Maypoles on a field. A crowd is watching, and a band is seated beside the Maypole on the right side of the photograph.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anderson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.1 x 17.4 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 203-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby May Day activities at Central Park. Children are dancing around three Maypoles on a field. A crowd is watching, and a band is seated beside the Maypole on the right side of the photograph.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- An "8" is printed at the left side of the photo
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area