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- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards 1
- Buildings - Residential - Houses 1
- Clothing - Uniforms 2
- Events - May Day 2
- Events - Parades 2
- Musical Instruments 6
- Musical Instruments - Bagpipes 2
- Musical Instruments - Pianos 3
- Occupations - Teachers 1
- Organizations - Bands 4
- Organizations - Orchestras 1
- Personal Symbols - Trophies 1
Award winning pianists
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37292
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Code, Norah
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
Images
Burnaby South High School orchestra
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35458
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930 (date of original), copied 1986
- 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 Burnaby South High School orchestra. Identified: (front row, 3rd from left) Grace Smith, teacher and band leader. Grace Smith (later Grace Pletcher) was the daughter of James and Agnes Smith.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930 (date of original), copied 1986
- 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.
- 204-316
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South High School orchestra. Identified: (front row, 3rd from left) Grace Smith, teacher and band leader. Grace Smith (later Grace Pletcher) was the daughter of James and Agnes Smith.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
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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
![Home interior, [1900-1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-132.jpg?width=280)
Home interior
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82561
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of a home, including wallpapered walls, newspapers, and a piano.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-132
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of a home, including wallpapered walls, newspapers, and a piano.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Home interior, [1900-1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-132.jpg)
Interview with Eleanor Dricos by Eric Damer October 15, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Length
- 0:08:48
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of her early years in Burnaby, from the age of nine, when her interest in music first began.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of her early years in Burnaby, from the age of nine, when her interest in music first began.
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Length
- 0:08:48
- Subjects
- Musical Instruments - Pianos
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 15, 2012. Major themes discussed are: music students and music teachers.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in Vancouver in 1947 Eleanor Toebaert (later Dricos) and her parents came to the new Parkcrest neighbourhood of Burnaby nine years later. While at Sperling Elementary, Eleanor took group piano lessons with June Perry and began her career studying, playing, and teaching piano. Eleanor finished her schooling at Kensington Junior High and North Burnaby High Schools. During the mid-nineteen-sixties Eleanor often attended concerts at North Burnaby community halls to listen to her fiance’s band play. After getting married, Eleanor (Toebaert) Dricos and her husband settled in Port Coquitlam where she continues to teach private piano lessons.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:27:47
- Interviewee Name
- Dricos, Eleanor Toebeart
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Eleanor Dricos
Track one of recording of interview with Eleanor Dricos
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-008/MSS171-008_Track_1.mp3
National Juvenile Band
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35414
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931 (date of original), copied 1986
- 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 National Juvenile Band on the Vancouver Courthouse steps. Leader: Arthur Delamont. Somewhere in the picture is Jean Wright who played the cornet. Jean (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) was the daughter of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Wright. Also in the picture is Dal …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931 (date of original), copied 1986
- 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.
- 204-271
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the National Juvenile Band on the Vancouver Courthouse steps. Leader: Arthur Delamont. Somewhere in the picture is Jean Wright who played the cornet. Jean (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) was the daughter of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Wright. Also in the picture is Dal Richards, clarinettist, and three Nicholson children who were neighbours of the Wrights.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Bands
- Musical Instruments
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![North Burnaby Juvenile Band, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/476-013.jpg?width=280)
North Burnaby Juvenile Band
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38670
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the North Burnaby Juvenile band posing with their instruments. There are 35 children in the picture, all are unidentified and the location is unknown. Their bandmaster was Capitol Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Frederick Gorse (not pictured).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the North Burnaby Juvenile band posing with their instruments. There are 35 children in the picture, all are unidentified and the location is unknown. Their bandmaster was Capitol Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Frederick Gorse (not pictured).
- Subjects
- Organizations - Bands
- Musical Instruments
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- The photograph has been marred by black pen marks which have been used to colour the eyes and mouths of some of the children in the picture
Images
![North Burnaby Juvenile Band, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/476-013.jpg)
North Burnaby Juvenile Band outside the Regent Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38649
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the North Burnaby Juvenile Band outside the Regent Theatre on Hastings Street. Thirty-two children are standing, holding their instruments and wearing sashes. A number of banners and posters are visible, one reading "On the stage Thurs. Aug. 14, North Burnaby's Juvenile Band - Be on H…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 20 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 472-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the North Burnaby Juvenile Band outside the Regent Theatre on Hastings Street. Thirty-two children are standing, holding their instruments and wearing sashes. A number of banners and posters are visible, one reading "On the stage Thurs. Aug. 14, North Burnaby's Juvenile Band - Be on Hand to Give the Boys & Girls a Boost." The other two banners read: "On Our Way to the Big Star Party Paramount Parade" and "At the Regent Theatre." Their bandmaster was Capitol Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Frederick Gorse (not pictured).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Charlton and Rathburn
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was used in the Heritage Plaque that was erected at the site of the Regent Theatre on Hastings Street
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4012 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Roy Johnson and his trumpet, [1930] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-233.jpg?width=280)
Roy Johnson and his trumpet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37645
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Roy Johnson holding a trumpet in front of his family home on the 6100 block of McKay Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-233
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Roy Johnson holding a trumpet in front of his family home on the 6100 block of McKay Avenue.
- Subjects
- Musical Instruments
- Names
- Johnson, Roy
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- McKay Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Roy Johnson and his trumpet, [1930] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-233.jpg)
Shrine circus float
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51367
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty band members of the Shrine Circus sitting in a Pacific National Exhibition float, playing musical instruments. Painted on the side of the float are the words "Shrine PNE Circus."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty band members of the Shrine Circus sitting in a Pacific National Exhibition float, playing musical instruments. Painted on the side of the float are the words "Shrine PNE Circus."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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