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Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel Highlights

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 min., 9 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col. , sd.

Scope and Content: Film footage highlights about the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel. Film opens with title “Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Step back in time” followed by a montage of various events, programs and exhibits taking place at the museum. Montage is supported with background music and choral singi…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 min., 9 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col. , sd.

Scope and Content: Film footage highlights about the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel. Film opens with title “Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Step back in time” followed by a montage of various events, programs and exhibits taking place at the museum. Montage is supported with background music and choral singing, there is no narration.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Responsibility: City of Burnaby

Accession Code: BV020.4.33

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also: BV020.4.36; BV020.4.38; BV929.4.29b

Notes: Transcribed title from film

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Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel Highlights, [1993] (date of original), digitized in 2020

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Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel - promotional footage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2000 (date of original), digitized in 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min. , 33 sec.) : Betacam SP, 29 fps, col., sd.

Scope and Content: Item consists of promotional film footage for the Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel". Film footage includes glimpses of the Burnaby Village Museum site with visitors touring the various exhibits and programs through museum's interpreters including Heritage Christmas, Easter Weekend, Labour Day Week…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min. , 33 sec.) : Betacam SP, 29 fps, col., sd.

Scope and Content: Item consists of promotional film footage for the Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel". Film footage includes glimpses of the Burnaby Village Museum site with visitors touring the various exhibits and programs through museum's interpreters including Heritage Christmas, Easter Weekend, Labour Day Week, Fall Fair Event and a final versions with highlights. Summary of Content: 00:00-00:27 Blank screen 00:28-00:48 SMPTE colour bar screen reads "Property of: / Burnaby Village Museum / and Carousel / copyright 2000". 00:49-00:58 Blank screen 00:59-12:44 Heritage Christmas with entertainers, Father Christmas, Print Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Seaforth School, Elworth House, Herbalist, Village exteriors, Christmas Carolers, Love Farmhouse and the C.W. Parker Carousel. 12:45-15:29 Easter Weekend: Entertainment, Ice Cream Parlour, Speeches, Easter Bonnet Parade, bunnies and chicks. 15:30-22:40 Canada Day Celebrations and Labour Day Week: Visitors arriving, flag waving, singing O'Canada, cake cutting and entertainment. 22:41-24:18 Fall Fair Event: harvest displays, potatoe sack races, baking and preserves competition, fortune telling, 24:19- 24:25 Blank screen 24:26-26:45 Highlight Video: "Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Step back in time...". Includes compiled footage some gathered from previous content. This footage is followed by edited promotional footage "Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Step back in time" which includes some of the previous film footage. 26:46-29:33 Blank screen

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Publisher: Voice of the Fraser Productions Inc. 2000

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Shadbolt Centre for the Arts; Burnaby Art Gallery; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Responsibility: Burnaby Village Museum - City of Burnaby

Accession Code: BV020.4.36

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2000 (date of original), digitized in 2020

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also: BV020.4.33; BV020.4.29b; BV929.4.38

Notes: Transcribed title from film content; Label inside videocassette case reads: Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel / Promotional footage: / 00:01:00:00 Heritage Christmas... / 00:12:50:00 Easter Weekend... / 00:15:43:00 Canada Day Celebrations ... / 00:20:17:00 Labour Day Week / 00:21:54:00 Fall Fair Event.../ 00:24:28:00 Highlight Video / (2:00)"

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Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel - promotional footage, 2000 (date of original), digitized in 2020

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The C.W. Parker Carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 5, 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. digital

Scope and Content: Fully restored carousel at Burnaby Village Museum. Carousel is pictured lit up from one side and is shown at its full height. The horses are riderless.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. digital

Scope and Content: Fully restored carousel at Burnaby Village Museum. Carousel is pictured lit up from one side and is shown at its full height. The horses are riderless.

History: Taken at the Carousel 100th Anniversary event held on May 5, 2012 at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels; Events - Anniversaries

Names: C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV019.21.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 5, 2012

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 240

Scan Date: March 24, 2019

Scale: 96

Photographer: Scherp, Leanne

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Step Back in Time at the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2000 (date of original), digitized in 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min. , 59 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd.

Scope and Content: Film titled “Step Back in Time at the Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel” includes narration by Archie Miller. The film opens with historical background regarding land settlement and development in Burnaby supported with historical images. The film then transverses into contemporary images and foota…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min. , 59 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd.

Material Details: Sponsored in part by: The Burnaby Historical Society; Poetry Written by: Don Benson; Voices: Arlie Mason; Tom Worledge

Scope and Content: Film titled “Step Back in Time at the Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel” includes narration by Archie Miller. The film opens with historical background regarding land settlement and development in Burnaby supported with historical images. The film then transverses into contemporary images and footage of the Burnaby Village Museum which opened in Burnaby on November 19, 1971 in commemoration of British Columbia joining the confederation of Canada. The film’s title text, “Step Back / In Time / at the Burnaby Village / Museum & Carousel” appears a few minutes past the opening footage. Narration continues throughout the film along with interviews with various staff members and museum interpreters. The film is divided into various segments containing titles in order of appearance: “Deer Lake Park” provides glimpses of and information about Deer Lake Park, its heritage buildings and cultural facilities including The Burnaby Art Gallery, The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Burnaby Village Museum. “A Living Museum” takes you on a tour of some of the museum’s exhibits and programs through the museum’s interpreters. “The Magical Carousel” provides background on the historic C.W. Parker Carousel #119 that was restored and opened on the site in 1993. “Keeping History Alive” speaks to the interpretive, artifact and archival collection of the Burnaby Village Museum with information provided by Curator Colin Stevens, Assistant Curator Steve Turnbull and Assistant Director of Cultural Services, Denis Nokony. “A Step Back in Time” speaks to the various 1920s highlights and features that the museum has to offer. “Something Special / is Always Happening” tells of the annual events that the museum offers to capture the interests of visitors. “A Day at the / Burnaby Village / Museum & Carousel” includes Denis Nokony speaking about the importance of the museum and what it means to visitors and the community.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Publisher: Voice of the Fraser Productions Inc. 2000

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Shadbolt Centre for the Arts; Burnaby Art Gallery; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Responsibility: Burnaby Village Museum - City of Burnaby

Accession Code: BV020.4.29b

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2000 (date of original), digitized in 2020

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also: BV020.4.33; BV020.4.36; BV929.4.38

Notes: Transcribed title from film content

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Step Back in Time at the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel, 2000 (date of original), digitized in 2020

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Amusement park rides at Happyland

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of amusement park rides at Happyland including the "Big Dipper" roller coaster and signs for "Shoot the Chute" inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. A few unidentified people are standing in front of the rides. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the sup…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of amusement park rides at Happyland including the "Big Dipper" roller coaster and signs for "Shoot the Chute" inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. A few unidentified people are standing in front of the rides. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Accession Code: BV022.2.33

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2021-08-17

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #6; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Amusement park rides at Happyland, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Charlotte Hill on a swing

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1938]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a woman identified as Charlotte Hill sitting on a swing.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1938]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-250

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a woman identified as Charlotte Hill sitting on a swing.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Swings

Names: Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Mom"

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Cram family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939 (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 Cram sister and brother, (left to right) Mary Cram and Tom Cram. In the background, on the left, is the house built by their father after he had subdivided some of the farm property. The property was located at Kingsway and what is now 6515 Denbigh Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-567

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cram sister and brother, (left to right) Mary Cram and Tom Cram. In the background, on the left, is the house built by their father after he had subdivided some of the farm property. The property was located at Kingsway and what is now 6515 Denbigh Avenue.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Swings

Names: Cram, Tom; Vogt, Mary Cram

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Denbigh Avenue

Street Address: 6515 Denbigh Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

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Cram family, 1939 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Dora Robertson standing in front of amusement ride

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1936 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora Robertson standing in front of the Big Dipper roller coaster ride inside Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. Dora's husband, Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora Robertson standing in front of the Big Dipper roller coaster ride inside Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. Dora's husband, Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Robertson, Dora

Accession Code: BV022.2.40

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1936 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2021-08-17

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #13; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Dora Robertson standing in front of amusement ride, [between 1936 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Happyland staff members

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Happyland staff members posing for a photograph inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. The "Big Dipper" roller coaster ride is visible in the background. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of Happyland staff members posing for a photograph inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. The "Big Dipper" roller coaster ride is visible in the background. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Accession Code: BV022.2.34

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2021-08-17

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #7; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Happyland staff members, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Robert on a swing

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers sitting on a swing. A pile of firewood can be seen in the background along with an unidentified house. Robert is wearing a sailor's hat the reads : HMS Superb.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-400

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers sitting on a swing. A pile of firewood can be seen in the background along with an unidentified house. Robert is wearing a sailor's hat the reads : HMS Superb.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Swings

Names: Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Andy's first film

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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…

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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

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

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Andy's first film, 1934

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Andy Digney Film

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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

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

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

Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1933] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Irwin family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Recreational Activities - Swimming; Recreational Activities - Sunbathing

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor; Johnston, Bob; Johnston, Maureen

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.101

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1933] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 42 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin, Maureen Johnston, Louise Irwin pose in their swimsuits, c. 1928"; Date for description of photograph based on information provided in Johnston family image 8

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Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits, [1933] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Charlotte Vidal and others in boats

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1915 and 1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three women (the middle one identified as Charlotte Vidal) and three unidentified boys. They are in two boats on a lake and some of them are holding crabs.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1915 and 1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-075

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three women (the middle one identified as Charlotte Vidal) and three unidentified boys. They are in two boats on a lake and some of them are holding crabs.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Boating; Recreational Activities - Fishing

Names: Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Charlotte Vidal and others in boats, [between 1915 and 1934] thumbnail

Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1935 and 1936]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba throug…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1935 and 1936]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba through to Saskatchewan and visit with Dorothy Swan (Alice Digney's sister) who is dressed in her nurses' uniform. Their travels continue as they visit the Calgary Zoo, the foothills of Alberta, Bow River and falls, Banff Hot Springs and Lake Louise pools.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Camping; Recreational Activities - Canoeing

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Swan, Dorothy

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

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Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]

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Members of the Knight family on log

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1928 and 1932]

Collection/Fonds: Margaret Norton fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of adolescents dressed in bathing suits and sitting on a floating log near a shore. Sisters, Margaret Norton (nee Knight) (far left) is wearing a bathing cap and fur collared coat over top of her swim suit, Naida Hansen (nee Knight) (second from right) and Dolly Walker-Kirkwoo…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Margaret Norton fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of adolescents dressed in bathing suits and sitting on a floating log near a shore. Sisters, Margaret Norton (nee Knight) (far left) is wearing a bathing cap and fur collared coat over top of her swim suit, Naida Hansen (nee Knight) (second from right) and Dolly Walker-Kirkwood (nee Knight) (far right) are wearing bathing suits. The three young men and the young woman second from left are unidentified.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Swimming; Recreational Activities - Sunbathing

Names: Norton, Margaret Knight; Hansen, Naida Knight; Walker-Kirkwood, Dolly Knight

Accession Code: BV020.34.26

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1928 and 1932]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: March 22, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Members of the Knight family on log, [between 1928 and 1932] thumbnail

Picnic

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976

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 a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in th…

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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 a picnic site with a tent pitched on the left. Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman are eating, sitting on the ground. There is a car parked behind the woman to the right. Part of vehicle licence date is "37" and the partially covered plate number is "4930." Visible in the negative, but cropped out in the print, is a dog sitting inside the tent. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Camping; Structures - Tents; Recreational Activities - Picnics

Accession Code: HV976.251.32

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 2016 technical exhibit

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Picnic, [193-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

The 66th May Day Celebration

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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…

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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."

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Events - May Day

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.

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The 66th May Day Celebration, May 1, 1936 thumbnail

A little nearer the summit

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of a two hikers and a dog who are all close to the summit of Mount Albert Edward. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 243-061

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of a two hikers and a dog who are all close to the summit of Mount Albert Edward. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.