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Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85238
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise b…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-6
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 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise bird sanctuary followed by footage of Stanley Park. The footage continues and interchanges between black and white and colour as the Digney's take a ferry ride to North Vancouver where they visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Fishermen's Cove. The reel closes with footage of skiers on Grouse Mountain and a fire at Pier D in 1938.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Sports - Lawn Bowling
Sports - Skiing
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Jones, Charles E.
Digney, Dorothy
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
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Video

Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore, [between 1937 and 1938]

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Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85241
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-7
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 film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay where the family goes ashore. This footage is followed with a dark segment of footage of a paegant at the Oak Theatre in 1941 and the gardens of the Oak Theatre. The film has a break and continues with footage of the Digney family travels to the Calgary Breweries, Calgary Zoo, and the Calgary Stampede parade and fairgrounds, Alberta, closing with footage of the Rockies and Rogers Pass.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Events - Parades
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Digney, Alice
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Video

Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary, [between 1939 and 1941]

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King Ed Pet Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98190
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a King Ed Pet Centre employee posing with an African grey parrot inside the aquarium section of the pet store, and outdoors with puppies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3268
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a King Ed Pet Centre employee posing with an African grey parrot inside the aquarium section of the pet store, and outdoors with puppies.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Animals - Birds
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7377 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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matchbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89161
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.8
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.8
Description
matchbook; red folded paper with gold ink text and illustration of a dragon; "Dragon Inn / 4510 KINGSWAY, BURNABY, B.C. / 4524 E. HASTINGS, BURNABY B.C." printed on face; "THE HOUSE OF / CHINESE SMORGASBORD / Dragon Inn / 4510 Kingsway, Burnaby . . . 435-4148 / 4524 E. Hastings . . . 298-6481". There are pink-tipped matches in the book.
Object History
Dragon Inn belonged to the Lee family. The Dragon Inn restaurant was located at at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue (opened in the 1970s) and later at Hastings Street near Willingdon (opened in the 1990s). The Dragon Inn was known for its exterior neon sign which was removed in 1997.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Temperature Control Equipment - - Firemaking Equipment
Object Term
Matchbook
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium
Thermal Tools and Equipment
Names
Dragon Inn
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4510 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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matchbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89162
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.9
Description
matchbook; white folded paper with blue and red ink text and illustration of a dragon; "Dragon / Inn / CHINESE / Smorgasbord / EVERY DAY / 4510 KINGSWAY / BURNABY, B.C." printed on face; business hours printed on back. There are blue-tipped matches in the book; manufactured by "DAHL AGENCIES LTD, B.C. * CANADA MATCH TORONTO".
Object History
Dragon Inn belonged to the Lee family. The Dragon Inn restaurant was located at at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue (opened in the 1970s) and later at Hastings Street near Willingdon (opened in the 1990s). The Dragon Inn was known for its exterior neon sign which was removed in 1997.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Temperature Control Equipment - - Firemaking Equipment
Object Term
Matchbook
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium
Thermal Tools and Equipment
Names
Dragon Inn
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4510 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Members of Lee family in front of C&L Grocery Confectionery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16719
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
April 1968
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Quon Lip Lee (right) and his eldest son, Gary Lee (centre) standing together with his niece and her children in front of the Lee family corner store, C&L Grocery & Confectionery. The store is located at 6912 Kingsway (corner of Kingsway and Griffiths) and was owned by Quon Lip Lee.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Quon Lip Lee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Quon Lip Lee (right) and his eldest son, Gary Lee (centre) standing together with his niece and her children in front of the Lee family corner store, C&L Grocery & Confectionery. The store is located at 6912 Kingsway (corner of Kingsway and Griffiths) and was owned by Quon Lip Lee.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Buildings - Commercial
Names
Lee, Quon Lip
Lee, Gary
C&L Grocery Confectionery
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
6912 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV021.18.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
April 1968
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date stamp on bottom recto of photograph reads: "APR_68"
Images
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Working on the green chain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15193
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-] (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 two unidentified Chinese Canadian men working on the green chain of Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Burrard Inlet and the north shore mountains are visible in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified Chinese Canadian men working on the green chain of Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Burrard Inlet and the north shore mountains are visible in the distance.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Occupations - Millworkers
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-] (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
Images
Less detail

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