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Scope and Content: Photograph of Jack Kask at 10 years old, standing in front of Kask Filling Station at Kask Camp, Barnet Road. He is standing beside a "Signal" gas pump.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939 or 1940] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jack Kask at 10 years old, standing in front of Kask Filling Station at Kask Camp, Barnet Road. He is standing beside a "Signal" gas pump.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: Kask, John "Jack"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Street Address: 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Jack Kask at Kask Filling Station, [1939 or 1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Kask Gas Truck

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1939] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.9 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of one of William "Bill" Kask, Sr.'s, first gas trucks (reading "Signal" on the side). Four men are sitting or standing on the truck. William "Bill" Kask, Jr., is on the left.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1939] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.9 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of one of William "Bill" Kask, Sr.'s, first gas trucks (reading "Signal" on the side). Four men are sitting or standing on the truck. William "Bill" Kask, Jr., is on the left.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks

Names: Kask, William "Bill" (1916-2004)

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Street Address: 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Kask Gas Truck, [ca. 1939] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Avaries and fish pond

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Animals - Birds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Avaries and fish pond, [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Bird aviary

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a bird aviary in Robert Burnaby Park. The bird aviary was built for raisng canaries by James Massey who was the caretaker of the park from 1933 until 1947.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of a bird aviary in Robert Burnaby Park. The bird aviary was built for raisng canaries by James Massey who was the caretaker of the park from 1933 until 1947.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Geographic Features - Parks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Bird aviary, [between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Raising the flag

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of James Massey as he raises the Union Jack flag up the flag pole in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park from 1933 until 1947 and raised the flag on all public holidays.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of James Massey as he raises the Union Jack flag up the flag pole in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park from 1933 until 1947 and raised the flag on all public holidays.

Subjects: Symbols - Flags

Names: Massey, James

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Raising the flag, [between 1939 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Frances Mabel (Webb) Patterson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Studio porait of France Mabel Patterson (nee Webb).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 326-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2010-01

Scope and Content: Studio porait of France Mabel Patterson (nee Webb).

Names: Patterson, Frances Mabel Webb

Media Type: Photograph

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Frances Mabel (Webb) Patterson, [1939] thumbnail

Wedding Photograph of Frances Mabel Lili (Patterson) Duke with her niece (flower girl) Doreen Nettie (Patterson) Reitsma

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Wedding portrait of bride Frances Mabel Lili Duke (nee Patterson) with flower girl Doreen Nettie Patterson (later Reitsma).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 326-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2010-01

Scope and Content: Wedding portrait of bride Frances Mabel Lili Duke (nee Patterson) with flower girl Doreen Nettie Patterson (later Reitsma).

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Duke, Frances Mabel Lili Patterson; Reitsma, Doreen Nettie Patterson

Media Type: Photograph

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Wedding Photograph of Frances Mabel Lili (Patterson) Duke with her niece (flower girl) Doreen Nettie (Patterson) Reitsma, 1939 thumbnail

Peers family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a picture of (left to right) Anne Peers (later Latham), her mother Kitty Peers (nee Hill) and sister Babs (later Jeffrey). The picture was taken at Point Grey, Vancouver. Written on the back of the photograph is the caption "Anne, Self, Babs - Bob in Winnipeg - At Vancouver W. Point…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-908

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph is a picture of (left to right) Anne Peers (later Latham), her mother Kitty Peers (nee Hill) and sister Babs (later Jeffrey). The picture was taken at Point Grey, Vancouver. Written on the back of the photograph is the caption "Anne, Self, Babs - Bob in Winnipeg - At Vancouver W. Point Grey 1939."

Names: Latham, Anne Peers; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"; Jeffrey, Barbara Peers "Babs"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph; Stamp on verso reads: "Vancouver Drug Co. Ltd. / Jan 21 1939 / Nu-Gloss"

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Babs Peers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Babs Peers, sitting on the grass at 4606 West 2nd and Tolmie, Point Grey Vancouver. Babs is the daughter of Kitty and Bob Peers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-971

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Babs Peers, sitting on the grass at 4606 West 2nd and Tolmie, Point Grey Vancouver. Babs is the daughter of Kitty and Bob Peers.

Names: Jeffrey, Barbara Peers "Babs"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Babs - / 1938 / 3 1/2"

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Babs Peers with baby carriage

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Babs Peers, pushing a baby carriage carrying a doll on the lawn of 4606 West 2nd and Tolmie, Point Grey Vancouver. Babs is the daughter of Kitty and Bob Peers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-972

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Babs Peers, pushing a baby carriage carrying a doll on the lawn of 4606 West 2nd and Tolmie, Point Grey Vancouver. Babs is the daughter of Kitty and Bob Peers.

Subjects: Toys - Dolls

Names: Jeffrey, Barbara Peers "Babs"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Babs Peers with baby carriage, [1939] thumbnail

Soap box race cars

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of three boys on their soap box race cars at Norfolk Street near Royal Oak. Robert "Bob" Lowe is the child in the middle.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 549-041

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Photograph of three boys on their soap box race cars at Norfolk Street near Royal Oak. Robert "Bob" Lowe is the child in the middle.

Subjects: Recreational Activities

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Norfolk Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Soap box race cars, [1939] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail

David Hill

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a man in a military uniform, identified as David Hill.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-251

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a man in a military uniform, identified as David Hill.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Hill, David O. E. "Dave"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph; Accompanying newspaper article attached to album page states: " 'Killed' Soldier is War Prisoner / Pte. David Hill, 22 son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hill, 1281 Burnaby and Yellow Point Lodge, listed as killed while serving with the Seaforth Highlanders in Italy January 3, is a prisoner of war, his parents learned today. Born at Burnaby Lake, he attended school at Ladysmith. He has been overseas two and one-half years. He enlisted with the Canadian Scottish at Nanaimo and then transferred to the Seaforths. A sister, Lesley Hill, is with the W.R.C.N.S. at Halifax."

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David Hill

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a man in a uniform, identified as David Hill.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-252

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a man in a uniform, identified as David Hill.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Hill, David O. E. "Dave"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "David 1939"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave"

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David Hill and Charlotte Hill

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a man in a military uniform, identified as David Hill, and a woman, identified as Charlotte Hill.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1939 or 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-253

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a man in a military uniform, identified as David Hill, and a woman, identified as Charlotte Hill.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "David, Charlotte / 1939-40"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave & Mom / 1939-40"

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David Hill and Charlotte Hill, [1939 or 1940] thumbnail

Royal Visit

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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…

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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

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Royal Visit, 1939

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Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary

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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…

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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

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

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Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

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 colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

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

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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