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Scope and Content: Photograph of Hugh Pontifex with a camera in his hand, standing on Sperling Avenue near Sprott Street. The photograph was taken looking north.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1948 (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 ; 3.8 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-503

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Hugh Pontifex with a camera in his hand, standing on Sperling Avenue near Sprott Street. The photograph was taken looking north.

Subjects: Photographic Tools and Equipment - Cameras

Names: Pontifex, Hugh

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue; Sprott Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Hugh Pontifex, January 1948 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Men skating on Deer Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of men, all of whom are Burnaby firefighters, with hockey sticks on Deer Lake. Left to right: Basil Pontifex, Ivan Derinzy, Bill Menzies, Malcolm McCallum, Harvey McDonald, Gordie Williamson.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948 (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 ; 2.7 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-513

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of men, all of whom are Burnaby firefighters, with hockey sticks on Deer Lake. Left to right: Basil Pontifex, Ivan Derinzy, Bill Menzies, Malcolm McCallum, Harvey McDonald, Gordie Williamson.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Occupations - Fire Fighters; Sports - Ice Hockey

Names: Derinzy, Ivan; McCallum, Malcolm; McDonald, Harvie; Menzies, William "Bill"; Pontifex, Basil; Williamson, Gordon "Gordie"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Men skating on Deer Lake, 1948 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Devereux and Pontifex families

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Wally Devereux, Audrey Devereux, Bob Pontifex and Basil Pontifex, at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (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 ; 2.8 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-514

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Wally Devereux, Audrey Devereux, Bob Pontifex and Basil Pontifex, at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Names: Devereux, Audrey Pontifex; Devereux, Wally; Pontifex, Basil; Pontifex, Bob

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Devereux and Pontifex families, [1948] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

6595 Deer Lake Drive

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a house at 6595 Deer Lake Drive. Deer Lake can be seen in the background

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (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 ; 2.7 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-565

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a house at 6595 Deer Lake Drive. Deer Lake can be seen in the background

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Drive

Street Address: 6595 Deer Lake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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6595 Deer Lake Drive, [1948] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Nichols softball team

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38174

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the George F. Nichols Family Market girls softball team in uniform.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948 (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 ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-761

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the George F. Nichols Family Market girls softball team in uniform.

Subjects: Sports - Softball; Clothing - Uniforms; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Nichols Family Meat Market

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

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Nichols softball team, 1948 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Bill Ettinger and friends on the Flying Ace

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38402

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Ettinger (second from left) and two unidentified friends playing on a wagon, on Arcola Street. The phrase "Flying Ace" is painted along the side of the wagon.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ettinger family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 428-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2002-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill Ettinger (second from left) and two unidentified friends playing on a wagon, on Arcola Street. The phrase "Flying Ace" is painted along the side of the wagon.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Wagons

Names: Ettinger, Bill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Arcola Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

Bill Ettinger and friends on the Flying Ace, [1948] thumbnail

George D. McLean

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of George D. McLean, who was a Burnaby council member in 1948.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-944

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of George D. McLean, who was a Burnaby council member in 1948.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: McLean, George D.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

George D. McLean, [between 1948 and 1959] thumbnail

Paul Digney and family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 21 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 13. Film provides footage of Paul Digney as a young child as he interacts with family members and pet dogs at the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby. The film contains views of the Digney family home, yard and neighborhoo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 21 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 13. Film provides footage of Paul Digney as a young child as he interacts with family members and pet dogs at the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby. The film contains views of the Digney family home, yard and neighborhood in summer and winter time. Some of the footage shows some wear.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Persons - Children

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

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Video

Paul Digney and family, [between 1948 and 1949]

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Building and opening the Digney Speedway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continue…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continues with footage of a press dinner in the garden of Andy Digney's home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby and is followed with footage of the Digney Speedway in operation for the grand opening on July 8, 1948. Midget cars and jalopies (stock cars) can be seen racing on the speedway. Some of the footage of the raceway pit and races switches to black and white.The film closes with colour footage of a truck moving Lucky Fordham's house from Bonsor Ave to the speedway.

Subjects: Sports - Automobile Racing

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney Speedway; Fordham, Lucky

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood); Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area; Maywood Area

Images

Video

Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949]

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The East Flats

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied [199-]

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 18 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph identified as the Woodrows bus in the 1948 flood.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied [199-]

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 18 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 572-008

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: Photograph identified as the Woodrows bus in the 1948 flood.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Kingsway West School grade three class

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Elaine A. Myers fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway West School grade three class that Elaine A. Myers attended. The class is sitting and standing in four rows outside on the grass.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1948 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Elaine A. Myers fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi

Material Details: Jpeg is a copy created by the donor of a sepia original

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 580-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-26

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway West School grade three class that Elaine A. Myers attended. The class is sitting and standing in four rows outside on the grass.

Names: Kingsway West School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identified as "Layton"

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Kingsway West School grade three class, 1948 (date of original) thumbnail

Kingsway West School grade four class

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948 or 1949] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Elaine A. Myers fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway West School grade four class sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school steps. Elaine A. Myers is standing in the second row, second from the left, in a flowered dress.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948 or 1949] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Elaine A. Myers fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi

Material Details: Jpeg is a copy created by the donor of a sepia original

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 580-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-26

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway West School grade four class sitting and standing in four rows in front of the school steps. Elaine A. Myers is standing in the second row, second from the left, in a flowered dress.