Allan Monk and Dr Gerald Bligh
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian operatic baritone Allan Monk giving two tickets to the Vancouver Opera Association's performance of Cavallaria Rusticano (Allan Monk plays the part of Alfio) to Dr. Gerald Bligh. Dr. Gerald Bligh is the man who initially recognized his voice and awarded him a $50 Burnaby Clef…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-706
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian operatic baritone Allan Monk giving two tickets to the Vancouver Opera Association's performance of Cavallaria Rusticano (Allan Monk plays the part of Alfio) to Dr. Gerald Bligh. Dr. Gerald Bligh is the man who initially recognized his voice and awarded him a $50 Burnaby Clef Society Scholarship when he was a teenager.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Monk, Allan
- Bligh, Dr. Gerald
- Burnaby Clef Society
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "DOCTOR HONOURED ... Local baritone Allan Monk, now internationally famous and appearing this week with the Vancouver Opera Association, delivers tickets to Dr. Gerald Bligh of Burnaby, the man who initially recognized his voice and awarded him a $50 Burnaby Clef Society Scholarship 22 years ago."
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Allan Monk and the chorus
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 18, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian operatic baritone Allan Monk (left), singing the role of Alfio with the chorus sitting and standing on his left, during a performance of Cavalleria Rusticana by the Vancouver Opera Association. Allan Monk grew up in Burnaby and got his singing start through a Burnaby Clef Soc…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 18, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-705
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian operatic baritone Allan Monk (left), singing the role of Alfio with the chorus sitting and standing on his left, during a performance of Cavalleria Rusticana by the Vancouver Opera Association. Allan Monk grew up in Burnaby and got his singing start through a Burnaby Clef Society scholarship for $50, awarded to him when he was a teenager.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Monk, Allan
- Burnaby Clef Society
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "ALLAN MONK - 'ALFIO' - + CHORUS / BBY TODAY 83%"
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "VOA PEFORMANCE ... Allan Monk, left, sings the role of Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana, one of two operas currently being presented by the Vancouver Opera Association and continuing at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until Saturday."
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Alma Libre performance
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified member of musical group Alma Libre playing an acoustic guitar, as part of a performance at a press conference to announce the nominees for the 2001 West Coast Music Awards.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2213
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified member of musical group Alma Libre playing an acoustic guitar, as part of a performance at a press conference to announce the nominees for the 2001 West Coast Music Awards.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Alma Libre performs at a special press conference at Metropolis at Metrotown to announce the nominees for the 2001 West Coast Music Awards. The band is nominated for Best World Release, and Best Instrumental Release, Non-Classical."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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Avril Lavigne concert at Metrotown
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne playing an acoustic outdoor mini-concert at Metrotown to promote her upcoming album. Photographs depict Lavigne performing and the crowd during the performance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2367
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne playing an acoustic outdoor mini-concert at Metrotown to promote her upcoming album. Photographs depict Lavigne performing and the crowd during the performance.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Events - Competitions
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2367-1: "Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne plays an acoustic set at a free outdoor mini-concert at Metrotown Tuesday, to promote her upcoming album."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2367-2: "Fans of all ages enthusiastically greet Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne at a free outdoor mini-concert to promote her upcoming new CD, Tuesday at Metrotown in Burnaby."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2367-3: "Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne performs a six-song acoustic set at a free outdoor concert Tuesday at Metrotown in Burnaby. The concert was the only local stop in a tour of North American shopping malls to promote her upcoming CD, "Under My Skin.""
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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Bagpiper Rob MacNeil
- 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 Rob MacNeil, the manager of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Photographs depict MacNeil in silhouette, playing bagpipes on top of Burnaby Mountain with the cityscape visible in the distance, and posing for a portrait.
Band member from Tropical Heat
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 17, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man from the band "Tropical Heat" playing the cowbell at the British Columbia Institute of Technology's Open House.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 17, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0269
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man from the band "Tropical Heat" playing the cowbell at the British Columbia Institute of Technology's Open House.
- Subjects
- Musical Instruments
- Occupations - Musicians
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "67% Bby B8 / Bby Mario 991 F"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Bill Kenny
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Kenny, an original member of the Ink Spots Quartet, which became famous after his arrival in early 1936; with the group's addition of a ballad style featuring Bill Kenny's high tenor and Orville "Hoppy" Jones' "talking" chorus. Bill Kenny stopped performing as an Ink Spot during …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-703
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Kenny, an original member of the Ink Spots Quartet, which became famous after his arrival in early 1936; with the group's addition of a ballad style featuring Bill Kenny's high tenor and Orville "Hoppy" Jones' "talking" chorus. Bill Kenny stopped performing as an Ink Spot during the summer of 1954.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Kenny, Bill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Chapter of Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a performance by the Burnaby Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. They are in costume and performing in an auditorium while an audience watches.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1495
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a performance by the Burnaby Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. They are in costume and performing in an auditorium while an audience watches.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "Bby. Chapter of Soc. for Preservation & Encouragement of Barber Shop Quarter Singing in American Directed by Charlie Metzger"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 90% / page 7 / Burnaby / Today"
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Cellist
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard : b&w ; 13.5 x 8.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a man in a suit and bow tie seated in a chair, holding his cello as if he were about to play it.
Colleen Wood
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of musician Colleen Wood sitting at the organ. She suffered from a rare muscle disease and was an active member of the Variety Club of British Columbia, donating all funds raised at her concerts to the club.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of musician Colleen Wood sitting at the organ. She suffered from a rare muscle disease and was an active member of the Variety Club of British Columbia, donating all funds raised at her concerts to the club.
- Subjects
- Musical Instruments
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Wood, Colleen
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Colleen Wood ... she's working to get a 'sunshine' bus for the handicapped"
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Colleen Wood
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of musician Colleen Wood with an unidentified man kneeling beside her, presenting her with a framed certificate which reads: "The Corporation of the District of Burnaby / Certificate of Appreciation / presented to / Colleen Wood ..." . She suffered from a rare muscle disease and was an …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of musician Colleen Wood with an unidentified man kneeling beside her, presenting her with a framed certificate which reads: "The Corporation of the District of Burnaby / Certificate of Appreciation / presented to / Colleen Wood ..." . She suffered from a rare muscle disease and was an active member of the Variety Club of British Columbia, donating all funds raised at her concerts to the club.
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols - Certificates
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Wood, Colleen
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Conductor Leonard Complin
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leonard Complin, a conductor. The photograph is taken from above and Complin reaches toward the camera, pretending to conduct, with an open sheet of music in front of him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1652
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leonard Complin, a conductor. The photograph is taken from above and Complin reaches toward the camera, pretending to conduct, with an open sheet of music in front of him.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Leonard Complin is the conductor and constructor of the proposed Burnaby Symphony Orchestra."
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Crawfish Fiesta
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 29, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1283
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a member of the musical group “Crawfish Fiesta” performing at Discovery Day.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Bartel 1606 B / 48% Bby p. 11"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "July 29, 1998 1606 B: / There was much to see and do at this year's Discovery Day in Burnaby on Saturday. Loads of entertainment and lots of fun for the ids kept Deer Lake Park hopping into the evening. Crawfish Fiesta spices up the Rogers Cablesystems Main Stage."
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Crysis Band
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 28, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby band Crysis members (from front, clockwise) Joe Gagan, Brian Sanheim, Randy Lebedow, Blair Allan Ferguson and Chris Taylor.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 28, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0148
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby band Crysis members (from front, clockwise) Joe Gagan, Brian Sanheim, Randy Lebedow, Blair Allan Ferguson and Chris Taylor.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Gagan, Joe
- Sanheim, Brian
- Lebedow, Randy
- Ferguson, Blair Allan
- Taylor, Chris
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "01/28 BNW p. 10 66% / Bby 166 A Mario"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Elsie Kirby
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1970, published August 10, 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of then newly elected Burnaby Arts Council president Elsie Kirby. She is sitting at the piano, making notes on a piece of sheet music.
Frederick Gorse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick G. Gorse wearing a tuxedo with a bassoon in his hands. He was a bassoonist for the Capitol Symphony Orchestra in Vancouver. This was used by the symphony as a publicity photograph. In 1930 he was the bandmaster for the North Burnaby Juvenile Band.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm
- Material Details
- Printed on fiber-based paper
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick G. Gorse wearing a tuxedo with a bassoon in his hands. He was a bassoonist for the Capitol Symphony Orchestra in Vancouver. This was used by the symphony as a publicity photograph. In 1930 he was the bandmaster for the North Burnaby Juvenile Band.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Names
- Gorse, Frederick
- Accession Code
- BV988.31.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1921
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See BV988.31.9 for programme of a performance at the Capitol and Dominion Theatres in Vancouver that featured a solo bassoon performance by Frederick Gorse.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Frederick Gorse/ Bassoonist/ Capitol Symphony Orchestra" and "1921"
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Henderson Presbyterian Church Choir and Orchestra
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 16, 1915 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the choir and orchestra at Henderson Presbyterian Church, West Burnaby. Thomas Shankie is in front of the organ.
Highway Freak Ticket
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 21, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0271
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the four Burnaby band "Highway Freak Ticket".
- Subjects
- Occupations - Musicians
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "for booking info contact Amar Productions. Clyde Hill (604) 687-6522 / Highway Freak Ticket / Photos by Adrienne / 271-2577"
- Scan is cropped
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