Mathew Ko Colour Films : Victoria's Chinatown and Region
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The films:
The amateur films of Mathew Ko date from the late 1930s to early 1950s and are examples of the popular home movie genre. As historical documents, Ko’s films are exceptional: in their record of family and community life in Victoria and the region during this time, for the number of events represented in each film, and for the use of colour film stock. Aside from a small amount of footage in black and white, Mathew Ko shot in 16mm Kodachrome (introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1935), as well as Kodak and Ansco 16mm stock. Though they contain no sound tracks, his films vividly document significant social, cultural and political events in Chinatown and other areas of downtown Victoria and surrounding neighborhoods, Vancouver Island, the City of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Scenes from the films include: Beacon Hill Park; the Chinese Public School; the Empress Hotel, the Parliament Buildings and Inner Harbour; family scenes, outings and trips; a protest against the sale of scrap iron to Japan (August 1939); pageants and celebrations in Victoria’s Chinatown, including the Rice Bowl Festival, Lion Dance and martial arts demonstrations; Royal Athletic Park pageant and drill team events; the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Victoria (May 1939); trains and steamships; World War II patriotic and post-War parades in Victoria and Vancouver; and youth activities including Scouts and YMCA outings.
Mathew Ko and family
Mathew Ko (1909-2000) was a Victoria-born businessman, the son of Simon Ko Bong and Chui Tong Biing. Simon Ko Bong was a successful retailer and jeweler, and a prominent leader in British Columbia’s Chinese Canadian community. Mathew’s nine siblings Mark, Luke, John, Mable, Ruby, Mary, Peter, Andrew, and Garnet were also born in Victoria. Mathew ran the family business GB Simon Jewelry and Watch Repair at various locations in Victoria, including on Government and Yates Streets.
The films were donated in 2013 by Mathew Ko’s daughter Ms. Valerie Ko, and with the assistance of artist and writer Robert Amos, RCA. Valerie Ko served in the Canadian Naval Reserve for 32 years and owned and operated the GB Simon business in Victoria from 1984 until her retirement in 2015. Robert Amos is the author of a number of books on art and local history, including Inside Chinatown: Ancient Culture in a New World (2009), co-authored with Kileasa Wong.
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Collection Details
- Items 12
- Last Updated 2025-03-12
Works (12)
1. Ko Family Photographs Album 02
- Title:
- Ko Family Photographs Album 02
- Description:
- Some pictures from trip to Newcastle Island. Pictures of Mathew Go Bong, Andrew Go Bong, Rev. Chew Ling, Dr. G. B. Switzer, Wilson Lee from Cranbrook, John Gung John Go Bong, Peter Gung, Devin Gung, Ed Gung, P. Gung, Roby Chow, Jennie Chow. Pictures of picnics/family gatherings in the park. Steamship, tugboat pictures. Scenic waterfall. Scenes at the beach. Military ships in port. Floatplanes. Christmas tree pictures. Pictures of a hall full of people. Parade pictures. Pictures from protest in Victoria, B.C. against shipping scrap iron to Japan. Receipt for $15 payment Mathew Ko paid for subscription to Missionary Fund of the Chinese United Church (December 1955).
- Language:
- eng and chi
- Date Created:
- 1935/1936
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 album (104 pages)
- Alternative Title:
- Hunting with a Camera, Year 1935-36
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs, photograph albums, and black-and-white photographs
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-06-08
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, TTI Betterlight Scanner - scanned by CDW, and additional metadata by MT
2. Rice Bowl Festival with lion dance. Victoria Chinese Public School (1939)
- Title:
- Rice Bowl Festival with lion dance. Victoria Chinese Public School (1939)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. Shot during a protest through Chinatown and downtown Victoria, B.C., and a Rice Bowl fundraising event for the war effort in 1939. Black and white: sea plane marked CF-AWE, dignitaries leaving the plane with procession and driving through downtown passing Quonley storefront sign [corner of Government and Fisgard] and Safeway sign. Colour: flatbed truck loaded with scrap metal. Protest, children holding signs reading “For peace, support embargo!” “Chinese Youth Forum protest this shipment of scrap iron to Japan,” and “We protest scrap iron shipment to kill women and children,” with others holding signs saying “For humanity, for world peace, stop scrap iron from Canada,” and more. Close view of piles of scrap iron with workers taking a break, protestors marching, close view of police, teenagers entering cars, people walking through Chinatown and Government street with signs, building number 572 Man Yen Law in background. This protest was against Canada providing Japan with scrap metal for wartime use. SS Princess Kathleen ship leaving Inner Harbour, people canoeing and suntanning. Speeches, crowds, chorus, and document signing in Chinatown [Save China Bonds]. Drumming and a lion dance parade, people entering and leaving the Fisgard Street Chinese Public School, sign reading “Rice Bowl Festival, Saturday October 28th, 1:00pm Lion Dance,” another sign reading “Tea Bazaar Exhibition Temple.” Groceries and flowers for sale on street. Two young girls posing with flowers [Patricia and Anita Tong]. Sign reading “Exhibit Room” presenting model airplanes, people purchasing tickets to enter. Cooking and music in the tea room. Setting up a panoramic photograph of attendees to the festival. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- History, Coastwise shipping, War work, Equipment and supplies, Princess Kathleen (Steamship), World War (1939-1945), British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown, Amateur films, and Steamboat lines
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:13:34
- Alternative Title:
- Scrap iron protest in Chinatown; Rice Bowl [festival and fundraising event]
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1939
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Kodak 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.02
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-03-04
- Technical Note:
- additional metadata by MT, NTSC 525, Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, Double-perf B+W reversal and color reversal. B-wind. Color is Kodachrome stock. 1938 and 39 Kodak date codes. Shrunken. Curls toward emulsion. Perforation damage and rough splices throughout. Occasional burnt frames. Dirt in gate. Some tramlines. Digitization by The Media Preserve, and mp4
3. Victoria welcomes the King and Queen (1939)
- Title:
- Victoria welcomes the King and Queen (1939)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. Shot during the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Victoria, B.C., May 1939. Shots of decorated legislative fountain, Statue of Queen Victoria reading “This stone was lai[d] September 24th 191[9] by his Royal Highnes[s] the Prince of Wale[s],” close view of crest reading “Long may they reign, May 1939,” Queen Victoria statue, distant view of harbour and Store street buildings, front view of decorated Empress Hotel from the harbour, cars driving on street in front of Empress Hotel, close view of City Hall clock tower and flag. Two men shown standing on steps of Empress Hotel, three women sitting on grass with a camera, people getting onto a boat in Inner Harbour, two elderly people leaving a house and walking down stairs. Two boys holding an American flag and banner reading “Victoria Encampment 1939” with letters B A (Boy Scouts of America) on a green and yellow crest, later cooking in metal pots. Shot of someone feeding a deer, and an older Asian couple coming out of a house. Parade of military men down Douglas Street by City Hall, with some RCMP on horseback, men’s choir, entourage of officers in red uniforms on motorcycle as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive in a convertible, waving to crowd. Banner reads “Chinese community greet their Majesties” along one side of the street. Shots of HBC advertising billboard sign in the background of parade route, Imperial Oil building tower. Faded text on screen reads “Victoria welcomes the King and Queen.” Close shots of soldiers in uniform, military and non-military ships. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, Boy Scouts of America, Victoria City Hall (Victoria, B.C.), Voyages and travels, Parliament Buildings (Victoria, B.C.), Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002, British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown, Amateur films, Empress Hotel (Victoria, B.C.), and Hudson's Bay Company
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1939
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:05:56
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1939
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Kodachrome 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.01
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-03
- Technical Note:
- NTSC 525, additional metadata by MT, Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, Double perf Color Reversal. B-Wind. Broken perforations and opening cement splices repaired. Probable 1938 and 1939 Kodak date codes. Reel contains a short faded section around 134 ft into reel. Digitized at 18 fps. Digitized by The Media Preserve, and mp4
4. YMCA Camera Club outing. Nanaimo regatta. Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) airshow and parade (1939-1942)
- Title:
- YMCA Camera Club outing. Nanaimo regatta. Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) airshow and parade (1939-1942)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. Shot during a YMCA Camera Club outing at the beach on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo regatta, airshow, and RCAF parade, Victoria, B.C., 1939-1942. Teenage members of YMCA and male leaders climbing up logs on the shore side and into a wooded area with backpacks and axes. Night scenes of the campers eating by a campfire and going for another hike. Day scenes of man pointing at mountain range across the water, teenage boy taking photographs, boating and playing on the beach. Two women, one holding binoculars, join the boys. Two boys drink soda, opening a watermelon, beach bonfire in the night. Scene changes to Nanaimo regatta. Two men rowing competition, small boats in harbour, women dressed in formal dress attire with bouquets in back of a convertible. Sign reads “good-bye : come again,” as Steamships Princess Louise and Princess Victoria depart. Scene changes to airshow with planes flying in V formation and straight line. Scene changes to parade with military marching band and soldiers in uniform, some with guns. This rally and march is from City Hall to Cenotaph. Storefront sign in background reads “Cross & Co Farming & Fruit,” banner on car drives by saying “support Victoria’s air supremacy campaign: July 15th to July 27th: silver trail for silver wings’ July 20th Headquarters 1205 Douglas,” crowd looking at a biplane displayed on the street. Bank of Toronto behind Greek and Canadian flags, close view of sign reading “We the Greeks by the side of Britain will fight barbarism to the bitter end, as our glorious history commands,” marching band with Greek flag in front of City Hall. Men marching down street with “Down with Fascism” signs. Cenotaph at Parliament Buildings surrounded by crowds at end of the rally. Man holding sign reading “you serve by saving: buy war savings certificates,” Government street signpost on a corner with Yates Street and the Imperial Bank of Canada, watching more marching bands and military personnel with vehicles and weaponry pass over tram lines. Women involved in the war effort as nurses and other professionals are also included in the march. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, Princess Louise (Steamship), Victoria City Hall (Victoria, B.C.), History, Coastwise shipping, War work, Military participation--Female, Princess Victoria (Steamship), Parliament Buildings (Victoria, B.C.), World War (1939-1945), Amateur films, Imperial Bank of Canada, Steamboat lines, Bank of Toronto, Equipment and supplies, YMCA of the USA, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1939/1942
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:13:07
- Alternative Title:
- YMCA Camera Club outing; RCAF parade World War 2
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia, and British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1939/1942
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Kodachrome 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.03
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-03
- Technical Note:
- NTSC 525, additional metadata by MT, Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, mp4, and Double perf Color Reversal. B-Wind. Film is shrunken. A lot of opening cement splices repaired. 1939 & 1940 Kodak date codes. Digitized at 18 fps. Digitized by The Media Preserve
5. Family moments. Lion Dance in Chinatown. Visiting a mansion property on Southwest Marine Dr in Vancouver. Street scenes in James Bay. Family and children picnicking in the park and playing. Parade to Parliament Buildings with women in military. Family Christmas scenes (1940s)
- Title:
- Family moments. Lion Dance in Chinatown. Visiting a mansion property on Southwest Marine Dr in Vancouver. Street scenes in James Bay. Family and children picnicking in the park and playing. Parade to Parliament Buildings with women in military. Family Christmas scenes (1940s)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. The events depicted are of a Youth Group trip in 1940 from Victoria, B.C. to Vancouver, B.C. Docked ship [possibly Charlotte?], view of dockyard, signage reads “Island Tug.” View of Empress Hotel and legislature building from CPR Steamship Terminal Building. Two women feeding mallards and swans in a pond. Dallas Road view of ocean, Ogden Point breakwater being built as a steamship is leaving. Johnson Street bridge viewed from across the water. Close view of Captain George Vancouver statue on cupola of Parliament Buildings. CPR Steamship Terminal Building with ship docked, viewed from legislature lawns. HBC sign on Douglas Street building, with Fairfield Hotel to the right. Close view of City Hall clock tower, steam train engineer on #461. Train riding over Johnson Street bridge, small boats along dock, Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. Crowds leaving building, lettering “O.B. Allan” over clock, crowds and band at Beach Avenue and Burnaby Street. Crossing the Lions Gate bridge by car, man pointing across the water, climbing around a stream in a wooded area, shots of a golf course, meeting and document signing. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- Amateur films, History, World War (1939-1945), Equipment and supplies, Parades, Empress Hotel (Victoria, B.C.), British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown, and Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 194X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:58:13
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria--Beacon Hill Park, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Vancouver--Stanley Park, and British Columbia--Vancouver
- Coordinates:
- 49.24966, -123.11934, 48.41222, -123.36243, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 49.30171, -123.1417
- Chronological Coverage:
- 194X
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- motion pictures (visual works) and color films (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.10
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-20
- Technical Note:
- Double-perf color reversal. B-wind. Mixed Ansco and Kodachrome stocks. 1941, 43, 46 and 47 Kodak date codes. Ansco sections have very faded color. Somewhat shrunken. Perforation damage and occasional tears throughout. Some sections held together with masking tape had to be respliced. Digitized at 18 FPS. Digitized by The Media Preserve, NTSC 525, mp4, additional metadata by MT, and Metadata by Lauren Chancellor
6. Ko Family Photographs Album 01
- Title:
- Ko Family Photographs Album 01
- Description:
- Individual, group, and family pictures. Mathew Ko's(?) wedding and reception pictures. Baby pictures. Group photo of document signing. Some Christmas pictures. Group pictures of men in the military.
- Subject:
- Families, Weddings, and Children
- Language:
- chi and eng
- Date Created:
- 194X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 album (58 pages)
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photograph albums, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-06-08
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, additional metadata by MT, and TTI Betterlight Scanner - scanned by CDW
7. Youth Group trip to Vancouver, B.C. Scenes of Dallas Rd, Ogden Point, steam train over Johnson Street Bridge. Scenes from Inner Harbour and Downtown Victoria. Lions Gate Bridge (1940)
- Title:
- Youth Group trip to Vancouver, B.C. Scenes of Dallas Rd, Ogden Point, steam train over Johnson Street Bridge. Scenes from Inner Harbour and Downtown Victoria. Lions Gate Bridge (1940)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. The events depicted are of a Youth Group trip in 1940 from Victoria, B.C. to Vancouver, B.C. Docked ship [possibly Charlotte?], view of dockyard, signage reads “Island Tug.” View of Empress Hotel and legislature building from CPR Steamship Terminal Building. Two women feeding mallards and swans in a pond. Dallas Road view of ocean, Ogden Point breakwater being built as a steamship is leaving. Johnson Street bridge viewed from across the water. Close view of Captain George Vancouver statue on cupola of Parliament Buildings. CPR Steamship Terminal Building with ship docked, viewed from legislature lawns. HBC sign on Douglas Street building, with Fairfield Hotel to the right. Close view of City Hall clock tower, steam train engineer on #461. Train riding over Johnson Street bridge, small boats along dock, Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. Crowds leaving building, lettering “O.B. Allan” over clock, crowds and band at Beach Avenue and Burnaby Street. Crossing the Lions Gate bridge by car, man pointing across the water, climbing around a stream in a wooded area, shots of a golf course, meeting and document signing. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- Victoria City Hall (Victoria, B.C.), History, Island Tug & Barge (Victoria, B.C.), Beacon Hill Park (Victoria, B.C.), Parliament Buildings (Victoria, B.C.), Amateur films, Empress Hotel (Victoria, B.C.), Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Steamboat lines, and Hudson's Bay Company
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1940
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:07:38
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria--Beacon Hill Park, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia, and British Columbia--Vancouver
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.41222, -123.36243, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 49.24966, -123.11934
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1940
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Kodak 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.04
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-03
- Technical Note:
- NTSC 525, Double perf B&W Reversal. B-Wind. Film is shrunken with some curling and twist. Broken perforations and opening cement splices repaired. 1938 Kodak date code. Digitized at 18 fps. Digitized by The Media Preserve, additional metadata by MT, Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, and mp4
8. Diamond Jubilee Parade (Vancouver's 60th birthday) on July 1st (1946)
- Title:
- Diamond Jubilee Parade (Vancouver's 60th birthday) on July 1st (1946)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. Parade and crowds, downtown Vancouver, BC: motorcycle groups, marching bands, cars, RCMP, horse and carriage, military weaponry and personnel, people on bicycles, flower floats, local businesses in background and Hotel Vancouver in distance [Georgia St]. Signs read “1899 Veterans of Boer War 1902: No 1 Legion African Campaigners,” “Vancouver Pioneers,” “Native Sons of British Columbia: Post No2 Honors: the Annual Award,” “twin 4’ anti-aircraft gun: used in Canadian warships,” “NO.XI. district depot,” “here comes the Fighting Dukes,” “Irish Fusiliers,” “Seaforth Highlanders,” “RCAF battle honors.” Floats say: “Vancouver’s Diamond Jubilee,” “Greetings from Victoria,” “City of New Westminster,” “Nanaimo,” “Burnaby,” “City of Port Moody,” “congratulations Vancouver, side by side we prosper,” “B.C Telephone Co,” “Steveston Canaries,” “Fraser Farms,” “made by B.C. Welders,” “Johnston National Storage,” “Caterpillar Diesel Engines,” “John Deer Tractors and Implements,” "Lumber Carrier Service,” “Chinese Flying Club hero club,” “Howe Sound Ferries Ltd,” “Crystal Dairy Ltd,” “Canadian Jewelers Association, for gifts that last consult your jeweler,” “this modern earth mover,” “Valley Riding Academy,” “Baker Catering,” “Pro-Rec Centres,” First nations group with drummers and dancers on flatbed truck, “The University of British Columbia: Canada’s second largest: back to shacks - on to the future,” “Cavalier Boys’ Club,” “Western Sports Centre: building athletic Canadians,” “future citizens of Vancouver,” “1st A.R.P mobile unit in Canada built by Steveston volunteers,” “grape festival in Hungary,” “Sons of Norway,” “Ukrainian Canadian Assoc,” “Sons of Scotland,” “always there when help is needed,” “Deep Cove,” “Steveston Community Association,” “peace international goodwill,” “RAOB,” “greetings from the federation of Russian Canadians.” Crowd disperses, people on rooves, two men pose on Motor Princess Ferry. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- Amateur films and Parades
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1946
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:11:26
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Vancouver
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 49.24966, -123.11934
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1946
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Kodak 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.05
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-20
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, Double-perf color reversal. B-wind. Mixed Ansco and Kodachrome stocks. 1946 Kodak date code. Ansco section is very faded. Somewhat shrunken. Digitized at 18 FPS. Digitized by The Media Preserve, additional metadata by MT, mp4, and NTSC 525
9. Scenes of family life at home; Victoria Day Parade; Shriners (1948-1949)
- Title:
- Scenes of family life at home; Victoria Day Parade; Shriners (1948-1949)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. Ko family members outdoors: man with baby, playing with snapdragons, girl twirling a baton, girls running around, posing for camera on lawn. Boy walking towards camera, fire in wooded area. Water breaking on beach near Ross Bay. Little boy playing with snow in toy truck, girls practicing needlepoint, close view of pink flowers. Children pose for camera, two girls playing with doll, playing on swings. Indoor scene of family, food, and lanterns. People pushed around in a wheelchair. Parade, drill teams and pageant in stadium [Royal Athletic Park]. Victoria Day Parade down Douglas Street [viewed between Yates and Johnson Streets], with “Prescription Druggist” and Bank of Toronto in background. "Chinese Girls Drill Team" large "Chinese Community" float with "8 Immortals" scene, Chinese lion dancer and martial arts demonstration on Johnson Street. Shriners with “Gizeh Temple Shrine Oasis” banner behind them. Scottish marching band and Shriners passing Empress Hotel and go to legislative lawn and steps. Brief scene playing in a park, children on swings, These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, Amateur films, Empress Hotel (Victoria, B.C.), Parades, and Gizeh Temple (Victoria, B.C.)
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1948/1949
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:19:00
- Alternative Title:
- 1949 Spring; 1949 Val, Grndma; 1949 April Seattle; May 24 Dr Mrr outing
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1948/1949
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Kodak 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.06
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-20
- Technical Note:
- mp4, additional metadata by MT, Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, Double-perf color reversal. B-wind. Kodachrome stock with possible 1952 Kodak date code. Shrunken. Perforation damage near head. Some very dark footage. Dirt in gate. Digitized at 18 FPS. Digitized by The Media Preserve, and NTSC 525
10. Gardening at home with the children. Trips to Seattle and Port Angeles. Victoria Day Parade and parade in Royal Athletic Park. Family outing to Butchart Gardens (1949)
- Title:
- Gardening at home with the children. Trips to Seattle and Port Angeles. Victoria Day Parade and parade in Royal Athletic Park. Family outing to Butchart Gardens (1949)
- Description:
- One of a series of amateur motion picture films by Mathew Ko. Family at residential house [number 604 or 601]. Decorated Memorial Arena entrance, people seated with programs for concert, rear view of band on platform, brass instruments seen left. Scene change: children playing in snow with broom, walking down steps, making snow piles. Ship at dock, front view. Family walks in snow on Government Street, rear view of ‘Unknown Soldier’ statue with Empress Hotel seen right. Ship sails, children playing in snow, young boy with mittens hanging from coat sleeves poses with vehicle. View of downtown Victoria from residential street, cars driving in snow, young boy eats snow, girl builds snowman, snowplough comes through street. Children feeding ducks in snow, frozen duck pond. Change scene: yellow and red tulips, bluebells in bloom, bees getting nectar in flowers, children take turns posing with tulips. Children in fancy dresses pose for pictures, some with bouquets. Parade of cars, marching women in traditional dress. Signage: “sweet Caporal Cigarettes.” Chinese Public School stairs lined with people, presentation with crowd on street. Girls pose for pictures. Parade through Government Street of cars, floats, CCBA members, women in traditional Chinese dress, baton twirlers, marching bands with legislature in background. Girls in shiny dresses, twirling in yard, celebration in park with Shriners, dance performances, martial arts demonstration. Family looking down from a view on a cement platform of rushing water from a hydroelectric dam and a forested area. Family picnic. These clips were initially intended for home, personal use. Silent film.
- Subject:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), British Columbia--Victoria--Butchart Gardens, Amateur films, and Parades
- Creator:
- Ko, Mathew, 1909-2000
- Date Created:
- 1949
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Contact UVic Special Collection and University Archives for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
- Extent:
- 00:18:03
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria, Washington (State)--Clallam County, British Columbia--Victoria--Butchart Gardens, and Washington (State)--Seattle
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155, 47.60621, -122.33207, 48.11044, -123.93432, and 48.55032, -123.49521
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1949
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 16mm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Mathew Ko Colour Films, Victoria's Chinatown and Region
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- color films (visual works) and motion pictures (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2013-033.1.07
- Fonds Title:
- Mathew Ko fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR480
- Date Digitized:
- 2014-02-20
- Technical Note:
- NTSC 525, Metadata by Lauren Chancellor, additional metadata by MT, mp4, and Double-perf color reversal. B-wind. Mixed Ansco and Kodachrome stocks. 1948 and 1949 Kodak date codes. Ansco sections are very faded. Variable fading. Somewhat shrunken. Occasional perforation damage. Rough splices throughout. Digitized at 18 FPS. Digitized by The Media Preserve