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Burnaby Village Museum fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1990-2019

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: Over 3000 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + technical drawings + 25 videocassettes + 43 video recordings (mp4) + 2 video recordings (m4v) + 56 sound recordings (mp3) + 5 audio cassettes + approx. 2 m. of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a selection of curatorial records created and collected by the Burnaby Village Museum in the course of their work. Records pertain to the village site, exhibits, programs, curatorial projects, outreach and special events. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Museum photo…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: Over 3000 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + technical drawings + 25 videocassettes + 43 video recordings (mp4) + 2 video recordings (m4v) + 56 sound recordings (mp3) + 5 audio cassettes + approx. 2 m. of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a selection of curatorial records created and collected by the Burnaby Village Museum in the course of their work. Records pertain to the village site, exhibits, programs, curatorial projects, outreach and special events. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Museum photographs series 2) Museum film collection series 3) Museum architectural records series 4) Museum Marketing photographs series 5) Museum exhibits series 6) Museum reports series 7) Curatorial Collections adminstrative records series 8) Museum Oral Histories series 9) Jesse Love farmhouse series 10) Bell's Dry Goods series 11) Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series 12) C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series 13) Royal Bank exhibit series 14) UBC Partnership series 15) Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 125 Video Collection series

History: Burnaby Village Museum is an open air museum that represents a typical tram-stop community. Museum interpreters welcome visitors, provide demonstrations and on site programming. The museum’s collection consists of thousands of artifacts, community records as well as several original Burnaby heritage buildings, a 1912 carousel, 1912 B.C. Electric Railway interurban tram, a Chinese Market Garden and Indigenous Learning House and Matriarch's Garden. In 1990, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby assumed the operation and management of Burnaby Village Museum from the Burnaby Village Museum Association. Burnaby Village Museum (formerly named Heritage Village) was originally created by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee in 1971 as a commemorative project for British Columbia's Centennial. A concept for an open-air museum was developed near Deer Lake on Districts Lots 79/ 85. The official sod turning for Heritage Village took place on the site on April 11, 1971. In the spring of 1971, a museum director and curator were hired to oversee the development of the project and the acquisition of artifacts with funding from the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Century Park Museum Association (later named Burnaby Village Museum Association) was formed on October 26, 1971 as a governing body for Heritage Village Museum. The museum opened on November 19, 1971 with Mayor Bob Pritte and Canada's Governor General Roland Michener. IN July 1972, the museum opened for it's first public season. The Village was described as depictive of the 1890 to 1920 era of the lower mainland. Since 1990, the site expanded from it’s original four acre size to it's current ten acres. In the 1990s and early 2000s staff and volunteers created exhibits and programs about Burnaby with an emphasis on the 1920s. Since it's 40th anniversary in 2011, the museum has implemented changes to make the museum more interactive and inclusive in telling the story of Burnaby's history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: X2294; X5124; X5125; BV013.19; BV017.39; BV017.45; BV018.6; BV018.12; BV018.14; BV018.18; BV018.41; BV019.2; BV019.13; BV019.15; BV019.18; BV019.19; BV019.36; Bv019.39; BV019.52; BV019.61; BV020.4; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV020.28; BV020.29; BV021.5; BV021.7; BV021.14; BV021.17; BV021.31; BV022.1; BV022.2; BV022.27

Date: 1990-2019

Media Type: Architectural Drawing; Moving Images; Photograph; Sound Recording; Technical Drawing; Textual Record

Arrangement: The following series have been arranged into subseries: Exhibits series; Oral History series; Jesse Love farmhouse series; Bell's Dry Goods exhibits series; Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series; C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series; Royal Bank exhibits series; UBC Partnership series

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Further accruals expected; For other records pertaining to the history of Burnaby Village Museum see: Don Copan collection; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection; Century Park Museum Association fonds; Don Wrigley fonds; See Artifacts descriptions for Publications and Newsletters produced by Burnaby Village Museum and Century Park Museum Association

Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking south at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building in preparation for laying of underground pipe. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking south at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building in preparation for laying of underground pipe. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

Subjects: Industries - Film; Industries - Construction

Names: Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33098C_1"

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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking west north side at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next and red steel structure for building are visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking west north side at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next and red steel structure for building are visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

Subjects: Industries - Film; Industries - Construction

Names: Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33098_2"

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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction of new stage 4, at Bridge Studios with catch basin and piping. Excavated area with large sewer pipe in foreground. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of construction of new stage 4, at Bridge Studios with catch basin and piping. Excavated area with large sewer pipe in foreground. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

Subjects: Industries - Film; Industries - Construction

Names: Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33010_3"

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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of new stage 4, looking east, north side under construction at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building for the laying of underground pipe is visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of new stage 4, looking east, north side under construction at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building for the laying of underground pipe is visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

Subjects: Industries - Film; Industries - Construction

Names: Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33008A_00"

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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of new stage 4, looking east, south side under construction at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building for the laying of underground pipe is visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of new stage 4, looking east, south side under construction at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building for the laying of underground pipe is visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

Subjects: Industries - Film; Industries - Construction

Names: Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33008B_0"

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George Bergson fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1955-1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 28 photographs : prints + slides + negatives

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a selection of photographs taken by George Bergson that document interurban trams and the BCER, the construction of stage 4 at the Bridge Studios in Burnaby and views of Burnaby Village Museum.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 28 photographs : prints + slides + negatives

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a selection of photographs taken by George Bergson that document interurban trams and the BCER, the construction of stage 4 at the Bridge Studios in Burnaby and views of Burnaby Village Museum.

History: George Bergson became interested in photography after taking a photography course in high school and since then has created over 40,000 photographs. George's particular interest has been the BCER Interurban trams and rail transportation in British Columbia. In his eary years, George worked as a CNR electrical apprentice in Vancouver and before he retired in 1990, George worked as a maintenance supervisor at Bridge Studios. While working as a maintenance supervisor at Bridge Studios, he managed to get the siding off of the Great Northern Railway to Bridge Studios and after removing the ties and rails he donated them to the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Railway Museum. Photographer, George Bergson and transportation historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take a ride on the BCER Interurban no.1203 on November 18, 1956. George has also donated hundreds of his photographs to the City of Vancouver Archives and the City of Coquitlam Archives.

Creator: Bergson, George

Accession Code: BV988.7; BV019.46; BV022.28

Date: 1955-1995

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Interior of tilt up building at Bridge Studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of interior of tilt up building under construction at Bridge Studios. Concrete slab, concrete blocks, red steel structure and two hydraulic articulated boom lifts are visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of interior of tilt up building under construction at Bridge Studios. Concrete slab, concrete blocks, red steel structure and two hydraulic articulated boom lifts are visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.

Subjects: Industries - Film; Industries - Construction

Names: Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33011_3"

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Interior of tilt up building at Bridge Studios, May 1995 thumbnail

Oakalla Prison collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1974]-1991

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 37.5 cm of textual records + 125 photographs + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Collection consists of a selection of Oakalla correctional facility records including reports, correspondence, photographs and a video tour of the death row incarceration cells inside Oakalla Prison taken by Burnaby Village Museum curator after the facility was closed. Most of the photographs docum…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 37.5 cm of textual records + 125 photographs + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Collection consists of a selection of Oakalla correctional facility records including reports, correspondence, photographs and a video tour of the death row incarceration cells inside Oakalla Prison taken by Burnaby Village Museum curator after the facility was closed. Most of the photographs document Oakalla Prison in 1991 and were taken during the Open House event or when Burnaby Village Museum staff were granted access to retreive items prior to demolition. A small selection of facility photographs of site and staff are also included.; Records are arranged into series:; 1) Oakalla correctional facility records series; 2) Oakalla correctional facility photographs series; 3) Oakalla documentary photographs and video series

History: The Oakalla Prison Farm (also known as the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre) was a model prison farm on 185 acres of land next to Deer Lake in Burnaby. The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women. By the 1950s, the population was well over one thousand. The prison included a working farm which included a dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. In 1959 the last execution in British Columbia took place at Oakalla. Following a riot and mass escape in the late 1980s, poor conditions, and public outcry, Oakalla closed down in 1991. In the fall of 1991, the prison was opened up to the public whereby tours were conducted of the site. Not long after, buildings were demolished and a residential housing development took it's place. A playground now sits on the former site of the main building. In 1991, staff from Burnaby Village Museum were granted access, documenting the site prior to it's demolition. Many Oakalla artifacts and records were salvaged and accessioned into the Burnaby Village Museum's permanent collection.

Creator: Oakalla Prison Farm; Burnaby Village Museum

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Responsibility: Oakalla Prison Farm

Accession Code: BV991.45

Date: [1974]-1991

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Moving Images

Related Material: See also Oakalla artifacts - BV991.45

Arrangement: Arrangement of records and series of this collection is based on record creators and subject that. Facility records and photographs were created and collected by Oakalla correctional facility staff and documentary photographs and a video from 1991 were created by Burnaby Village Museum staff.

Notes: Title based on content of collection; Some records within this collection are closed. Contact Burnaby Village Museum for access.

Old Dominion Bridge railway spur

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Dec. 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway spur from BNSF main railway towards the old Dominion Bridge Company (Bridge Studios) building.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Material Details: Slide film: "Kodachrome / SLIDE-DIAPOSTIVE / PROCESSED BY / TRAITE PAR / KODAK"

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway spur from BNSF main railway towards the old Dominion Bridge Company (Bridge Studios) building.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Dec. 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-22

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on slide frame reads:"OLD DOMINION / BRIDGE SPUR / BURNABY_B.C / DEC 1995 / FROM BNSF MAIN TOWARDS / OLD DOMINION BRIDGE"; Date stamp and number on slide frame reads: "DEC_95n14 / 30"; Stamp and note on verso of slide frame reads: "GEORGE BERGSON / 33567"

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Old Dominion Bridge railway spur

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Dec. 1995

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway spur from the old Dominion Bridge Company (Bridge Studios) building towards BNSF railway.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: George Bergson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Material Details: Slide film: "Kodachrome / SLIDE-DIAPOSTIVE / PROCESSED BY / TRAITE PAR / KODAK"

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway spur from the old Dominion Bridge Company (Bridge Studios) building towards BNSF railway.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail

Names: Dominion Bridge Company; Bridge Studios

Accession Code: BV022.28.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Dec. 1995

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 3200

Scan Date: 2022-03-21

Scale: 100

Photographer: Bergson, George

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on slide frame reads:"OLD DOMINION / BRIDGE SPUR / BURNABY_B.C / DEC 1995 / FROM DOMINION BRIDGE / TOWARDS BNSF"; Date stamp and number on slide frame reads: "DEC_95n14 / 31"; Stamp and note on verso of slide frame reads: "GEORGE BERGSON / 33577"