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band organ
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact33964
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.21.1
- Description
- This is a Wurlitzer Military Band Organ, Style 146B. Built by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, ca 1925. The organ is supposed to recreate the sound of a 20-piece military band, with percussion instruments that include bass drum, snare drums, cymbals, and xylophones, as well as pipes to reproduce the sounds of trumpets, trombones, flutes, and violins. This band organ is operated by paper rolls based on Wurlitzer's unique, 46 note roll scale, "Style 150". Our Model 146B has duplex roll frames, allowing continuous playing, one roll rewinds as the other is playing. An electric motor mounted on the top uses a belt to drive a crankshaft that powers both the air bellows that feed the various music pipes as well as the roll mechanism. The band organ was originally intended to be used with a carousel out of doors. A perferated sheet of plexie glass has been placed over the front opening to reduce the volume of the instrument inside the carousel building. Outside Visible Snare Drum on proper right Bass Drum with cymbal on proper left Inside 16 Octave Violin Pipes 3 Wooden Trombones 3 Octave Stopped Bass Pipes 15 Wooden Trumpets 15 Stopped Flute Pipes 16 Violin Pipes 9 Open Pipes Bottom 3 Open Bass Pipes 9 Stopped Accompaniment Pipes 16 Stopped Melody Pipes Bells 16 Bell Bars, playing form the musical roll.
- Object History
- The band organ was purchased and restored by the Friends of the Carousel to replace the original organ that had been sold before the carousel was acquired for the Burnaby Village Museum. The Friends of the Carousel bought this machine from a collector in Spokane, Washington. He had obtained it from a closed down travelling carnival company in Reno, Nevada. They had used it with a carousel in the American mid-west.
- Marks/Labels
- "Wurlitzer", painted in gold on front of organ
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- North Tonawanda
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carousel horse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37503
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.50.33
- Description
- Part of the 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel. Carousel horse No. 32, "The Colonel." Roached mane "Jumper," back legs extended, front legs slightly bent, erect neck, head and nose forward, ears back, facing to the side, mouth open. Colour: Buckskin. Trappings: Dark green stippled saddle and fender, edged in bronze. Gordon Setter dog head back of the cantle. White blanket edged in dark green. Lower blanket is orange red edged in bronze. White breast collar edged in green with dark green neck collar, edged in bronze. Orange red bridle with bronze concho.
- Object History
- This artifact was acquired by Keith Jamieson, and purchased from him by The Friends of the Carousel. It had originally been part of a Parker carousel in Texas, and now serves in place of "Old Paint" on No. 119.
- Maker
- C. W. Parker Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Kansas
- Site/City Made
- Leavenworth
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- C.W. Parker Company
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
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plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86361
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV013.27.18
- Description
- Presentation plaque. A varnished oak wood plaque with a moulded edge. An engraved metal plate with the logo of the National Carousel Association on it reads: "HONORS AND COMMENDS / CITY OF BURNABY / BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / FRIENDS OF THE CAROUSEL / FOR THEIR FORESIGHT AND / EFFORSTS IN THE PRESERVATION AND / RESTORATION OF THEIR ANTIQUE / WOODEN C.W. PARKER CAROUSEL / MARCH 27, 1993". On the reverse of the plaque there are two recessed grooves for hanging and two strips of self-adhesive black hook fastening material. Plaque measures width 25.5 cm by height 20.5 cm.
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plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86362
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV013.27.19
- Description
- Presentation plaque. A varnished oak wood plaque with a pointed top and cut out bottom corners. It has two engraved metal plates. The upper plate has a pointed top and the logo of the National Carousel Association. The lower plate reads: "Commends / Burnaby Village Museum / THE NATIONAL CAROUSEL ASSOCIATION / CONGRATULATES / THE BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / AND THE FRIENDS OF THE CAROUSEL / ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE RESTORATION OF YOUR 1912 PARKER CAROUSEL / APRIL 5, 2003". On the reverse of the plaque there are two recessed grooves for hanging and two strips of self-adhesive black hook fastening material. Plaque measures width 30.5 cm by height 23.0 cm.
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postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90262
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.13
- Description
- postcard; colour photograph of 1912 Parker Carousel horse No. 11 "Vivian", "Lillie Belle"; text on front in red and yellow reads: "Burnaby's / HERITAGE / VILLAGE / & Carousel"; text in brown on back reads: "Burnaby Village Museum / 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, / British Columbia, Canada, V5G 3T6" and "Home of the BURNABY CENTENNIAL PARKER CAROUSEL / Lovingly restored by The Friends of the Carousel.".
- Object History
- Item was found in 2020 in the BVM Marketing Office on site at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Measurements
- 12 cm x 17 cm
- Maker
- Postcard Factory
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Markham
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
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C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17810
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] (date of originals) - 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries
- History
- "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.
- Accession Code
- BV013.19
- BV019.21
- BV019.39
- BV020.5
- BV020.12
- BV022.2
- X5124
- X5125
- Date
- [190-] (date of originals) - 2012
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Sound Recording
- Related Material
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Faye Diamond fonds
- See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Arrangement
- Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- Further accruals are expected
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900]-1993, predominant [1900-1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Fred K. Leggett family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs + 1 videocassette
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of the Leggett family, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel, the Lone Star Circus, a film created by family members that documents the opening day of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Burnaby Village Museum along with photographs of Parker Carousel "Carry…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Fred K. Leggett family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs + 1 videocassette
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of the Leggett family, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel, the Lone Star Circus, a film created by family members that documents the opening day of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Burnaby Village Museum along with photographs of Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock San Jose.
- History
- Fred Kirk Leggett was the first owner of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Fred and Norvie Leggett had six children including, Norvie, Fred D., Leon, Dedie and Ralph. The eldest daughter (name unknown) of F.K. and Norvie Leggett died in 1911. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Fred K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. The carousel was installed at Happyland in the nineteen thirties and then moved to Playland and the PNE. In 1989 "The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel" came together save the carousel from destruction. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993. The eldest daughter of F.K. Leggett, Norvie Leggett Frame and other members of the Leggett family were in attendance for the opening of the newly restored carousel at Burnaby Village Museum in 1993.
- Responsibility
- Frame, Norvie Leggett
- Accession Code
- BV993.18
- BV993.51
- BV004.94
- BV005.49
- BV005.63
- Date
- [1900]-1993, predominant [1900-1947]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Arrangement
- Fonds is arranged by subject from various donations that orignated from the Leggett family.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video content
Alvin Burtch subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58348
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alvin Burtch subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-02
- BHS1993-12
- BHS1995-07
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
- History
- Alvin Burtch was a British Columbia Electric Railway conductor who drove for the BCER for 38 years, 30 of those years on the Burnaby Lake Line. He was the driver for the line's final run in 1953, his 37th year of service. Burtch had a daughter named Hazel Cunningham, who grew up in Burnaby and married Friends of the Carousel member Harry Sumner.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Burtch, Alvin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS067, PC493
![Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0004.jpg?width=280)
Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4969
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child is being held on the lap of an adult male rider on outside carousel horse No. 9. At the Burnaby Village Museum, this hors…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child is being held on the lap of an adult male rider on outside carousel horse No. 9. At the Burnaby Village Museum, this horse is known as "Mignonette".
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.4
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.8
Images
![Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0004.jpg)
![Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0005.jpg?width=280)
Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4970
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child, seated on one of the non-moving cast steel horses, has an adult woman standing beside him. She is wearing a yellow and w…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child, seated on one of the non-moving cast steel horses, has an adult woman standing beside him. She is wearing a yellow and white floral shift dress.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.5
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.9
Images
![Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0005.jpg)
![Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0006.jpg?width=280)
Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4971
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. A young girl is riding an outside horse, while an adult woman sits sidesaddle on a middle horse. The adult is wearing a multi-coloured, short-sleeved blouse and a red skirt.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. A young girl is riding an outside horse, while an adult woman sits sidesaddle on a middle horse. The adult is wearing a multi-coloured, short-sleeved blouse and a red skirt.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.6
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.10
Images
![Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0006.jpg)
![Young riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0007.jpg?width=280)
Young riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4972
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four young riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is not yet in motion. A boy wearing shorts is seated on an outside horse, with a girl seated next to him on a middle horse. A second girl is seated on an inside horse.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four young riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is not yet in motion. A boy wearing shorts is seated on an outside horse, with a girl seated next to him on a middle horse. A second girl is seated on an inside horse.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.7
- Date
- [1960-1969]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.11
Images
![Young riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE, [1960-1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0007.jpg)
Special Events
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64572
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook
- Scope and Content
- Item is a scrapbook entitled "Special Events \ News clippings" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its $350,000 rescue purchase, to the sod turning ceremony for the Carousel building (later named the Don Wrigley Pavilion) and the opening ceremony March 27, 1993, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Friends of the Carousel subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook
- Material Details
- Scrapbook is a three-ring black binder with a bright, multi-coloured flower pattern
- Scrapbook is comprised mainly of newsprint
- Tag along spine of scrapbook reads: "Special Events \ News Clippings"
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS121-003
- Accession Number
- BHS2006-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a scrapbook entitled "Special Events \ News clippings" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its $350,000 rescue purchase, to the sod turning ceremony for the Carousel building (later named the Don Wrigley Pavilion) and the opening ceremony March 27, 1993, through to the publication of "A Carousel is Magic" and the 10 year anniversary celebration of the Carousel at the Museum in 2003.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Friends of the Carousel subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58783
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Friends of the Carousel subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-06
- BHS2006-02
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.
- History
- The No. 119 “Carry-Us-All” Carousel was built in 1912 by C.W. Parker, an amusement ride manufacturer in Leavenworth, Kansas. Fred Leggett bought No.119 for “Lone Star” Amusement Co. in Houston Texas, but it was returned to the Parker Factory in 1915 for reasons unknown. Back at the factory it was upgraded from Standard style to Superior and electrified. The carousel was used in the San Francisco area until 1936 when it was shipped to “Happyland” in Vancouver’s Hastings Park (home of the Pacific National Exhibition) then passed to “Playland” at Hastings Park in 1957. In 1988 the Carousel was scheduled to be broken up and sold at auction. Concerned citizens formed the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel to save it. Through fundraising the Friends of the Carousel were able to acquire the carousel. Between 1990 and 1993 Friends of the Carousel were able to completely restore, repaint and rebuild the carousel. The City of Burnaby, Province of British Columbia and Friends of the Carousel contributed to the construction of a new building at Burnaby Village Museum to house it. Enterprising volunteers salvaged the maple hardwood gymnasium floor at the Oakalla penitentiary just before it was demolished and used it to rebuild the carousel platform. The association also acquired and restored a Wurlitzer 146B organ. On March 27, 1993, No. 119 moved to the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum, the Pavilion having been named after the president of the Friends of the Carousel for his coordination of the restoration project. Mrs. Norvie Frame, daughter original owner Fred Leggett, came with her family from Texas to attend the official opening. The Association created the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “The Story of Parker #119”, the video “Labour of Love: The Saving of Number 119”, and their accompanying publications.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Friends of the Carousel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS087, MSS121
Friends of the Carousel bank statements
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58795
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of receipts, bank statements and financial reports (including tax forms) for the Friends of the Carousel.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Friends of the Carousel subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS087-002
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of receipts, bank statements and financial reports (including tax forms) for the Friends of the Carousel.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Friends of the Carousel papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58982
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Friends of the Carousel merchant account with Visa.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Friends of the Carousel subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS087-020
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Friends of the Carousel merchant account with Visa.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Friends of the Carousel papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58991
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989 (date of original) -1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopies of the Friends of the Carousel agreement with the City of Burnaby, constitution, bylaws and certificate of registry as a society (as well as correspondence from the association's lawyer).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989 (date of original) -1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Friends of the Carousel subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS087-022
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopies of the Friends of the Carousel agreement with the City of Burnaby, constitution, bylaws and certificate of registry as a society (as well as correspondence from the association's lawyer).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Friends of the Carousel ledgers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59014
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of cash disbursement ledger lists pertaining to Friends of the Carousel.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Friends of the Carousel subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS087-024
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of cash disbursement ledger lists pertaining to Friends of the Carousel.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Faye Diamond fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1663
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Faye Diamond fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1136 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs taken by Faye Stebner Diamond documenting the restoration and installation of the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel, undertaken by the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel "Friends of the Carousel". Detailed photograph…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Faye Diamond fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1136 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs taken by Faye Stebner Diamond documenting the restoration and installation of the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel, undertaken by the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel "Friends of the Carousel". Detailed photographs document the restoration process from start to finish and the installation of the carousel inside the Don Wrigley Pavillion at Burnaby Village Museum. Some of the photographs may have been taken by Ken Diamond.
- History
- Faye (Stebner) Diamond was born in Burnaby to parents, Ethel Coe (Uter) Stebner and Edward A. "Ed" Stebner. Faye (Stebner) Diamond and her husband Ken Diamond were both involved in the restoration of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel from start to finish. Faye Diamond, was one of the very active volunteers of the Friends of the Carousel during the restoration, and served on the committee that chose paint colours for the horses. Her father, Ed Stebner, was also a volunteer. Faye and her mother Ethel, along with Ken Diamond, were responsible for the restoration of the carousel horse Mignonette, named after Mignon Uter (nee Coe), Faye's maternal grandmother who came to Burnaby in 1918 with her parents, James and Elizabeth Coe. The Stebner family also sponsored the carousel horse Mr. Ed, in recognition of Faye's father. Faye Diamond photographed and documented much of the restoration process. The Parker Carousel was restored by a number of avid volunteers from The Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (Friends of the Carousel), which was created in 1989 to raise funds to rescue the Parker Carousel no. 119 from Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and "Friends of the Carousel" set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. The carousel opened inside the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum in March 1993.
- Creator
- Diamond, Faye Stebner
- Accession Code
- BV003.44
- BV012.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Arrangement of photograph collection were matched to Faye Diamond's original order which grouped together photographs of each horse and the installation process. Some of the photographs were arranged chronologically by the Burnaby Village Museum Curator.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Col. copy negatives accompanying photographs
Keith Jamieson fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4554
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 scrapbook albums (245 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of three scrapbooks providing a detailed account of the fundraising, restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel no. 119 which was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum. Scrapbooks were created by Keith and Pat Jamieson and contain photographs, n…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 scrapbook albums (245 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of three scrapbooks providing a detailed account of the fundraising, restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel no. 119 which was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum. Scrapbooks were created by Keith and Pat Jamieson and contain photographs, newspaper clippings, publicity and correspondence documenting this historical event and are described at item level.
- History
- Keith Jamieson was one of the founding members of the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel. The Association was created in 1989 to raise funds to rescue the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119 from Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). As a collector and restorer of vintage carousel horses, Keith and his wife Pat took a keen interest in saving this carousel. In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and Friends of the Carousel set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine which opened at the Museum in 1993. Jamieson a carousel expert, worked on restoring the Expo ’86 carousel and agreed to oversee the restoration of the Parker Carousel when it was moved to Burnaby.
- Creator
- Jamieson, Keith
- Accession Code
- BV015.41
- Date
- 1989-1993
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds