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Fred K. Leggett family fonds
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- 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
![Leggett children at the Lone Star circus, [between 1900 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200400940002.jpg?width=280)
Leggett children at the Lone Star circus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1780
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Fred K. Leggett family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (from left) Leon Leggett, Norvie Leggett, Dedie Leggett and Fred Leggett J standing in front of a mechanical ride. The man standing at the back with the black hat is the children's father, Fred Kirk Leggett from Houston, Texas (the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119). He owned …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Fred K. Leggett family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (from left) Leon Leggett, Norvie Leggett, Dedie Leggett and Fred Leggett J standing in front of a mechanical ride. The man standing at the back with the black hat is the children's father, Fred Kirk Leggett from Houston, Texas (the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119). He owned the Lone Star circus and the airship was part of the circus attraction.
- Accession Code
- BV004.94.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Children standing by Airship"
Images
![Leggett children at the Lone Star circus, [between 1900 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200400940002.jpg)
![Leggett family on carousel, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199300510005.jpg?width=280)
Leggett family on carousel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1177
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]
- Collection/Fonds
- Fred K. Leggett family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Norvie Leggett and three of her children on a carousel. Her daughter Norvie is sitting on the horse, Fred is standing to the left and Leon is standing in front (to the right). These are the children of Norvie and Fred Kirk Leggett, the original owners of Parker Carousel no. 119 (altho…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Fred K. Leggett family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Norvie Leggett and three of her children on a carousel. Her daughter Norvie is sitting on the horse, Fred is standing to the left and Leon is standing in front (to the right). These are the children of Norvie and Fred Kirk Leggett, the original owners of Parker Carousel no. 119 (although it is uncertain if the carousel pictured is Parker Carousel no. 119).
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Leggett, Fred
- Leggett, Leon
- Leggett, Norvie
- Frame, Norvie Leggett
- C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
- Accession Code
- BV993.51.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "P91-5-5"
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 120 film copy negative accompanying
- 1 photograph : sepia slide ; 35 mm accompanying
Images
![Leggett family on carousel, [between 1900 and 1919] (date of original), copied [1993] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199300510005.jpg)