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Amusement park operaters at Happyland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18100
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1950] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified amuseument park operators dressed in uniforms and standing in front of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. One of these men could be Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of amusement park rides at Happyland.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified amuseument park operators dressed in uniforms and standing in front of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. One of these men could be Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of amusement park rides at Happyland.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Accession Code
BV022.2.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1940 and 1950] (date of original), copied 1996
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2021-08-17
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #1
Photograph copied from Robertson family album
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Fred Kirk Leggett and his wife

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1931
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1947]
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Kirk Leggett and his wife sitting on the front steps of their house in Houston, Texas. Fred Kirk Leggett owned Lone Star Circus and was the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Kirk Leggett and his wife sitting on the front steps of their house in Houston, Texas. Fred Kirk Leggett owned Lone Star Circus and was the original owner of Parker Carousel no. 119.
History
Fred Leggett was the owner of the Parker carousel (#119) now located at Burnaby Village Museum. He owned it during the 1910s.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Leggett, Fred Kirk
Accession Code
BV005.49.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1947]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Parker Carousel at Alum Rock Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1167
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1922] (date of original), copied [1993]
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a four row Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. The incomplete calliaphone (air blown instrument similar to a calliope) is visible on the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a four row Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. The incomplete calliaphone (air blown instrument similar to a calliope) is visible on the left.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV993.18.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1922] (date of original), copied [1993]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Johnson
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "4 ROW PARKER PARK CARRY US ALL/ UNDER ASSEMBLY (?) AT ALUM ROCK/ NOTE INCOMPLETE CALLIAPHONE ON LEFT."
Photographer identifies himself / location as: "JOHNSON/ SAN JOSE"
1 b&w; 35 mm copy negative accompanying
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Parker Carousel at Alum Rock Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1168
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1922] (date of original), copied [1993]
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a four row Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. The bottom ring of the carousel has phrases written on it such as, "3 RIDES 25 c", "ONLY ONE ADULT ALLOWED ON A HORSE", "CATCH GOLD RINGS AND GET A FREE RIDE", "15 RIDES 1.00" and "DON'T CARRY RINGS A…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a four row Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. The bottom ring of the carousel has phrases written on it such as, "3 RIDES 25 c", "ONLY ONE ADULT ALLOWED ON A HORSE", "CATCH GOLD RINGS AND GET A FREE RIDE", "15 RIDES 1.00" and "DON'T CARRY RINGS AWAY."
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV993.18.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1922] (date of original), copied [1993]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Johnson
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies himself / location as: "JOHNSON/ SAN JOSE"
1 b&w; 35 mm copy negative accompanying
Images
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Parker Carousel at Alum Rock Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1169
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1922] (date of original), copied [1993]
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a four row Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. The Tangley calliaphone (air blown instrument similar to a calliope) is visible on the left. The carousel operator was V. L. Taplin (not pictured).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Fred K. Leggett family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a four row Parker Carousel "Carry Us All" in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. The Tangley calliaphone (air blown instrument similar to a calliope) is visible on the left. The carousel operator was V. L. Taplin (not pictured).
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Musical Instruments
Names
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV993.18.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1922] (date of original), copied [1993]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Johnson
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies himself / location as: "-JOHNSON-/ PHOTO/ SAN JOSE" and adds "PARKER CARRY US ALL USING TANGLEY CALLIOPE/ OPERATED BY V. L. TAPLIN, ALUM ROCK PARK, SAN JOSE, CAL."
1 b&w; 35 mm copy negative accompanying
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