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Confederation Park playground

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the opening of the Confederation Park playground. A group of children and adults can be seen gathered around and using the swings and slides and other playground equipment. A number of homes on Capitol Hill can be seen in the backgound. Confederation Park opened on June 25, 1927.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
476-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
Photograph of the opening of the Confederation Park playground. A group of children and adults can be seen gathered around and using the swings and slides and other playground equipment. A number of homes on Capitol Hill can be seen in the backgound. Confederation Park opened on June 25, 1927.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Devices - Playgrounds
Persons - Crowds
Events - Openings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Confederation Park's new playground

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering of adults and children at Confederation Park for the opening ceremony for the new playground. A man on a pedestal is speaking and a crowd of people are surrounding him. There are six women in front of the gazebo wearing tags attached to the front of their dresses tha…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large gathering of adults and children at Confederation Park for the opening ceremony for the new playground. A man on a pedestal is speaking and a crowd of people are surrounding him. There are six women in front of the gazebo wearing tags attached to the front of their dresses that spell out "CANADA". There are three dogs in the foreground playing, and a Union Jack is flying in the upper right corner of the photograph.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Playgrounds
Geographic Features - Parks
Persons - Crowds
Events - Openings
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
HV972.51.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1927
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Photographer
Charlton and Rathburn
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Embossed inscription beneath photograph reads: "Charlton and Rathburn. / Vancouver. B.C."
Handwritten inscription on verso of photograph reads: "Playground opening / Confederation Park / opening of Playground / Confederation Park / about 1927 / JCD on platform speaking"
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Images
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Twelfth Avenue Elementary School graffiti clean-up program

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of students Keyshaa Hunt, Chad Allen, and Derek Sorensen cleaning graffiti from playground equipment and surfaces as part of a graffiti clean-up program with the Burnaby RCMP at Twelfth Avenue Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2101
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of students Keyshaa Hunt, Chad Allen, and Derek Sorensen cleaning graffiti from playground equipment and surfaces as part of a graffiti clean-up program with the Burnaby RCMP at Twelfth Avenue Elementary School.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Recreational Devices - Playgrounds
Names
Twelfth Avenue Elementary School
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2101-1: "Keyshaa Hunt, 12, scrubs the grafitti off the playground equipment at 12th Ave. Elementary School. Students at the school are participating in a joint program with the RCMP to clean grafitti from their school."
Caption from metadata for 535-2101-2: "Chad Allen, 12, and Derek Sorensen, 12, clean the grafitti from playground equipment at 12th Ave. Elementary School, in a joint clean-up program with the Burnaby RCMP."
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
7622 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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