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Carousel horse named Betty B.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1989 and 1999]
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm
Scope and Content
Carousel horse, Betty B, before restoration. Horse is black with white tail and mane, and four white socks. Saddle is red. Saddle blanket is red with yellow fringe. Red and white striped shield hangs from rear of saddle. Breastplate is blue and pink diamond decoration. Front circle of breastplate h…
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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm
Material Details
Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "BETTY B.".
Scope and Content
Carousel horse, Betty B, before restoration. Horse is black with white tail and mane, and four white socks. Saddle is red. Saddle blanket is red with yellow fringe. Red and white striped shield hangs from rear of saddle. Breastplate is blue and pink diamond decoration. Front circle of breastplate has yin-yang symbol, one side has red and white stripe, the other is solid orange.
History
From Scrapbook vol III "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. 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 to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV015.41.72
Date
[between 1989 and 1999]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
17-Sep-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.
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