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Albert and Walter Lewis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38270
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men and a dog standing in front of a horse carrying a child on its back. The men are identified as Walter Lewis (right) and Albert Lewis (left). The child is unidentified and the location of the photograph is unknown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
377-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men and a dog standing in front of a horse carrying a child on its back. The men are identified as Walter Lewis (right) and Albert Lewis (left). The child is unidentified and the location of the photograph is unknown.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Animals - Dogs
Names
Lewis, Albert
Lewis, Walter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Images
Less detail

Brown family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46475
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w jpg.
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Brown family standing in front of a large tree. Identified are Ed Brown (next to horse) with his wife Jennie and one of their children (in a baby carriage).The man to the left is unknown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w jpg.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
298-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Brown family standing in front of a large tree. Identified are Ed Brown (next to horse) with his wife Jennie and one of their children (in a baby carriage).The man to the left is unknown.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Animals - Horses
Names
Brown, Jennie Birtch
Brown, Ed
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Images
Less detail

knife

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37091
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.533
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.533
Description
This knife has been altered by a prisoner at Oakalla prison to make it a weapon, both edges of the blade have been sharpened. The knife is a prison issue dinner knife.
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
Marks/Labels
"PROV of B.C.", stamped in handle of knife
Maker
Unknown
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Oakalla Prison
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Correctional
Armament
Names
British Columbia Gaol Service
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Less detail

Men with horses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46472
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w jpg.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of six men holding on to the reins of twelve horses, lined up in a row in a field. Ed Brown has been indentified as one of the men. The rest are unknown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w jpg.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
298-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of six men holding on to the reins of twelve horses, lined up in a row in a field. Ed Brown has been indentified as one of the men. The rest are unknown.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Names
Brown, Ed
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

nail knuckles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37093
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.535
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.535
Description
This is a prisoner made weapon confiscated by the guards at Oakalla prison. It is made from two pieces of wood wrapped with string which secure three nails. A third piece of wood with three holes drilled in it is slipped over the nails to keep them separated. A fourth nail is secured by the string and points along the base of the hand. The weapon is intended to be used like a pair of brass knuckles.
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
Maker
Unknown
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Oakalla Prison
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Correctional
Armament
Names
British Columbia Gaol Service
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Less detail

shiv

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37092
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.534
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.534
Description
This weapon is made from a short length of steel bar stock. It has been pointed and sharpened at one end. Two holes have been drilled at the other end.
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
Maker
Unknown
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Oakalla Prison
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Correctional
Armament
Names
British Columbia Gaol Service
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Less detail

shiv

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37094
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.536
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.536
Description
This is a prisoner made weapon confiscated by the guards at Oakalla prison. A plastic pen casing has been forced over a nail. The ends of the pen have been melted to secure it to the nail.
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
Marks/Labels
"PA_______", printed on the side of the pen casing.
Maker
Unknown
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Oakalla Prison
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Correctional
Armament
Names
British Columbia Gaol Service
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Less detail

shiv

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40175
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.545
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV991.45.545
Description
This is a prisoner made weapon that was confiscated by the guards at Oakalla prison. The shiv is made from the plastic handle of a tooth brush, dark grey in colour. The handle has a hole on end for hanging the toothbrush. A short metal blade has been heated and forced into the end of the plastic handle.
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
Marks/Labels
"U.S.A." / "#411 G.U.M." / registered' symbol / "Velvet-Tip" / "by Butler", printed in gold on toothbrush handle
Maker
Unknown
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Oakalla Prison
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Correctional
Armament
Names
British Columbia Gaol Service
Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Less detail

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