C.W. Parker Carousel found 21 records

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17810

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.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. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. 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. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. 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.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Highway through Siskiyou Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18116

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph may have been taken in 1935 when the C.W. Parker carousel was transported from San Francisco to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph may have been taken in 1935 when the C.W. Parker carousel was transported from San Francisco to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV022.2.46

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #19; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Highway through Siskiyou Mountains, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Amusement park rides at Happyland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18103

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (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 amusement park rides at Happyland including the "Big Dipper" roller coaster and signs for "Shoot the Chute" inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. A few unidentified people are standing in front of the rides. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the sup…

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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 amusement park rides at Happyland including the "Big Dipper" roller coaster and signs for "Shoot the Chute" inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. A few unidentified people are standing in front of the rides. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Accession Code: BV022.2.33

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (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 #6; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Amusement park rides at Happyland, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Carousel photographs subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18309

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1900] (date of originals)-2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: approx. 480 photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs pertaining to the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel's history, restoration, sod turning, opening ceremonies and various events regarding the carousel. Orignal photographs and reproductions in this series were created by staff of the Burnaby Village Museum for research a…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: approx. 480 photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs pertaining to the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel's history, restoration, sod turning, opening ceremonies and various events regarding the carousel. Orignal photographs and reproductions in this series were created by staff of the Burnaby Village Museum for research and documentation purposes.

Accession Code: X5124; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV022.2

Date: [1900] (date of originals)-2012

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; Further accruals are expected

Carquinez bridge over Carquinez Strait

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18105

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Carquinez bridge over the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

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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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Carquinez bridge over the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges

Accession Code: BV022.2.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #8; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Carquinez bridge over Carquinez Strait, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Dora and Jimmy Robertson standing next to a car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18191

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora and Jimmy Robertson standing next to a car somewhere near the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora and Jimmy Robertson standing next to a car somewhere near the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Names: Robertson, Dora; Robertson, James W. "Jimmy"

Accession Code: BV022.2.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note beneath photograph reads: "Dora & Jim "Siskiyou / 5,456 feet high 1936"; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Dora and Jimmy Robertson standing next to a car, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Dora Robertson standing in front of amusement ride

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18110

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1936 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora Robertson standing in front of the Big Dipper roller coaster ride inside Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. Dora's husband, Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland.

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora Robertson standing in front of the Big Dipper roller coaster ride inside Happyland in Hastings Park, Vancouver. Dora's husband, Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Names: Robertson, Dora

Accession Code: BV022.2.40

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1936 and 1940] (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 #13; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Dora Robertson standing in front of amusement ride, [between 1936 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Dora Robertson with automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18102

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (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 Dora Robertson leaning against an automobile. A row of small wood cottages is visible behind. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

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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 Dora Robertson leaning against an automobile. A row of small wood cottages is visible behind. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Robertson, Dora

Accession Code: BV022.2.32

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #5; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Dora Robertson with automobile, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Dorothy Burnett holding a dog and cat in front of a roller coaster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18192

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dorothy Burnett (nee Robertson) holding a dog and cat in her arms and standing in front of the Big Dipper roller coaster inside Happyland, Vancouver. Dorothy's father, Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides at Happyland.

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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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dorothy Burnett (nee Robertson) holding a dog and cat in her arms and standing in front of the Big Dipper roller coaster inside Happyland, Vancouver. Dorothy's father, Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides at Happyland.

Names: Burnett, Dorothy Robertson

Accession Code: BV022.2.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Dorothy Burnett holding a dog and cat in front of a roller coaster, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Happyland staff members

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18104

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (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 a group of Happyland staff members posing for a photograph inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. The "Big Dipper" roller coaster ride is visible in the background. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.

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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 a group of Happyland staff members posing for a photograph inside Hastings Park, Vancouver. The "Big Dipper" roller coaster ride is visible in the background. Photograph is from a photograph album belonging to Jimmy Robertson who was the supervisor of rides at Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Amusement Rides

Accession Code: BV022.2.34

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (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 #7; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Happyland staff members, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Highland dancers at Hastings Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18111

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of three young women dressed in highland dancing costumes at Hastings Park as part of the Caledonian Day fesitvities. Note beneath photograph reads "Marny Skand". One of the young women could be Dorothy Robertson, daugher of Jimmy Robertson. Jimmy Robertson was supervisor of a…

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of three young women dressed in highland dancing costumes at Hastings Park as part of the Caledonian Day fesitvities. Note beneath photograph reads "Marny Skand". One of the young women could be Dorothy Robertson, daugher of Jimmy Robertson. Jimmy Robertson was supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing

Accession Code: BV022.2.41

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (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 #14; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Highland dancers at Hastings Park, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Highway through Siskiyou Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18106

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads

Accession Code: BV022.2.36

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #9; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Highway through Siskiyou Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18113

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV022.2.43

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #16; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Highway through Siskiyou Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18115

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV022.2.45

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #18; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Jimmy Robertson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18193

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of head and shoulders of Jimmy Robertson outside at an unidentified location. Photograph detail may have been copied from an original photograph and blown up. Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides at Happyland.

1 image

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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph detail of head and shoulders of Jimmy Robertson outside at an unidentified location. Photograph detail may have been copied from an original photograph and blown up. Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides at Happyland.

Names: Robertson, James W. "Jimmy"

Accession Code: BV022.2.50

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2022-02-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Jimmy Robertson, [193-] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Jimmy Robertson leaning against a palm tree

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18101

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (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 Jimmy Robertson leaning against the trunk of a palm tree on a boulevard in California. Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland. Photograph was taken while Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel t…

1 image

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 Jimmy Robertson leaning against the trunk of a palm tree on a boulevard in California. Jimmy Robertson was the supervisor of amusement rides for Happyland. Photograph was taken while Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Names: Robertson, James W. "Jimmy"

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV022.2.31

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #4; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Jimmy Robertson leaning against a palm tree, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Jimmy Robertson on boulder along Pacific Highway in the Siskiyou Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18117

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an Jimmy Robertson standing on top of a large boulder along Pacific Highway in the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purcha…

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an Jimmy Robertson standing on top of a large boulder along Pacific Highway in the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Names: Robertson, James W. "Jimmy"

Accession Code: BV022.2.47

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #20; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Jimmy Robertson on boulder along Pacific Highway in the Siskiyou Mountains, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Large palm tree outside building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18108

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large palm tree on a boulevard in front of a large white building somewhere in California. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large palm tree on a boulevard in front of a large white building somewhere in California. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Accession Code: BV022.2.38

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #11; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Large palm tree outside building, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Two women posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora Robertson and another woman posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased. One of the w…

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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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dora Robertson and another woman posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased. One of the women could be Dora Robertson.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV022.2.42

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #15; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

Images

Two women posing with large boulder in the Siskiyou Mountains, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Two women with palm tree in California

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women standing next to a large palm tree along an unidentified boulevard somewhere in California. Two automobiles are parked along the side of the road behind them. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing…

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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 : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women standing next to a large palm tree along an unidentified boulevard somewhere in California. Two automobiles are parked along the side of the road behind them. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased. The woman on the right could be Dora Robertson.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Accession Code: BV022.2.37

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (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 #10; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Two women with palm tree in California, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

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

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