Photograph of interior of death row cell number three with wall vent and sink inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Photograph of interior of death row cell number three with wall vent and sink inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Photograph of kitchen inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre) building. Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Photograph of kitchen inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre) building. Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Photograph of laundry and kitchen building with stack at Oakalla Prison Farm (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Photograph of laundry and kitchen building with stack at Oakalla Prison Farm (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Photograph of a list of what may be Oakalla inmates that were incarcerated at Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). List was put on display during the Oakalla Open House in the fall of 1991.
Photograph of a list of what may be Oakalla inmates that were incarcerated at Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). List was put on display during the Oakalla Open House in the fall of 1991.
Photograph of the lock box for prison cells with locking mechanisms inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). This lock box may have been located near death row cells.
Photograph of the lock box for prison cells with locking mechanisms inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). This lock box may have been located near death row cells.
Photograph looking into death row cell number one inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Cell door is open and porcelain sink inside is visible. This cell was converted into a shower room at some point.
Photograph looking into death row cell number one inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Cell door is open and porcelain sink inside is visible. This cell was converted into a shower room at some point.
Photograph looking out exit door to exterior from death row cells inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Exit door was blown out with expolosives by Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1991 in order for Burnaby Village Museum to remove cell components.
Photograph looking out exit door to exterior from death row cells inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Exit door was blown out with expolosives by Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1991 in order for Burnaby Village Museum to remove cell components.
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the main gate of the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre at 4700 Royal Oak Avenue (later 5220 Oakmount Crescent). The Centre, commonly called Oakalla, was built around 1911.
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-547
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the main gate of the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre at 4700 Royal Oak Avenue (later 5220 Oakmount Crescent). The Centre, commonly called Oakalla, was built around 1911.