The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was hailed as the most modern facility of its kind. Initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women, by the 1950s, the population was well over 1000. A working farm, the prison had its own dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. From the beginning, the location of Oakalla on 185 acres of scenic land next to Burnaby's Deer Lake was the source of contention with residents petitioning the government to relocate the prison and by 1979 it was decided to close the farm and 64 acres of land were transferred to Burnaby for inclusion on the Deer Lake Park. In 1991, Oakalla closed forever and the buildings were demolished to make way for a new residential housing development and an expansion of the park.
Photograph of Price son and father, (left to right) Bert and Herbert Price at the Price Raspberry Farm, Royal Oak Road standing beside a mule deer that has been shot, and is now tied to their front porch, hanging upside down. Their english foxhound is sitting beside the deer, at Herbert's feet, an…
Photograph of Price son and father, (left to right) Bert and Herbert Price at the Price Raspberry Farm, Royal Oak Road standing beside a mule deer that has been shot, and is now tied to their front porch, hanging upside down. Their english foxhound is sitting beside the deer, at Herbert's feet, and Bert is holding a shotgun.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Photograph of the land clearing operation at the Oakalla Prison site in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is in the centre between two unidentified men. A line of clothes is hanging in the background.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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477-894
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2007-12
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Photograph of the land clearing operation at the Oakalla Prison site in the Deer Lake area. Claude Hill is in the centre between two unidentified men. A line of clothes is hanging in the background.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Photograph of construction work and land clearing at the site of the Oakalla Prison farm in the Deer Lake area. Three unidentified men can be seen standing in the background to the left.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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477-899
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Photograph of construction work and land clearing at the site of the Oakalla Prison farm in the Deer Lake area. Three unidentified men can be seen standing in the background to the left.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
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Photograph of grading being done during construction at Oakalla Prison Farm. A team of Clydesdale horses is pulling a plough in front of a building with barred windows.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
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370-686
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BHS1999-03
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Photograph of grading being done during construction at Oakalla Prison Farm. A team of Clydesdale horses is pulling a plough in front of a building with barred windows.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
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Photograph of grading being done during construction at Oakalla Prison Farm. A team of Clydesdale horses is pulling a plough in front of a building with barred windows.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
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370-687
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BHS1999-03
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Photograph of grading being done during construction at Oakalla Prison Farm. A team of Clydesdale horses is pulling a plough in front of a building with barred windows.
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum's Kate Petrusa. The webinar is titled "Prisons & Reformatories in Early Burnaby" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the fourth in a collection of seve…
Date of Presentation: October 15, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks:60 min., 53 sec
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
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Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum's Kate Petrusa. The webinar is titled "Prisons & Reformatories in Early Burnaby" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the fourth in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page.
In this webinar, Lisa Codd talks about how in the early 20th century Burnaby was home to several correctional and detention institutions that sought to reform their residents, including the Oakalla Prison Farm, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, the United Church Home for Girls and Home of the Friendless. Lisa supports her presentation with contemporary and historical photographs and research. Lisa pauses throughout the presentation to take questions from webinar participants.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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Photograph of a rock crusher in operation. From a wall of rocks, a team of men puts the rock into the rock crusher. The crushed gravel is loaded up in a horse drawn cart, with a driver ready to transport it away. There are two men in suits to the right of the photograph watching the operation.
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
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477-892
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2007-12
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Photograph of a rock crusher in operation. From a wall of rocks, a team of men puts the rock into the rock crusher. The crushed gravel is loaded up in a horse drawn cart, with a driver ready to transport it away. There are two men in suits to the right of the photograph watching the operation.