Booking photograph
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a two-part, right-profile and front-view booking photograph of a prisoner, said to have escaped from Oakalla Prison Farm on July 14, 1930.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Community Archives Collection series
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-022
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a two-part, right-profile and front-view booking photograph of a prisoner, said to have escaped from Oakalla Prison Farm on July 14, 1930.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Escaped from Oakalla / 14.7.30 / 18255 / EDWARD BOYD / @ / SILAS SIMON / 14290 / Welsh. / Age 24. / 5 ' 5 5/8. Weight 136 / DK BROWN Curly Hair / Brown Eyes"
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.286
- Description
- booklet; grey textured paper cover and content; single fold; staplebound; black and purple ink stamped text and illustrations; 10 pages; cover reads "ISBN 0-77119-9887-2 / British Columbia Board of Parole / Inmate's Guide to Parole" with purple logo of circle with stylized person at centre, shadowy figure on either side; at bottom, "Province of British Columbia" and provincial logo; back cover reads: Printed in Canada / Queen's Printer for British Columbia / Victoria, 1984 C. / ILLUS BY PETER LYNDE / LOGO & ART BY JERRY WONG GRAPHICS INC. / PRINTED BY SUDDEN GRAPHICS INC. / M28-698"; verso of front cover includes forward by John Konrad "c", "ILLUS. BY PETER LYNDE" "LOGO & ART BY JERRY WONG GRAPHICS INC." "M28-698"
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm site in October 1991
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Maker
- British Columbia Board of Parole
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- British Columbia Board of Parole Inmate's Guide to Parole
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
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The book of the goat : containing full particulars of the various breeds of goats and their profitable management
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.5
- Call Number
- 636.39 PEG
- Edition
- 4th ed. rev. and enl.
- Author
- Pegler, Henry Stephen Holmes, 1848-
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill
- Publication Date
- 1909
- Printer
- L. Upcott Gill & Son, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 336 p. : ill. : 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Inside cover has "W-26" writen on it.
"Geo Jeffery
Central Park" [Handwitten in pencil on pre-title page verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Goats
- Goats--Breeding
- Goats--Economic aspects
- Object History
- In in on inside of book "Geo Jeffery" "Central Park". George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery then worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates: Pegler, Henry Stephen Holmes, 1848-
- "With numerous illustrations" -- Title page
- Includes index
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boots
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.69.21
- Description
- Pair of boots, man's; leather, 21 eyelets and strap and buckle at the top; sole is nailed on
- Object History
- Donor and his family lived in Burnaby for many years and he worked at Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
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British Columbia Corrections Service Uniform Specifications and Scale of Issue
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 28 Jun. 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 28 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten copy of "British Columbia Corrections Service Uniform Specifications and Scale of Issue". Document provides guidelines on uniform specifications for correctional officers and staff. The last page of the document includes a copy of illustrations relating to uniform ins…
British Columbia Gaol Service Uniform Specifications and Scale of Issue
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [198-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 16 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a sixteen page document titled "BRITISH COLUMBIA GAOL SERVICE / UNIFORM SPECIFICATIONS AND SCALE OF ISSUES". Document refers to uniform specifications for staff working at Oakalla Prison.
BT barn book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.137
- Call Number
- 631 BEA
- Author
- Beatty Bros Limited
- Place of Publication
- Fergus, Ont.
- Publisher
- Beatty Bros. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Series
- BT Barn Book, no. 3
- Printer
- Acton Pub. Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 333 p. : ill. : 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "BEATTY BROS. LIMITED
928 GRANVILLE ST.
VANCOUVER, B.C." [Stamped in purple ink on front flyleaf]
"306
319" [Handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Farm equipment--Canada
- Barns
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Notes
- Includes index.
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
Calf Barn at Oakalla
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 19.8 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the calf barn at Oakalla Prison Farm.
Camp at Oakalla Site
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- 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.
Canada's Freedoms
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.7.10
- Author
- Canadian Government Exhibition Commisssion
- Contributor
- Lunn, John
- Charbonneau, G.
- Donoahue, Jim
- Moller, Hans
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Publication Date
- c1958
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, col. pos.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Documentary Films
- Filmstrips
- Civil rights--Canada
- Subjects
- Rights - Human Rights
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
- Notes
- Educational filmstrip with text and illustrations providing a basic explanation on "Canada's Freedoms" from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms including Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Creative Expression, Freedom of Worship, Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Occupation, Freedom of Association and Freedom of Political Choice.
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Carpenter Shop at Oakalla
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the carpenter shop at Oakalla Prison Farm.
Car Track at Oakalla
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the rails of a car track at Oakalla Prison Farm.
Ceiling with light and cell door inside death row cell number 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of ceiling with light bulb and cell door inside death row cell number three of Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.
Cell block inside Oakalla Prison
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a two storey cell block inside Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph has been taken from the secondary storey looking down.
Cell door and bed platform inside of death row cell number 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cell door and bed platform from inside of death row cell number three of Oakalla Prison (Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre). Photograph was taken during Oakalla Prison Open House event.