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![B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster
, [1953] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0036_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster station. The photographer is facing east and standing at the Columbia St. and Eighth Ave. inersection. There are many automobiles on Columbia Street..
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster station. The photographer is facing east and standing at the Columbia St. and Eighth Ave. inersection. There are many automobiles on Columbia Street..
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1953]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1315 leaves New Westminster / terminal west bound to Vancouver, / spring of 1953"
- Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "Nov_64"
Images
![B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster
, [1953] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0036_0005_001.jpg)
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram passing New Westminster barns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2898
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram on the main line passing New Westminster barns and heading westbound to Vancouver. Other trams are visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram on the main line passing New Westminster barns and heading westbound to Vancouver. Other trams are visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1952
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1317 passing New Westminster / barns westbound to Vancouver in 1952"
Images
![BCER 1233 at Horne-Payne siding, [1952] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0007_001.jpg?width=280)
BCER 1233 at Horne-Payne siding
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2883
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1952]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway car 1233 at Horne-Payne siding awaiting the passing of the west bound train on the Burnaby Lake line. Gordin Gregg is identified as the motor man at the front.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway car 1233 at Horne-Payne siding awaiting the passing of the west bound train on the Burnaby Lake line. Gordin Gregg is identified as the motor man at the front.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1952]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "On a warm summer afternoon, in 1952, east bound / B.C.E.R. #1233 pulls into passig siding at the / Horne-Payne subbstation to await the passing of the / west bound train on th eBurnaby Lake Line."
- Typewritten note on verso reads: "Gordin Gregg - Motor man"
Images
![BCER 1233 at Horne-Payne siding, [1952] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0007_001.jpg)
![BCER engine 942 with three men, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
BCER engine 942 with three men
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2879
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photogrpah of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) engine number 942 with engineers standing in front. Engineers are identified left to right as; Bud Conolly, Jim Sellers and Jim Donald. The engine is yellow, with three men standing in front of it.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photogrpah of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) engine number 942 with engineers standing in front. Engineers are identified left to right as; Bud Conolly, Jim Sellers and Jim Donald. The engine is yellow, with three men standing in front of it.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Locomotives
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Conolly, Bud
- Sellers, Jim
- Donald, Jim
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "left to right / Bud Connolly / Jim Sellers / Jim Donald"
- Stamp in black ink on verso reads: "D626"
- Stamp in blue ink on verso reads: "WILLIAMS COLOR / PHOTO SERVICE / Vancouver, Canada"
Images
![BCER engine 942 with three men, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0003_001.jpg)
![BCER three car train at a level crossing, [between 1948 and 1955] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0010_001.jpg?width=280)
BCER three car train at a level crossing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2886
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway three car train at a level crossing. The location is unknown and the car numbers are not discernable.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a British Columbia Electric Railway three car train at a level crossing. The location is unknown and the car numbers are not discernable.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1955]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![BCER three car train at a level crossing, [between 1948 and 1955] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0010_001.jpg)
![BCER work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver, [1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
BCER work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2882
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten note on verso of photograph reads: "With the end of BCER Burnaby Lake passenger / service in October of 1953, we see BCER Line Car L4, Flat Car BCER 8041 and crew preparing /for the removal of the cross over at 6th and Commercial in Vancouver."
Images
![BCER work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver, [1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0006_001.jpg)
B.C. home canning and fruit recipe booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7434
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- B.C. Tree Fruits Limited
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Call Number
- 641.42 BCH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV019.37.5
- Call Number
- 641.42 BCH
- Author
- B.C. Tree Fruits Limited
- Place of Publication
- [Kelowna, B.C.]
- Publisher
- B.C. Tree Fruits Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 16 p. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canning and preserving
- Cookbooks--British Columbia
- Cooking--Canada
- Fruit--Preservation
- Cooking--British Columbia
- Object History
- Elmer Wilson Martin was a professional engineer who lived much of his life in Burnaby. He married Ellen Renetta "Reta" (Boyd) Martin in approx. 1930 and the couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 for him to attend UBC. He later enlisted in the RCAF during WWII where he served as a pilot and wing commander. Elmer ran Martin's Auto Villa at 6604 East Hastings Street (later 6574 East Hastings Street) and was heavily involved in local Burnaby politics and with the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The donor states that he ran for Burnaby mayor in 1959 and also donated land to S.F.U. in the late 1960's. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Buildings, a pre-fab building manufacturing company. His last position was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd.
- Notes
- "Edited by one of Canada's foremost home cooking experts" -- cover "Sales agents for Canada's finer fresh fruits
![B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0037_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2907
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
- History
- Harre W. Demoro was a transportation writer and photographer. Demoro covered transportation for San Francisco Chronicle and was an internationally recognized expert on the subject. Author of several books on subjects such as ferry boats to long vanished streetcar systems.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Photographer
- Demoro, Harre W.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HARRE W. DEMORO / 3040 JORDAN ROAD / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA"
- Handwritten text in ink on verso of photograph reads: "VANC CARRAL ST. YARD"
- Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "10-69"
Images
![B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0037_0005_001.jpg)
![B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0037_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 960 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 960 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.
- History
- Harre W. Demoro was a transportation writer and photographer. Demoro covered transportation for San Francisco Chronicle and was an internationally recognized expert on the subject. Author of several books on subjects such as ferry boats to long vanished streetcar systems.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Photographer
- Demoro, Harre W.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HARRE W. DEMORO / 3040 JORDAN ROAD / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA"
- Handwritten text in ink on verso of photograph reads: "CARRAL ST. YARD"
- Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "10-69"
Images
![B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0037_0006_001.jpg)
B.C. Legislature
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3743
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.7 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in front of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Harold Winch is pictured fifth from right in the front row; Ernest "Ernie" Winch is third from left in the second row.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.7 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in front of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Harold Winch is pictured fifth from right in the front row; Ernest "Ernie" Winch is third from left in the second row.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.101
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1952
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
BC Sculpture 58
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90371
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Municipal Records collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Exhibition catalogue for the centennial open air sculpture exhibition entitled "BC Sculpture 58". The exhibition was put together by members of the Northwest Institute of Sculpture in association with UBC's Department of University Extension, BC Centennial Committee, and the Municipality of Burnab…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Municipal Records collection
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 60743
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2016-19
- Scope and Content
- Exhibition catalogue for the centennial open air sculpture exhibition entitled "BC Sculpture 58". The exhibition was put together by members of the Northwest Institute of Sculpture in association with UBC's Department of University Extension, BC Centennial Committee, and the Municipality of Burnaby. The exhibition was displayed at two locations: the University of British Columbia from July 9 to August 22, 1958 and Burnaby Municipal Hall from August 29 to mid-September 1958. Artists who participated in the exhibition and whose work is included in the catalogue are: Joan Brandvold, Franz Carius, Alfred E. Carlsen, Gerhard Hans Class, Robert Clothier, Vivian Cousland, Lilias M. Farley, Otto B. Fischer-Credo, Jack K. Harman, Marvin Richard Levitt, David Marshall, Elza Mayhew, George Norris, Peter Ochs, Frank Perry, Jan Zach, Thomas Kakinuma, Olea Davis, and Santo Mignosa.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
The Benedictines of Westminster Priory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38167
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an original photographic postcard of the Benedictines of Westminster Priory at Ceperley House which was funded by the Catholic Diocese beginning in 1939. There is a postmark from Merritt, British Columbia, at the top right corner.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-754
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an original photographic postcard of the Benedictines of Westminster Priory at Ceperley House which was funded by the Catholic Diocese beginning in 1939. There is a postmark from Merritt, British Columbia, at the top right corner.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious
- Buildings - Heritage
- Occupations - Clergy
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Names
- Westminster Priory
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "The Benedictines of Westminster Priory, Vancouver, BC"
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Booms and mill, [1950] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0008_001.jpg?width=280)
Booms and mill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15187
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1950] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log boom pond of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in Burrard Inlet.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log boom pond of the Kapoor Sawmills Limited in Burrard Inlet.
- History
- Kapoor Singh Siddoo was born in 1885 in the Punjab village of Kharaudi, India. Kapoor was one of the pioneer South Asian Canadian Sikhs who immigrated to America in 1906 and onto Canada in 1912. Kapoor first arrived in San Francisco in 1906, along with twenty uneducated men from the Province of Punjab, India. Kapoor was the only one among these men who was educated so acted as their interpreter, manager and accountant. They worked along the Southern Pacific Railway line near Marysville, California, toward Reno and Nevada. Kapoor heard about the beauty of British Columbia and decided to travel to the west coast but times were tough with discrimination against all South Asians in British Columbia. With this information, Kapoor traveled east to Northern Ontario where he tried homesteading for a year but the extreme winter conditions didn’t appeal to him. Kapoor returned to British Columbia after receiving word from South Asian Canadians that they were in need of an educated accountant/manager for a sawmill. In 1923, with the change in immigration laws, Kapoor arranged for his wife, Besant Kaur to emigrate from India. Besant came to Canada accompanied by Kapoor’s older brother. Kapoor and Besant had two daughters, both born in Duncan B.C. Jagdis Kaur Siddoo was born in 1925 and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo was born in 1926. Both of their daughters graduated as doctors from University of Toronto medical school. His career in B.C. began as a lumberman for a large lumber mill on Vancouver Island until 1935. Following this, Kapoor established the Kapoor Lumber Company Limited and operated a mill at Shawnigan Lake before eventually purchasing 45 acres in 1939 of the eastern section of the former Barnet Mill site in Burnaby. He purchased the site from the Municipality of Burnaby under the name of Modern Sawmills Limited since there was a restriction on selling this piece of a property to a non-white person. Eventually the name was changed to Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Kapoor’s company was a financial success but was tragically razed on January 14, 1947 due to a devastating fire. A smaller mill was rebuilt on the site and Kapoor maintained a successful financial operation until 1959. In 1959, Kapoor Siddoo was considered one of Vancouver’s most influential men in the South Asian Community. In this same year, the family set up the Kapoor Singh Siddoo Foundation and with help from his wife and daughters opened a hospital in the Punjab village of Aur. In 1964, Kapoor died in India at the age of 79 years. Kapoor’s younger brother, Tara Singh Siddoo came to Canada from India in 1906 but after suffering discrimination, he returned to India in 1912. Several years later Tara returned to Canada joining Kapoor at a logging mill on Vancouver Island. Lesser shares of the mill were held by Tara and other family members. Tara and his wife, Beant Siddoo lived at Barnet between 1943 and 1945, with their family of five sons, Lakhbeer, Gurdeb, Gurcharn, Baldev, Hardev and three daughters, Harjeet (Sangha), Runjeet (Basi) and Buckshish (Sarai). One of Tara’s responsibilities was to oversee the logging camp and ensure that the logs arrived regularly from Cowichan Bay near Duncan to the Barnet logging mill.
- Names
- Kapoor Sawmills Limited
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Barnet Marine Park
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1950] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- See page 66 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "The vast log boom pond of Kapoor Sawmill, c. 1950"
Images
![Booms and mill, [1950] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0008_001.jpg)
![Boundary Road and Kingsway, [1959] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/113-001.jpg?width=280)
Boundary Road and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34709
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of buildings at Boundary Road and Kingsway, southwest corner. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "The new Hemlock (automatic) and old Dexter (manual) exchanges. / B.C. Telephone Company."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 113-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of buildings at Boundary Road and Kingsway, southwest corner. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "The new Hemlock (automatic) and old Dexter (manual) exchanges. / B.C. Telephone Company."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St. Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588"
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
![Boundary Road and Kingsway, [1959] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/113-001.jpg)
[Bound collection of pamphlets]| Burnaby Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Program, June 29th to July 5th, 1952.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6556
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.13.1
- Call Number
- 917.1 MIS
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver, B.C?]
- Publication Date
- [1950s?]
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Poetry
British Columbia : a centennial anthology
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5198
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Watters, Reginald Eyre
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Call Number
- 971.11 WAT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.90.4
- Call Number
- 971.11 WAT
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Watters, Reginald Eyre
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Printer
- Evergreen Press
- Physical Description
- xvi, 576 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canadian literature
- Notes
- Includes a map of part of the coast, and many photographs.
British Columbia : a history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1249
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.1 ORM
- Place of Publication
- [Toronto]
- Publisher
- Macmillans in Canada
- Publication Date
- c1958
- Physical Description
- 558 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "This copy / of the first edition of / BRITISH COLUMBIA: A HISTORY / by Margaret A. Ormsby / is presented / with the compliments of / The British Columbia / Centennial Committee", printed on sheet inserted in front cover pages.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 527 - 534) and index.
British Columbia centenary, 1858-1958
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6893
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.4
- Call Number
- 917.11 INT
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- International
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Printer
- Ward & Phillips
- Physical Description
- 352 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--Centennial celebrations, etc.
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription996
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway timetable for the Lulu Island Branch, Eburne, and New Westminster Line, including a Sunday schedule and freight schedule.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway timetable for the Lulu Island Branch, Eburne, and New Westminster Line, including a Sunday schedule and freight schedule.
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0005_001.jpg)
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription997
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables for the Central Park line, one "corrected to October 15, 1933" and the other "corrected to May 16, 1946." Also in the photograph are two tickets, one reads, "Good for one fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby North…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables for the Central Park line, one "corrected to October 15, 1933" and the other "corrected to May 16, 1946." Also in the photograph are two tickets, one reads, "Good for one fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby Northwest Zone" and the other reads, "Good for one fare between Vancouver and Park Ave."
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0006_001.jpg)