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1st Div 1907 West Burnaby School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the First Division class for 1907 at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are two rows of students standing and one row of seated students. there is a male teacher standing on the left side of the group just beside a bicycle that is leaning against the build…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8.2 cm
Material Details
Handwritten in the photograph is "1st Div 1907 / West Burnaby School". The reverse side of the photograph is printed in a postcard format.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the First Division class for 1907 at West Burnaby School (later renamed Kingsway West School). There are two rows of students standing and one row of seated students. there is a male teacher standing on the left side of the group just beside a bicycle that is leaning against the building.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Persons - Students
Names
Kingsway West School
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4800 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV012.20.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1907]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Aerial View of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive in the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive in the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Aerial Photographs
Names
Chinese Market Gardens
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Accession Code
BV017.40.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11/19/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
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Airship at New Westminster

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 10.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathering around an airship in a clearing in New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 10.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-887
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd gathering around an airship in a clearing in New Westminster. The craft bears a banner reading "Motor Boats Built by Hinton Electric Ltd. At Victoria." The airship was piloted by Harry Ginter and made twice daily flights over the 1909 exhibition.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Air
Advertising Medium
Names
Ginter, Harry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Alexander E. E. "Bill" Vidal

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1903
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a boy identified as Alexander E. E. "Bill" Vidal.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1903
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-033
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a boy identified as Alexander E. E. "Bill" Vidal.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Vidal, Alexander E. E. "Bill"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "2 yrs 2 mos / Aug 1903 / Alexander Vidal"
Note in black pen on verso reads: "2 yrs & 2 mos / Aug /03"
Note in pencil on verso reads: "Uncle Bill"
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Alfred Bingham papers

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The C…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS001-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The Canadian Unionist", dated July 1945.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Alistair Ross papers

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1922]-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (photocopies)
Scope and Content
Item is a four page, typewritten personal memory of growing up in Burnaby (photocopied), specifically of the Burnaby Lake Interurban, written by Alistair Ross.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1922]-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ross family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (photocopies)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS146-002
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
BHS1999-14
Scope and Content
Item is a four page, typewritten personal memory of growing up in Burnaby (photocopied), specifically of the Burnaby Lake Interurban, written by Alistair Ross.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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All Canada interest tables : 3/4% to 6% ; from one day to 100 days and supplementary pages ; 200 days, 300 days and 365 days computed on the basis 365 day year, volume one

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pate, James A.
Publication Date
c1957
Call Number
332.82 PAT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
X14
Call Number
332.82 PAT
Author
Pate, James A.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Personal Stationary & Direct Mail
Publication Date
c1957
Printer
Personal Stationary & Direct Mail
Physical Description
1 vol. ; 36 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Interest
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All persons whose fences are built within the lines of a road allowance should be alled upon to enter into an agreement with the Corporation re Fence Lines

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
75296
Meeting Date
28-Oct-1905
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
75296
Meeting Date
28-Oct-1905
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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The Ancient and Honorable Anvil Brigade

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 24, 1906 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "the Ancient + Honourable Anvil Brigade" standing outside a General Blacksmith and Machinist shop.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 24, 1906 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
508-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Photograph of "the Ancient + Honourable Anvil Brigade" standing outside a General Blacksmith and Machinist shop.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Occupations - Labourers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cooksley, William Thomas
Notes
Photographer's mark on lower right corner of image reads: "W.T. Cooksley, Photo., / New Westminster, B.C."
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An English harvest

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Moon, A. R. (Arthur Reginald)
Publication Date
1951
Call Number
428.2 MOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV014.21.6
Call Number
428.2 MOO
Author
Moon, A. R. (Arthur Reginald)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Edward Arnold & Co.
Publication Date
1951
Physical Description
xii, 307 p. : 19 cm.
Inscription
"How to criticize or appreciate a poem 1) Discover the paint of the poem 2) Find out the methods employed by the poet to develop his quality 3) Mention any outstanding methods of style used by the poet 4) Give your own personal feelings about the poem" [handwritten on the last page in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Style
English language--Composition and exercises
Notes
Author's full name : Moon, A. R. (Arthur Reginald)
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Arthur W. Mawbey

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1959 and 1964]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1959 and 1964]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1147
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.
Subjects
Persons - Veterans
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Symbols - Flags
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Mawbey, Arthur W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Authorized by the Education Ministry For Lower Division Primary School Use, Volume 10 New Chinese Language Textbook

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.360.10
Author
Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan
Place of Publication
Shanghai
Publisher
Commercial Press, Limited
Publication Date
1906
Series
Commercial Press's New Primary School Text Books
Physical Description
61 p. : ill (some col.), ports, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Object History
Some books in this accession are marked: "Mr. Chan Y. Leong, 111 Pender St. E., Vancouver B.C., Canada, North America, Western H."
Sam Kee & Company merchants is the business located at 111 Pender St. E. Vancouver - originally owned by Chan Toy (many alternative names including Chang Toy) which was later run by Chang Yat Leong - presumably the same person as Chan Y. Leong.
Notes
Chinese language book
On double leaves, East Asian binding
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Award winning pianists

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Norah Code subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
345-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1997-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of three boys in front of a piano, holding trophies. The two boys seated in front are identified only as the Mandy brothers and the third is unidentified.
Subjects
Musical Instruments - Pianos
Personal Symbols - Trophies
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Code, Norah
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
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Belted kingfisher

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Painting shows a belted kingfisher.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett personal papers series
Physical Description
1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
559-009
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
Painting shows a belted kingfisher.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Arts - Paintings
Media Type
Graphic Material
Creator
Lansdowne, James Fenwick
Notes
Title transcribed from item
Simnett personal papers series
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Blanche Wilkinson

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1896 and 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Blanche Wilkinson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1896 and 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Blanche Wilkinson.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Wilkinson, Blanche
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Blanche Wilkinson / 1890's"
Note in pencil on verso reads: "Blanche Wilkinson / b. late 1890's"
Photograph stamp on verso reads: "John Barron, / Photographer, / Sarnia."
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Bob Blake and Phyllis Grendahl

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.3 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of YMCA movie club president Bob Blake presenting a trophy to Phyllis Grendahl.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.3 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1557
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of YMCA movie club president Bob Blake presenting a trophy to Phyllis Grendahl.
Subjects
Personal Symbols - Trophies
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "2 [?] / Fri AM / 6""
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Bob Love at beach in Lincoln City

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Robert Mathew "Bob" Love seated in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Robert Mathew "Bob" Love seated in the water at beach in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Love, Robert Mathew "Bob"
Accession Code
BV023.24.34
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Bob @ Beach"
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Bob Love in yard

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1951]
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of toddler Robert Mathew "Bob" Love standing in the yard of his family home in Lebanon, Oregon. Home of Bob's parents Robert Leonard and Margaret Love is visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of toddler Robert Mathew "Bob" Love standing in the yard of his family home in Lebanon, Oregon. Home of Bob's parents Robert Leonard and Margaret Love is visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Love, Robert Mathew "Bob"
Accession Code
BV023.24.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Rob Love @ / Home Lebanon Ore"
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The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches ; and the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4865
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Church of England
Publication Date
1902
Call Number
264.03 CHU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3902.1
Call Number
264.03 CHU
Author
Church of England
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Henry Frowde
Publication Date
1902
Printer
Oxford University Press
Physical Description
1 vol. ; 12 cm.
Inscription
"THE BOOK OF Common Prayer" "E R" "VII" front centre "COMMON PRAYER" "HYMNS A&M", "OXFORD"; "Presented to [blank] In Commemoration of the Coronation of KING EDWARD VII" "JUNE 26, 1902"; page, "The Royal Commemoration Prayer Book" "Oxford 1902" "FEAR GOD, HONOUR THE KING"; "HORACE HART PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY"; 197pp; illustrated
Library Subject (LOC)
Church of England--Liturgy--Texts
Church of England--Prayers and devotions
Prayer books
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
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Booms and mill

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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.
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Industries - Logging/lumber
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"
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