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Interior of Jimmy Chow's property master truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19178
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Jimmy Chow's property master truck parked outside of his warehouse located on Grant Street in Burnaby. View towards' the drivers end of the truck with grey containers stored on metal shelving on either side, wood paneled door and ceiling. Jimmy refurbished the truck so…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of Jimmy Chow's property master truck parked outside of his warehouse located on Grant Street in Burnaby. View towards' the drivers end of the truck with grey containers stored on metal shelving on either side, wood paneled door and ceiling. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everything that he needed while working on a film.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Transportation - Trucks
Accession Code
BV022.21.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2022
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Fong, Denise
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
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Jimmy Chow inside his property master truck

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jimmy Chow standing inside his property master truck parked near his warehouse located on Grant Street in Burnaby. Jimmy is leaning on supply cabinet and shelving filled with supplies inside his truck. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everythin…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jimmy Chow standing inside his property master truck parked near his warehouse located on Grant Street in Burnaby. Jimmy is leaning on supply cabinet and shelving filled with supplies inside his truck. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everything that he needed while working on a film.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Transportation - Trucks
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2022
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Fong, Denise
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
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Jimmy Chow inside his property master truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19181
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jimmy Chow posing next to his work bench inside his property master truck. Interior wood panelled wall is covered with film ephemera and photographs, wall mounted lamps hang over work bench. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everything that he n…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jimmy Chow posing next to his work bench inside his property master truck. Interior wood panelled wall is covered with film ephemera and photographs, wall mounted lamps hang over work bench. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everything that he needed while working on a film.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Transportation - Trucks
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.27
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2022
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Fong, Denise
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
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Jimmy Chow's property master truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19176
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jimmy Chow's property master truck parked outside of his warehouse located on Grant Street in Burnaby. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everything that he needed while working on a film.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jimmy Chow's property master truck parked outside of his warehouse located on Grant Street in Burnaby. Jimmy refurbished the truck so that he could take it on location and have everything that he needed while working on a film.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Transportation - Trucks
Accession Code
BV022.21.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2022
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Fong, Denise
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
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Cement Contractor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34122
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 29, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cement contractor at the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Construction workers, house construction, lumber, and a truck are all visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 29, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cement contractor at the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Construction workers, house construction, lumber, and a truck are all visible.
Subjects
Occupations - Labourers
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Edmonds Coal and Wood truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35827
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Murdoch McMurray with a fuel truck. He bought into Edmonds Coal and Wood, 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered 7260 Edmonds Street).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-686
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Murdoch McMurray with a fuel truck. He bought into Edmonds Coal and Wood, 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered 7260 Edmonds Street).
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Occupations - Truck Drivers
Names
Edmonds Coal and Wood
McMurray, Murdoch
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7260 Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Edmonds Coal and Wood truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35828
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Jack McMurray (older brother and partner in Edmonds Coal and Wood), Murdoch McMurray with baby son, Bob, and Emerson Doran (business partner). The truck is decorated, possibly for a May Day parade.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-687
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Jack McMurray (older brother and partner in Edmonds Coal and Wood), Murdoch McMurray with baby son, Bob, and Emerson Doran (business partner). The truck is decorated, possibly for a May Day parade.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Occupations - Truck Drivers
Names
Doran, Emerson
Edmonds Coal and Wood
McMurray, Bob
McMurray, Jack
McMurray, Murdoch
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray delivering cordwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription711
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men in work clothes and hats leaning against a truck loaded with bundled fire wood. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray who owned Edmonds Wood and Coal Yard situated at Kingsway and Edmonds. They are standing beside their TRAFFIC …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men in work clothes and hats leaning against a truck loaded with bundled fire wood. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray who owned Edmonds Wood and Coal Yard situated at Kingsway and Edmonds. They are standing beside their TRAFFIC truck which is loaded with cordwood about to be hauled from the Capitol Hill School grounds to the Edmonds Street School for use in heating the school. Edmonds Wood Yard had a contract with the Burnaby schools at this time to supply cordwood.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Occupations - Truck Drivers
Names
Doran, Emerson
Edmonds Coal and Wood
McMurray, Murdoch
Geographic Access
Holdom Avenue
Street Address
350 Holdom Avenue
Accession Code
HV976.41.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Fleet of Kapoor Sawmills trucks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15190
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-] (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 a fleet of trucks for Kapoor Sawmills Limited.
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 a fleet of trucks for Kapoor Sawmills Limited.
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
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Trucks
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-] (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 62 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "The fleet of Kapoor Sawmill trucks, c. 1940s"
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J. Engelland Fuels Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35758
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a J. Engelland Fuels truck of 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue) with Fred Engelland (son of John Engelland) in front.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-616
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a J. Engelland Fuels truck of 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue) with Fred Engelland (son of John Engelland) in front.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Occupations - Truck Drivers
Names
Engelland, Fred
J. Engelland Fuels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Fern Avenue
Street Address
6590 Fern Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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John Engelland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35754
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Engelland hauling firewood at his business at 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue). Note the railway spur line from the Central Park Interurban.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-612
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Engelland hauling firewood at his business at 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue). Note the railway spur line from the Central Park Interurban.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Occupations - Truck Drivers
Names
Engelland, Johannes Carl Adolph "John"
J. Engelland Fuels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Fern Avenue
Street Address
6590 Fern Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Images
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John Engelland and fuel truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35755
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Engelland driving a J. Engelland Fuels truck, probably a Federal. Wood orders were taken by Mrs. Elsie Gillespie Engelland (his wife) at the family home, 3706 Patterson Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue), by calling Carleton 367 and later Dexter 0367.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-613
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Engelland driving a J. Engelland Fuels truck, probably a Federal. Wood orders were taken by Mrs. Elsie Gillespie Engelland (his wife) at the family home, 3706 Patterson Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue), by calling Carleton 367 and later Dexter 0367.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Occupations - Truck Drivers
Names
Engelland, Johannes Carl Adolph "John"
J. Engelland Fuels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Kenworth Truck Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34643
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 24.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Kenworth Truck Company on Kitchener Street. An electric sign in the upper right of the photo reads "Kenworth Trucks." Trucks are parked in a row outside with the front of the trucks visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 24.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
077-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Kenworth Truck Company on Kitchener Street. An electric sign in the upper right of the photo reads "Kenworth Trucks." Trucks are parked in a row outside with the front of the trucks visible.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Trucking
Names
Kenworth Truck Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kitchener Street
Street Address
3750 Kitchener Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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Minard Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82614
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of seven men near a logging truck. The man on the far left is identified as Minard Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-177
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of seven men near a logging truck. The man on the far left is identified as Minard Hill.
Subjects
Transportation - Trucks
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "L) - Minard Hill / Alouette Dam / 1925"
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Napier Street and Willingdon Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34223
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 10, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Napier Street and Willingdon Avenue with lumber scattered on a cleared area and houses in the background. There are vehicles on the road, including a truck whose side reads "Mother Hubbard Bread" and machinery reading "G.W. Ledingham, Contractors." This is part of the Willingdon Hei…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 10, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-138
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Napier Street and Willingdon Avenue with lumber scattered on a cleared area and houses in the background. There are vehicles on the road, including a truck whose side reads "Mother Hubbard Bread" and machinery reading "G.W. Ledingham, Contractors." This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Transportation - Trucks
Construction Tools and Equipment
Names
G.W. Ledingham, Contractors
Mother Hubbard Bread
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Willingdon Avenue
Images
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Ross carrier with load

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15194
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-] (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 a Ross straddle carrier transporting umber in the mill yard of Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Stacks of lumber stand next to the carrier and company lodgings can be seen on higher ground in the distance.
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 a Ross straddle carrier transporting umber in the mill yard of Kapoor Sawmills Limited. Stacks of lumber stand next to the carrier and company lodgings can be seen on higher ground in the distance.
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
Industries - Logging/lumber
Transportation - Trucks
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Barnet Marine Park
Accession Code
BV019.32.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-] (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 62 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea - Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "a Ross Carrier moving lumber in the mill yard. These carriers replaced the horse drawn wagons that were used by the earlier mills, c.1940s"
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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19268
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1995
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking south at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building in preparation for laying of underground pipe. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking south at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building in preparation for laying of underground pipe. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Industries - Construction
Names
Bridge Studios
Accession Code
BV022.28.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1995
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
3200
Scan Date
2022-03-22
Scale
100
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33098C_1"
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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19269
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1995
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking west north side at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next and red steel structure for building are visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of new stage 4, looking west north side at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next and red steel structure for building are visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Industries - Construction
Names
Bridge Studios
Accession Code
BV022.28.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1995
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
3200
Scan Date
2022-03-22
Scale
100
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33098_2"
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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19270
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1995
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of new stage 4, at Bridge Studios with catch basin and piping. Excavated area with large sewer pipe in foreground. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of new stage 4, at Bridge Studios with catch basin and piping. Excavated area with large sewer pipe in foreground. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Industries - Construction
Names
Bridge Studios
Accession Code
BV022.28.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1995
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
3200
Scan Date
2022-03-22
Scale
100
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33010_3"
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Construction of stage 4 at Bridge Studios

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19272
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1995
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of new stage 4, looking east, north side under construction at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building for the laying of underground pipe is visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of new stage 4, looking east, north side under construction at Bridge Studios. Excavated area next to building for the laying of underground pipe is visible. Bridge Studios is located at 2400 Boundary Road Burnaby.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Industries - Construction
Names
Bridge Studios
Accession Code
BV022.28.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1995
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
3200
Scan Date
2022-03-22
Scale
100
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer George Bergson negative #: "33008A_00"
Images
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