23587 records – page 362 of 1180.

Wally Westerman with automobile

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman leaning against a black automobile from the 1940s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman leaning against a black automobile from the 1940s.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "564"
Images
Less detail

Wally in uniform outside of R.C.A.F. depot

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
22 May 1940
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman in Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) uniform outside of R.C.A.F. depot.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman in Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) uniform outside of R.C.A.F. depot.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV020.17.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
22 May 1940
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "704"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "BY R.C.A.F. DEPOT / MAY 22, 1940"
Images
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Wally's room in Montreal

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1940
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a street view of the building that Walter "Wally" Westerman stayed in Montreal, August 1940. Two automobiles are parked on the road outside of a building with signs reading "Welcome Tavern".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a street view of the building that Walter "Wally" Westerman stayed in Montreal, August 1940. Two automobiles are parked on the road outside of a building with signs reading "Welcome Tavern".
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Accession Code
BV020.17.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1940
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "A56"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "ARROW INDICATES / ONLY WINDOW OF / PRIOR - WESTERMAN / ONE ROOM MANSION / MONTREAL / AUG 1940"
Images
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Wally in Montreal

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman standing on a street in Montreal.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman standing on a street in Montreal.
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "485"
Images
Less detail

Wally Westerman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13686
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman posing on a piece of farming equipment on an unidentified farm. Another piece of farming equipment is visible behind him.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Cultivators
Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Tractors
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "587"
Images
Less detail

Wally Westerman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman dressed in an R.C.A.F. uniform and standing on a log at the edge of a lake.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman dressed in an R.C.A.F. uniform and standing on a log at the edge of a lake.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "16"
Images
Less detail

Members of the Jung family at Stanley Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14786
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Jung family at Stanley Park. Adults in the photograph are identified left to right as: Chung Chong Jung; Suey Fong "Maida" Jung Wong or Suey Ying "Laura" Jung; Gee Shee Jung; Suey Yook "Gordon" Jung and to the far right Suey Cheung "Harry" Jung. The children could be Ma…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Jung family at Stanley Park. Adults in the photograph are identified left to right as: Chung Chong Jung; Suey Fong "Maida" Jung Wong or Suey Ying "Laura" Jung; Gee Shee Jung; Suey Yook "Gordon" Jung and to the far right Suey Cheung "Harry" Jung. The children could be Maida and Quinn Wong's.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Jung, Gee Shee
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Jung, Chung Chong
Jung, Suey Cheung "Harry"
Jung, Suey Yook "Gordon"
Wong, Suey Fong "Maida" Jung
Accession Code
BV020.38.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

E.W. Martin at banquet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (standing) at a banquet with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Elmer is dressed in his military uniform with other members in uniform seated at a table beside him. A group of men and a large mural are visible on a stage behind them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (standing) at a banquet with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Elmer is dressed in his military uniform with other members in uniform seated at a table beside him. A group of men and a large mural are visible on a stage behind them.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.40.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

E.W. Martin at banquet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15093
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (third from left) at a banquet with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Elmer is dressed in his military uniform with other members in uniform seated at a long table beside him. A large mural is visible on a stage behind them. The table has long white table cl…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin (third from left) at a banquet with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Elmer is dressed in his military uniform with other members in uniform seated at a long table beside him. A large mural is visible on a stage behind them. The table has long white table cloths and saw horse supports are visible underneath. A sign on the wall, hanging beneath a portrait of an unidentified man, advertises a dance at the I.O.O.F. hall.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.40.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

E.W. Martin at banquet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15094
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men at a banquet with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Elmer Martin is identified seated third from left at the head table with a white cloth. Elmer and others at the table are dressed in military uniforms. The table has long white table cloths and saw horse support…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of men at a banquet with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Elmer Martin is identified seated third from left at the head table with a white cloth. Elmer and others at the table are dressed in military uniforms. The table has long white table cloths and saw horse supports are visible underneath. Two other tables on either side of the hall include men in military and civilian dress. A large mural is visible on a stage at the back of the room. A sign on the wall, hanging beneath a portrait of an unidentified man, advertises a dance at the I.O.O.F. hall.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.40.34
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) dressed in military uniforms. The group are gathered together for a group photograph on a tarmac in front of an Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft. Elmer Wilson Martin is identified seated in the front row, second from the left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) dressed in military uniforms. The group are gathered together for a group photograph on a tarmac in front of an Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft. Elmer Wilson Martin is identified seated in the front row, second from the left.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.40.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Elmer Wilson Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin standing in front of a building with a sign which reads "C.T.O. Servicing Wing Oderly Rm". Elmer Martin is dressed in his military service uniform. Elmer served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a airplance mechanic and pilot during World War II.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin standing in front of a building with a sign which reads "C.T.O. Servicing Wing Oderly Rm". Elmer Martin is dressed in his military service uniform. Elmer served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a airplance mechanic and pilot during World War II.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.40.36
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Elmer Wilson Martin with Reta and man

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin dressed in his Royal Canadian Air Force military uniform. He is standing with his wife, Ellen "Reta" Martin and an unidentified man (may be Elmer's father, William Henry Martin or his brother, Wilbert Martin). The group is standing in front of a concrete railing.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin dressed in his Royal Canadian Air Force military uniform. He is standing with his wife, Ellen "Reta" Martin and an unidentified man (may be Elmer's father, William Henry Martin or his brother, Wilbert Martin). The group is standing in front of a concrete railing.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Ellen Renatta "Reta" Boyd
Martin, William Henry
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Accession Code
BV019.40.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Elmer Wilson Martinin RCAF uniform

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Wilson Martin dressed in his Royal Canadian Air Force military uniform.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Wilson Martin dressed in his Royal Canadian Air Force military uniform.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV019.40.44
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Secrecy order

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "Secrecy Order" published by the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) with terms and prohibitions for all military during World War II. This card was issued to E.W. Martin.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "Secrecy Order" published by the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) with terms and prohibitions for all military during World War II. This card was issued to E.W. Martin.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

R.C.A.F. train berthing card

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) Train Berthing Card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) Train Berthing Card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Edwin W. Bateman with grandson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15119
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin W. Bateman with his grandson Bruce McWilliams. They are standing in a garden with wild flowers growing behind them. A wooden fence and out building are visible in the distance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin W. Bateman with his grandson Bruce McWilliams. They are standing in a garden with wild flowers growing behind them. A wooden fence and out building are visible in the distance.
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
McWilliams, Bruce
Accession Code
BV020.27.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Sarjit and Jagdis Kaur Siddoo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15180
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 Jagdis and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo standing next to a cow in a field at Barnet. The Kapoor Sawmills Ltd. is visible in the background behind them.
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 Jagdis and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo standing next to a cow in a field at Barnet. The Kapoor Sawmills Ltd. is visible in the background behind them.
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
Animals - Cows
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Siddoo, Jagdis Kaur
Siddoo, Sarjit Kaur
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Accession Code
BV019.32.1
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
Photograph was originally obtained used in the publication: "In the Shadow by the Sea - Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village"
Incorrect spelling of the name "Sarjeet Siddoo" in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea" has been corrected to "Sarjit Kaur Siddoo"
Images
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Besant Kaur Siddoo at her kitchen stove

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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 Besant Kaur Siddoo (spouse of Kapoor Singh Siddoo) tending the sawdust burner at her kitchen stove. A large galvanized hopper which fed the sawdust to the fire box of the stove is to her left.
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 Besant Kaur Siddoo (spouse of Kapoor Singh Siddoo) tending the sawdust burner at her kitchen stove. A large galvanized hopper which fed the sawdust to the fire box of the stove is to her left.
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
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Siddoo, Besant Kaur
Accession Code
BV019.32.2
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 63 in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "Mrs. Kapoor Siddoo tending the sawdust burner at her kitchen stove. Note the hopper which fed the sawdust to the fire box of the stove. c. 1940s"
Images
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Mayo Manhas and Kapoor Singh Siddoo in mill office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15182
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 Mayo Manhas (right) and Kapoor Singh Siddoo (left) in a mill office looking over a map Vancouver Island with timber areas.
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 Mayo Manhas (right) and Kapoor Singh Siddoo (left) in a mill office looking over a map Vancouver Island with timber areas.
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
Names
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Siddoo, Kapoor Singh
Accession Code
BV019.32.3
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 65 in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "Mr. Mayo Manhas and Mr. Kapoor Siddoo in the mill office looking over a map of timber areas. c. 1940s"
Images
Less detail

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