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Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his lat…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 17 photographs

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his later years outside of his home in Burnaby.

History: Walter "Wally" William Westerman was born in London, Ontario in 1916. A few years later he moved with his parents to Vancouver. Around 1921 his parents, Albert Edwin and Louisa (nee Williams) Westerman bought a double lot at 4797 Georgia Street in District Lot 122 in Burnaby. On the lot they built a house and bowling green. Wally's father Albert worked as a proof reader for the Daily Province newspaper and retired in 1938. Walter attended Gilmore Avenue school and North Burnaby High School. After graduating from highschool he enrolled in engineering school in Glendale, California. Wally was married to Margot Florence Patry from 1943 to 1952. When World War II began, Wally joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Wally suffered from arthritis and after being declared unfit for combat he was discharged. He returned to Burnaby and became a foreman in the engineering department of Boeing Aircraft of Canada. In 1944, while employed by Boeing, Wally was recoginized with awards for his ingenuity of "Jig Design for Bomb Torpedo Adaptors" and "Bomb Release Scissors". When Wally's father Albert became ill and had to have his leg amputated, Wally attended to his needs and sold the family's Georgia Street house to a buy a house at 5277 Spencer Street in Vancouver. Wally's father died in 1944 and his mother died in 1966. Following his first marriage, Wally met Gwendolyn "Gwen" Brocklesby and they developed a long term relationship eventually marrying in 1969. Gwen had a daughter named Barbara from her first marriage and Wally became her step father. Between 1960 and 1963, Wally was admitted to membership in the Canadian Power Squadrons with qualifications in seamanship, engine maintenance and weather and Gwen was awarded a certificate of qualification in piloting and seamanship. In 1969 Gwen, Wally and Barbara moved to a brand new home at 2171 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby which was within walking distance to Lenkurt Electric on Lougheed Highway where Wally worked. Wally was a machinist and foreman of the sheet metal shop at Lenkurt and later at Microtel. Walter Westerman died in Burnaby in 2000 and his wife Gwen died in Burnaby in 2016.

Responsibility: Westerman, Walter "Wally"

Accession Code: BV020.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1917-1959]

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Western Canada Power Company

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-1930

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 folders textual records and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains draft bylaws, draft contracts and correspondence related to the operation of the Western Canada Power Company. As well, file contains declarations, news clippings, correspondence, ballots, and tally sheets that resulted from the voting held regarding the Western Canada Power Co. Byla…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-1930

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 5 folders textual records and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2091

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains draft bylaws, draft contracts and correspondence related to the operation of the Western Canada Power Company. As well, file contains declarations, news clippings, correspondence, ballots, and tally sheets that resulted from the voting held regarding the Western Canada Power Co. Bylaw. Also included are agreements, correspondence and bylaw no. 114. The 1922 agreement includes a blueprint. As well, file contains a white linen plan of DL 15 and blueprint plans of standard power pole and transmission towers on Broadway and Cariboo Roads, 1916.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: For related records see also file 6-1-5-2. A map of the Municipality of Burnaby by Archibald Moir and Co. : M9-B-2-11; blueprint of Burnaby Municipality : M9-B-2-15

The Western druggist: drug trade survey of Western Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Western Druggist

Publication Date: 1932

Call Number: 615.1 WES

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV988.6.109

Call Number: 615.1 WES

Author: Western Druggist

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: B.C. Journal of Commerce Ltd.

Publication Date: 1932

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) ; 30 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Pharmaceutical industry

Object History: This item was transferred from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia.

Notes: "Covering Western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" --cover; "Read by every druggist from Port Arthur to Victoria" --cover

Western Non-Metallics Limited Lease Authorization Bylaw 1935

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 71843

Meeting Date: 21-Jun-1935

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 71843

Meeting Date: 21-Jun-1935

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 71843

21-Jun-1935 Meeting Minutes

Western Steel Products Ltd Tender for Manhole Trays

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 58386

Meeting Date: 19-Jul-1926

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 58386

Meeting Date: 19-Jul-1926

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 58386

19-Jul-1926 Meeting Minutes

West Fill, Kanaka Creek

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.4 x 11.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a drag line rig working near a bridge at a location identified as Kanaka Creek. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.4 x 11.2 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-081

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a drag line rig working near a bridge at a location identified as Kanaka Creek. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges; Construction Tools and Equipment

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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West Fill, Kanaka Creek, [1926] thumbnail

Westinghouse general catalog, 1939-1940

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company

Publication Date: 1939

Call Number: 621.3 WES

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 621.3 WES

Author: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company

Place of Publication: Hamilton, Ont.

Publisher: Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd.

Publication Date: 1939

Physical Description: 1228 p. : ill ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electric apparatus and appliances; Catalogs

Notes: Includes indexes.

Westridge Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

Heritage Value: The Westridge Neighbourhood of Burnaby was created as a new subdivision during the post-World War Two housing boom in Burnaby. Developed by the C.B. Riley Company, it was laid out in a plan contoured to the shapes of the land and was situated to allow residents easy access to main transportation routes.

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

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Wet bins at Mill No. 3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "wet bins" and railway track leading into Britannia Mill No. 3 at Britannia Beach.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of "wet bins" and railway track leading into Britannia Mill No. 3 at Britannia Beach.

Subjects: Industries - Mining

Accession Code: BV996.6.208

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1938

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-02-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph caption beneath photograph reads: "WET BINS"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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W.F. Silver house

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w panorama ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm prints

Scope and Content: Photograph of the William F. Silver house and surrounding lan An automobile, believed to be the family's 1927 Pierce-Arrow, is parked in front of the house. Three photographs form the panorama.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Silver family subseries

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w panorama ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm prints

Description Level: File

Record No.: 173-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of the William F. Silver house and surrounding lan An automobile, believed to be the family's 1927 Pierce-Arrow, is parked in front of the house. Three photographs form the panorama.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w photocopy of entire panorama in accession file. Digital scan is of the photocopy.

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Silver Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

W.F. Silver house, [1931] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

What a Soilder

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1935

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of what looks to one man standing on another man's shoulders, wearing one uniform, at Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of what looks to one man standing on another man's shoulders, wearing one uniform, at Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms

Accession Code: BV996.6.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1935

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2/9/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Caption for photograph reads: "What a Soilder"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Wheels of the CP 5900

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [after 1929]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Accession Code: BV985.6114.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [after 1929]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-12

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Power - a CP 5900 class"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "831F"

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Wheels of the CP 5900, [after 1929] thumbnail

Wherever wheels and shafts turn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Timken Roller Bearing Company

Publication Date: 1929

Call Number: 621.822 TIM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV980.27.17

Call Number: 621.822 TIM

Author: Timken Roller Bearing Company

Place of Publication: Canton, Ohio

Publisher: The Timken Roller Bearing Co.

Publication Date: 1929

Printer: The Corday & Gross

Physical Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf: “J. Kinloch, / Machine Shop / U.B.C.". Handwritten in blue ink on title page: “J. Kinloch, / Machine Shop, U.B.C.". Handwritten in pencil on copyright page: "XHV 980.27".

Library Subject (LOC): Roller bearings; Catalogs

White family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35176

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (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 the White family home near the corner of Beta Avenue and Pender Street (506 Beta Avenue) in North Burnaby. The family moved their belongings here with wheelbarrows.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (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.: 204-033

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the White family home near the corner of Beta Avenue and Pender Street (506 Beta Avenue) in North Burnaby. The family moved their belongings here with wheelbarrows.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Roads

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Beta Avenue

Street Address: 506 Beta Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Images

White family home, 1920 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

White Rock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34345

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 24.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the beach and shoreline at White Rock. A tent is seen set up on the beach and there are numerous people sitting and standing around logs piled up next to it. A few people in swimsuits are walking along the sand and in the background a long pier is visible.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 24.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-052

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the beach and shoreline at White Rock. A tent is seen set up on the beach and there are numerous people sitting and standing around logs piled up next to it. A few people in swimsuits are walking along the sand and in the background a long pier is visible.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Structures - Tents

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

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White Rock

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 5.6 x 11.7 cm (pasted together to form panorama) on page 17.5 x 24.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the south half of White Rock as seen from the Pier. Swimmers and other beach-goers are visible in the background as well as the numerous houses overlooking the water.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 5.6 x 11.7 cm (pasted together to form panorama) on page 17.5 x 24.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-053

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the south half of White Rock as seen from the Pier. Swimmers and other beach-goers are visible in the background as well as the numerous houses overlooking the water.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Geographic Features - Bays

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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West Fill, Kanaka Creek

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Wet bins at Mill No. 3

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What a Soilder

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