Series 1: Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill - Photographs

Photograph of Dr. Gill's family standing outside a building. In the back row, there are two young women, two young men, and an older man. In front of them, four women are standing with two young boys in front. On the bottom of the photograph the date is noted as June 1963. From left to right: Avtar Gill, Dr. Gill's nephew, Narinder Kaur, Dr. Gill's wife, Dilbag Singh Gill, Dr. Gill… more

Photograph of a group of thirteen men standing outside a gurdwara. Three of the men are standing on the top steps of the gurdwara, while the other ten are standing on the lawn in front. The photograph was taken during a family wedding in Paldi, BC. Dilbag Singh Gill, Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill's father, is pictured at the top left, and his uncle Kirtar Singh Gill is seen standing in the middle. more

Photograph of an Dilbag Singh Gill standing beside his convertible Buick. He is wearing a suit and has his hand resting on the car.

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill seated and facing Karm Singh Manak, his father's best friend in Duncan. more

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill standing with his sister, Darshan Kaur Shergill.

Photograph taken at the Commonwealth Scientific Meet. Various people are seated in the representative spots with their country's name in front of them. more

Photograph of three unidentified men taken in a studio setting. Two of the men are seated and the third is standing behind the other two.The photograph is mounted on a cardboard frame with a floral motif. At the bottom of the photograph are some markings written in Punjabi.

Photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill along with some of his UBC classmates socializing together at Lynn Canyon in March 1953. Dr. Gurdev Singh is seen seated with two other men, holding a bottle. Five other men are seen standing behind them. In the background there are forests and greenery.

Photograph of Dr. Gill's UBC classmates socializing together near a river edge. The photo was taken at Lynn Canyon in March 1953. The men are seen holding their bottles in a toasting motion. One man is seen seated on the ground, while eight others are standing in a line behind him. more

Photograph of a Dr. Gill's UBC classmates socializing together near a river edge. The photo was taken at Lynn Canyon in March 1953. The men are seen eating and drinking, and some men are seen sitting on blankets or logs, while the others are standing. more

Photograph of members of Dr. Gill's family standing together. The group appears to be standing outside in a backyard. From left to right: Dan Singh Sangha, Dr. Gill's maternal cousin, Ratan Singh, the brother-in-law of Dr. Gill's sister, Gurdev and Sherri Hayre, Dr. Gill's niece, and Bhagwant Kaur Gill, Dr. Gill's sister. more

Photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill and his family taken in a studio setting. Next to Dr. Gill is a woman holding a young child. Seated on the right of the photograph is Parlad Singh Gill, Gurdev Singh's brother. more

Kodak film label. The label describes the contents as being taken at a Social Party at Capilano Park on March 28, 1953

Photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill. Dr. Gill is seen standing, wearing a dark suit and tie. Behind him is a patterned curtain.

Photograph taken of Sherri and Gurdev Hayre. The couple is standing behind a table that holds a wedding cake. Behind them there are several people standing.

Photograph of the ship, S. S. General W. H. Gordon, an American military ship that first launched in 1944 and was finally removed from service in 1986.

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill standing near a wheelbarrow holding a shovel. There are five other men seen standing with him, with one man holding another shovel. Behind them, a sixth man is visible coming up the stairs in the background. Dr. Gill and the volunteers are pouring cement at the Ross Street gurdwara in Vancouver. Under Dr. Gill's leadership in 1970, the Khalsa Diwan Society… more

Photograph taken at the building site for the new Ross Street gurdwara in Vancouver. Two men are seen standing on a dirt road in front of the building site. Behind them there is construction for an unfinished building. From right to left: Dr. Gill's brother-in-law, and Harbhajan Singh Gill (Dr. Gill's first cousin). more

Photograph taken of a large group of people standing together outside under a sign that reads "North Terminal." There are approximately thirty people standing together, including men, women, and children of all ages. The back of a car is visible on the left of the photograph. The famous owner and author Gurbaksh Singh of Preetlari, the first Punjabi magazine that gave a secular view to… more

Photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill standing with four other men, possibly friends or family members. The group is standing together outside on a grass area. In the background some houses can be seen as well as a body of water and a mountain. From right to left, Dr. Gill, Harbajan Gill, Dr. Gill's cousin. The remaining three men are unidentified. more

Photograph of Dr. Gill's UBC classmates socializing together near a river edge. The photo was possibly taken at Lynn Canyon in March 1953. The men are seen eating and drinking, and some men are seen sitting on blankets or logs, while the others are standing. more

Group photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill along with several classmates and teachers from UBC. Dr. Gill is seen seated in a row with three other men sitting to the right of him. Behind them, four men are seen standing. All of the men are seen wearing formal attire.

Group photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill along with six others. There are five men and one woman. They are all standing in a row behind a table. Dr. Gurdev Singh is standing at the far right of the photograph. Behind the group two flags are visible, one being the Indian flag. Each year students at UBC organized a function with professors and community leaders Right to left: Dr. Gill, unidentified… more

Portrait photograph of Parlad Singh Gill taken in a studio setting. He is facing forward and is seen wearing a suit and tie. The photograph was black and white, but has been hand tinted or hand painted.

Photograph of two unidentified young women with three young children. The two women are seen standing next to each other, each holding a young child. A third child is seen standing in front of the two women. Behind them there are trees and greenery.

Photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill walking up a staircase along with four other men. They include the Premier of BC David Barrett, Dr. Setty Pendakur (Vancouver city councillor), Khar Sekhon (Dr. Gill's friend), Parlad Singh Gill (Dr. Gill's brother). They are all wearing formal suits and ties. The premier was invited to the Ross Street gurdwara to speak. He promised $1 million to the… more

Photograph taken inside a gurdwara. Gurdev Singh Gill is seen standing close to where the Guru Granth Sahib is placed outside of the photograph frame. Karnal Johal, a prominent member of the Khalsa Diwan Society is also present. Other men are also seen standing. In the forefront there are three men standing, possibly the Granthis of the gurdwara. Flower pots are arranged around the side of the… more

Photograph of Gurdev Singh Gill standing along with a group of other people gathered together. The photograph was taken during a family trip to the Kootenay Rockies. Included in the photograph along with Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill's family is the Gian Thind family, the Mohinder Gill family, and the Gurdev Jhooty family. There are close to twenty people present in the photograph, including men,… more

Photograph taken of Narinder Kaur Gill, Dr. Gill's wife, and Iqbal Thandi (back left), Dr. Gill's sister-in-law, standing with five unidentified children. They are standing outside a building with glass windows and cement walls. All are dressed in winter clothing. more

Photograph taken of Sanjiv Gill (Dr. Gill's son) and two young children sitting in a hollow tree trunk. Sanjiv is seen at the top right of the photograph. One of the other boys is seated with him at the top of the tree trunk, while the third boy is seated a bit lower. Behind them a forest is visible along with a chain fence. more

Photograph taken of a group of people standing together, including a famous Bombay singer and actor. Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill is seen standing in the center. On the left of the photograph there are three men standing next to Dr. Gill. One of the men is holding a young child. On the right of the photograph, two men and a woman are seen standing. One of the men is holding what appears to be a small,… more

Group photograph taken of the 1990 recipients of the Order of BC. Top row (left to right): Howard E. Petch, Joseph H. Cohen, Peter Wing, Inspector Kelly Folk, Richard M. Hansen, Erwin M. Swangard, Robert H. Lee, Leslie R. Peterson. Fifth row (left to right): R. Ian Ross, Margaret A. Ormsby, Jack Shadbolt, Bryan Adams, the Honourable Henry P. Bell-Irving, David A. Boyes. Fourth row (left to right… more

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill and his son Sanjiv during his RCMP graduation. Dr. Gill's son graduated from the RCMP Academy in 1989 and went on to serve over 26 years. Here is a photo of Dr. Gill (right) with his son, Sanjiv (left), at his graduation in Regina. more

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill meeting his great grandson, Arjan Singh Gill for the first time. From left to right, Sanjiv (son), Imran (grandson), Jasinder (wife), Arjan (great grandson), Dr. Gill, Mala (daughter in law).

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill standing in front of his house in Queen's Park, New Westminster with his family. From left to right: Dr. Gill, Narinder Gill (wife), Imran Gill (grandson), Mala Gill (daughter-in-law), Harbans Uppal (daughter-in-law's mother) more

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill receiving the UBC Medical Alumni Association 2018 Wallace Wilson Leadership Award. Left to right: Sanjiv Gill (son), Mala Gill (daughter-in-law), Dr. Gill, Jasinder Gill (wife), Jasmine Gill (daughter)

Photograph of Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill gathering with family to celebrate his grandson, Imran's wedding in August, 2019. Back (left to right): Mike Dhillon (niece's husband), Pamela Dhillon (niece), Imran Gill (Grandson), Javed Gill (grandson), Rahul Gill (grandson), Rohan Thandi (great nephew), India Dhillon (Great niece), Anita Thandi-Lall (niece), Front (left to right): Maninder Thandi… more

Photograph of the Youbou Rockets sports team. Ten men are seen in the photograph, eight of whom are wearing Rockets jersey shirts. There are five of the men kneeling in front, while the rest stand behind them.