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Alvaro - Rosina Agostino - 1947

Alvaro - Rosina Agostino - 1947

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1947, Vancouver. Portrait of Rosina Alvaro (nee Agostino). Photo was taken to send back to family in Italy. She was 20 at the time and working at the library and Main and Hastings. Her grandfathers had come in the 1800s to work on the railroad, then returned to Italy. Yucho was [so] enamoured with this photo that he displayed it in the studio's front window for about seven years.”

Lew - Hoy Moy Sue w unidentified woman

Lew - Hoy Moy Sue w unidentified woman

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1920s, Vancouver. Portrait of two young Asian women. On the right is Lew Hoy Moy Sue (also known as Mrs. Ging Lew) soon after she arrived in Canada. She was born February 10, 1900, and came to Canada in February 1920. The woman on the left is unidentified but likely a relative.”

Low - Anita

Low - Anita

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1940s, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Anita Low. The photo is addressed to Frankie, who was a girlfriend of Anita's. The same photo, but colourized, was presented to Norm (who later became Anita's husband).”

Miotto - Evelyn - c. 1942

Miotto - Evelyn - c. 1942

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1942, Vancouver. Photo of Evelyn Miotto. She was from an Italian-Canadian family that lived in the Strathcona neighbourhood of Vancouver.”

Miotto - Evelyn - c. 1949

Miotto - Evelyn - c. 1949

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1949, Vancouver. Photo of Evelyn Miotto. An Italian-Canadian she lived with her family in the Strathcona neighbourhood of Vancouver.”

Jessie Chow in costume - 1932

Jessie Chow in costume - 1932

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1932, Vancouver. Studio photo of Jessie Chow, daughter of Yucho Chow, dressed in a Chinese costume. Jessie was the main colourist for the studio, using oils to hand paint black and white photographs.”

Jessie Chow in costume - 1936

Jessie Chow in costume - 1936

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Full-length photo of Jessie Chow, daughter of Yucho Chow, dressed in a Chinese costume. She wore this costume while sitting on a float that was part of the City of Vancouver’s Golden Jubilee celebration. Yucho Chow had helped decorate the float, the photo of which appears in the Yucho Chow Studio family fonds [described under identifier 2021-034.577]."

Jessie Chow - w storefront - June 24, 1945

Jessie Chow - w storefront - June 24, 1945

Collector/curator’s description reads: “June 24, 1945, Vancouver. Photo of Jessie Chow, youngest daughter of Yucho Chow, standing outside the 518 Main Street studio. Jessie worked as the colourist in the studio, using oils to hand paint black and white photos.”

Chow - Helena (nee Wong)

Chow - Helena (nee Wong)

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Full-length studio portrait of Helena (Wong) Chow, who was married to Peter Chow. She was born in Banff, Alberta in 1917. Her husband, Peter Chow, was oldest son of commercial photographer Yucho Chow. Peter took over the running of the studio when he father died in November 1949. He operated the business with his brother Philip Chow, until they both retired in 1986. Helena and Peter had eight children.”

Shori - Janki w other Hindu women - early 1930s

Shori - Janki w other Hindu women - early 1930s

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa: early 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of four South Asian women (Hindu) and two young children. The women are dressed in traditional garments. Only one person in this photo is identified: the tall woman with glasses is Janki Shori.”

Lowe - Rosemary (nee Louie)

Lowe - Rosemary (nee Louie)

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1949, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Rosemary Louie. She was born in Revelstoke. She married Fred Lowe who owned the Krispee Potato Chip Factory, so was later known as Rosemary Lowe.”

Strowager Lillian Valerie - 1939

Strowager Lillian Valerie - 1939

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa late 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of a young Lillian Valerie Strowager (a caucasian) dressed in a Chinese opera costume. The back of the photo frame is stamped ‘Carrall Laundry. 330 Carrall Street. Side Door. Vancouver. For excellent services and exceptional prices. Suits cleaned and pressed...’.”

Jessie and Rose Chow - c. 1937

Jessie and Rose Chow - c. 1937

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1937, Vancouver. Hand painted photo of Jessie (left) and Rose Chow, who were the daughters of photographer Yucho Chow. Jessie worked in the studio and becames the main colourist, using oils to hand paint black and white photographs.”

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