Funeral procession through Chinatown
- AM1523-S6-F53-: 2008-010.2218
- Item
- Mar. 19, 1939
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing the public funeral for Mr. Fong Ting Lim (Lin Huan Ting), president of the Chinese Benevolent Association.
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Funeral procession through Chinatown
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing the public funeral for Mr. Fong Ting Lim (Lin Huan Ting), president of the Chinese Benevolent Association.
Group portrait of planning committee of Saltwater City exhibition, at Chinese Cultural Centre
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Pictured from left to right, back row: David Wong, Rosanna So, John Ko, Paul Yee, Elwin Xie, Carol Lee, Elizabeth Shefrin, Joyce Lee. Front row: Hayne Wai, Mary Paddon, Jenny Lee, Ray Mah, Ramona Mar, Brenda Cha.
Crew taping outside a shop in Chinatown for the Saltwater City video
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Ramona Mar (centre) during filming of video.
Crew taping on Pender Street for the Saltwater City video
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Doug Nicolle (standing, left) and a cameraman filming.
Crew taping on Pender Street for the Saltwater City video
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Ramona Mar and a cameraman filming.
Crew taping outside a shop in Chinatown for the Saltwater City video
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Doug Nicolle (left), Ramona Mar and an unidentified cameraman.
Item is a videocassette containing a documentary about the city of Vancouver.
The main focus of the documentary as a whole is the social and cultural life in the city and the relationship between the people and their surroundings in 1986, the centenary year. The visual elements are a combination of historical photographs, hand drawn illustrations, historical moving image footage, and moving image footage shot by the filmmakers between 1985 and 1986. Music with a narrator speaking in the foreground accompanies the visuals.
The early history of Vancouver is told through stories about George Vancouver naming point Grey and Burrard channel and meeting First Nations people, John Deighton (“Gassy Jack”) opening his saloon, the first city council meeting, and the arrival of the first CPR train from Montreal and ship from Yokohama.
The discussion of modern life in Vancouver that makes up the bulk of the documentary is roughly divided into sections. The first section discusses modern commerce, including shipping, transportation, forestry, fishing, and tourism. The second section discusses cultural life, including the natural beauty of Stanley Park, street scenes in Chinatown, the expo grounds and the SkyTrain, street musicians, children playing at a water park, and a football game at BC Place.
The third section focuses on the immigrant experience and how a diversity of cultures enriches life in the city. This point is illustrated with scenes of new Canadians at a citizenship ceremony, Tai Chi in Queen Elizabeth Park and Chinese dragons in Chinatown, the Nitobe Memorial Garden and the Powell Street Festival, a Sikh wedding and street scenes of Main Street in South Vancouver. It also explores the dark side of the immigrant experience, discussing the 1907 anti-Asian riots, the forced removal and internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II, and the Komagata Maru incident. The section also addresses Indigenous resistance and cultural resilience.
The fourth section deals with Vancouverites' love of being outside, with footage of outdoor aerobics and other fitness activities, relaxing on the beach and ‘being seen’, outdoor cocktail parties and dining, a family picnic in the park, outdoor theatre, and sailing.
Okexnon Films Inc.
[North east corner of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 1 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts the intersection of Carrall St. and East Pender St. Visible is the business sign for Chinese Times.
[North east corner of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 2 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts the intersection of Carrall St. and East Pender St. Visible is the business sign for Chinese Times.
[East side of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 1 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[East side of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 2 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[East side of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 3 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[East side of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 4 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[East side of the intersection of Carrall Street and East Pender Street, 5 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View of 500 block of Carrall Street, 1 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View of 500 block of Carrall Street, 2 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View of 500 block of Carrall Street, 3 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View of 500 block of Carrall Street, 4 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View of 500 block of Carrall Street, 5 of 5]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[1-21 East Pender Street, 1 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts an exterior view of 1-21 East Pender St. Visible are the business signs for Ying Wah Company Tailors, Guey Bros. Confectionery, and Ming Wo Hardware.
[1-21 East Pender Street, 2 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts an exterior view of 1-21 East Pender St. Visible are the business signs for Chinese times, Ying Wah Company Tailors, Guey Bros. Confectionery, and Ming Wo Hardware.
[1-5 West Pender Street, 1 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts an exterior view of 1-5 West Pender St. Visible is the business sign for Modernize Tailors.
[1-5 West Pender Street, 2 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts an exterior view of 1-5 West Pender St. Visible are the business signs for Modernize Tailors, Chinese Freemasons, and New Lai Fong Tailor.
[1-5 West Pender Street, 3 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph that depicts an exterior view of 1-5 West Pender St. Visible are the business signs for Chinese Freemasons and New Lai Fong Tailor.
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[8 West Pender Street, 1 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[8 West Pender Street, 2 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[8 West Pender Street, 3 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View south down Carrall Street from Pender Street, 1 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View south down Carrall Street from Pender Street, 2 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View south down Carrall Street from Pender Street, 3 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[000 block East Pender Street, 1 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[000 block East Pender Street, 2 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[000 block East Pender Street, 3 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[529 Carrall Street - George K. Lum Agency, 1 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[Vacant lot at 513 Carrall Street, 1 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[529 Carrall Street - George K. Lum Agency, 2 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[Vacant lot at 513 Carrall Street, 2 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[511 Carrall Street - Progressive Workers, 1 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[511 Carrall Street - Progressive Workers, 2 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[511 Carrall Street - Progressive Workers, 3 of 3]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View west down West Pender Street]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View west down West Pender Street]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[View west down West Pender Street]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[1-5 West Pender Street - Modernize Tailors, 1 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[1-5 West Pender Street - Modernize Tailors, 2 of 2]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[1-5 West Pender Street and 425-433 Carrall Street]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[401 Main Street - Carnegie Centre]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[South view down Main Street from East Hastings Street]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
[535 Main Street - Ching Po Yang Physician and Surgeon]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds