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Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1949, Vancouver. Photo of William (Bill) George Corobotiuc. Born in Vancouver July 20, 1943 and died November 28, 2006. Came from a Croatian family. He worked at Workers Compensation Board and was known for his love of quotes, using them every opportunity he could. ‘Stop and smell the roses.’ ‘You get what you pay for.’ ‘You snooze, you lose.’ He was also a devoted vinyl record collector and amassed thousands of record albums over the years, mostly rock n' roll.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1949 or 1950, Vancouver. Photo of the extended Weinstein family who were Romanian Jews. Front row, left to right: Esther Weinstein, Izadore Weinstein, Phillip Weinstein on lap (first grandchild and son of George and Mildred), Miriam Weinstein and Lily Weinstein. Back row, left to right: Harold Rome, Reta (Weinstein) Rome, Pauline (Weinstein) Smith, Harry Weinstein, Mildred (Weinstein) Simons, George Weinstein.”

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.”

Item is a film showing footage of social scenes in a living room, snow scenes outside, people loading a truck with boxes, a basketball game with the Harlem Globetrotters, a ping pong tournament and an ice hockey game.

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1949, Vancouver. Photo of David Zesko with his wife Helen (nee Klimec) and their daughter Judy Zesko.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1949, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Fred Lowe (aka Chun). He was a businessman who owned Vancouver Packaging, and then in the 1950s owned Krispee Potato Chips. In the mid-1950s he married Rosemary Louie. The family changed their name from Chun to Lowe.”

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.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 27, 1948, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Herbert Yee Mon Law to Jean Quon (nee Chu) Law.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 27, 1948, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Herbert Yee Mon Law to Jean Quon (nee Chu) Law. With the couple is their bestman Kee Mon Law and bridesmaid Helen Wong Lee.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 18, 1948, Vancouver. Black and white wedding photo of Willie Chong and Edith (nee Woo) Chong. The same photo was also hand colourized.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 18, 1948, Vancouver. Hand-coloured wedding photo of Willie Chong and Edith (nee Woo) Chong. Willie Chong served with Force 136 during the Second World War. He later became a fisherman. The couple had three daughters.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “May 27, 1948. Vancouver (Jack Chow's residence: 2620 Turner St., Vancouver). Photo of three generations of the Yucho Chow Family. Back row: Ying, Raymond, Jack, Benny, Peter, Helena, Connie. Step below top: David Chan, Fred Chan, Jessie; Fong Chan, Ken Chan, Rose, Gene Chan. Standing: Henry, Philip, Marian, Yip Shee, Yucho, Veronica, Bill, Anna. Sitting & Standing: Vivian, Samuel, Leonard, Madeline (Maggie).”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 20, 1948, Vancouver. Photo from the wedding of Peter Mathew Seifert (1924-2008) and Frances Mari Lemmerich (1920-2016). Both were of German descent and originally from Saskatchewan. Peter served in WWII and after being discharged in 1946, he became an accountant. It was while working as a bookkeeper at a cannery camp at Bones Bay, B.C. that he met Frances. They married in the spring of 1948 and continued to work at season canneries around the province for several more years.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “March 20, 1948, Vancouver. Photo of the wedding of Waclaw and Jennie Simmons. Photo also shows their wedding party. Waclaw was from a Polish family who had changed their name from Szymanski. Jennie was Italian and was the only Canadian born child in her family. Her mother gave birth to her at age 46. Only some of the other people have been identified. Far left, Bob Michael; unknown; John Simmons; Waclaw; Jennie; unknown; Nelli Kovich; and unknown. The two flower girls are also unknown. Jennie was proud that her wedding photos were taken by Yucho Chow.”

Photograph shows the building being demolished

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa late 1940s, Vancouver. Two generations of the Soo family. The family originally arrived in Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Back row (L to R): Kong Cheong Soo; Yew Ming Soo; Yew Kwun Soo; and Bing Chong Soo. Front row (L to R): Fook Jun Soo and You Quai Soo.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1948, Vancouver. Full portrait of Helen Zesko (nee Klimec). B: Nov. 12, 1912 [1922?], d: Nov. 3, 2012. In 1942 she married David Zesko.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1948, Vancouver. Portrait of Mary Chan who was best known as a community activist in Vancouver's Chinatown and surrounding neigbhourhoods. She and her husband Walter founded SPOTA: the Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association. Along with her daughter Shirley, the Chan family organized the neighbourhood and stopped demolition and the building of a freeway through Vancouver's Chinatown.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. late 1940s. Black and white studio portrait of photographer Yucho Chow taken by another photographer whose name is hard to decipher.”

Item is a home movie which pictures Lions Gate Bridge from the Stanley Park side, the view from Coal Harbour, and outdoor skating and tennis in Lost Lagoon and/or Beaver Lake in the wintertime. The second half features immigrants disembarking at Vancouver airport, exiting United Air Lines' customs and immigrations and taking photographs. Lew Parry's Steet Metal Worker's Local 280 float sculpture is briefly filmed.

Segment titles as indicated on the original film leader are: Stanley Park + Harbour; Winter Skates; Harry; Nov Mel + Party; New Immigrant Arrives in Van. airport; Jean Chin Poy Lin; Mrs Chin Hong + Mrs. Chiu; Nen + Bing Chin; Go See Yow and Poon's Goddaughter.

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of a large unidentified Croatian wedding party.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1948, Vancouver. Jack Chow Family with two unidentified men. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Jack Chow aka Ying (Ng); Jack Chow; unidentified man. Front row: Leonard; Marion; unidentified man; Raymond (on lap); and Bill Chow.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Portrait of Yucho Chow smoking a cigar and wearing horn-rimmed eyeglasses.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1948, Vancouver. Photo of the Kosovic family. (Left to right): Rose, Petar, Tully, Robert, Dragica and Mary Car.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1948, Vancouver. Photo of the Mijacika family along with godparents to their youngest son, Jerry Mijacika (dressed in the sailor suit). Jerry is flanked by his two godparents sitting on either side of him. The godmother was Amelia Aleksich, a family friend. And the godfather was his Uncle Nick Mijacika from San Pedro, California. Standing is Jerry's own family: Zorka Mijacika (sister to Jerry), John Mijacika (father), Danica Mijacika (mother) and Anton Mijacika (brother to Jerry).”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Wally and Della Wong with their children and an unidentified older man. It is rumoured that Wally came to Canada as a 'paper son' of businessman Quong Wong. Back row (left to right): Della and Wally Wong. Front row: Gerry, Gladys, unidentified older Asian man, Gilby and Gordon Wong.”.

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Philip Chow standing next to large-format camera. Philip and his older brother Peter Chow took over the running of Yucho Chow Studio when their father died in November 1949. The sons operated the studio until they both retired around 1986 and closed the business.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Black and white photograph of photographer Yucho Chow standing next to a large-format camera. In his hand, Yucho is holding the air shutter release.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 28, 1947. Wedding photo (head and shoulders) of Irene and Harold Chong.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 28, 1947. Wedding of Harold and Irene Chong along with their wedding party. Left to Right: Ernest Lew; George Chong; Willie Chong; Violet Cahn (flowergirl); Harold Chong; Irene Chong; Violet (nee Chan) Chong; Elsie Lowe; Eva Lew and Florence Eng.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “February 7, 1947, Vancouver. Wedding photo of William Paul Streifel (1918-1996) to Marie Eva Richter (1919-2006). William was born in Fox Valley, Saskatchewan. Marie was born in Prelate, Saskatchewan. Married in February 1947, William and Eva were both from Saskatchewan and both were of German descent. They had come to Vancouver together, got married and saved every penny they had. (They were, however, willing to spend a little extra to have their wedding photo painted.) Not long after this picture was taken the couple paid $400 for a plot of land on East 55th Avenue in Vancouver. There they built a little stucco bungalow and raised three children. They lived in that humble, little house until they both passed away.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1947, Vancouver. Photo of the Saban and Car families. Back row (left to right): Mirko Car, Ante Saban and Silvo Car. Front row (left to right): Caroline Saban; Milka Car; Milka Saban; Mrs.Car (first name unknown); and Nicholas Saban.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1947, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Irma Miotto (later Irma Benedetti) at age 17. Irma lived in Strathcona and came from an Italian-Canadian family. She went on to marry Ramon Benedetti. Together they owned and operated Benny's Market on Union Street and Princess in Vancouver.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1947, Vancouver. Group photo showing: QS Wing (left seated), Gow Quan (standing left), Ping S Quan (seated middle), Yucho Chow (standing right), and Mrs Chow.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1947, Vancouver. Full-length photo of child Howard Grant. Howard was born and raised in the Musqueam community. His mother was a member of the Musqueam Indian Band while his father was an early Chinese immigrant. Because Howard was not forced to attend Indian residential school due to his Chinese heritage, he had the opportunity to immerse himself in Musqueam teachings from the elders among whom he grew up. However, his Chinese roots were never far away. This photo, taken in Chinatown in 1947 where his siblings spent part of their childhood, symbolizes the dual world that Howard was exposed to as a child.”

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.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1947, Vancouver. Photo of George Matekovic and Irene Matkovic (nee Canic) on their wedding day and with their large bridal party. Back row (left to right): unidentified man, unidentified, unidentified, Joe Nakara, George Matkovic (groom), Irene Matkovic (bride), Anne Nakara (nee Pavich), and three unidentified men. Front Row (left to right): Mary Kosovic, Mary Hecimovic, unidentified, unidentified, Rosemary Canic (flower girl), Mary Car, Mary Canic, Ann Canic (sisters of the bride); and an unidentified woman.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “August 14, 1946, Vancouver. Wedding of Jessie Chow (Yucho Chow's youngest daughter) to Fred Chan (second from left). Also in the photo is Philip Chow (Yucho Chow's youngest son) and Ying Chow (wife of Jack Chow, another son of Yucho).”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 7, 1946, Vancouver. Hand-coloured wedding portrait of John Dick and Katarina Rossi. John was from a Scottish family and Katarina was of Italian descent.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 1946, Vancouver. On location photo of the wedding reception for John Dick (Scottish Canadian) and Katarina Rossi (Italian Canadian). Photo was taken at Hastings Auditorium and shows the bride and groom cutting the wedding cake.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 1946, Vancouver. On location photo of the wedding for John Dick (Scottish Canadian) and Katarina Rossi (Italian Canadian). Photo was taken at outside the Friendly Foursquare Church on Nanaimo Street in Vancouver. It shows the bride and groom entering a vehicle accompanied a flower girl.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 1946, Vancouver. On location photo of the wedding reception for John Dick (Scottish Canadian) and Katarina Rossi (Italian Canadian). Photo was taken at Hastings Auditorium and shows long tables with wedding guests seated for dinner.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1946, Vancouver. Photo of the Klimec family with others. (Back Row L to R) - Nellie Klimec, David Zesko, Helen (nee Klimec) Zesko. (Front Row L to R) - Steve Martinovich (family friend), Nettie Klimec, Juliana Klimec.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1946, Vancouver (518 Main Street). Photo of Wong Kung Lai family, owner of Modernize Tailors. Back row, L to R: Helen; Jack; Bill; Allan and Anna. Front row, L to R: Milton; Uncle (name unknown); Mother Man Ming (nee Chu); Irene (superimposed); Maurice; Father Kung Lai Wong and May.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1946, Vancouver (518 Main Street). Photo of Harry Kang Lee, owner of On Wo Tailors on West Pender. Handwritten note on the photo reads: ‘Dearest Rose. Love Harry. /46.’ Rose eventually became his wife. Harry Lee wanted to be an engineer. But, upon his father's death, took over the family apothecary shop and converted it into a tailoring shop called On Wo Tailors.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1946 or 1947, Vancouver. Photo of extended Yucho Chow family taken on front steps of family home on Francis Street (Vancouver), likely during the celebration of a major anniversary believed to be Yucho Chow’s 70th birthday. Back row L tor R: Philip Chow, Samuel Chow; and Henry. Fourth row: Jack Chow holding Raymond; Ying; Helena (Wong) Chow; Peter Chow holding Ben. Third row: Charlie Chow (Yucho’s brother); Yucho Chow; Mrs. Chow (Yip Shee Quon); unknown man. Second Row: Leonard; Anna and Madeline First Row: Bill, Marion, Veronica, Vivian.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1946, Vancouver. Photo of Mah Fook Sing and his wife Edith and their children. Back row, left to right: Kenneth, Ruby, Thomas, Mae and Richard
Front row: Gordon, Fook Sing, Edith and Roberta.”