Item is a photograph showing a woman standing near displays of shoe polish, corn flakes and other goods. Other store employees are visible in the background. The business was located at 1200 Seymour Street, at the corner of Seymour and Davie.
Item is a photograph showing grocery store employees and various canned goods and other items on display, including garden seeds and salmon, as well as a view of the cash register. The business was located at 1200 Seymour Street, at the corner of Seymour and Davie.
Item is a photograph showing six employees standing behind the counter and displays of merchandise. The business was located at 1200 Seymour Street, at the corner of Seymour and Davie.
Item is a photograph showing an exterior view of the building of W.H. Walsh Grocer store with employees and four of the store horse wagons in front. The business was located at 1200 Seymour Street, at the corner of Seymour and Davie.
Item is a photograph showing an exterior view of the W.H. Walsh Grocer building and employees standing in front with four horse-pulled delivery wagons. A residence and parts of other houses are also shown. The business was located at 1200 Seymour Street, at the corner of Seymour and Davie.
Item is a photograph showing a group of grocery store employees standing outside of the W.H. Walsh Grocer. The business was located at 1200 Seymour Street, at the corner of Seymour and Davie.
Item is a videocassette containing a documentary entitled 'Inside Boystown'. The documentary was presented by Poignant Productions and made by Louise Walker. The films presents interviews with male sex workers in Vancouver who work on 'the stroll' (Homer Street between Drake and Davie), as well as interviews with health care workers and social workers.
Item is a videocassette containing a video work by Paul Wong entitled "Blending Milk and Water: Sex in the New World". The film contains interviews with twenty-two people speaking about their relationships and experiences with sex and sexuality. The video contains talking head interviews with text and images overlaid. Some of the text and interviews are in Chinese.
Item is a photograph showing men and women on truck flatbed with a portion of an aircraft and a signs for the float read "Will They Fly Again? It Depends On You" and "Above All Buy Victory Bonds Now".
Item is a photograph showing men and women on truck flatbed with a portion of an aircraft and a signs for the float read "Will They Fly Again? It Depends On You" and "Above All Buy Victory Bonds Now".
Item is a photograph showing a group standing in front and on the covered porch of a house. Inscription on verso of states: "July 5, 1913, Mrs. P McRae, 2631 Burns Street, Vancouver."
Item is a photograph showing a team of horses pulling a boiler down Granville Street. James Keil is standing by the front wheel, Jack Kerr is the driver, Sid Kerr (brother) is on the rear of the boiler, Jim Taylor is standing at the back wheel.
Item is a photograph showing two men with ladder rigging for the welcome banner and arch built for the royal visit. The Hotel Vancouver in the background.
Collector/curator's description reads: “July 12, 1949, Vancouver. Group photo of men who were part of the Chinese Benevolent Association. President of the CBA, Wong Foon Sein, is in the front row, second from right.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1918, Vancouver. Photo of five young Chinese-Canadian men dressed in suits. It is uncertain what the relationship is among these men. The names are unknown with the exception of one: Henry Eng who is back row, right. He had worked as a houseboy.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Studio photo of two Croatian men (left to right): John Lenic and John Grskovic. John Grskovic was an immigrant from Otok Krk, Croatia. He worked as a salmon fisherman with Francis Millard & Company. He had 2 gilnette fishing boats: the EliseF and the Marianna III. He built the Marianna III in a garage in North Burnaby with a friend. John Lenic was also a fisherman, and the families were very close. The commercial fisherman would plan their seasons so they could be together at sea and watch out for one another as they had separate boats. They would share food and tie up together for safety. The Croatian fishermen would travel together to Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet etc.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “C. early 1930s, Vancouver. Studio photo of two Croatian men: Tony Baldigara (left) and John Grskovic, who were friends. John Grskovic was an immigrant from Otok Krk, Croatia. He worked as a salmon fisherman with Francis Millard & Company. He had 2 gilnette fishing boats: the EliseF and the Marianna III. He built the Marianna III in a garage in North Burnaby with a friend. Tony Baldigara (left) was also a Croatian immigrant, and it is believed he was also a fisherman. His second wife, Jovanna (Sulina) Baldigara, was the godmother to one of John's daughters, Maryann Grskovic (later known as Maryann Bendo). The couple lived in Burnaby.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1944, Vancouver. Photo of Chong Sat Chong (seated) with his four sons (left to right): Harold; Jackie; George and Willie.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Studio photo of a father and son: Lai Wing (left) and Lai Tin Yew. Wing worked on the railroad and later opened a barber shop in Chinatown. His son, Tin Yew, worked in sawmills and then ran Yip Hong Yuen bakery in Chinatown until his retirement.”
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: “C. early 1930s. (Left) Shong Buck Chong (July 27, 1911- September 27, 1962). He was the oldest son of Chong Fan Yow. (Right) Dick Sam (originally a Wu). He was often referred to as the Beansprout Man. Photo was taken during the Great Depression when many Chinese lived in poverty. And to save money, people would sometimes pool their money to pay for the photographs. As well, it was common to borrow a suit from a friend. It would appear that Dick Sam's suit is too big for him and may be the reason why he is sitting, rather than standing.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa mid-1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Wendel Hoffert. He grew up in Saskatchewan the son of Russian-born German. In Vancouver, Wendell worked as an auto mechanic and ran a service station. He disliked having his photo taken as he did not consider himself photogenic. This was the only photo of Wendel he ever really liked and thereafter he claimed only Yucho Chow could go a good photo of him.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Mid-1940s, Vancouver. Full length studio portrait of Lai Tin Yew. Tin Yew originally worked in sawmills. But in the 1970s opened and ran the successful Yip Hong Yuen Bakery in the heart of Chinatown until his retirement in 1987.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Head and shoulders Portrait of Lim Butt Sun (October 1889 - October 16, 1950). He was a herbalist and doctor from China. He opened a store, Kwong Chai Tong, at 92 East Pender St.”
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: “Vancouver. Circa late 1920s. Ming (Tommy) Lum can to Canada in June 1922. He was a paper son: He posed as the son of his real-life brother. Consequently, Ming had to say he was younger than he really was. He was 18 when he arrived in Canada, but his head tax certificate recorded him as being only 13. He arrived in Canada in 1922 and on his Head Tax Certificate his name was recorded as Lim Joe Ming. Ming at first worked with his brother selling groceries from a horse and cart in Chinatown. In 1927 he opened Canada Produce. Ming died in 1987.”
