Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1939, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Neil Fong Mah. Neil was born in 1915 on farm in Richmond, British Columbia. The farm was later expropriated to make way for the Vancouver International Airport. He would one day marry Ella Lee. On the day this portrait was taken, another full-length photo was taken with Neil standing. It is unknown what occasion led to these photos.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1939, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Neil Fong Mah. Neil was born in 1915 on farm in Richmond, British Columbia. The farm was later expropriated to make way for the Vancouver International Airport. He would one day marry Ella Lee. On the day this portrait was taken, another full-length photo was shot with Neil standing. It is unknown what occasion Neil was celebrating when he had these photos taken.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Full length studio portrait of John Mijacika, an immigrant from Croatian. He arrived in Canada in June 1929, just before the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. He lived on his own for eight years while saving to bring his wife and son over. This same photo was used to create a family photo: Yucho Chow superimposed John's wife, Danica, and their son Anton who were still living in Croatia. The family was finally reunited around 1936. John was a commercial fisherman who owned his own boat a number years after arriving in Canada. He died in fish boat accident September 3, 1959.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Hand painted photo of two Chinese men. The man standing if Quan Chung Fune who owned a restaurant in Kamloops. The other man is unidentified.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1942, Vancouver. Hand colourized full photo of Quan Chung Fune sitting on a chair. He was a close friend of Yucho Chow and his personal album contains several photos of Yucho with Fune's family. Fune owned with his three brothers a restaurant in Kamloops called The Rose Garden. This photo must have been taken when he was visiting in Vancouver. The family believes that the photo and colourization was done for free as a gift from Yucho.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1928, Vancouver. Photo of Soo Wing Chor who came to Canada in 1923 and paid the $500 head tax. About three months after he arrived, the Federal Government introduced the Chinese Exclusion Act, which essentially barred further immigration by Chinese. He was 17 at the time. He went on to operate the Golden Goose Restaurant in Campbell River from the 1950s until he sold it and passed away in 1976.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1920s, Vancouver. Full portrait of Bartol (Bert) Sulina, who was born in Vrbnik, Otok Krk, Croatia in 1904. He was 23 years old when he arrived in Canada in 1927. His mother and sister had died earlier of the Spanish Flu pandemic that swept through Europe in 1917. Bartol earned his living working in logging camps and then as a cook on fishing boats. While in Vancouver, he boarded with a Croatian family who lived on Union Street. They came from the same island and mentioned they had a younger sister named Jovana who was still living in Europe. Bartol decided to send for Jovana and in 1937 the coupled married. Bartol passed away at age 53 in 1958. His death certificate indicated he was a fisherman.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 13, 1920, Vancouver. Portrait of Jeu Gong Yick dressed in a suit and tie. The back of the photo is stamped: Yucho Chow Studio. 23 Pender St. W. Vancouver, B.C. November 13, 1920.
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1940, Vancouver. Unidentified Caucasian man dressed in a suit. Photo has been handpainted. Was found in the family collection of John Shapka, who was a Ukrainian immigrant.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa late 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of Kenneth Wu (Kien Yeh Wu), editor of the ‘The Chinese Voice’ newspaper. Born in 1906 in Anhwid, China, he spoke Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Portuguese. Besides being a newspaper editor he also worked for a time in South America as a diplomat on behalf of the Chinese Government. He married Mee Lai (Lila) Yip, who was one of the daughters of Yip Sang.”
Item is a photograph showing four people at a table inside the Mandarin Garden cabaret located 98 East Pender Street. Inscribed on the back are the couples identified as Mollie and Helmer Anderson (left) and Elsie and Ole Hanson (right).
Item is a photograph showing horse-drawn wagons lined up outside on the street. Businesses shown are the Maple Leaf Livery (649 Seymour St.) and Hodgson & Stearman Plumbing (643 Seymour) and partial view of the Stanley Park Stables (601 Seymour St.).
Item is a photograph showing a group on the front porch of the house and a man sitting on the second storey porch. Also inscribed on the verso is the name Mrs. A. W. Maxwell.
Item is a photograph showing a group portrait of the West Point Grey Lawn Bowling Club. The print has been marked with ink identifying five people: 1) Nest/Barron, 2) George McKee, 3) J. Pollock, 4) Ald. Lembke and 5) C. N. Haney. Another man is marked with a question mark and the notation "Like[ly] ? Easton of Safeway."