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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: “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: “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.”

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: “1936, Vancouver. Studio portrait of a standing Albert WK Lee (18 years old).”

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 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: “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 1940s, Vancouver. Full length postcard photo of Zio Quirino Barazzuol dressed in a suit.”

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: “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: “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: “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.”

People identified (left to right): Dawson H. Elliot, Maggie Pinkerton, Elizabeth Pinkerton (Mrs. D. H. Elliot) and James Delhanty

Item is a photograph showing (L-R): W. Cuckow, H. J. Ferris, R. Doherty, J. Stevens, S. B. Birds, H. N. Odlin.

Men identified: Hon. Joseph Marlin - top row at centre of gate and W.W. Walken - bottom row third from right.

Some men identified: R. Kerr Howlgate, Blake Wilson, J.A. Clark, C.E. Tisdall, N. Thomson, Mr. Thomson, I. Kirk, Francis Bursill, Mr. Beveridge, Duff Stewart, Chris Spencer

Men identified (left to right): Top row: Thos. Bebbington, Andrew Christiansen, Thos. Salter Guns, Joseph Robt. Reardon, Donald Patterson, Avery C. Anderson, Robt. Alex Batchelor. Second row: Harry Robson Jones, Geo. Wm. Robertson, Bernard Leitch Johnson, F.W. Evans, Wm. Ettershank, Wm. Johnson, Donald Urquhart. Third row: Geo. Wm. Roberts, Benj. Springer, Hugh Nelson, C. Gardner Johnson, Richard Alexander, J.A. Raymur, Edward Chas. Bridgeman. Bottom row: Robt. Kelly, H.G. Ross, Capt. W. Harvey Copp, C.G. Major, Frank Burnett, Geo. MacDonald.

Studio portrait - Team identified (left to right): Back row: J.D. Hall, J. Bigham, S. Oppenheimer, .J. Quigley, W. Taylor, J.B. Simpson. Second row: W.D. Woods, A.E. Suckling, P. Wade, A. Godfrey, C.N. Davidson, D. Smith, H. McGregor. Front row: J. Smith, H.E. Rankin, W. Law

Item is a photograph showing a group portrait of Board members of the Milk Drivers' and Dairy Employees Union.

Photograph shows David Robertson, D.C. McGregor, C.S. Douglas, Colonel McSpadden, William Murray, C. Wade, Miss Howard, Lord Strathcona, Donald Howard, Sir Mackenzie Bowell, C.C. Chipman, John Hendry, Ewing Buchan, H.T. Lockyer, W.H. Malkin, Alex Morrison, J.J. Banfield, J.N. Ellis, A.E. Goodman, Rupert Chipman, George E. Trorey and J.M. Bowell

Group studio portrait showing left to rifgt: (back row): T. Rankin, S. Peele, W. Cunningham, W. Eickhoff, H. Pittendrigh, J. Patterson; (middle row): C.D. Peele, J. Jackson, A.B. Mackenzie, H.L. Edmonds, J.T. Wilson, A. Eickhoff; (front row): J. Eickhoff, O. Cooper, A.W. Gray, W. McQuarrie

Group portrait at the Hollow Tree showing Earl and Lady Grey and their daughters and His Worship Fred Buscombe and William Stark driving

Photograph shows Mayor Louis D. Taylor

Men identified (left to right): In fire engines: Slim Sullivan, Ed Morgan, H.E. Edwards, Jack Dyer, Billie Hall, Unidentified, A. Gordon (rear), Torquil Campbell, Geo. Williams, Dan Maher (rear). Standing: "Cappy" Smart, J.H. Carlisle, Campbell, A.G. Long, Arthur Roberts, Plinton, Tommy Lauder, Charlton W. Thompson.