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Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of the Lim Butt Sun Family. Lim Butt Sun owned a herbal store called Kwong Chai Tong which was located at 92 East Pender St. He is shown here with his Canadian family, and superimposed is his first wife and children. Back Row Standing (left to right): Don Lim (May 26, 1925 - May 21, 2014). Became a family physician and opthamologist in Kelowna BC. Fannie Lim (November 22, 1913 - August 30, 1967). She would later marry Shong Butt Chong. On Lim (January 27, 1924 - June 4, 2007). He worked as a civil engineer in BC. Front Row (left to right):- Lily Lim (August 18, 1927 - ). Lives in San Francisco and married a Chung. Mrs. Frank Lim (wife that lived in China. She is superimposed into this photo.). Ning Lim (June 18, 1930 - September 6, 2018) (Frank's son likely born and living in China?). Mrs. Lim Butt Sun (February 12, 1889 - January 12, 1971). Bob Lim (September 18, 1929 - ). He worked as a Pharmacist in Burnaby BC. Lim Butt Sun (October 1889 - October 16, 1950). Walter Lim (March 27, 1926 - April 12, 2017). He operated the Gold Yuan Restaurant on Pender St, in Vancouver's Chinatown. Frank Lim (1910-January 11, 1998). He was the eldest son of Lim Butt Sun and continued the family business of Kwong Chai Tong until 1971. Frank's daughter. First name unknown and living in China. She is superimposed into the photo.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1940, Vancouver. Photo of Linda (Eng) Lee (b. 1905) on the right, and her daughter Ella Lee (b. 1924). People often mistook the mother and daughter for sisters. The photo was taken on Ella's 16th birthday. Ella later married Randy Mah and became known as Ella Mah. The photo has been handpainted.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1928, Vancouver. The Lai Family. The names of the individuals are no longer remembered. However, the older woman in the photo was once a child house servant to Vancouver Chinatown businessman Goon Ling Dang. When she came of age, the Goon family arranged for her to be married. She married the oldest gentleman in this photo, whose surname is Lai, and they moved to Barkville [Barkerville?]. This photo would have been taken during a visit to Vancouver and likely given as a gift to the Goon Ling Dang family as it was found in their family archives.”

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: “1920s, Vancouver. Photo of Reverend and Mrs. Kwan Yu Nam and family. Photo was in an album owned by The United Church of Canada, Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1946, Vancouver. Photo of the Petar and Dragica Kosovic family. (L-R) Robert Kosovic, Petar Kosovic, Mary Kosovic (standing), Tilly Kosovic (sitting), Dragica Kosovic, Rose Kosovic. Mary (centre) had just started a job at the meat packing plant and bought a custom-made brown pin-striped suit from Modernize Tailors.”

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 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: “1940, Vancouver. Colourized photo of the Juliana Klimec family with relatives and friends. (Back Row L to R) - Helen Klimec (17); Nick Jaskow (family friend); and Nellie Klimec (14); (Front Row L to R) - Walter Rudyka (Juliana's cousin); Juliana Klimec (37) holding Nettie Klimec (2); and Eva Klimec (Juliana's cousin). Photo was taken about two years after the death of Juliana's husband, Alexsander Klimec. He has immigrated from Poland around 1929 and died in a sawmill accident in March 1938 at the age of 35.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1950, Vancouver. Photo of three generations of the Ko Family of Victoria. Back row, left to right: Back row from left to right: Andrew Ko, John Ko, Matthew Ko and Peter Ko. Front row area their wives sitting in front of their husbands: Elizabeth, Ida, the old gentleman is Simon Ko Bong (the patriarch), Bessie, and Hazel. The children belong to son Matthew and Bessie. From left to right. From left to right Valerie (#2); Velma (#3); Russell (#4); and Virginia (#1, the oldest).”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1940, Vancouver. Full standing portrait photo of sisters Helen Klimec (17) and Nellie Klimec (14). Helen would later be known as Helen Zesko.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1939, Vancouver. Photo of the Klimec family. Left to right: Helen; Mother Juliana; Nettie (seated on lap) and Nellie. Their father, Alexsander Klemic, had arrived from Poland in 1929. He saved for several years to bring his wife and two daughters over to the Canada. The family was finally reunited in 1936 and the occasion was celebrated with several photos taken at Yucho Chow Studio. A year later, Alexsander was killed in a work-related accident at a sawmill. Juliana was pregnant at the time with her youngest, Nettie.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1937/38, Vancouver. Black and white studio photo that was last family photo taken before Alexsander Klimec's accidental death at a sawmill in March 1938. L to R - Alexsander Klimec (34); Nellie Klimec (11); Helen Klimec (14); and Juliana Klimec (34). Alexsander had immigrated to Canada in 1929. He worked and saved for several years to bring over his wife and two daughters. The family was finally reunited in 1936.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. The Klimec family. Left to right: Helen Klimec, Mother Juliana Klimec, Father Alexsander and Nellie Klimec. Alexander had immigrated to Canada in 1929 and saved for several years to bring over his family from Poland. This photo was taken shortly after the family was reunited. About two years later, Alexsander would die in a work-related accident in March 1938. This was one of about three photos taken that day at Yucho Chow Studio to celebrate the reunion.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1944, Vancouver. Photo of John Kirincich and his mother Anica.”.

Collector/curator's description reads: “1937, Vancouver. Photo of Polish Canadians. L to R - Nellie Klimec (11): Juliana Klimec (34); Alexsander Klimec (34); Mr. Klodun (friend of Alexsander's); Walter Rudyka (cousin of Juliana); and Helen Klimec (14). This was the last photo of the Klimec family before Alexsander Klimec's accidental death at a sawmill in March 1938. Alexsander had immigrated to Canada in 1929. He worked and saved for several years to bring over his wife and two daughters. The family was finally reunited in 1936.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Standing photo of Klimec family along with friends and relatives. Left to right: friend Nina (surname unknown), mother Juliana Klimec, Helen Klimec, father Alexsander Klimec, Nellie Klimec, and Walter Rudyka (cousin to Juliana). Alexsander had immigrated to Canada in 1929 and saved for several years to bring over his family from Poland. This photo was taken shortly after the family was reunited. About two years later, Alexsander would die in a work-related accident in March 1938. This was one of about three photos taken that day at Yucho Chow Studio to celebrate the reunion.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Photo of the Gurdas Singh Johal family. Front row sitting: Bhani Kaur holding Dee; Gurdas Singh holding Jeet; Mulan Kaur; Beryl (daughter-in-law) holding Bobby (grandson); and Bunt. Second row standing: Kari; Dolly; Paje; and Mindy. Back row standing: Banto Betty (later known as Banto Betty Gill); Bachan; and Paula.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1943, Vancouver. Portrait of the Jurincic family, a Croatian Canadian family. Left to right: Nikola (Nick); Nikola the father; Helen (later to be known as Helen Van Pykstra); Katarina the mother (nee Domijan); and Mary (later to be known as Mary Crema). The mother and two daughters are all clutching purses.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1944, Vancouver. Keen Family photo. Front row from left to right: Kay Keen, Mon Ho (Lui) Keen, Donna Wong (the baby), Chew Keen and Beatrice (Keen) Wong. Back row from left to right: Harry Keen, Charlie Keen and Billy Keen.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1934, Vancouver. Photo of the Gurdas Singh Johan family (aka the Gurda family). (L to r) Bunt; Gurdas Singh Johal; Paula; Betty; Bhani Kaur Johal; Buchan. The eldest child, Bunt, dons an aviator cap and googles that reflect the period. It was the early years of flight and newspapers were full of stories of daring, celebrity pilots such as Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. The Johals would eventually have 11 children which forced Betty, their eldest daughter (3rd from right) to leave school to help support the family. Although denied an education, Banto Betty Gill (as she was later known) emerged as a beloved leader both in the Sikh community and in the City of Richmond.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1915, Vancouver. Photo of (Left) Chin Shee (b. 1885-1948) was the wife of farmer Sam Hopp Eng (1860-1935) who owned a farm on Lulu Island. The other woman is believed to be a friend although she appears in a family photo showing Chin Shee, her husband and her children. Likely she was a relative of Chin Shee.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1920s, Vancouver. Photo of the Hune family. Standing in Back: Left to Right - Tan On also known as Don (m. born 1912); Gun Mee aka Connie (f. 1916); Sun Gim (f. 1913); Dun Wah (m. 1910). Front Row: Left to right: Tan Yu (m. 1920); Chew Shee, mother (born 1881); Gim Pen aka Gloria (f. 1925); Hune Quon, father, (b (1869); Far Right - Tan Chew (m. 1915).”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Black and white reproduction photo of (left to right): Mulan Kaur Johal; Bawa Singh Johal and their nephew Rampal.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of Sam Hopp with his wife and family. Sam Hopp was born in China around 1860. It is uncertain when he arrived in Canada but it was some time in 1880's or 90's. He settled in Richmond in an area called Lulu Island, where he worked as a farmer. Sam Hopp died August 25, 1935.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1946, Vancouver. Photo of Ben Den Hoy (father) and his one-year-old son Gordon Hoy. In the 1940s, Ben owned a grocery store on Main Street and in the 1950s owned another store at 164 Pender called Hop Yat. This photo was made into a postcard print and inscribed with greetings to family back in China. The postcard was never mailed. At the time, Ben's first wife as well as his son (Raymond Hoy) and daughter were still in China. However, Ben Den also fathered two more children (of unknown mixed race) here in Canada. A son (Gordon Hoy pictured) and a daughter.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1922, Vancouver. A pregnant Wong Shee Goon (far right) sits with two women from Portland, Oregon who were visiting Vancouver: Jin How (far left) and an unidentified woman with the surname How. Wong Shee was the second wife of Chinatown businessman Goon Ling Dang. The two How women were relatives of Goon Ling Dang's first wife, who had died. The two women came to visit their former brother-in-law and meet his new, second wife and this photo was taken. Wong Shee was born and raised in China, and was significantly younger than her husband.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1940s?, Vancouver. Photo of Grant family. This 1940 photo shows Agnes Grant from the Musqueam community and Hong Tim Hing from Zhongsan along with three of their children (L to R: Helen, Larry and Gordon). Hing met and married Agnes while working on a Chinese farm located on the Musqueam reserve. The family was forced to straddle two worlds. As son Larry recalls, ‘We grew up as Musqueam children, but one day the government decided we would be classified as Chinese.’ Their story, movingly told in the documentary ‘All Our Father's Relations’ exemplifies the strong connections between many Indigenous and early Chinese people.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1920s, Vancouver. Photograph of businessman Goon Ling Dang, his wife Wong Shee and Betty Goon. Goong Ling Dang was a respected and influential businessman in Vancouver's Chinatown. When he passed away, even the English newspapers covered his passing. Betty Goon was not the daughter of Goon Ling Dang, but she was related in some way: a Goon from the same village in China. Betty originally was slated to be a maid to the wealthy Goon Ling Dang family, who over the years had of number of ‘mui tsai’ (child servants) working in their house. However Betty became a permanent playmate/friend to Pearl Goon, one of the patriarch's daughters. She was considered family and was included in every family function. ‘Mui tsai’ (which means ‘little sister’) were female child servants who [were] adopted and worked in the homes of wealth[y] Chinese. The girls often came from impoverished families. The promise made to the birth family was that as the girl came of marriageable age, the adopting family would arrange for her to be married.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1943, Vancouver. Goon Ling Dang family - with second wife and their children. Back row (Left to right): Susie Goon; Mary Goon; and Rose Goon. Front row: Lily Goon, Goon Wong Shee (second wife); Goon Ling Dang; and Emily Goon.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “June 12, 1938, Vancouver. This photo of Paulo and Teresina (Clozza) Girone and family was taken in 1938 in the front yard of their home located at 407 Prior Street, Vancouver. It is a rare image in that few family portraits at that time were taken outdoors. There is little information on the reason for the image. With everyone elegantly dressed, it is likely the photo was taken to celebrate a major occasion: perhaps a significant birthday or an anniversary. The couple are pictured with their grown children (l to r); Florence, Adele, Marguerite and Emilio.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1953, Vancouver. Photo of the Gill family. Front row left to right: Ganga Singh Gill (cousin); Malkit Gill (daughter, age 3); Kartar Kaur Gill (wife); Indar Singh Gill; Nash Gill (son, age 5, currently a lawyer in Abbotsford, B.C.); Joginder Singh Gill, Shah (brother). Back row left to right: Kartar Singh Sidhu (brother-in-law); Mohinder Singh Gill (brother); and Pal Singh Gill (cousin). Indar Singh Gill immigrated to British Columbia, Canada in 1930 from Dhudike, Punjab, India at the age of 17 years. He worked in sawmills at Sooke Lake & Paldi, Vancouver Island. He returned to India in 1947 and brought his wife, Kartar Kaur Gill and his newborn son Nash back to Canada in 1949. In 1950, Indar Singh Gill ventured into the wood-sawdust fuel business as the Indar Fuel Company operating from Mission, B.C. until 1958. In 1960 he constructed a new state of the art sawmill in Mission, B.C. and operated it as Fraser Valley Sawmills until 1964. In 1980, he again constructed a shake and shingle mill in Fort Langley, which is still presently operating.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1939, Vancouver. Photo of Goon Lin Dang with his extended family. Back row (left to right): Mary Goon; Rose Goon; Lily Goon; Lawrence Goon (son of Tyson and Ruth); Emily Goon and Mildred Goon (daughter of Tyson and Ruth). Front row: Susie Goon; Mrs. Ruth Goon; Goon Wong Shee (second wife); Goon Ling Dang; Tyson Goon (son of first wife) and Raymond Goon (son of Tyson and Ruth).”

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1917, Vancouver. Photo of brothers Walter (far left) and Michael Dragan (second from left) with their Uncle (Alex Pernerowska) and their cousin Pearl Pernerowska. This same day another photo was taken but just of the two Dragan brothers.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1939, Vancouver. Three generations of the Fung family pose in a studio photo to celebrate the 80th birthday of family patriarch Fung Chong Gee (front row, 4th from right) who owned Fung & Son company, a produce store on Kingsway. The children in the photo belong to his son Harry Fung and Harry's wife Mary (Jang) Fung. Front row (L to R) Florence Fung (daughter #6); Mary Fung (mother); Maternal Grandmother Tang; Fraternal Grandmother Fung; Arthur (son #7); Grandfather Fung Chong Gee; Mrs. Sing; Harry Fung; Rose (daughter #5). Back row, (L to R): Edward Fung (son #4); Henry (son #2); Arlene Sing; Peter (son #1); and Tommy (son #3).”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of a Sikh Canadian family: Indar Singh Ghuman and his wife Basant Kaur Ghuman, along with their daughter Joginder Kaur Deol Nee Ghuman (1930-2012) and young son Narang Singh Ghuman. Indar Singh who was born in 1888 in India and arrived in Vancouver in April 1906. He worked at Fraser Mills. Both his children were born in Canada. But tragedy struck the younger boy: while living at Fraser Mills, Narang Singh drowned in a water pit in the backyard. The couple would go on to have three more children. The family did go back to India for a few years and then was unable to return till after the war.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1939, Vancouver. Photo of Harry Fung (also known as Fung Soon Wo) and his ailing wife Mary (Jang) Fung (also known as Jan Sui King). This photo was taken shortly before Mary's death on November 11, 1939. She was only 39 years old. Harry Fung owned and operated H. Ping Market, a produce store on Kingsway. They had seven children together.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1938, Vancouver. Photo of the Dang Yee Gee Family. Left to right: Soo Hoo (mother); Jean; Larry; Gilbert; Flo and Yee Gee.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1932, Vancouver. The photo, taken at Yucho Chow Studio, shows a young Italian Canadian boy, Giovanni De Marchi, standing next to his grandfather who resided in Italy. The grandfather never came to Canada and has been superimposed into the photo of Giovanni. This was a common way to unite families who were living so far apart. (Note: the original cardboard holder around the photo was cut in order to fit it into a picture frame.)”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1932, Vancouver. Fortunato and Teresa De Marchi pose with their two children Gino Giovanni (left) and Gemma. In 1938, the family would pack up and return to their homeland, Italy, forever. Their son Gino, who was 15 when the family moved back to Europe, struggled to adapt to life in Italy. He struggled with his reading and writing in Italian. He longed for Vancouver and the many friends he had made growing up in the Strathcona neighbourhood, including Chinese and Japanese children. He married in Italy in 1948. It took Gino until 1950 to find his way back to Canada, the country that felt most like home. (Note: the original cardboard holder around the photo was cut in order to fit it into a picture frame.)”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1917, Vancouver. Oleni and Alex Dragan. They were Ukrainian but in the 1911 Canada, they would claim the family was from Galacia (then part of the Austria - Hungarian Empire) and that their ethnic group was Ruthenian and Greek Orthodox religion. Galacia covered an area of Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. They would have three children: Michael, Walter and James. Although the photo records suggests that James died in childhood.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1950s, Vancouver. Photo of four young adults from the Dong family. Left to right: James Dong; Lily Dong; May Dong and Bill Dong. Fri, Jul 26, 9:39 AM (2 days ago). ‘The four siblings were all studying @ UBC and were going out to a function. They took the photo to send back to their parents who were @ our home Alert Bay.’"

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1930, Vancouver. Copy of a photo of the Chow Wone family who ran a successful business in Kaslo, British Columbia. The photo was believed to be taken before the family departed for a trip to Hoy Ping, China. All of the eight children were born in British Columbia. More children followed, and Chow Wone had other children from his other wives. Chow Wone's name was composed of his surname first, then his given name. However, since that was the opposite of British convention, all his children born in Canada were given the name Wone as their surname. Back row, left to right: Hell Lee (nee Wone) and Lily. Front, left to right: Mona (nee Wone) Wong; Moy Foon (wife #2) holding infant Diane; Bill Wone with brother Tommy in front; patriarch Chow Wone; unidentified toddler; and Irene Jung (nee Wone).”

Collector/curator's description reads: “Vancouver, 1939. Toy and Lily Choy with the newly-adopted son, Wayson. They were an older couple unable to have children. Toy was a cook with CPR ships, while Lily worked in a sausage shop in Chinatown. Years later, their son Wayson would become a celebrated Asian-Canadian writer who would author popular stories of growing up in Chinatown, including ‘The Jade Peony’ and ‘Paper Shadows.’ Only at age 56 did Wayson learn he was adopted and that his biological father had been a member of a Cantonese opera company.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “1956, Vancouver. Photo of the 3 generations of the Chun family. (Left to right): Lynda Chui; Mary (Chun) Chui; April Chui (on lap); Eng Sim Low ‘Lily’ (mother to Mary); Bing (Lily's father whose full first name is not remembered); and Judy Chui.”

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of Won Alexander Cumyow and his wife, Eva Chan. Cumyow is believed to be the first Chinese person born on Canadian soil. He spoke several languages worked as a court interpreter for the Vancouver Police Dept.”

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: “1928, Vancouver. Photo of Chow King Tong family. Tong (1874-1932) worked on the railroad and later turned to farming. He lived with his wife #3, named Chow Wong Shee (1892-1942) and their family in Agassi but later moved to Ashcroft, following the CPR route. Tong was also from Hoy Ping and would stay at the back of Yucho Chow Studio when in Vancouver. ‘Chow King Tong, my Grandfather: 1874-1932; Chow Wong Shee, my Grandmother: 1892-1942. The family name is Chow.....some continued using Tong as a surname
But the males used Chow (my dad had it legally changed in the 1950's). My generation of my Chinese name has Tong on the end...my dad's was different. My grandmother's name was changed from her birth name to Wong Shee which meant that she was the wife of someone (this was apparently quite common). I hope this helps. Franklin.’”