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Yuk Wan - late 1930s

Yuk Wan - late 1930s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1930s or early 1940s, Vancouver. Head and shoulders photo of a young teen-aged looking Asian girl posed with her arms on the back of a chair. The transcription reads: ‘To Great-aunt (sister of father’s mother). From Yuk Waan.’ This photo was found in the archives of Ming Wo Cookware (formerly known as Ming Wo Hardware).”

Yuen Harry Ivan - passport - 1929

Yuen Harry Ivan - passport - 1929

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1929, Vancouver. Harry Ivan Yuen at age 10. Passport photo taken by Yucho Chow. The purpose was to help Harry ‘permanently’ relocate to Yin Ping. The year was 1930, the Depression Era. The family travelled to China on The Blue Funnel S.S. Teucer but returned later the same year on CPR Empress of Japan. Seems like most of the children got sick in China so the family returned to Canada. It was the 2nd time for the patriarch, Jae Tong Yuen, sailing on the Empress of Japan. The first time was when he first arrived in 1910 and paid the Headtax. He was also incarcerated for 2 weeks at immigration detention centre (aka the Pig house) which was located where the present-day Fairmont Waterfront Hotel is now situated.)”

Yuen Harry Ivan - CBA document 1936

Yuen Harry Ivan - CBA document 1936

Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Head and should shot of Harry Yuen adhered to a Chinese Benevolent Association paper. Harry went on to open Union Laundry. Photo was taken by Yucho Chow on the same day as another family photo was taken.”

Yuen - Jim and Mary family photo - 1936

Yuen - Jim and Mary family photo - 1936

Collector/curator and donating family’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. From left to right: Sylvia (b. 1926) with headband; Grandma Sam Chun May b. 1920 with baby Peggy (b. 1936 ) in her arms; Loy (b. 1922) with V-neck sweater vest; Peter (b. 1928) in white shirt buttoned up; my dad Harry (b. 1920) with East Richmond lacrosse jersey; Grandfather Jae Tong Yuen (arrived 1911 on Empress of Japan. This is his second marriage - his first wife died giving birth. He worked [at] Hastings Sawmill, land clearing Shaughnnessy); Dennis (b. 1933) with shorts between grandpa's legs; and Ken in the sweater vest with horizontal lines (b. 1931); Uncle John (son #2 and born in 1922) has already passed away in 1928 at age 6 or 7 from pneumo-meningitis (re: Mitchell School disease outbreak which killed 3 of the 4 children that cont[r]acted it.)
When this photo was taken at the Yucho Chow Studio, the family lived on Jacombs Road Richmond, (at the time Jacombs was a private road and Cambie was known as 20th).
Grandma Sam Chun Moy (not her real name). Brought over alone as a 5 year from Yin Ping County of Guangdong Province on Blue Funnel Line - S.S. Teucer (Her mother let her go due to health issues). Grandma Sam Chun Moy was raised by the Sam family in Powell River, Union Steamship Company days (pre- BC Ferries). She never wanted to talk about this chapter in her life.”

Yuen - Jim and Mary family

Yuen - Jim and Mary family

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Mid-1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Jim and Mary Yuen and their children. Jim was a businessman who was involved in a number of enterprises. Before the Second World War, he bought the London Hotel with family money. Then he purchased a grocery store at 761 East Pender in Vancouver. He followed that up opening the Kubla Khan nightclub which, in 1966 was remodelled and renamed to Shanghai Junk. According to a February 1966 Vancouver Sun newspaper article, Jim spent $40,000 on the renovation. Back: Fred Yuen, Jeanne Yuen, Doug Yuen. Middle: Gordon Yuen, Mary Yuen, Beatrice Yuen, Jim Yuen, Robert Yuen. Front: Grace Yuen, Gilbert Yuen.”

Yucho w sons and unidentifed man 1936

Yucho w sons and unidentifed man 1936

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Exterior photograph of Yucho Chow Studio at 518 Main Street, Vancouver. The photo shows Yucho Chow standing in front of the store with two of his sons: Peter Chow (second from left) and Jack Chow (far right) as well as unidentified Caucasian man. This photo was taken after 1935 a fire partially destroyed some his studio. The fire began in the rooming house next [door] and spread to the studio.”

Yucho Chow with two granddaughters - c. 1940

Yucho Chow with two granddaughters - c. 1940

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1940, Vancouver. Photo of Yucho Chow inside his 518 Main Street studio entry area/waiting room. The photographer is seen with his two granddaughters and surrounding by photos of customers. One sign on wall behind Yucho Chow reads ‘We specialize in oil colored photographs’ while another smaller sign below says ‘We keep all negatives.’”

Yucho Chow w Leonard Chow - 1941

Yucho Chow w Leonard Chow - 1941

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1941, Vancouver. Yucho Chow holds Leonard A. Chow, his eldest male grandchild. Leonard was the son of Jack Kinn Chow, the second Canadian-born son of photographer Yucho Chow.”

Yucho Chow w friends - c. 1937

Yucho Chow w friends - c. 1937

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1937, Vancouver. Exterior photo of Yucho Chow with son Jack and group of unidentified Asian people. They appear to be standing on a corner in front of a building.”

Yucho Chow Studios - 518 Main - c. 1942

Yucho Chow Studios - 518 Main - c. 1942

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1943, Vancouver. Night photograph taken from the sidewalk of the windows of Yucho Chow Studio at 518 Main Street. Believed to have been shot shortly after the front facade was changed from wood to tile. A photograph of the Hollywood singer/actor Roy Rogers can be seen in the right side window wearing a dark cowboy hat. Later Roy Rogers only wore white cowboy hats.”

Yucho Chow Studio seal

Yucho Chow Studio seal

Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio. This design, which was created by Yucho Chow himself, was used from the mid-1920s to 1950. It appeared on the frames of photos taken at his studio on 23 West Pender, and then at 518 Main Street location. The medallion was stamped in ink, or sometimes was embossed onto a sticker/decal (often in silver) that was attached to the front of a cardboard frame. This reversed out version of the logo was less common to see.”

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Yucho Chow Studio exterior - c. 1934

Yucho Chow Studio exterior - c. 1934

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Exterior photograph of Yucho Chow Studio at 518 Main Street, Vancouver. Photograph was taken before the 1935 fire which started in the rooming house next door. In this photo the sign for the Hotel Washington’s FURNISHED ROOMS is visible.”

Yucho Chow Studio exterior - c. 1934

Yucho Chow Studio exterior - c. 1934

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Exterior photograph of Yucho Chow Studio at 518 Main Street, Vancouver. Photograph was taken before the 1935 fire which started in the rooming house next door. In this photo the sign for the Hotel Washington can be seen in the upper left.”

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