- AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-54
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- [ca. 1902]
Yip Sang is the fifth person from the left.
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Yip Sang is the fifth person from the left.
[Chinese children waving flags during VJ Day celebrations in Chinatown]
Part of James Crookall fonds
[Chinese children waving flags during VJ Day celebrations in Chinatown]
Part of James Crookall fonds
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1935, Vancouver. Photo of Yucho Chow’s children. Left to right: Peter, Jack, Jessie, Rose, Sammy and adopted child named Henry.”
Leonard Chow in airforce uniform - 1943
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1943, Vancouver. Photo of a Leonard Chow wearing an Air Force costume and eating a cookie. Leonard was the first male grandchild of photographer Yucho Chow.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1932, Vancouver. Postcard portrait of Jessie Chow, Yucho Chow’s daughter. Jessie became the main hand colourist at the studio - using oils to hand paint black and white photos.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1932, Vancouver. Postcard photo of Yucho Chow’s daughters: Jessie (left) and Rose Chow.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. early 1930s, Vancouver. Photograph of Howard Ng (born August 16, 1928), grandson of Yucho Chow. Howard’s mother was Mabel Chow (Yucho’s daughter b. 1901) who had also served as the photographer’s first assistant.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1930, Vancouver. Full length portrait of Polly Mah, born 1917.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1930, Vancouver. Full length portrait of Emily Mah, born 1915.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Studio portrait of a standing Albert WK Lee (18 years old).”
Lew - Hoy Moy Sue w son Wing - 1922
Collector/curator's description reads: “1922, Vancouver. Photo of Lew Hoy Moy Sue (also known as Mrs. Ging Lew) and her eldest son, Yue Wing Lew who was born March 30, 1921.”
De Marchi - Giovanni w grandfather - 1932
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: “1920s, Location: likely Vancouver. Photo of a young Chinese girl holding a bouquet of flowers. Appears to be part of a series of other photos taken of a young girl doing acrobatics in the Yucho Chow studios.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of an unidentified young girl doing acrobatics. Part of a series of 4 photos.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of an unidentified young girl doing acrobatics. Part of a series of 4 photos.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of an unidentified young girl doing acrobatics. Part of a series of 4 photos.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of Jimmy Lowe.”
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.)”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1945, Vancouver. Photo of Marjorie Yok-Lan Young (born March 9, 1944) was the daughter of Norman and Elsie Young (nee Lim). Marjorie was a Vancouver artist who worked in mixed media. She produced original water media work on paper and canvas along with handcrafted origami-iris fold, embossed, pop-up and printed art cards.”
Wilson - Marilyn Ramsey - 1940s
Collector/curator's description reads: “1944, Vancouver. Marilyn Ramsey (married name Marilyn Wilson).”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1935, Vancouver. Postcard photo of the Weinstein girls: Left to right: Lily (aged 4); Esther (5) and Reta (approx 10). Both Lily and Esther were born in Canada. Photo is embossed with the Yucho Chow painters pallette logo in the bottom left.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1935, Vancouver. Postcard photo of a standing Lily Weinstein, aged 4. Lily was born into a Romanian Jewish family of immigrants who lived in the Strathcona neighbourhood. Photo is embossed with the Yucho Chow painters pallette logo in the bottom right.”
Weinstein - Lily and Esther - 1934
Collector/curator's description reads: “1934, Vancouver. Photo of sisters Lily (age 3) and Esther Weinstein (4). They were from a Romanian Jewish immigrant family that lived in the Strathcona neighbourhood.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1935, Vancouver. Postcard portrait of a standing Esther Weinstein (age 5). Esther was born into a Romanian-Jewish family that lived in the Strathcona neighbourhood. Photo is embossed with the Yucho Chow painters pallette logo in the bottom right.”
Weinstein - Esther and Lily - 1934
Collector/curator's description reads: “1934, Vancouver. Photo of sisters Esther Weinstein (left) about age 4 and Lily Weinstein, aged 3. Image has an embossed Yucho Chow painters pallette logo at the bottom right.”
Unidentified - two Chinese girls - early 1930s
Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Two unidentified young Chinese girls pose in silk Cheongsam gowns. The photo was found in the archives of the Harry Con family of Vancouver.”
Unidentified six Chinese children - early 1930s
Collector/curator's description reads: “September 1934, Vancouver. Photo of five unidentified Chinese children. Photo was purchased on EBay from a seller who obtained it at a flea market in Vancouver.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1945, Vancouver. Photo of the Trca children (l to r: David, Gordon, Roy, John and Joan). Their father, Arthur Trca, had immigrated from Bohemia, an area in the present-day Czech Republic, and lived for a time at the New World Hotel. He married a Scottish woman named Mary Shorrock. Although all smiles in this photo, family life was anything but easy. Their parents had a tempestuous relationship and, one day, their mother left. Their father, who was a longshoreman, struggled to raise the children and eventually placed them in orphanages. Years later, three of the boys would go on to become longshoreman too.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1942, Vancouver. Photo of the Trca children whose father, Arthur Trca, was Bohemian Czech and whose mother, Mary (nee Shorrock), was Scottish. Left to right: Dave; Roy and Gordon. Their parents had a very tumultuous marriage. Eventually Mary would leave the marriage. Unable to care for what would eventually be five children, Arthur places the children in an orphanage for a time.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1944, Vancouver. Photo of the Trca children. Left to right: Dave; Gordon; Roy; and John (seated). Their parents (Arthur Trca and Mary Shorrock) had a very tumultuous marriage. Eventually Mary would leave the marriage. Unable to care for five children, Arthur places the children in an orphanage for a time.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1945, Vancouver. Photo of child Olga Sulina (later to be known as Olga Malkoc.) The photo has been hand coloured. Olga does not remember having this photo taken. But for years, she wondered why her Croatian parents dressed her in a frilly cotton summer frock with heavy wool socks. Olga remembered a happy childhood growing up on Hawks Avenue near East Pender in Vancouver. She especially remembered the day the circus arrived and made its way from the central train station to the fairgrounds further east. Lions and elephants marched right past her front door.”
Sulina - Jerry and sister Olga - 1942
Collector/curator's description reads: “1942, Vancouver. Photo of Jerry Sulina and his baby sister Olga.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1939, Vancouver. Photo of Antonette Stancic (later known as Antonette Danielsen) at age 5. She was the only child of Anton and Klementina Stancic who had immigrated to Canada in the late 1920s. Her father worked as a fisherman. She grew up in the east end of Vancouver on the 2900 block of Turner Street where many other Croatian and Italian families were living.”
Shori - Tab and Sylvia - c. 1944
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa: mid 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of siblings Tab Shori (1936-2011) and his sister Sylvia (later known as Sylvia Mahal). Tab became a well-known musician who was inducted into the Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2016. The judges described him this way: ‘..played violin and guitar at an early age as ‘Bobby Soxers' at local events. In his early 20's, encouraged by watching the Ed Sullivan Talent Show, he became the lead guitarist for the ‘Hi-Fives’ a well-known multi-racial band, recording and performing many hits regularly at the New Delhi Cabaret. Popularity rising, they opened for major entertainers and organized many benefit performances for charities. Exploring his passion for Flamenco and Guitar, Tab travelled internationally, jamming with well- known bands such as the Beatles He was a pioneer in teaching and advising students with his approach to music, opening Vancouver's first R & B studio. In the late 1960's he moved to the Interior, opening his own Night Club, where top entertainers from Canada and the US, performed. He continued to develop a legacy, inspiring students, musicians and friends with his involvement in many charities and his vivid personality.’”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1937, Vancouver. Photo of Tab Shori as a child (1936-2011). An accomplished musician, who played guitar and saxophone, he was a member of Harry Walker and the Hi-Fives, a multi-racial band, something rare at the time. The Hi-Fives were best known as the house band at the New Delhi Cabaret, which was owned by Tab's father (Jogi Ram Shori). They also released a single in 1961 ‘Mean Old Woman’ which climbed onto the Canadian and U.S. music charts, reaching No. 1 in in Los Angeles and No. 7 in Canada. Tab Shori opened for Ike and Tina Turner. But he gave up an opportunity to tour with Chubby Checker in order to open Vancouver's first R&B studio. He was inducted posthumously into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2016.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “November 1927, Vancouver. Photo of infant Gwendolyn Jane Quan, aged 8 months. Was born March 5, 1927 and raised in New Westminster. Her father was a tailor and ran a shop, along with her mother, in New Westminster. Graduated from Grade 12 and worked for several years as a teller in the CIBC branch at Pender and Main St[reet] in Chinatown. She married WWII veteran Frank Wong and together they had three daughters.”
Nosella - Joseph and Sergio - first communion - 1939
Collector/curator's description reads: “August 1939, Vancouver. Joseph Nosella (left) and Sergio Nosella on the occasion of their First Communion at the Sacred Heart Parish.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1920s or early 1930s, Vancouver. Studio Photo of three children: Harry, Lincoln and Eva Mah. Found in an album owned by the Oriental Home and School Fonds. There is no additional information on these children or why their photo appears in this album.”
Lovrich - Nick on confirmation day c.1941
Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1941, Vancouver. Photo of Nick Lovrich (left) on the day of his confirmation. His family were Catholics from Croatia. Standing next to Nick is his godfather, Martin Car.”
Lovrich - Nick and Barrie - 1936
Collector/curator's description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Photo of Nick Lovrich and his older sister Barrie. In this photo, Nick was likely scolded and order to stand perfectly still for the camera shutter. Yucho Chow was very impressed with the young Barrie. He had offered to take a photos of her, every year, for free. The Lovrich family did not take him up on his offer, but they did return to Yucho Chow Studio from time to time.”
Lovrich - Nick and Barrie - 1933
Collector/curator's description reads: “1933, Vancouver. Infant Nick Lovrich with his big sister Barrie. The children lived on Union Street. Yucho Chow was so impressed with Barrie that he offered to take a free photo of her every year. The family did not take him up on that offer, but they did return to Yucho Chow Studio from time to time.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1922, Vancouver. Photo of child Yue Wing Lew (also known as Wing Lew). Born March 30, 1921, he was the eldest child of Mr. Ging Lew (aka Lew Hoy Sue). He owned a drycleaning company called Lew's cleaners.”
Lew - Yue Gong (George) - 1924
Collector/curator's description reads: “1924, Vancouver. Photo of Yue Gong (George) Lew. Was born on September 25, 1923. He was the second son of Mrs. Ging Lew (ask Lew Hoy Moy Sue).”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1927, Vancouver. L to R: Children of Vancouver Chinatown businessman Kempert Lee. Left to right: Ruth, Harden, Phyllis and Lillian.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1927, Vancouver. Photo of Harden Lee (son of Kempert Lee) posing on a tricycle. Harden joined Force 136 and served in WWII.”
Collector/curator's description reads: “1938, Vancouver. Photo of siblings: Nikola Jurincic and Mary Jurincic (later to be Mary Crema).”
Collector/curator's description reads: “193?, Vancouver. Photo of a young Jean (later Grant).”
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1944, Vancouver. Photo of a seated, two-year-old child named Jean Fornari. Jean is seated on an adult-sized chair. She would later marry and become known as Jean O'Fallon.”
Dragan - Michael, James and Walter - c. 1916
Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1916, Vancouver. Photo of siblings (L to R): Michael Dragan (born 1909), James Dragan and Walter Dragan. A portrait studio photo taken about a year or two later, does not contain James. They were Ukrainian but in the 1911 Canada [census?], their parents, Alex and Oleni Dragan, 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. Michael spend his whole life in the logging industry starting in a sawmill just after high school. He worked in various logging camps up the coast and later became a partner in a sawmill near Brandywine Falls (close to where Whistler is today). Michael later moved back to Vancouver and worked at Bay Forest Lumber for the rest of his working life. At Bay Forest he performed many duties such as timber cruising, road development and, during the winter months, did map work in the office. Walter held many jobs including chauffeur, truck driver, and longshoreman.”