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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 - 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

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

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 Studio exterior - 1942

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1943, Vancouver. Photo of front of the Yucho Chow photo studio at 518 Main Street. Chow operated the studio from this location (his fourth location) from 1930 until his death in 1949.”

Yucho Chow Studio exterior - 1936

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1936, Vancouver. Exterior photograph of Yucho Chow Studio at 518 Main Street, Vancouver. The photo shows the right side of the store window filled with customers’ photos and a sign that reads ‘Yucho Chow Studio Open Day & Night.’ This photo was taken after 1935 a fire partially destroyed some his studio. The fire began in the rooming house next and spread to the studio.”

Yucho Chow Studio exterior - 1930

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1930, Vancouver. Exterior photo of the front of Yucho Chow Studio at 518 Main Street. The image shows Yucho Chow holding a young child. They are standing behind a car. Part of a neon sign is visible, as well as a large, framed map in the storefront window and customers’ photos. The awning reads ‘PASSPORT PHOTO IN 1 HOUR.’”

Yucho Chow portrait - late 1940s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Black and white photograph of photographer Yucho Chow standing next to a large-format camera. In his hand, Yucho is holding the air shutter release.”

Yucho Chow family portrait - late 1930s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Yucho Chow and his family. Back row standing L to R: Henry; Samuel, Philip, Jack, Ying (Jack's wife), Helena (Peter's wife), Rose and Jessie. Front row: Peter, Yucho, Mrs. Yucho Chow (Yip Shee Quon), Anna Chow (on lap), Chong Wong (Helena's father), Duncan Wong (Helena's brother).”

Yucho Chow family and Ng family - c. 1927

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1927, Vancouver. Photo of the Yucho Chow family, as well as the family of Yucho’s eldest daughter Mabel Chow Ng and her husband Dick Jong Ng taken in a park setting. Left to right: Yucho Chow; Jack Chow; Peter Chow; Mrs. Yucho Chow; Philip and Samuel; Jessie; Hazel Ng (later Young); Mamie Ng; Beatrice; Marjorie (infant); Mabel Chow Ng and Dick Jong Ng.”

Yucho Chow family - c. 1920s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of Yucho Chow’s wife and some of his Canadian-born children. Back row, left to right: Jack Chow; Peter Chow; Rose Chow; Jessie Chow. Front row: Philip Chow; Mrs. Yucho Chow (formerly Yip Kwan) and Samuel Chow. (Samuel Chow who was born March 1, 1923 and died July 1949 of TB [tuberculosis], shortly before his father, Yucho Chow passed away in November 1949.)”

Yucho Chow children - 1935

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.”

Young Norman and Elsie - wedding - 1942

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1942, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Norman Young and Elise (Lim) Wong. Yung Woon Won (Norman Won Young) arrived in Canada in September 1923. He was one of the last to enter Canada as the Chinese Exclusion Act [Chinese Immigration Act, 1923] had gone into effect on July 1, 1923. A provision in [the] Act allowed people already in transit to enter Canada. Norman worked at the famous banquet restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown called the W.K. Gardens.”

Young - Marjorie - 1945

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.”

Wu Wai Ming - late 1930s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of a woman named Wu Wai Ming dressed in a cheongsam and wearing large medallions. This photo was found in the archives of Ming Wo Cookware (formerly known as Ming Wo Hardware).”

Wu - Kenneth and Lila (Yip) - wedding - 1930s

Collector/curator’s description, reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. On-location photo of a wedding and guests. Wedding was between Kenneth (Kien Yeh) Wu and Lila (Mee Lai) Yip. Front row (L to R): Kew Dock Yip; Andrew Yip; Kenneth Wu (grom); Lila Yip (bride); Lee Shee (mother of bride); Mae Yip and Lilyanne Yip. Flower girls: Mickey Yip (left) and Lorna Yip (right). Second row far right: Yip Sing (father of the bride standing behind the bridge); and Blake Wilson (far right). Back: Dick Yip (standing behind Yip Sing).”

Wu - Kenneth

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.”

Wongs Society - Chinese Consulate 1935

Collector/curator's description reads: “1935, Vancouver. Photo of a group of men and one woman who were members of the Wong Kung Har Tong Benevolent Society standing in front of a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat Sen at the Chinese Consulate offices.”

Wong Thomas Kwok Hung - 1944

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1944, Vancouver. Photo of Thomas Kwok Hung Wong in uniform. Served with the RCAF (R.172154) during the Second World War. Died at age 101 on March 10, 2019 in Richmond, B.C. Inscription on the photo reads: ‘To Dear Leslie. With love from Tommy, 1944.’”

Wong Paul

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Portrait of Paul Wong from White Court, Alta. Paul was the first child from his family to be born on Canadian soil. His mother arrived in Canada on Sept 27, 1912 heavily pregnant with him. Two weeks later, on October 11, 1912 Paul was born in Victoria. Growing up, he moved around with his family [in] BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan where his father (Wong Wing Yun) worked and owned small town cafes, grocery stores and laundromats. His father had arrived in Canada in the 1880s to work on the railroad. The Great Depression of the 1930s left the family hungry and desperate at times. Legend has it, that Paul's mother (Poon Lin Tsing) caught a skunk and fed it to the family for supper. As an adult, Paul worked in the restaurant industry. He owned the New Look Cafe, High River, AB then became a partner in the Seven Seas Restaurant, Edmonton, AB. Around 1938 he met his wife while working at the Exchange Cafe. Together, they only had one child: a daughter named Margaret Wong later Margaret Verenka. In 1947, Canadian citizens of Chinese descent were granted the right to vote. Paul never missed his chance to vote in every election until he died August 21, 2004, Edmonton, AB at the age [of] 91.”

Wong Mow w unidentififed business partner - 1917

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1917, Vancouver. Shirt maker Wong Mow (seated) with his unnamed business partner. It is believed they pooled their money to open the Modern Silk Shirt Tailors on Main Street in Vancouver. Back of card reads: Postcard Yucho Chow, 23 Pender Street West.”

Wong Mow - 1941

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1941, Vancouver. Photo of tailor Wong Mow who ran the Modern Silk Shirt Company on Main Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. His actual name was Wong Quon Ho. And he was 20 years old when he arrived in Canada in 1911 on the Chicago Maru. He lived in the back of his shop on Main Street in Chinatown. He had a wife and one child in China. And here in Canada, with his second wife he fathered four children: Wah Wong; Git Wong; Larry Wong and Jennie Wong.

Wong Mow - 1920s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Wong Mow (a tailor who owned Modern Silk Shirt Company on Main Street in Vancouver).”

Wong Boo Chow - c. 1920

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. early 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of Wong Boo Chow. He arrived in 1912 and worked in the logging industry primarily on Vancouver Island. In 1923, the Chinese Exclusion Act became law and he lost hope that he could ever bring over his family over from China. By November of 1923, he arranged to marry a much younger, Canadian-born Chinese woman -- Mah Suey Hang, the daughter of a merchant from Cumberland Chinatown. After three children and a difficult marriage, their fight over custody of the children made newspaper headlines in 1931 in both Chinese and English-language papers. The Wong Benevolent Society came to Boo Chow's rescue and helped him finance his custody battle. In the end, Boo Chow managed to keep two of his children, his sons, with him in Canada. Although he more or less neglected them and the two boys grew up in boarding houses without much oversight.”

Wong and Mah families - 1940s

Collector/curator's description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Wong and Mah family members. Back row, left to right: Robert Mah; Adelaine (Mah) Wong, and Edward Wong. Children: Ivan Wong (on lap), Lee Lin Choy (seated); Ernie Wong; Sam Gong (seated) and Alfie Wong (on lap). Robert was a student and went on to become a draftsman. Edward owned and operated Park General Store on 269 Powell Street. He also worked as a real estate agent.”

Wong - Wing Fong family on street - 1914

Collector/curator's description reads: “1914, Vancouver. Family standing on Keefer Street? Left to right: John Wong, Chan Dai Yuen, Wong Wing Fong, Ben Wong.
Wong Tan Soo was born on August 6, 1872 in Canton, China. In China he purchase fabric from the city and would make clothes for the village. Wong Tan Soo came to Canada in 1889, as a businessman for a better life. His two brothers came to Canada too but no idea when.
1889-1914. Victoria, BC. He owned a dry goods store and also did tailoring. The family home was located on the corner of Government Street and Fisgard, 1818 Government Street. 1914 -1949, Vancouver. Moved to Vancouver - the New City and used the name Wong Wing Fong. 1914- Lived at 316 Keefer. 2 treadle sewing machines and 2 commercial electric sewing machines were in the front room with chairs lining the walls for people to sit on. In 1943 he bought a home at 626 Keefer Street with his son John Wong. Other son Ben then moved into the house with his wife Pearl and 4 children.
Wong Wing Fong worked as a tailor for 50 years. Last worked as a tailor in 1933. He and his wife would make clothes for the family and did contract work to sew uniforms for Hotel Van and Hotel Georgia's bellboys and waiters. A contractor would show at the house and drop off bundles of fabric. The chairs that lined the walls were often filled with Chinese bachelors who come to Wong Wing Fong to have letters read and written for them. Wong Wing Fong could read and write in Chinese. Not sure if the bachelors paid him or not.
Wong Tan Soo was listed as Wong Tim Soo on Ben Wong's birth certificate (mistake?).
In Vancouver Wong Tan Soo went by the name of Wong Wing Fong a name given to him by a Chinese Astrologer in China to bring him better luck.
Died on June 9, 1949. Death certificate is under the name of Wong Tan Soo and the gravestone is Wong Wing Fong.

Wong - Wally and Della - 1940s

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Wally and Della Wong with their children and an unidentified older man. It is rumoured that Wally came to Canada as a 'paper son' of businessman Quong Wong. Back row (left to right): Della and Wally Wong. Front row: Gerry, Gladys, unidentified older Asian man, Gilby and Gordon Wong.”.

Wong - Toy family - 1942

Collector/curator's description reads: “Early 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Chou Heung Leong Wong family. Back row (left to right): Leah (Wong) Gong, Bing Chew Wong. Front: Tommy Wong; Frank Wong; Frances (Wong) Lim; Chou Heung Leong Wong (mother); Tommy (Bing Tong) Wong; and May (Wong) Eng.”

Wong - Tommy CG w mother and sister

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1940, Vancouver. Photo of Tommy CG Wong with his mother, Mah Hang and his sister May Wong. This is one of the only photos of Tommy with his mother. His parents separated when he was only six. With his mother returning to China, and his father working in the logging camps, Tommy lived in a tiny boarding-house room with his younger brother. They were alone and had to fend for themselves. On weekends, his father would visit, prepare a meal, and cut it into enough pieces to last the boys for a week. This photo was taken when Tommy's mother finally returned to Canada with his sister.”

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