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Quan - Gow Harry family - 1935

Quan - Gow Harry family - 1935

Collector/curator's description reads: “1935, Vancouver. Quan Gow Family. Back row: Mary (1921-1991); and Allen (1919-2001). Front row (left to right): Dick (1925-2020); Der Shee Quan Gow (1892-1963); Joe (1931-2010); Jean (1928-1965); Gow "Harry" Quan (1892-1969); and Ben (1923-1989). Back row: Dorothy; Allen Quan (1919-2001).”

Wah - Yip and Emma with children - c.1911

Wah - Yip and Emma with children - c.1911

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1911, Vancouver. Photo of Wah Yip and his wife Emma (formerly known as Emma Haywood) and their two children, Mary (left) and Winnie. They are an example of an early and rare, mixed-race marriage. The couple married relatively late in life: Wah was 35 and Emma was 30 when they married in Vancouver in March, 1908. Wah was listed as born in Victoria and his occupation was listed as "store keeper". Emma had been born in Nashville, Tennessee and on the marriage certificate she is listed as a "widow." The identified their home as 102 East Pender St in Vancouver. Interestingly, the two witnesses to their marriage were not Chinese, but had the surnames Arnault and Barbour. This photo was found in the album owned by the Methodist Church.”

Employees Hastings Sawmill, Vancouver

Employees Hastings Sawmill, Vancouver

Item is a photograph showing a group of mill workers. Persons in the front row identified are Yasukichi Yoshizawa (second from left), Rusty Pleece (third from left), and Tom Hunter (fifth from left).

Group with whom Paul Yee travelled to China in 1976

Group with whom Paul Yee travelled to China in 1976

Item is a photograph taken in Vancouver, after the group's return from China. Pictured from left to right, back row: Robert Seto, Winnie (Laifong) Leung, Randy Louis, Suzanna Seto, Nancy Chung, Greg Lam; front row: Chung Ko, Stanley Chow.

Pender Guy Program No. 178 - Master

Pender Guy Program No. 178 - Master

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of Pender Guy Program No. 178. Program contents transcribed from the Pender Guy Card Catalog: "1. Jingle 2. Line up 3. W5 issue - report on W5 controversy meeting - setting up of Vancouver Committee vs W5 4. Transition music 5. Development of Pender Street Bypass - Pender-Taylor connection, telephone interview with City Hall Engineer, David Rudberg - Chinatown/Downtown traffic 6. Introduction 7. Transition music 8. 'Bamboo Brew' - music, group member introduction 9. Fundraising Raffle review - winners announced 10. What's happening 11. sign off."

Chan - Quay and family - 1915

Chan - Quay and family - 1915

Collector/curator's description reads: “1915, Vancouver. Photo of Chan Quay and his wife, Lam Shee, along with their children. Front row (left to right): Git Sen (Lillian) Chan; Lam Shee; Chan Quay; and Nai Wing Chan. Back row (left to right): Nai Quong Chan and Keng Sen (Mary) Chan. Chan Quay Family. Chan Quay, shown here with his family in 1915, decided not to stay in Canada. He paid the head tax and arrived in Victoria in 1896. For years he successfully operated [Wo] Sang Merchant Tailor shops first in Victoria and then in Vancouver. Quay also was very active in his clan society and led the efforts to construct the Chin Wing Chun Tong society building on Pender Street. However, something drew him back to China. In 1928, he sold the tailor shop and left for China with his wife and two youngest children. He died in China in 1940. Lillian Chan Mah Collection (99).”

Unidentified Chinese man with prize - early 1930s [Thomas Lowe]

Unidentified Chinese man with prize - early 1930s [Thomas Lowe]

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1930s, Vancouver. And unidentified young Chinese man standing in front of a miniature, decorative wagon. It appears he may have won some type of competition as there are ribbons on the wagon. One ribbon reads ‘British Columbia.’ And the other ribbon reads ‘Junior Second Award Place. Fisker [Fisher] Body's Craftsman Guild.’”
The man was subsequently identified as Thomas Lowe.

Yucho Chow Studio exterior - 1942

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

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

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.’”

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