- AM1523-S5-1-F053-: 2008-010.3275
- Item
- Apr. 19, 1964
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Alfred and Phyllis at their wedding
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Lillian Ho Wong and family members [27 of 33]
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Lillian Wong at age sixteen.
Paul Yee in kindergarten [6 of 7]
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Paul Yee and his class at kindergarten graduation.
Paul Yee in kindergarten [7 of 7]
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing Paul Yee and his class at kindergarten graduation.
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Item is a photograph showing a bride and groom, possibly Donald Wong.
Unidentified Chinese actor - 1940s
Collector/curator's description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Unidentified Chinese man, likely an actor. The photo was found in the collection of Louis Gain Wai, a Vancouver Chinatown businessman who owned The Chung King Restaurant and was a big supporter of the arts.”
Unidentified Chinese woman - from James Fong Wong album
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1920s, Vancouver. Portrait of an unidentified young Chinese woman. The photo was found in the album of James Wong Fong whose family ran a jewelry and watch store in Vancouver's Chinatown.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Wong Mow (a tailor who owned Modern Silk Shirt Company on Main Street in Vancouver).”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1915, Vancouver. Quong John Wong in a suit. Quong was a Vancouver businessman who ran a grocery store and invested in restaurants. It is believed that, for some period, he was a partner/owner in the W.K. Gardens Chop Suey restaurant, a popular banquet-style restaurant that operated in Vancouver's Chinatown from about 1917-1985.”
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 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.”
Lowe - first name unknown - c. 1917
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1917, Vancouver. Portrait of a Chinese man whose last name was Lowe.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1931, Vancouver. Portrait of Lowe Wong Shee. The photo appears to have been taken for use as a travel document. On the front of the frame is written Feb 3, 1931. Blue Funnel (last word not clear) but likely related to the Blue Funnel Line of ships.”
Lowe - first name unknown - 1920s
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1920s, Vancouver. Portrait of a Chinese man who surname was Lowe.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Portrait of Jessie Lowe. She died in 1935 at the tender age of 21.”
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1931, Vancouver. Portrait of Lowe Sui Hing The photo may have been taken for use as a travel document. On the front of the frame is written Feb 3, 1931.”
Unidentified Chinese Man - 1935
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1935, Vancouver. Photo of a young, unidentified Chinese man wearing a three-piece suit. The photo was found in the album owned by Lillian Sam (nee Lowe).
Lowe - first name unknown - early 1920s
Collector/curator’s description reads: “Late 1920s, Vancouver. Photo of a man whose surname was Lowe, sharply dressed in a winter overcoat and holding a cane.”
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.