- AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-56
- Item
- [ca. 1910?]
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Chinatown Business men - Larry Wong
- AM1688-S2-F1-: 2021-034.514
- Item
- [192-?] (Reproduced 2018)
Collector/curator’s description reads: “1920s, Vancouver. Photo of several men who were part of a Chinese business association. Wong Mow (owner Modern Silk Company; later called Modern Shirt Company) is second from left. Yucho Chow (studio photographer) is fifth from left.”
Chinatown businesses, street scenes, and community volunteers
- AM1523-S6-F62
- File
- 1973-1977
Part of Paul Yee fonds
- AM1594-: MAP 654
- Item
- 1889
Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection
Item is a copy of sections of a November 1889 fire insurance map that have been pieced together. Includes the area between Seymour and Dunlevy Streets, from the south shore of the Burrard Inlet to Keefer Street. Map shows Chinatown, part of False Creek, and buildings and their uses (commercial, residential, industrial). The name of the business, business owner, or type of business is noted for most commercial and industrial buildings.
- AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.120
- Item
- [ca. 1938] (Reproduced 2018)
Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa late 1930s?, Vancouver. Photo taken on the street of Dominion Produce at 218 Main Street. In the foreground are three Dominion Produce trucks and an unmarked car. Joe Eng (seated in car at right) worked at Dominon Produce for a time. Before that, he has enjoyed a successful boxing career.”
Exploring Vancouver’s Chinatown
- AM1068-S16-F01-: LEG550.17
- Item
- 1990
Item is an educational video produced by the Vancouver School Board for use with a textbook entitled ‘Exploring Vancouver’s Chinatown: A Resource Guide’. The film has no narration, but a background score with Chinese instruments, and scene noise in some places. It opens with footage of the sun rising over Chinatown from a rooftop vantage point. It lingers on vendors and storefronts preparing to open, a Tai Chi class in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden’s main pavilion, Tai Chi in a local park, scenes of residential streets, houses, schools, and playgrounds. The film includes footage of a variety of local businesses, such as a barbershop, an apothecary, a school, calligraphy, tailor, fire department, auto repair, and a newspaper printer. It concludes with footage of the musicians playing the background music and street scenes of the sun setting over Chinatown.
- AM1523-S6-F60
- File
- [ca. 1900]-1940
Part of Paul Yee fonds
Linking schools with the community
- AM1068-S16-F01-: LEG550.22
- Item
- 1991
Item is a promotional film developed to support and promote the Vancouver School Board’s Partners in Education program. The film presents testimonials and success stories from various businesses and schools who have taken advantage of the program, discussing what benefits the partnered schools and businesses were able to bring to each other. The film begins with school administrators and business people talking about the program. The film then presents a number of success stories with various business and schools. The partnerships profiled include: The Port of Vancouver, Chevron Canada, Unisys Canada Inc., University Hospital, the Dr. Sun Yat-Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens, the Champlain Mall, the Pan Pacific Hotel, and Vancouver Community College.
The film involves testimonials and short interviews with a number of teachers, school administrators, and business: Jim Matkin (President, BC Business Council), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Ken Haycock (School Principal), Ken Harvey (Director, Vancouver School Board), Dr. Dante Lupini (Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver), Gwen Smith (School Principal), Barbara Duggan (Vancouver Port Corporation), Gary Ryan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Bill Strachan (Chevron Canada Ltd), Neil Prinsen (Teacher), Maris Pavelson (Unisys Canada Inc.), Sheila Tripp (School Principal), Arlene Cook (Teacher), Lesley Bainbridge (University Hospital), Diane Bolton (Champlain Mall), Joyce Anderson (School Principal), Anne Shorthouse (Program Manager, VSB), Gail Smith (Program Manager, VSB), and Darcy Rezak (Vancouver Board of Trade).
[Mel Yip standing in front of window of the Wing Sang Company Building at 51 East Pender Street]
- AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-164
- Item
- [ca. 1945]
Mel Yip is a grandson of Yip Sang.
- AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-54
- Item
- [ca. 1902]
Yip Sang is the fifth person from the left.
Ming Wo Store - interior - 1924
- AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.122
- Item
- [ca. 1924] (Reproduced 2021)
Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1924, Vancouver. Interior photo of the Ming Wo Hardware store (later known as Ming Wo Cookware). The owner, Wong Chew Lip, stands on the right of the photo. Ming Wo was located at 23 East Pender Street in Vancouver. In the first few decades, Ming Wo was primarily a hardware store. It eventually started supplying equipment to restaurants in the area and slowly became known as a cookware store. At one point, it even produced bean sprouts in the basement of the building and supplied the sprouts to local Chinese restaurants.”
- AM1108-S4
- Series
- [189-?]-[196-?]
Series consists of photographs of the Yip Sang family and friends and their activities, as well as some photographs collected by the family. Includes photographs of the Wing Sang Building, Canton Alley, the Chinese Student's Athletic Association soccer team, the Chinese Empire Reform Association, the Kuo Min Tang [Kuomintang] Chinese Nationalist League of Canada, and the opening of the Toishan (Toi Shan) District High School in Kwon Tung (Guangdong) Province, China. Photographs also relate to family events, such as weddings, Yip Sang's birthday celebrations, and Yip Sang's funeral.
- AM1523-S6-F63
- File
- July 1977
Part of Paul Yee fonds
- AM1688-S2-F7-: 2021-034.639
- Item
- [ca. 1944] (Reproduced 2020)
Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1944, Vancouver. Photograph of the front of Vogue Photo Studios. Vogue Studios was owned by Yucho Chow and was located at 128 West Hastings Street (Vancouver). Chow's sons Peter and Philip ran this studio, while Yucho continued to operate the main studio at 518 Main Street. Vogue Studio was only in existence a few years (1943-1946) and likely was closed due to the fact that Yucho Chow lost a lawsuit in 1945 and was required to pay his nephew, Chow Neen, $2100.”
Wing Hing Dry Goods and other shops in Vancouver Chinatown, houses, and Katari Taiko
- AM1523-S6-F18
- File
- May 1981
Part of Paul Yee fonds
[Yip Sang with children and family members in front of Wing Sang Company building at 51 East Pender]
- AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-51
- Item
- [ca. 1900]
Item is a photograph of a photograph showing the Wing Sang Building prior to its expansion in 1901. Individuals identified are: Yip Sang (far left), his number seven son Yip Kew Hong (holding Yip Sang's hand) and his number six son Yip Kew Gin (second from the right).
- AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-52
- Item
- [ca. 1900]
Photograph shows the Wing Sang Building prior to its expansion in 1901. Yip Sang is on the far left.
Yucho Chow portrait - late 1940s
- AM1688-S2-F5-: 2021-034.634
- Item
- [ca. 1948] (Reproduced 2020)
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 Studio exterior - 1930
- AM1688-S2-F7-: 2021-034.644
- Item
- 1930 (Reproduced 2020)
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 Studio exterior - 1936
- AM1688-S2-F7-: 2021-034.649
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- 1936 (Reproduced 2020)
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 - 1942
- AM1688-S2-F7-: 2021-034.651
- Item
- [ca. 1943] (Reproduced 2020)
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 w sons and unidentifed man 1936
- AM1688-S2-F1-: 2021-034.585
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- 1936 (Reproduced 2020)
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.”