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Collector/curator's description reads: “January 21, 1949, Vancouver. Wedding photo of George and Mildred Weinstein. Front row, left to right: Esther Weinstein (standing), Reta Weinstein, George Weinstein, Mildred (Simons) Weinstein, Ruth Simons and Lily Weinstein (standing). Back row (left to right): Joe Colberg, Cissie Ofstein, Helen Sweid, Sam Northy, Elizabeth Weinstein and Harry Weinstein.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1940, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Emilio and Alice (nee Busch) Barazzuol. Left to right: Peter Barazzuol, Emilio Barazzuol, Alice Barazzuol and Agnes Busch.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1950s, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Ramon Benedetti and Irma (Miotto) Benedetti. Together the couple would own and operate Benny's Market at the corner of Union and Princess Avenue in Vancouver.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “July 9, 1950. Vancouver. Wedding photo of Ging Chong and May (nee Lee) Chong.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 28, 1947. Wedding photo (head and shoulders) of Irene and Harold Chong.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Angelo Cantarutti and Livia (nee Clozza) along with their families. Back row (L to R): unknown man; Emilio Pigin; unknown man; Nellie Brogga; Prodich (Russian family friend); Giaca Clozza; and Gino Clozza. Middle row: Alex Clozza; Nora (Clozza) Pigin; Unknown man; Grandmother Angelina Clozza; Unidentified bridesmaid. Front row: Margaret McPherson; Angelo Cantarutti; Livia (nee Clozza) Cantarutti; and Rosina Girone Clozza.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “March 19, 1938, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Violet Jong (Lowe) to Jimmy Cheng.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 28, 1947. Wedding of Harold and Irene Chong along with their wedding party. Left to Right: Ernest Lew; George Chong; Willie Chong; Violet Cahn (flowergirl); Harold Chong; Irene Chong; Violet (nee Chan) Chong; Elsie Lowe; Eva Lew and Florence Eng.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1935, Vancouver. Hand colourized wedding photo of Shong Buck Chong with Fannie Lim. Song Buck Chong was the eldest son of Chong Fan Yow. Left to right: Allena Chong Chinn (November 8, 1918 - ); - Fannie Lim Chong (November 22, 1913 - August 30, 1967); Shong Buck Chong (July 27, 1911 - September 27, 1962); Unknown man; Lily Lim Chung (August 18, 1927 - ) - younger sister of Fannie. Lives in San Francisco California.”

Collector/curator’s description, prepared with donating family, reads: “1935, Vancouver. Wedding of 1935 wedding photo of CHU Dit Young ‘Harold’ and YOUNG Soo Hing ‘Leila.’ 1. What was Leila's maiden name? - Young; full name Young Soo Hing ‘Leila’

2. Were they both born in Canada? - Yes
3. What did Harold (or Leila) do for a living? - Harold Chu worked for his family's store, Wing Wah Co and eventually took over the ownership and management with 2 of his cousins; Wing Wah sold dry goods, grocery, tobacco products, ‘pat medicines,’ cigars, and wholesale, and eventually focused on tobacco; it was in business from ~1913-1990
4. How many children did they have? - 6 children
5. And did they settle outside of Vancouver? - No
6. Anything interesting about either of them that you would like to share? - When I was growing up, Harold and Leila were always going out to help someone. As a child, I did not pay much attention to the reasons why. It was only when our family arranged Leila's funeral service a few years ago that we realized what an impact Harold and Leila made on the Chinese community. Many people we didn't know came to the service to pay their respects, taking the time to tell us how Harold and/or Leila had taken them to doctor's appointments, translated for them with bureaucrats, helped them find houses, showed them the best places to find groceries, helped them find schools for their children, and the thousand other tasks that are so hard for new immigrants to the country.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1935, Vancouver. Black and white wedding photo of Shong Buck Chong and Fanny. Chong was an entrepreneur. Between the 1940s and 1960s, he owned a grocery storec alled Ah Kai Co. located at Granville and Davie Street. In the 1950s, he also owned a restaurant called The Horseshoe Restaurant located at Renfrew and Hastings Street. His wife was a homemaker and later had to look after the grocery store when Chong passed away.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 18, 1948, Vancouver. Black and white wedding photo of Willie Chong and Edith (nee Woo) Chong. The same photo was also hand colourized.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 18, 1948, Vancouver. Hand-coloured wedding photo of Willie Chong and Edith (nee Woo) Chong. Willie Chong served with Force 136 during the Second World War. He later became a fisherman. The couple had three daughters.”

Collector/curator’s description, reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of Winnie Con as a bridesmaid in the wedding of Edward Wong and Adeline Mah. Winnie would later marry Quon Wong, a businessman based in Vancouver's Chinatown.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 1946, Vancouver. On location photo of the wedding reception for John Dick (Scottish Canadian) and Katarina Rossi (Italian Canadian). Photo was taken at Hastings Auditorium and shows the bride and groom cutting the wedding cake.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 1946, Vancouver. On location photo of the wedding for John Dick (Scottish Canadian) and Katarina Rossi (Italian Canadian). Photo was taken at outside the Friendly Foursquare Church on Nanaimo Street in Vancouver. It shows the bride and groom entering a vehicle accompanied a flower girl.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 1946, Vancouver. On location photo of the wedding reception for John Dick (Scottish Canadian) and Katarina Rossi (Italian Canadian). Photo was taken at Hastings Auditorium and shows long tables with wedding guests seated for dinner.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 7, 1946, Vancouver. Hand-coloured wedding portrait of John Dick and Katarina Rossi. John was from a Scottish family and Katarina was of Italian descent.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1933, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Willie Fun and Dorothy (nee Quan). Willie was from Quesnel, B.C. Dorothy was the daughter of well-known Vancouver businessman Quan Gow. When the couple married, a newspaper reported that after the wedding the couple came back to Quesnel and found their three-room cottage completely furnished. A story in the Province newspaper (Oct. 2, 1933) noted ‘There were rugs on the floors, the kitchen range in place, and a twelve-tube radio adorned one corner of the living room. In fact, everything needed for housekeeping was supplied and everything was new and chosen with taste. All had been supplied by his Chinese friends.’”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “August 1943, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Hugh Joe and Betty (nee Lim).”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Harry Gong and Leah Wong and their unidentified bridesmaid (May Wong?) and unidentified best man. Harry was the only Chinese Canadian to serve as a Spitfire fighter pilot during WWII.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1933, Vancouver. Wedding photo Anton Janovich with Marica (nee Malatestinic). The two flower girls are: Left, Dorothy Crncich (Marica's niece) and Mary Lubotina (right). Maid of Honour is Katica (Domijan) Jurincich, and the best man is Spiro Janovich.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1938, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Fred Ghislieri and Mary (nee Barazzuol).”

Collector/curator’s original description reads: “July 21, 1928, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Thomas and Mary Sit Kett with others from the bridal party. Only two other people are identified: the man standing is George Chow and on the far left is Victoria Jane Chow. Written on the inside cardboard frame that housed this photo was the inscription ‘Thomas and Mary Sit Kett 21 July 1928’.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Heatley wedding. Left to right: unidentified; Herman Q Jones; Frances (nee Carter) Jones; Alice (Carter) Hackley; and Herbert Winston Carter. Herbert was born in either Mississippi or Oklahoma and came to Canada as part of the Black migration to Alberta. He worked for a time as porter and served in WWII. He passed away in 1952. Frances was born in Victoria. Her parents were also born in Victoria. She worked for a time as a waitress at Vie's chicken and steak house in Hogan's Alley. Frances died in 1957.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa mid-1940s, Vancouver. Photo of a young Polish woman, Nellie Klimec, dressed in a bridesmaid outfit. She would later be known as Nellie Dlugan. The photo has been hand coloured.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1934, Vancouver. Wedding of a Croatian Canadian couple: Nikola Jurincic and Katarina Domijan and their relatives. This photo is unusual for two reasons. The photographer's lights are clearly visible on the left side of the image and on the right stands one of Yucho Chow's sons. Also the man in the front row, second from right, holds an unlit cigarette.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1950?, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Louie King and Sandra Chong, along with their attendants. During the Second World War Louie had served in Force 136 in Southeast Asia.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 27, 1948, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Herbert Yee Mon Law to Jean Quon (nee Chu) Law.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 1, 1949, Vancouver. Bride Adeline Lane poses on her wedding day.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 1, 1949, Vancouver (518 Main Street). Wedding portrait of Leonard and Adeline Lane. Bio Leonard Lane: Leonard was a staff person in the BC Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. He was also one of the original members of the Unity Credit Union, which extended loans to members of the Black community. He was the Credit Union's treasurer for 8 of its 9 years. Lenora, the daughter, asked Adeline about her memories of Yucho Chow and the day the photo was taken. Adeline "...doesn't remember that much but she said my dad asked some other Black people in the community where they should go for pictures and Mr. Chow's name came up. They went to his studio to have the photos taken. A good guess would be that his studio was in Chinatown as the community around the AME church was not very far from there. My mom says he was very nice and made them feel comfortable and welcomed. She doesn't remember if he spoke good English but says it must have been pretty good as there was no problem understanding each other. She remembers when they got there he had them remove their coats and said Okay, let's get to it! She remembers someone showing them where and how to stand but whether it was Mr. Chow or someone else she doesn't know.’"

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 4, 1969, Vancouver (512 Main Street). Group wedding photo Kazu Komori and Akemi (Maruno) Komori shown with both their families.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “October 1, 1949, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Howard Lane and Adeline Lane. Best man is Charlie McFadden. And Maid of Honour is Lela, the partner of Mr. McFadden.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 27, 1948, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Herbert Yee Mon Law to Jean Quon (nee Chu) Law. With the couple is their bestman Kee Mon Law and bridesmaid Helen Wong Lee.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Albert Lee and Daisy (?). Daisy is not wearing a wedding dress. The couple could not afford to buy a fancy wedding dress. So Daisy made a suit that matched her husband's.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1950, Vancouver. Wedding portrait of Jake Lichtenwald and Norma (nee Brown). Jake was a first generation German immigrant b: 1915-1977. Jake was disqualified from WWII service due to latent TB. Norma was a first generation British 1923-1988.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Mid-1940s, Vancouver. Hand coloured wedding photo of Leonard and Edna Lawrence. It is the mid-1940s and Louis, who is from New Brunswick, marries the love of his life, Edna. Louis would be best known for his boxing career. In 1950, he turned professional boxer. Sparring in 25 bouts, he won 15 of those matches with a knockout. In 1955, Louis was crowned Canada's middleweight boxing champion. For some reason, after winning that title, he never boxed again. Louis worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway/Via Rail and raised four children with Edna.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Emilio Pigin and Nora (nee Clozza). On the far right is Nora's sister Terazina Girone. And on the far left is Nora's brother, Alec Clozza.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Emilio Pigin and Nora (nee Clozza) along with their families. Back row (L to R): Alex Clozza; ? Prodrich (Russian family friend); Unknown man; Unknown man; Nellie Clozza; Unknown man (Nellie's boyfriend); and Livia Cantarutti (nee Clozza). Front row (L to R): Rosina Clozza; Emilio Pigin; Nora Pigin (nee Clozza) and Terazine Girone.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1937, Vancouver. Photo of Joe & Milka Mayer on their wedding day. Back row (L-R): Ante Majercovic, Katy Kalanj, Joe Mayer (Groom), Nada Dosen, Mile Dosen, Mile Majerovic and unknown. Front row (L-R): Polly Kalanj, Milka Mayer (Bride), Mary Kosovic.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1940, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Garson Moody and Sally (nee Cadorin).

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1947, Vancouver. Photo of George Matekovic and Irene Matkovic (nee Canic) on their wedding day and with their large bridal party. Back row (left to right): unidentified man, unidentified, unidentified, Joe Nakara, George Matkovic (groom), Irene Matkovic (bride), Anne Nakara (nee Pavich), and three unidentified men. Front Row (left to right): Mary Kosovic, Mary Hecimovic, unidentified, unidentified, Rosemary Canic (flower girl), Mary Car, Mary Canic, Ann Canic (sisters of the bride); and an unidentified woman.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 12, 1949, Vancouver (518 Main Street). Photo taken 2 days after the sudden death of Yucho Chow. Photo likely taken by one of his sons. Wedding of Walter and Mary Sierpina. They were married at St. Casimir's Church at 27th and Fraser. But then came to Chinatown for their photos.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 12, 1949, Vancouver (518 Main Street). Photo taken 2 days after the sudden death of Yucho Chow. Photo likely taken by one of his sons. Wedding of Walter and Mary Sierpina. They were married at St. Casimir's Church at 27th and Fraser. But then came to Chinatown for their photos. L to R: Jean Berger; Zygmunt Joblonski, Ann Faye; John Kubat; Walter Sierpina; Mary (?) Sierpina; Violet Hopkins; Anton (last name not provided); and Kay Kozakiewicz.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 20, 1948, Vancouver. Photo from the wedding of Peter Mathew Seifert (1924-2008) and Frances Mari Lemmerich (1920-2016). Both were of German descent and originally from Saskatchewan. Peter served in WWII and after being discharged in 1946, he became an accountant. It was while working as a bookkeeper at a cannery camp at Bones Bay, B.C. that he met Frances. They married in the spring of 1948 and continued to work at season canneries around the province for several more years.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “April 27, 1957. Vancouver. Wedding of John Separovich (1930 - ) and Mary Miharija (1934-2015). The flower girl is Linda (Tomljenovich) Stephens who was 8 years old at the time.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “March 20, 1948, Vancouver. Photo of the wedding of Waclaw and Jennie Simmons. Photo also shows their wedding party. Waclaw was from a Polish family who had changed their name from Szymanski. Jennie was Italian and was the only Canadian born child in her family. Her mother gave birth to her at age 46. Only some of the other people have been identified. Far left, Bob Michael; unknown; John Simmons; Waclaw; Jennie; unknown; Nelli Kovich; and unknown. The two flower girls are also unknown. Jennie was proud that her wedding photos were taken by Yucho Chow.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “February 7, 1947, Vancouver. Wedding photo of William Paul Streifel (1918-1996) to Marie Eva Richter (1919-2006). William was born in Fox Valley, Saskatchewan. Marie was born in Prelate, Saskatchewan. Married in February 1947, William and Eva were both from Saskatchewan and both were of German descent. They had come to Vancouver together, got married and saved every penny they had. (They were, however, willing to spend a little extra to have their wedding photo painted.) Not long after this picture was taken the couple paid $400 for a plot of land on East 55th Avenue in Vancouver. There they built a little stucco bungalow and raised three children. They lived in that humble, little house until they both passed away.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1937, Vancouver. Photo of a Croatian Canadian bride and groom with their wedding party and many guests. The groom is Bartol Sulina and his new bride is Jovana Sulina (nee Malatestinie). There are so many people squeezed into this wide photo that part of a studio light and boxes can be seen on the left side of the photograph.”

Collector/curator’s description reads: “June 16, 1945, Vancouver. Wedding photo of Fred and Emily Tenisci. Fred was Italian and, during the Second World War, was a sympathizer of Mussolini and the Italian fascist party. As a result of his sympathies, Fred spent part of the war in an internment camp in Petawawa, Ontario where other Italians were also housed.”