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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.

Eng - Henry w unidentified men

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1918, Vancouver. Photo of five young Chinese-Canadian men dressed in suits. It is uncertain what the relationship is among these men. The names are unknown with the exception of one: Henry Eng who is back row, right. He had worked as a houseboy.”

Sulina - Bartol

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1920s, Vancouver. Full portrait of Bartol (Bert) Sulina, who was born in Vrbnik, Otok Krk, Croatia in 1904. He was 23 years old when he arrived in Canada in 1927. His mother and sister had died earlier of the Spanish Flu pandemic that swept through Europe in 1917. Bartol earned his living working in logging camps and then as a cook on fishing boats. While in Vancouver, he boarded with a Croatian family who lived on Union Street. They came from the same island and mentioned they had a younger sister named Jovana who was still living in Europe. Bartol decided to send for Jovana and in 1937 the coupled married. Bartol passed away at age 53 in 1958. His death certificate indicated he was a fisherman.”

Lim Butt Sun - 1920s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1920s, Vancouver. Head and shoulders Portrait of Lim Butt Sun (October 1889 - October 16, 1950). He was a herbalist and doctor from China. He opened a store, Kwong Chai Tong, at 92 East Pender St.”

Jeu Gong Yick - Chow Moon Archive 1920

Collector/curator’s description reads: “November 13, 1920, Vancouver. Portrait of Jeu Gong Yick dressed in a suit and tie. The back of the photo is stamped: Yucho Chow Studio. 23 Pender St. W. Vancouver, B.C. November 13, 1920.

Soo - Wing Chor

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1928, Vancouver. Photo of Soo Wing Chor who came to Canada in 1923 and paid the $500 head tax. About three months after he arrived, the Federal Government introduced the Chinese Exclusion Act, which essentially barred further immigration by Chinese. He was 17 at the time. He went on to operate the Golden Goose Restaurant in Campbell River from the 1950s until he sold it and passed away in 1976.”

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.”

Lum - Tommy Ming

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Vancouver. Circa late 1920s. Ming (Tommy) Lum can to Canada in June 1922. He was a paper son: He posed as the son of his real-life brother. Consequently, Ming had to say he was younger than he really was. He was 18 when he arrived in Canada, but his head tax certificate recorded him as being only 13. He arrived in Canada in 1922 and on his Head Tax Certificate his name was recorded as Lim Joe Ming. Ming at first worked with his brother selling groceries from a horse and cart in Chinatown. In 1927 he opened Canada Produce. Ming died in 1987.”

Chong - Shong Buck and Dick Sam

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. early 1930s. (Left) Shong Buck Chong (July 27, 1911- September 27, 1962). He was the oldest son of Chong Fan Yow. (Right) Dick Sam (originally a Wu). He was often referred to as the Beansprout Man. Photo was taken during the Great Depression when many Chinese lived in poverty. And to save money, people would sometimes pool their money to pay for the photographs. As well, it was common to borrow a suit from a friend. It would appear that Dick Sam's suit is too big for him and may be the reason why he is sitting, rather than standing.”

Mijacika - John

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Early 1930s, Vancouver. Full length studio portrait of John Mijacika, an immigrant from Croatian. He arrived in Canada in June 1929, just before the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. He lived on his own for eight years while saving to bring his wife and son over. This same photo was used to create a family photo: Yucho Chow superimposed John's wife, Danica, and their son Anton who were still living in Croatia. The family was finally reunited around 1936. John was a commercial fisherman who owned his own boat a number years after arriving in Canada. He died in fish boat accident September 3, 1959.”

Fishermen - John Grskovic and Tony Baldigara

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. early 1930s, Vancouver. Studio photo of two Croatian men: Tony Baldigara (left) and John Grskovic, who were friends. John Grskovic was an immigrant from Otok Krk, Croatia. He worked as a salmon fisherman with Francis Millard & Company. He had 2 gilnette fishing boats: the EliseF and the Marianna III. He built the Marianna III in a garage in North Burnaby with a friend. Tony Baldigara (left) was also a Croatian immigrant, and it is believed he was also a fisherman. His second wife, Jovanna (Sulina) Baldigara, was the godmother to one of John's daughters, Maryann Grskovic (later known as Maryann Bendo). The couple lived in Burnaby.”

Fishermen - John Grskovic and John Lenic

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Studio photo of two Croatian men (left to right): John Lenic and John Grskovic. John Grskovic was an immigrant from Otok Krk, Croatia. He worked as a salmon fisherman with Francis Millard & Company. He had 2 gilnette fishing boats: the EliseF and the Marianna III. He built the Marianna III in a garage in North Burnaby with a friend. John Lenic was also a fisherman, and the families were very close. The commercial fisherman would plan their seasons so they could be together at sea and watch out for one another as they had separate boats. They would share food and tie up together for safety. The Croatian fishermen would travel together to Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet etc.”

Mah - Neil Fong - standing - c.1939

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1939, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Neil Fong Mah. Neil was born in 1915 on farm in Richmond, British Columbia. The farm was later expropriated to make way for the Vancouver International Airport. He would one day marry Ella Lee. On the day this portrait was taken, another full-length photo was shot with Neil standing. It is unknown what occasion Neil was celebrating when he had these photos taken.”

Mah - Neil Fong - 1939

Collector/curator’s description reads: “C. 1939, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of Neil Fong Mah. Neil was born in 1915 on farm in Richmond, British Columbia. The farm was later expropriated to make way for the Vancouver International Airport. He would one day marry Ella Lee. On the day this portrait was taken, another full-length photo was taken with Neil standing. It is unknown what occasion led to these photos.”

Lai - Wing and son Tin Yew

Collector/curator's description reads: “1940s, Vancouver. Studio photo of a father and son: Lai Wing (left) and Lai Tin Yew. Wing worked on the railroad and later opened a barber shop in Chinatown. His son, Tin Yew, worked in sawmills and then ran Yip Hong Yuen bakery in Chinatown until his retirement.”

Quan Chung Fune

Collector/curator’s description reads: “1942, Vancouver. Hand colourized full photo of Quan Chung Fune sitting on a chair. He was a close friend of Yucho Chow and his personal album contains several photos of Yucho with Fune's family. Fune owned with his three brothers a restaurant in Kamloops called The Rose Garden. This photo must have been taken when he was visiting in Vancouver. The family believes that the photo and colourization was done for free as a gift from Yucho.”

Chong - Joe Sat w sons

Collector/curator's description reads: “1944, Vancouver. Photo of Chong Sat Chong (seated) with his four sons (left to right): Harold; Jackie; George and Willie.”

Hoffert - Wendel - German

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa mid-1940s, Vancouver. Photo of Wendel Hoffert. He grew up in Saskatchewan the son of Russian-born German. In Vancouver, Wendell worked as an auto mechanic and ran a service station. He disliked having his photo taken as he did not consider himself photogenic. This was the only photo of Wendel he ever really liked and thereafter he claimed only Yucho Chow could go a good photo of him.”

Lai - Tin Yew

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Mid-1940s, Vancouver. Full length studio portrait of Lai Tin Yew. Tin Yew originally worked in sawmills. But in the 1970s opened and ran the successful Yip Hong Yuen Bakery in the heart of Chinatown until his retirement in 1987.”

Soo family men

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa late 1940s, Vancouver. Two generations of the Soo family. The family originally arrived in Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Back row (L to R): Kong Cheong Soo; Yew Ming Soo; Yew Kwun Soo; and Bing Chong Soo. Front row (L to R): Fook Jun Soo and You Quai Soo.”

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