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A pair of Chinese symbols (2-2) is broken seriously. (2-1) " yi yoi li (Chinese symbols)" both were written using black ink on rectangular red colored paper. Found in Building #84, Upstairs East Room, East Wall. PH1 2006
A group of Chinese symbols (3-1) "da yoi cai ye (Chinese symbols)". (2-2) "fa cai xuan dong (Chinese symbols). (3-3) "heng cai (Chinese symbols)." All of them were written using black ink on rectangular red papers. Found i...
A Chinese symbol fragment using black ink on a rectangular red paper. It was attached to newspaper made wall paper with a date "1895" and it covered partially picture (991.285.618(2-1)) and it was covered late with a light blue cardboard...
Apothecary's Balance (Weights & Measures T&E)
Used in Dai Song Tong herbalist shop operated by Wong Kee (a.k.a. Wong Wah Soon) at 10 Pine Street. Wong Kee was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. He operated Dai Song Tong until the early 1920s. The balancing scale was used to we...
Wong, Chuck
Apothecary's Mortar (Medical & Psychological T&E)
A mortar used in Nanaimo's Chinatown to mix ingredients.
Williams, Clifford
Paper with Chinese writing and photograph of older ethnic Chinese male. PH1 2006
1two piece costume, consisting of apron and jacket. Cream silk decorated with dark blue sequins, glass beads, "fishtail" hems on apron and jacket.
Three panelled apron from Dai kow General's Costume. Apron is pale green with steel blue, pink, purple, green, gold foral sequin pattern. Pattern is accented with glass tube beads, in same colour. Attached to bottom of apron are lace tassels....
Apron from Dai kow General's Costume. Apron is pale green with steel blue, pink, purple, green and gold floral sequin pattern. Pattern is accented with glass tube beads, in same colours.Attached to bottom of Apron are lace tassels. Tassels ar...
A beige coloured worker's apron. A total of three pocket appear on the front of the artifact. At the top of these are a total of four steel fasteners, upon each of which "TROY" appears in raised lettering. A neck loop has been attac...
Troy
Photographs of the Chinese Benevolent Society drill team and a banner for the Chinese Benevolent Society.
Rev. Shiu items. A blue book of moral sayings (four words per line, in Chinese); a green softcover book, English from left, Chinese from right (back of book); and loose slips of paper inside.
Documents including head tax certificate of Tee Lee Sing Kan; bylaws of Chinese Old Man's Home in Chinese and English; Kwong on Wo balance sheets on letterhead; directors list; and other Chinese documents.
Arial View of Chinese Diggings
Colour photograph taken c.1983. Grey areas in centre of photograph are rocks left from Chinese water and placer mining area worked c.late 1800s. Located on west side of Fraser River, across the road from Earlscourt.
(a) framed swatch of hand woven Chinese silk brocade, image featuring a bird with elaborate plumage on a red background. Frame is plastic, diamond shaped, with red hanging string at the top, and decrative knot with tassle at the bottom. Back of fr...
A multi-colored glazed ceramic artifact. Possibly an ashtray. The main body of the item has the shape (and decoration) of an inverted turtle shell. Passing transversely under this portion, there are circular segments of wire, two of which two of w...
The people identified in this photo are: Back Row (L –R): Yee Pon, Lee Kee, Wong Hon Shek, Leung Son Duck, Wong York Sai. Front Row (L to R): Wong Si Chong, Chow Fon Ca, Lowe Ge Son, Wong San Duck (Grand Master from San Francisco’s Father of the C...
Group photo, three men standing at the mouth of the Hard Scrabble Tunnel. Inscription on bottom of photograph: "The mouth of the 1800 ft. tunnel Hard Scrabble, Wily Shermer, Wm. Fry, John Chinaman" (from left to right).
A rectangular shaped base tin Chinese altarpiece. The item is a cloud symbol, and it consists of a base that has four square "feet" and a deformed top from which vertically rise four abstractly designed metal segments. The base of each s...
The wedding of Henry Sing and Evelyn Hoy. There is a framed Chinese print on the wall and a piano to the left. See also P 1755. Left to right: ?, ?, Henry Sing, Avaline Hoy, Laura Sing, Beatrice Keen, Anne Hoy.
Hoy, C. D.
The wedding party of Henry Sing and Evelyn Hoy. See also P 1754, P 1755. Left to right: ?, ?, Henry Sing, Avaline Hoy, Laura Sing, Beatrice Keen, Anne Hoy.
Hoy, C. D.
The wedding party photo of Henry Sing and Evelyn Hoy. See also P1754, P 1755, P 1760, P 1762.
Hoy, C. D.
The wedding party photo of Henry Sing and Evelyn Hoy. See also P 1760, P1754, P 1755, P 1762. Left to right: ?, ?, Henry Sing, Avaline Hoy, Laura Sing, Beatrice Keen, Anne Hoy.
Hoy, C. D.
The wedding party of Henry Bing and Evelyn Hoy. See also P 1754, P 1755, P 1760, P 1761, P 1762. Left to right: ?, ?, Henry Sing, Avaline Hoy, Laura Sing, Beatrice Keen, Anne Hoy.
Hoy, C. D.
The wedding party of Henry Sing and Evelyn Hoy. See also P 1754, P 1755, P1761, P 1762.
Hoy, C. D.