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Newspaper Article - 13 March 1919 - on the 'Oriental Problem'
Sidney and Islands Review, 13 March 1919, Page 3. Lengthy article on "The Oriental Problem" in BC, much of which is quoted from the Nanaimo Free Press.
Newspaper Article - 7 August 1919 - on Asian immigration
Sidney and Islands Review, "The Review's Oriental Policy", 7 August 1919, Page 3. "The Review's Oriental Policy The attitude of The Review on the Oriental question should by this time be well known. We have on several o...
Newspaper Article - 25 September 1919 - on the 'Oriental Menace'
Sidney and Islands Review, "The Oriental Menace", 25 September 1919, Page 4. "The Oriental Menace" The Oriental, the Chinese, the Japanese and the Hindus, are taking a most important place in the development of British Columbi...
Stone ware pottery jug - squat shape, glazed dark brown outside. Has mouth that will take a cork stopper and a small spout to pour with. Described as "soya sauce pot" & illustrated pgs. 99-100 Vol. 2. Western Canadian Bottle Collecti...
Chinese basket with rectangular base, sides flare outward to an almost circular top. Top is open. Bamboo construction with base and ribs of thicker bamboo. Top rim is reinforced with four rows of thicker bamboo, body of basket is woven or narrow b...
Circular basket with lid used for sewing materials. Made of fine material, possibly bamboo? Has been stained a brownish red color. Lid is decorated with a thin braided cord of golden brown color. Circular metal medallion with Chinese characters is...
Ladies fan, with ivory frame. Either end has floral carving on it with painted gold detail, as do the base areas of the individual ivory fan 'ribs'. The fabric on the upper part of the fan 'ribs' has cream coloured fabric cover...
Wooden dowel of unknown wood-probably hardwood with a diamond shaped end and carved hand. Hand shape is hand carved from bone or ivory. Recorded as a "Chinese, bone".
Pale green transparent glass bottle, circular base. Seamlines visible up sides of bottle, not on mouth rim. Very small part of original label remains (hand lotion 1890-1907).
Clear, glass bottle, circular base. Still contains some of original contents which are dark brown, and a dark brown residue covers the inside of the bottle. Paper labels on outside with Chinese characters on them. Bottle has seam lines down sides ...
Cylindrical tin container with printed paper label covering with cellophane (yellowed) over it. Papaer seals on base and top. Paper wrappers have been cut around the side of the container. Label has Chinese writing and Chinese/Japanese illustratio...
Basket with rectangular base and circular top. Recorded information "Chinese Basket. Made of Bamboo and cane". Top rim is wrapped with lighter coloured material--probably bamboo. Base is woven in a rectangular shape with a reinforcement ...
Bottle in Box with Instructions
a)Clear glass Medicine bottle-containing original contents-brown liquid, cork stopper sealed in top. Red and white label with Chinese Characters on sides. b)Booklet-illustrated, found in box with medicine bottle. Sole agent is Eng Chow and Co. of ...
Cardboard box covered with white paper wrapping. Top of box has chinese characters on it in red and black ink. Addressed to Hudson Bay Co. in Chinese characters.
Clear glass bottle, square base, circular mouth rim that will take cork stopper. Seam lines visible down sides and over mouth rim. Medicine bottle.
Clear glass cylindrical container, straight sides. Some bubbles visible in glass. Cork stopper in top, sealed with clear wax. Some Chinese characters visible on side of bottle. Paper label, with black printing--a man's photograph and Chinese ...
Clear glass bottle, circular base sealed with cork and wax at mouth. Contains a fine powder of brown-cinnamon colour. Paper label printed with Chinese characters on side.
Pale green transparent glass bottle, square base. Bottle appears to made with a piece of hollow glass tubing with thick glass over it to form a bottle. A few small bubbles in glass. Recorded as, "possibly a Chinese medicine bottle."
Clear glass bottle, rectangular base, flat sides. Some bubbles visible in the glass. Cork in mouth sealed in position with reddish wax. Paper label printed in red on front has chinese characters down it. Chinese characters in raised glass on back....
Small cylindrical package, outer paper wrapping is green and red printed paper with Chinese characters on it. Contains a "tube" cardboard container. Container probably contains pills as it rattles when shaken. Paper sealed at other end.
String of seventy-two deep (cobalt) blue transparent glass beads of circular shape; bubbles visible in the glass. Beads are quite uniform in shape and size. Chalky interiors.
Squat shaped pottery bottle or jug glazed with a brownish-black glaze. Chinese characters in raised lettering under glaze. p. 99-100, "Commonly called Tiger Whiskey Jug, this contained Ng-Ka-Py (like Saki)." Vol. 2. Western Canadian Bott...