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This is a fee statement for March and April; Date: May 30; (Translated by: Sen-Shou Lin June, 4th, 1988).
This is a fee statement for March and April; Date: May 30; (Translated by: Sen-Shou Lin June, 4th, 1988).
Translation: “ I received your letter and fifteen dollars yesterday….Every person is doing his best to…”; Date: Feb 29th; (Translated by: Sen-Shou Lin June, 4th, 1988).
The Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project: Everyday Life in B.C.'s Chinatowns and Beyond
A pdf document summarizing and contextualising the database holdings.
Chilliwack's Chinatowns: A History
Chad Reimer, PhD, follows dual trails of arson in his book that explores Chilliwack's Chinatowns, which were nearly lost to the past.
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Cloth Baby Carrier (Clothing-Accessory)
In collection . Probably local provenance.
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From B.C. but not local. Wilma's husband who worked as a logger and collected bottles from areas including Cumberland, Nanaimo, and Duncan
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An off white square tablecloth with embroidered white dragons and clouds.
The figurehead was carved in Hong Kong and was mounted on the Rendezvous Cruiser: the bathtub entry for the Diners' Rendezvous restaurant. The distinctive red tub could be seen speeding around the harbour in the late 1960's and early 1970's
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Chinese Vase (Household Accessory)
The vase was used to hold mints at the Rendezvous Restaurant in Nanaimo.
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Chinese Soup Bowl (Food Service T&E)
The soup bowl, lid, and saucer were used for formal dinners at the Rendezvous Restaurant in Nanaimo.
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The pot is from the estate of Dick Mah and may have belonged to his grandparent, Bing Kee Mah.
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Chinese Teapot (Food Service T&E)
The tea pot is from the estate of Dick Mah and may have belonged to his grandparent, Bing Kee Mah. The tea pot is c. 1850.
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Chinese Teapot (Food Service T&E)
The tea pot is from c. 1850. The pot is from the estate of Dick Mah and may have belonged to his grandparent, Bing Kee Mah.
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unknown. Donor found bottle in Nanaimo area on Protection Island.
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Local - Possibly Chinese Soybean oil jar, found at Old North Wellington Chinatown. Information taken from Nanaimo Bastion inventory file.
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According to Kit Stannard, this was part of a Chinese opium pipe.
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Lady's Slipper (Clothing-Footwear)
Local - purchased in Hong Kong circa 1985 as a gift for Mrs. Mar by her Sister in Law. Worn by Mrs. Mar until donated to the Museum in the early 1990s.
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Local - given as a gift to donors Grandmother Martha Dawson (nee Southern) circa 1920's by Emerald Bing Kee Mah R.N. on the occasion of her wedding
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Dragon King Chinese Restaurant
Photograph shows the Dragon King Chinese Restaurant located at 46212 Yale Road East, Chilliwack. Photograph was taken by Norman Williams of Norman's Photographic Studio.
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Donor, Mrs. Murdoch, had obtained tea set pieces from Mrs. Cecil Mulhulland, who had obtained them from Mrs. Hardy, who had owned a herbalist shop on Victoria Crescent. Mrs. Murdoch's estimation was that the tea set was approximately 85 years old at the time of the donation to the museum. Probably purchased in Nanaimo's Chinatown.
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Donor, Mrs. Murdoch, purchased the ginger in Nanaimo's Chinatown during the early period of her marriage, which had been in 1939.
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The figurine was given to Mrs. Murdoch early in her marriage of 1939 by her mother-in-law. The figurine was purchased in Nanaimo's Chinatown.
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The figurine was given to Mrs. Murdoch early in her marriage of 1939 by her mother-in-law. The figurine was purchased in Nanaimo's Chinatown.
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Cup & Saucer & plate (Food Service T&E)
Donor, Mrs. Murdoch, had obtained tea set pieces from Mrs. Cecil Mulhulland, who had obtained them from Mrs. Hardy, who had owned a herbalist shop on Victoria Crescent. Mrs. Murdoch's estimation was that the tea set was approximately 85 years old at the time of the donation to the museum. Probably purchased in Nanaimo's Chinatown.
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The sculpture was given to Mrs. Murdoch early in her marriage of 1939 by her mother-in-law. The figurine was purchased in Nanaimo's Chinatown.
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