Alec McDonald, Chechacho, and Stewart and his sack of gold--Skagway, Alaska [3 portraits]
- RBSC-ARC-1820-PH-0600 to PH-0602
- File
- [1898]
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Alec McDonald, Chechacho, and Stewart and his sack of gold--Skagway, Alaska [3 portraits]
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Pamphlet biography of Yip Sang, ca. 1925.
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[Various scenes of Yukon, Nome Alaska, and San Francisco Fire]
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[Anonymous warning with theatre tickets]
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[General regulations for an explosive-manufacturing workplace]
From the files of the Dart Coon Club, Victoria.
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A ledger showing purchases of goods from a hotel in Elko, B.C. Chinese inscriptions indicate that the hotel was either owned by a Chinese person, or that a Chinese person was employed there.
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The scenic wonders of China photo exhibition opening ceremony program
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Canada New Westminster overseas Chinese anti-Japanese save the nation association donation record
Report from fundraising for relief efforts in China in New Westminster. Includes lists of donors, and reports on how the money was spent.
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Vancouver Chinese business phones
Booklet of Chinese business phone numbers in Vancouver.
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Photocopy of Chung family tree, in the province of Kwong Tung in the district of Sun Wei.
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[Clipping showing nursing students]
Newspaper clipping depicting students from University of British Columbia's nursing program, including Constance Yip (葉美琴).
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Reviews of Wayson Choy's novel "The Jade Peony"
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[Photos San Francisco (Chinese) Vancouver Victoria (S.S. Quadra)]
Album consists of photographs depicting the Chinese experience in North America, specifically that of San Francisco's Chinatown. It also has pictures of Captain Walbran and the C.P.R. S.S. Quadra.
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Western Canada : the highway of the Empire
Pamphlet advertising benefits of farming in Western Canada.
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British Columbia : farms, fisheries, forests, mines
Pamphlet promoting settlement in British Columbia. Pamphlets contain illustrations, maps of routes of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and text describing British Columbia, bound in an orange cover with art deco designs.
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Western Canada : the man behind the plow
Irregular-shaped pamphlet advertising benefits of farming in Western Canada, given as a souvenir at the 1912 American Land & Irrigation Exposition in New York State.
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The wreck of the Princess Kathleen
Clipping from Life Magazine.
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Clipping regarding the launch of the Princess Kathleen, with a picture of the ship.
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[Album of luggage labels from hotels along the Canadian Pacific world cruise route]
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[Luggage sticker with the text "100"]
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[Luggage sticker with the text "B"]
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City keeps open house for world-tour passengers on Empress of Scotland
Newspaper clipping.
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20 years to pay for Canadian Pacific Railway farms
Pamphlet listing payment options for settlers purchasing farmland in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Yip Sang, pioneer merchant, extends greetings to British Columbia
Clipping of an article and accompanying photograph about Yip Sang.
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[Yip Sang's will copied by young family members as writing practice]
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[Newsclipping titled 'The Last Spike goes in']
Photograph and caption.
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[Extract from a handbook for Chinese workers published in Victoria, B.C., 1892]
Reprinted from the original handbook for Chinese Workers: Victoria, B.C. : s.n., 1892.
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Chinese children, Victoria, B.C.
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[Inquiry by inspector of dominion police]
Inquiry regarding Chinese merchants attempting to enter Canada on Empress of China held by Col. C. Worsnop, Comptroller of Customs.
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[Inquiry by inspector of dominion police]
Inquiry regarding Chinese merchants attempting to enter Canada on Empress of China.
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Canadian Pacific Railway : an argument against its building
Booklet promoting arguments against the construction of the railway.
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[Album of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia and Alberta]
File consists of photographs and detached front cover with bookplate of Walter Coucill of an album with images by Charles MacMunn, William Notman, R. Maynard and others; possibly published by T. N. Hibben of Victoria, British Columbia, with photographs of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia and Alberta, including views of Ross Peak and Loop, Bow River, Illecillewaet Glacier, Mount Donald, Ross Peak, Field, Mount Stephen, Hell's Gate in the Fraser Canyon, and snow sheds in Roger's Pass, among others.
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[Ephemera related to S. F. Cody and the Klondike nugget]
File consists of: (1) Envelope-- Edward Leroy's co. in 'The Klondyke Nugget,' under the personal supervision of the Author, S.F. Cody. Business manager, Mr. Edward Fletcher. (2) Flyer for the Theatre Royal and Opera House Gloucestter, The Klondyke Nugget Shooting Competition. (3) Anglo-American Shooting Competition in addition to 'Klondyke Nugget' flyer (4) Cody, Roi Des Cowboys poster (5) Cycle Horse and Variety Tournament featuring S.F. Cody (6) The London Pavilion Piccadilly, W. Program including show featuring Cody (7) Reserved for S.F. Cody's Klondike Nugget Company poster (8) The Klondyke Nugget Property Plot (9) German program including S.F. Cody (10) S.F. Cody and his family in their new and original Alaskan Shooting Act showlisting (11) S.F. Cody's Powerful company in The Klondyke Nugget show-listing (12) S.F. Cody's famous American company in Nevada show listing (13) S.F. Cody's American Combination The Klondyke Nugget show listing (14) Program in French including La Vie De Cody, (15) Envelope -- S.F. Cody.
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[Portraits of John G. Lind and partners, various views of mining, Klondike landscapes]
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[2 reproductions from Yukon Archives Whitehorse- Skiff Mitchell collection]
Prints show a woman giving a man a haircut, with another woman in the background, and a woman and man standing outside a cabin.
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An album of photographs, by a variety of photographers, in and around Prince Rupert, British Columbia in the early twentieth century. Housed in a small black album, the photographs and album are still in good condition.
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An album of photographs, by a variety of photographers, in and around Prince Rupert, British Columbia in the early twentieth century. Housed in a small black album, the photographs and album are still in good condition, though the binding is no longer intact.
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[En Route to the Klondike 1898-1901]
An album of photos en route to the Klondike, including one image of a weather map. The binding is almost entirely gone, but the photos are still in fairly good shape.
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[Canada and the United States 1886]
An album of photographs from throughout Canada, with a few from the United States as well. The photos do not appear to be in an order that suggests a journey, but are perhaps from different trips across the country. The album spine is totally gone, but the photos are still in fairly good shape.
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A photo album from a British Columbian woman known only as K.B.S. Predominantly family snapshots, as well as photos of travels throughout British Columbia, including Salt Spring Island, Shawnigan Lake, and Victoria. The cover of the leather album is adorned with an image of an Aboriginal chief and a simple landscape. Photos and album are still in good condition. The first large number of images are captioned, but towards the end most are not.
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[Photos of Gibraltar, Canada, and the United States]
An album of photographs from throughout the United States and Canada, as well as two photos from Gibraltar, United Kingdom, by a number of different photographers; likely assembled as a souvenir from travel. Housed in a red souvenir album, the photos and book are still in quite good condition.
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An album of photographs taken by an English visitor mostly of various places and views throughout Vancouver, plus a few of Niagara Falls. The album has been disassembled and is housed in a box. There are 67 original albumen prints in plastic sleeves, with silver gelatin copies and their negatives attached to each one. There are also seven modern reproductions.
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[Photos of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, California, and New York]
An album of photographs by different photographers from throughout Canada and the United States. Likely an album compiled by an individual documenting their travels. Housed in a red souvenir album, the photos and book are still in fairly good, though varying, condition. There are four loose images tucked in the front that are described as being “Collodion Silver Emulsion (printing out paper) toned with gold and platinum”.
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A photo album documenting the world travels of a Canadian family. They appear to have spent time living in Ontario as well as British Columbia, and travelled extensively. The photos are well captioned and dated, and often include individual names. The album and photos are still in generally good shape.
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[Canada and United States Travel Album]
An album of what appears to a trip taken by "A.H. Starkey, Miss Starkey, and Miss A.M. Cory" of England, throughout North America by rail in 1894. The first mounted photograph is captioned with a newspaper clipping about them being visitors to the city. The album contains photographs, from various photographers, adhered to the page as well as nine loose images in the front, and a small selection of menus and other textual material. The album and the images are in very good condition.
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An album of photographs taken by an unknown photographer, believed to be of their family and travels. Also included are some additional photographs, postcards, and a typed text of a speech on the subject of female suffrage that was delivered in Seattle. The location where most of the photographs were taken is unknown, but appear to be throughout the United States and Canada, with a few depicting Quesnel, British Columbia, which may have been home to the family. The slim album and the photographs are in good condition.
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[Album of Canadian Photographs]
An album of photographs, some credited to L. Madeleine or Holliday (Charles William Holliday) and the remainder are snapshots, most of which are captioned. The images depict scenes throughout Canada, with an emphasis on Quebec. The album is in excellent shape, though many of the snapshots are badly faded.
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A family album that comes from the estate of one Mr. Abramson, a former Consul General of the United States to Canada. The photos are from throughout British Columbia and California, in Kelowna in particular. Most of the images are captioned, but many are too faded to be fully legible. There is some significant damage to the album and some of the photographs. One negative is also tucked into the album.
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