[A man with his arms up in prayer]
- RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-TX-298-44-CC-PH-11307
- Item
- 1988
A man leads the church parishioners in prayer during the Chinese United Church centennial.
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[A man with his arms up in prayer]
A man leads the church parishioners in prayer during the Chinese United Church centennial.
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Item is a photograph of the Chinese United Church choir in the middle of a song. The photograph was taken during the church centennial.
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[A Chinese woman plays the piano at Chinese United Church]
A woman from the Chinese United Chruch plays the piano during the church centennial.
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Chinese National Day celebration invitation
An invitation to the Vancouver global overseas Chinese National Day celebration banquet.
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[An elderly woman and a middle-aged man cut cakes]
An eldery woman and a middle-aged man cut cakes during the Chinese United Church centennial celebration as as other church parishioners look on.
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A youth church choir sings during the Chinese United Church centennial celebration.
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[Europe the new way on the second C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Britain]
Photograph of a 1930's a promotional poster for the second C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Britain.
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[Celebration at Ming Garden Restaurant]
invitation to celebrate the founder of the Quan Jiali Shi Zong Gongsuo [全加李氏總公所].
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Clippings relating to the Empress of Japan
Newspaper clippings, a card from the Empress of Japan, an envelope address to Dr. W. B. Chung, and the Western Home Monthly from May 1905 with some mention of the C.P.R.
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Item is a tour booklet designed for the use of children travelling through Victoria's Chinatown district.
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Metal pins from C.P.R. trains and ships. One pin is inside a plastic case
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Metal souvenir pin with image of a steamship with iridescent butterfly wing
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[Celebration at Ming Garden Restaurant]
invitation to celebrate the founder of the Quan Jiali Shi Zong Gongsuo [全加李氏總公所].
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Sponsored by the Vancouver Chinese Friendship Association.
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Railroad locomotive after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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Railroad locomotive after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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[Men on railroad passenger car]
Unidentified men on a railroad passenger car after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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Railroad locomotive at the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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This album consists of a file folder that held pictures mounted on card for the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985. An inscription: "To Wally with my sincere thanks, Bob" is on the inner right side of the folder with a picture of the builder's model of the C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Asia mounted on the folder's verso. The file folder was presented to Dr. W. B. Chung by the museum, curator Robert Turner, in acknowledgement of his assistance in the preparation of the exhibition. Included are two complimentary tickets to the exhibition.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's Empress artifacts]
Artifacts from the first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Japan at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's porcelain and silverware]
C.P.R. railroad porcelain and silverware at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's porcelain and silverware]
C.P.R. conductor uniform with railroad porcelain and silverware at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's period clothing and dress]
Period clothing worn by passengers of the C.P.R. ca. 1880 at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's Last Spike]
The Last Spike that was driven to connect the east and west portions of the C.P.R. railroad at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's C.P.R. railroad line]
Reconstructed C.P.R. railroad main line at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's of porcelain and silverware]
C.P.R. steamship porcelain and silverware at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03166.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's final gallery]
Final gallery with acknowledgements at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03168.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's Empress artifacts]
Artifacts from the C.P. R.M.S. Empress line at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03170 and CC-PH-03171.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's Empress artifacts]
Artifacts from the C.P. R.M.S. Empress line at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03169 and CC-PH-03170.
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A file folder that held pictures mounted on card for the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985. On the verso of the folder is a photograph of a the C.P. R.M.S Empress of Asia model that is now kept on exhibition at the Chung Collection at RBSC UBC.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's captain's uniform]
Captain Walter Spiller's uniform at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's of the C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Asia]
Builder's model of the C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Asia at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03163.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's of porcelain and silverware]
C.P.R. steamship porcelain and silverware at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03165.
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[Men on railroad passenger car]
Unidentified men on a railroad passenger car after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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[Men on railroad passenger car]
Unidentified men on a railroad passenger car after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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Railroad locomotive at the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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Two men standing among otter pelts which are hung on the side of a building.
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Steel railway spike used in the CP railway. Donated by Mr. W.S. Miller and Mr. W.H. Evans
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[Newsclipping titled 'The Last Spike goes in']
Photograph and caption.
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Railroad locomotive at the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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Railroad locomotive at the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's C.P.R. Railroad locomotive]
C.P.R railroad locomotive, Curly, at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card.
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's of the first C.P. R.M.S. Empresses of Japan and India]
Artifacts from the first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Japan and first C.P. R.M.S. Empress India at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03164
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[The New Highway to the Orient Exhibit's final gallery]
Final gallery with acknowledgements at the British Columbia Provincial Museum's 1985 exhibition titled The New Highway to the Orient : The Canadian Pacific in British Columbia, 1885-1985, mounted on card with CC-PH-03167.
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Railway spike from the 1955 railroad, as a souvenir of the centennial completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, numbered 0451. Comes in a box that reads "CP Rail 1885-1985" where the spike is held by string and comes with a certificate of authenticity describing the spike's use on the railway in 1985
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Steel rail section, souvenir of the centennial of the completion of the transcontinental railway. An attached tag describes it as part of the last rail laid on the C.P.R. in the 1880's. A stamp on the back of the tag reads "Can. Pac. Ry. Nov 7, 1985. Craigellachie B.C. Donated by Mr. W.S. Miller and Mr. W.H. Evans
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[雙十國慶 = Double-Ten anniversary]
Advertisement for a special celebration tour.
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[Dinner party after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC]
Dinner party with several unidentified guests after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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Dinner party with several unidentified guests after the Last Spike 100th anniversary ceremony at Craigellachie, BC.
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