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Annual Exhibition

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
September 1908
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 15.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fruit displays at the Central Park Annual Exhibition which took place from September 17 to 18, 1908. The fruits in crates or plates are displayed on tables. Also visible in other sections of the room are floral displays and baked goods. Some of the wooden crates on the table in the fo…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 15.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fruit displays at the Central Park Annual Exhibition which took place from September 17 to 18, 1908. The fruits in crates or plates are displayed on tables. Also visible in other sections of the room are floral displays and baked goods. Some of the wooden crates on the table in the foreground of the photograph include insignia: "Grown & Packed by F.R. Stewart & Co. Central Park B.C.".
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Exhibitions - Agricultural
Names
Central Park Agricultural Association and Farmers' Institute
F R Stewart and Company Limited
Geographic Access
Central Park
Accession Code
BV993.45.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
September 1908
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another print of the same image, see BV998.30.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Bullen, Harry Elder
Notes
Continuation of title: "... CENTRAL PARK/ SEPT 17-18. '08."
Photographer's annotation reads: "BULLEN PHOTO"
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Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of basement storage area of materia medica inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. located at 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are shelves along one side with various sized crates on the shelves. There are also boxes and containers on the floor. At the back of the room appears to be a …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of basement storage area of materia medica inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. located at 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are shelves along one side with various sized crates on the shelves. There are also boxes and containers on the floor. At the back of the room appears to be a large doorway to the outside. This doorway would have been the access point from the delivery trucks from the alleyway.
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV017.7.205
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1975
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Jul-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of basement storage room inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government St., Victoria. Along one wall are shelves with crates and containers. Across the walkway are more shelves and containers. At the far end of the room is a window. Under the window is another counter with some dra…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of basement storage room inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government St., Victoria. Along one wall are shelves with crates and containers. Across the walkway are more shelves and containers. At the far end of the room is a window. Under the window is another counter with some drawers and more containers.
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV017.7.208
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1975
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Jul-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of storage cabinet in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government St., Victoria. There are containers with Chinese character labels on front. There is a counter area with a couple more containers. There are drawers also with Chinese labels. Below the drawers are more cra…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 9 x 12.5 cm
Material Details
"56 on front of photo with felt pen "
Scope and Content
Photograph of storage cabinet in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government St., Victoria. There are containers with Chinese character labels on front. There is a counter area with a couple more containers. There are drawers also with Chinese labels. Below the drawers are more crates. There is also a large round container in front of the cabinet. The wall behind the cabinet is wooden.
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV017.7.209
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1975
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Jul-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Bill Sharlow, John Cloutier and Don Yerxa

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Bill Sharlow, John Cloutier and Don Yerxa standing in front of a large wooden crate addressed to Thailand (the crate housed an x-ray unit).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Bill Sharlow, John Cloutier and Don Yerxa standing in front of a large wooden crate addressed to Thailand (the crate housed an x-ray unit).
Subjects
Industries - Shipping
Tools and Equipment
Names
Sharlow, Bill
Cloutier, John
Yerxa, Don
Accession Code
BV003.68.126
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
The photograph was received with item BV003.68.121, which is a file folder of documents relating to the shimpment of a x-ray unit to Thailand, 1967-68.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bill Sharlow John Cloutier Don Yerxa"
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Bob Peers and Kitty Hill

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers and Kitty Hill, seated on a wooden crate at Crescent Beach.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-527
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers and Kitty Hill, seated on a wooden crate at Crescent Beach.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Peers, William John "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Canada Way Food Market and Toy residence

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
13 Jun. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Harry Toy fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harry Toy fonds
Series
Harry Toy photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.25.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
13 Jun. 2023
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Photographer
Petrusa, Kate
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Cast on set of "Seven Years in Tibet"

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of cast on the set of "Seven Years in Tibet". Tibetan monks, Tibetans and people dressed in military costumes are gathered on a re-creation of a Lhasa Street with replica buildings. Rifles are leaning against wooden crates and pole in centre of square. Jimmy Chow was the property master …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of cast on the set of "Seven Years in Tibet". Tibetan monks, Tibetans and people dressed in military costumes are gathered on a re-creation of a Lhasa Street with replica buildings. Rifles are leaning against wooden crates and pole in centre of square. Jimmy Chow was the property master on this film which was directed by director Jean-Jacques Annaud, filmed on location in Argentina and released in 1997.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Occupations - Actors
Accession Code
BV022.21.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1996]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-07
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
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Don Yerxa and Bill Sharlow

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Don Yerxa and Bill Sharlow standing with an unidentified man in front of a large wooden crate addressed to Thailand (the crate housed an x-ray unit).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Don Yerxa and Bill Sharlow standing with an unidentified man in front of a large wooden crate addressed to Thailand (the crate housed an x-ray unit).
Subjects
Industries - Shipping
Tools and Equipment
Names
Sharlow, Bill
Yerxa, Don
Accession Code
BV003.68.127
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
The photograph was received with item BV003.68.121, which is a file folder of documents relating to the shimpment of a x-ray unit to Thailand, 1967-68.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Don Yerxa, John Cloutier and Bill Sharlow

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Don Yerxa, John Cloutier and Bill Sharlow standing in front of a large wooden crate addressed to Thailand (the crate housed an x-ray unit).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Don Yerxa, John Cloutier and Bill Sharlow standing in front of a large wooden crate addressed to Thailand (the crate housed an x-ray unit).
Subjects
Industries - Shipping
Tools and Equipment
Accession Code
BV003.68.128
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
The photograph was received with item BV003.68.121, which is a file folder of documents relating to the shimpment of a x-ray unit to Thailand, 1967-68.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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First New Westminster Boy Scout troop around hearth

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of six members of the 1st New Westminster Boy Scout troop seated on wooden crates around a stone hearth.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of six members of the 1st New Westminster Boy Scout troop seated on wooden crates around a stone hearth.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Accession Code
BV995.8.61
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 21
Note in white ink on album page reads: "HOME WAS NEVER LIKE THIS AT 3:00 AM"
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Four men standing on ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation farmland

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1951] (date of original), copied 2017
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men standing in farming clothing on leased farm land of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation. From L-R: Chan Kow Hong, Mr. Wong (Josephine Hong's uncle), Mr. Leong (Josephine Hong's uncle) and Gay Tim Hong. Planting crates evident on farmland in background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men standing in farming clothing on leased farm land of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation. From L-R: Chan Kow Hong, Mr. Wong (Josephine Hong's uncle), Mr. Leong (Josephine Hong's uncle) and Gay Tim Hong. Planting crates evident on farmland in background.
History
Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong.
Subjects
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Hop On Farms
Hong, Chan Kow
Hong, Gay Tim
ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Accession Code
BV017.36.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1951] (date of original), copied 2017
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
See Oral History Interview-BV020.6.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
12/3/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
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Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery at Hop-On Farms

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1969] (date of original), copied 2017
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery on the family farm, Hop-On Farms on Marine Drive. Trees and farm land evident in background; crate on right side of photograph.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery on the family farm, Hop-On Farms on Marine Drive. Trees and farm land evident in background; crate on right side of photograph.
History
Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Hop On Farms
Hong, Chan Kow
Hong, Gary
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Accession Code
BV017.36.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1969] (date of original), copied 2017
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
See Oral History Interview-BV020.6.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
12/3/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
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Girl Guides on ship

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jul 1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of unidentified Burnaby Girl Guides in uniform on the deck of the ship, Lady Evelyn heading to camp at Granthams Landing on the Sunshine Coast. The Girl Guides are seated on a set of stacked wooden crates.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of unidentified Burnaby Girl Guides in uniform on the deck of the ship, Lady Evelyn heading to camp at Granthams Landing on the Sunshine Coast. The Girl Guides are seated on a set of stacked wooden crates.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Transportation - Ships
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.272
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jul 1923
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 6, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "263" (circled in pencil)
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Girl / Guide / Camp -1923"
Annotations in black ink on page of scrapbook read: "Girl Guide Camp / Grantham's / Landing / July 1923"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with juke box

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1953]
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Jimmy Chow standing in front of a juke box inside a restaurant in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Stacks of wooden crates to hold glass bottles of pop are standig against the walls next to the juke box.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Jimmy Chow family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Jimmy Chow standing in front of a juke box inside a restaurant in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Stacks of wooden crates to hold glass bottles of pop are standig against the walls next to the juke box.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Persons - Children
Names
Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
Accession Code
BV022.21.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1953]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-03
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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Hong family harvesting radishes at Hop-On Farm

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[August 1963] (date of original), copied 2017
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hong family members bent over plants, harvesting radishes at Hop-On Farm, August 1963. Woman holding baby in background with wooden crates.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hong family members bent over plants, harvesting radishes at Hop-On Farm, August 1963. Woman holding baby in background with wooden crates.
History
Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Hop On Farms
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Accession Code
BV017.36.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[August 1963] (date of original), copied 2017
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
See Oral History Interview-BV020.6.1
Scan Resolution
800
Scan Date
12/3/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
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Illinois ocean liner

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of an ocean liner named "ILLINOIS" stationed at a dock. Two unidentified men in suits are visible standing by the ship a long with a pile of wooden crates (one or all of the crate(s) housed an x-ray unit).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of an ocean liner named "ILLINOIS" stationed at a dock. Two unidentified men in suits are visible standing by the ship a long with a pile of wooden crates (one or all of the crate(s) housed an x-ray unit).
Subjects
Industries - Shipping
Transportation - Ships
Accession Code
BV003.68.130
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
The photograph was received with item BV003.68.121, which is a file folder of documents relating to the shimpment of a x-ray unit to Thailand, 1967-68.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interior of Chinese herbalist shop

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
15 Sep. 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 6 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of interior of Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." inside of Burnaby Village Museum. A display of large wooden crates, a dolly, desk and other furnishings are visible behind a wooden railing. Photograph was created for use in a brochure.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Marketing photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 6 x 7 cm
Material Details
FUJI REALA 840 - negative #5-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of interior of Chinese herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co." inside of Burnaby Village Museum. A display of large wooden crates, a dolly, desk and other furnishings are visible behind a wooden railing. Photograph was created for use in a brochure.
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV020.4.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
15 Sep. 1992
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
December 2020
Photographer
Kallberg, Kent
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interview with Denise Fong by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:60:38 min.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of an audio recording of a Zoom interview with Denise Fong conducted by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC. The interview was conducted with Denise Fong as part of the students' research for their podcast "Where is your food from?". This podcast…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
UBC Partnership series
Subseries
Back to the Roots Podcast series - 2020 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:60:38 min.)
Material Details
Interviewers: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Interviewee: Denise Fong Interview Date: September 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:60:38 Recording device: Zoom video communication platform Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
Scope and Content
Item consists of an audio recording of a Zoom interview with Denise Fong conducted by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC. The interview was conducted with Denise Fong as part of the students' research for their podcast "Where is your food from?". This podcast was part two in a series of three "Back to the Roots" podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. In this series the students connected their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. "Where is your food from?" explores contemporary versus historical alternative food movements and how early Chinese farmers in the lower mainland had to be creative in their business tactics in order to survive in a local food system that discriminated against their race. 00:00 - 4:51 Denise Fong introduces herself and provides a summary of the work that she has done while working as a researcher on the Chinese Canadian History Research project for the Burnaby Village Museum. Denise explains how much of her research has focused on the history of Chinese Canadian market gardeners and green grocers and their presence in Burnaby. Denise tells of how many Chinese immigrants found it hard to find work due to racial discrimination which led many Chinese men to work in agriculture and farming. Her research has shown that many of the Chinese farms were located in the Big Bend area of Burnaby. 04:52 – 08:24 In this segment, Denise elaborates on the “truck” or “market” farming industry for Chinese farmers in Burnaby. Denise explains how “truck” farming was a mode for distributing produce from Chinese farms and some of the challenges the Chinese farmers faced. 08:25 – 14:10 In this segment Denise talks about peddling as another mode to distribute farm produce and how this was often dominated by Chinese Canadians since they were restricted from accessing other jobs. Denise explains how the Chinese peddlers would have their own routes with customers who depended on them to bring the produce to them. Denise provides an example of racial discrimination whereby a Burnaby Bylaw prevented people of Chinese descent from working for the city. 14:11 – 22: 39 In this segment, Denise describes how in the 1950s and 1960s, produce distribution networks for Chinese Canadian farmers in Burnaby expanded to larger stores and wholesalers including Woodward’s, Safeway in Burnaby, MacDonald’s Consolidated and Kelly Douglas. Denise provides specific examples of Burnaby families and tells the story of Chinese Canadian Cecil Lee, a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas. In the mid 1970s Lee, was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada and was responsible for the design of a new cardboard box to replace the wooden crates that held the mandarin oranges. 22:40 – 33:28 In this segment, Denise provides information on Chinese farming methods and practices that she gathered through her research. Information gathered from interviews, research papers and an article in Harrowsmith magazine suggest that many of the Big Bend farms in Burnaby relied on crop rotation, companion planting and intercropping along with traditional organic fertilizers that were available. Denise also tells of how Chinese farmers often relied on traditional methods that they brought from Southern China including the creation of raised beds to avoid damage due to flooding. Wei Yan comments that many of these traditional methods are being reintroduced as a new sustainable way of farming. Research done by Wei Yan found that when chemical fertilizers were introduced informational brochures included Chinese translations. 33:29 – 38:30 In this segment Rose and Wei Yan speak to Denise about the cultural demographic of farmers in the Big Bend area of Burnaby and what types of crops were grown. Denise comments that to her knowledge there were mostly Chinese farmers in this area but there were some European farmers as well. Produce that was grown on the farms was mostly market driven by the local consumers and it wasn’t until the 1970s that there was a bigger demand to grow Chinese vegetables to supply the growing Chinese population. Denise shares personal experience of what she learned after a visit to a local farm and the different methods that the farmer used for growing crops. The three discuss the importance of innovation and adaptability in growing techniques that Chinese farmers have used. 38:31 – 46:23 In this segment, Rose and Wei Yan speak to Denise about the discrimination barriers that Chinese farmers had to face. Denise speaks about discriminatory bylaws and regulations that targeted Chinese farmers including the Peddling tax. She tells of how this tax, persecution to peddlers and restrictions resulted in the emergence of a new industry of Chinese green grocers. Denise names Chinese trade organizations that were formed in response to the social and economic segregation and marginalization that Chinese farmers and retailers faced. Denise references research done by Natalie Gibb and Hannah Wittman from their article “Parallel Alternatives: Chinese-Canadian farmers and the Metro Vancouver local food movement” as well as research by Harry Con and Edgar Wickberg. Denise also provides information that she has gathered from Chinese farmers in Burnaby including the Yip family who were able to purchase land after World War II through the Veterans Land Act and how prior to World War II it was very difficult for Chinese immigrants to purchase land. 46:24 – 1:00:38 In this segment the group discusses how Chinese farmers have adapted in the market garden farm distribution system and the introduction of retail spaces on their farms as part of the new local food movement. Denise, Rose and Wei Yan reflect on how their interview with Denise Fong and research resources will support their podcast series and exhibits at Burnaby Village Museum.
History
Interviewer biographies: Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. Interviewee biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues - Discrimination
Social Issues - Racism
Agriculture
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Farms
Gardens - Market Gardens
Foods
Names
Fong, Denise
Responsibility
Wu, Rose
Yeong, Wei Yan
Accession Code
BV020.28.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
BV020.28.4
Notes
Title based on contents of recording
Item was originally recorded as an mp4 video and converted to an mp3 sound recording for public access on Heritage Burnaby. To access the video recording, contact Burnaby Village Museum.
For recording of podcast "Where is your food from?" see BV020.28.4
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Interview with Denise Fong by Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong, 2020

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Jimmy Chow's props inside warehouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19167
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2022
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of crates holding a variety of license plates arranged on shelving inside property master Jimmy Chow's warehouse and studio space located on Grant Street in Burnaby. White labels on outside of crates identifies the region and time period of the license plates within.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
Series
Property master photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of crates holding a variety of license plates arranged on shelving inside property master Jimmy Chow's warehouse and studio space located on Grant Street in Burnaby. White labels on outside of crates identifies the region and time period of the license plates within.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Accession Code
BV022.21.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2022
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Fong, Denise
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow also used the name "James H. Chow" as a propety master in the film industry and was often credited by this name
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