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Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1908-1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) wh…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) while the shop was in operation at 1620 Government Street in the 1940s. Some of the records are written in English while a portion are written in Cantonese and haven't been translated. Most of the photographs document the content of the original shop at the time of aquistion in 1975. Some photographs of unidentified people may be related to the owner or proprietor of the shop. A collection of other photographs document various Chinese Canadian organizations that were in operation in Victoria. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series 2) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
History
The Chinese Herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" operated in Victoria, BC from about 1905 until [1968]. The meaning of "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" can be translated as "Collection, Life, Source, Alive, Shop" although many interpretations can be taken since each Chinese character can have several meanings. Contents of the shop were purchased by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and reassembled as a permanent display in the Burnaby Village Museum. The shop’s original owner was Ng Chee Fong who opened the shop ca.1905. In 1921, Ng returned to Hong Kong and sold the business to Lam Yuen and Wong Ying who were from Vancouver. Lam Yuen and Wong Ying employed Lum Chuck Yue to operate the shop. Lum Chuck Yue had formerly operated a small herbal counter in a Chinese apothecary store on the south side of Fisgard Street, Victoria. In 1924 Lam Yuen and Wong Ying purchased Wah Sun & Co. from Lee S. Yew and Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. moved into the Wah Sun premises at 1620 Government Street in the Lee Block . The furnishings and fixtures of both stores were combined, with the more elaborate fixtures from WSYWK remaining as part of the public part of the shop and the plainer fixtures of Wah Sun moved into the workroom and basement. In the 1930s Lum Chuck Yue took over the business and became the proprietor. In about 1934, Tan Yi Tang purchased the business and the shop reopened as Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. following renovations with Lum Yew Jong as the shop's proprietor. Lum Yew Jong continued to operate the shop until his death in 1967 at the age of 68 years. Following Lum’s death, the property and contents of the shop were purchased by Mr. J. Watson Marles, a local owner operator of an antique store at 1714 Government Street. The shop and contents went through a few more private owners including Rodney Pain before it was purchased by the Heritage Village Museum in 1975 with funds made available by the Vancouver Foundation and the Province of British Columbia. Contents of the original shop were reasembled in a reconstructed building as a permanent display on site at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Creator
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
HV975.5
BV985.5331
BV017.7
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1908-1975
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Related Material
See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1910-1970
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
textual records + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
Scope and Content
Series consists of small collection of business records and newspapers that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
textual records + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
Scope and Content
Series consists of small collection of business records and newspapers that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975.
Accession Code
HV975.5
BV985.5331
BV017.7
Date
1910-1970
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Related Material
See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1910-1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
180 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. business at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975 as well as documentary photographs of the interior and exterior. Photographs of individuals, organizations and families are included along with photo…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
180 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. business at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975 as well as documentary photographs of the interior and exterior. Photographs of individuals, organizations and families are included along with photographs of the interior and exterior of the shop documenting contents and furnishings in 1975 prior to being moved to Burnaby Village Musuem.
Accession Code
HV975.5
BV985.5331
BV017.7
Date
1910-1975
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Flume - Kent Road and Gunn Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription718
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1914
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2445
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their mill. Fill also includes correspondence related to the construction of a flume on Kent Road and one ink and pencil plan of "Bridge over Flume on Gunn Road."
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Permission to contruct a flume on Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71847
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79260
Meeting Date
23-Feb-1914
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79260
Meeting Date
23-Feb-1914
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Application for Permission to Cross Government Street with a Skid Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71595
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
75953
Meeting Date
7-May-1917
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
75953
Meeting Date
7-May-1917
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Continuation of Sidewalk on Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71796
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76312
Meeting Date
24-Sep-1917
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76312
Meeting Date
24-Sep-1917
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Borden Avenue Opening from Government Street to Block 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72315
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76739
Meeting Date
27-May-1918
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76739
Meeting Date
27-May-1918
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Hastings-Barnet Road, Sperling Avenue, Bainbridge Road and Government Street re Extra-ordinary Traffic By Law

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73679
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
74028
Meeting Date
26-May-1919
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
74028
Meeting Date
26-May-1919
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Portrait of Chinese man

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 20 cm in matt 45 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of an unidentified man of Chinese origin. Matte has a cluster of Chinese characters on the bottom left corner and on the middle right side. Man is dressed in a suit and is wearing glasses. The portrait originates from the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. shop on 1620 Gove…
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 : sepia ; 25 x 20 cm in matt 45 x 30 cm
Material Details
Matte has a cluster of Chinese characters on the bottom left corner and on the middle right side. Chinese characters were translated into English in 2018.
On the right hand side, it is written ""for Mr. Wong Hong to keep"".
On the bottom of the left hand side, it is written the name of the photographer (last name is Lam). The last character of his name has no matching word in Chinese. One of the characters on the bottom left generally means younger brother (related by blood), but with close friends, the younger person may refer himself as such too. Since they had two different last name ""Wong"" and ""Lam"", therefore these two people could not be related.
The final character on the bottom left means ""a gift"".
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of an unidentified man of Chinese origin. Matte has a cluster of Chinese characters on the bottom left corner and on the middle right side. Man is dressed in a suit and is wearing glasses. The portrait originates from the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. shop on 1620 Government Street, Victoria.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
HV975.5.61
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Locations for New Street Lights in Ward 3 (a) SW Corner Duthie Avenue Near Railway Station (b) NW Corner of Phillips Avenue and Government Street (c) Phillips Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70721
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
734872
Meeting Date
5-Jan-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
734872
Meeting Date
5-Jan-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Motion That Government Street and Bainbridge Road Be Brought Within the Scope of the Extra Ordinary Traffic Bylaw

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70730
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
734881
Meeting Date
5-Jan-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
734881
Meeting Date
5-Jan-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Appropriation for Repairs to Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70829
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735081
Meeting Date
1-Mar-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735081
Meeting Date
1-Mar-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Telephone Box Key Furnished to Mr. Newman of Cariboo Road and Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71224
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735803
Meeting Date
21-Jun-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
735803
Meeting Date
21-Jun-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Street Light Installed on Government Street Near the Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71502
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736234
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736234
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Notice to Owners to Remove Shed Encroaching on Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71516
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736248
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736248
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1920
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Report of the Engineer re Bainbridge Avenue and Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71527
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736259
Meeting Date
11-Oct-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
736259
Meeting Date
11-Oct-1920
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Notification to Mr. Irvine re Hauling Over Bridge on Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport80911
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
78554
Meeting Date
14-Mar-1921
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
78554
Meeting Date
14-Mar-1921
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Road Oil to be Laid on Kent Street and Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport81314
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
91305
Meeting Date
15-Aug-1921
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
91305
Meeting Date
15-Aug-1921
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Installation of Crossing on Government Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport81327
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
91318
Meeting Date
29-Aug-1921
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
91318
Meeting Date
29-Aug-1921
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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