The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these yea…
The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these years despite losing contact with them long ago. In his seniority, he muses poignantly about the symbolism of this writing instrument and shares his wonderment about the destiny of these childhood benefactors.
History
Immigrating from Hong Kong to Canada as a child, Alfred Woo easily assimilated into the Canadian way of life at an early age and has enjoyed the best of both worlds. A law graduate, his professional career included service as a Crown Counsel, securities administrator, corporate executive, and as private practitioner. He also served in the Canadian Army (Reserve Force) as a legal officer and an artillery officer before being honorably discharged at the rank of Major. A Burnaby resident for over 30 years, and now retired, he continues to volunteer helping seniors, a community service club, and a veterans group.
File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Alice Hart. Inscription inside of front cover reads "To dearest Alice from father 30th March 1906".
The album is filled with photographs of the Hart family along with friends and relations. The p…
File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Alice Hart. Inscription inside of front cover reads "To dearest Alice from father 30th March 1906".
The album is filled with photographs of the Hart family along with friends and relations. The photographs range between 1893 and 1923 and document time spent at residences in New Westminster, Deer Lake and Kerrisdale along with family vacations at Mayne Island, Stanely Park and Pitt Lake.
Photograph of a small child, approximately two years in age. She is wearing a velvet dress with a sash around her waist, white knee high socks, and black strap shoes. She is standing on one side of a wicker chair. The painted backdrop shows floral designs. The accession register and inscription on …
Photograph of a small child, approximately two years in age. She is wearing a velvet dress with a sash around her waist, white knee high socks, and black strap shoes. She is standing on one side of a wicker chair. The painted backdrop shows floral designs. The accession register and inscription on the photograph identify the child as Alice Patterson, the sister of Bruce Patterson. The annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "B. Paterson's [sic] sister Alice. / No date."
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of building insurance plan of "All Saints Church / Lot "A" BK 29 DL 98 GP1 N.W.D.". Watling Street is idenfied to the north of the church building and Royal Oak Avenue to the west.
1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
Material Details
Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
Scope and Content
Item consists of building insurance plan of "All Saints Church / Lot "A" BK 29 DL 98 GP1 N.W.D.". Watling Street is idenfied to the north of the church building and Royal Oak Avenue to the west.
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans.…
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right side of the photograph. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. There is a discrepancy in the date of the photograph; the accession register dates the photograph 1909 while the donation form signed by the donor dates all the photographs in the accession as 1907 or 1908. Annotations on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C." This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.
"...comprising the botanical and physical characteristics, source, constitutents, and pharmacopœial preparations, insects injurious to drugs, and pharmacal botany."
"Second edition, revised with hiStó:lōgy and microtechnique by William C. Stevens."
"With 374 illustrations, the majority of which are from original drawings."
Author's given name and dates: Sayre, Lucius E. (Lucius Elmer), 1847-1925.
inside front page:
"George Smith "
"39 Orchard St. S.S."
"Glasgow" [handwritten in ink, crossed out]
______________________________________
"George Smith"
"18 Grove St."
"Glasgow" [handwritten in ink]
next page:
"Mr. George Smith"
"5939 Battison St."
"Sth Van.,"
"B.C."
"Canada" [handwritten in ink]
554 p. , 1-16 , 49 leaves of plates (some col.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover:
pasted in label, yellow/natural paper with black ink, some handwriting in black ink]
"McGill University"
"Montreal"
"Faculty of Medicine"
"Prize"
"awarded to"
"Mr. E.H. Funk" [name handwritten in black ink]
"for best examination in"
"subjects of 3rd year"
"T.G. Roddick L.L.D. Dean" [presenter, handwritten in black ink]
inside back cover, lower left corner:
"JOSEPH FORTIER,"
"BINDER"
"Cor. Notre Dame and St. Peter"
"MONTREAL" [small printed label pasted in, black ink on pink paper]
547 p. , 1-16 , 15 leaves of plates (some col.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover:
pasted in label, yellow/natural paper with black ink, some handwriting in black ink]
"McGill University"
"Montreal"
"Faculty of Medicine"
"Prize"
"awarded to"
"Mr. E.H. Funk" [name handwritten in black ink]
"for best examination in"
"subjects of 3rd year"
"T.G. Roddick L.L.D. Dean" [presenter, handwritten in black ink]
inside back cover, lower left corner:
"JOSEPH FORTIER,"
"BINDER"
"Cor. Notre Dame and St. Peter"
"MONTREAL" [small printed label pasted in, black ink on pink paper]
"George Pratt / Bradner School. / BC / Canada. / 12 - 12 - 12"--Hand written in pencil on front paste down.
Study [?] notes hand written in black ink on p. 18.
"Thomson / Stationary / Company / Vancouver"--White label with blue print on back paste down.
"Granville Stationary Co., Ltd., / Books, Stationary and Photo Supplies, / 540, Granville St., Vancouver, B.C."--Blue label with gold ink on verso of first fly leaf.
"J. Gordon Lubbock. / Burnaby Lake / B.C."--Hand written in light black ink on verso of front illustration.
Math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front fly leaf and back paste down.
"and German" and math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front cover. "6,000,000" and drawings hand written on back cover.
"Gordon was teaching Anna / arithmetic...And said, 'how thats subtraction.'"--Hand written in pencil on verso of back fly leaf.
Tipped in leaves of study notes p. 109, 112 and 113.