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fonds1820 - 1967
This collection consists primarily of assorted Chinese papers Box 1: books, Chinese dictionaries, and Chinese-English dictionaries Box 2: books about herbs, ailments, Chinese opera, divination, abaci, gambling,history, letter writing, dictionaries, and novels…
fonds16 Apr. 1883; 3 May 1883
BC Express Company receipts with Chinese writing on verso, dated April and May 1883.
fonds13 April, 1903
An official Chinese Head Tax certificate dated April 13, 1903 and an envelope connected to Kwong Yee Jane & Co.
itemBARK_1979.0058.0166
Dan Wong, sitting in front of bookcase. Books and other objects in the background. This photo taken in B'ville Post office approx. 1920.
itemBARK_1990.0003.1067Hoy, C. D. (?)
Five Chinese women and two Chinese men standing on the steps of the Quesnel Court House. Four of the women could possibly be C. D. Hoy's daughters and C. D. Hoy is standing at the back. See also P 2088, P 2089, P 2090. The other man is either Harry Keen or Cha…
itemBARK_1990.0003.1068Hoy, C. D. (?)
Five Chinese women and two Chinese men standing on the steps of the Quesnel Court House. Four of the women could possibly be C. D. Hoy's daughters and C. D. Hoy is standing at the back. See also P 2087, P 2089, P 2090. The other genlteman is either Charles or …
itemBARK_1990.0003.1069Hoy, C. D. (?)
Five Chinese women and two Chinese men standing on the steps of the Quesnel Court House. Four of the women could possibly be C. D. Hoy's daughters and C. D. Hoy is standing at the back. See also P 2087, P 2088, P 2090. Other gentleman is either Harry or Charle…
itemBARK_1990.0003.1070Hoy, C. D. (?)
Five Chinese women and two Chinese men standing on the steps of the Quesnel Court House. Four of the women could possibly be C. D. Hoy's daughters and C. D. Hoy is standing at the back. See also P 2087, P 2088, P 2089. Lorna Townsend Identified the other man a…
itemBARK_1979.0058.0105
A black and white Christmas card. A Chinese man standing alongside a waterfall. Right side of cardboard reads: "1941, Best Wishes for a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year...", with designs, star and flowers. Reverse side reads: "Trouist, Trorist, Colnf …
itemBARK_1977.0051.0523.244
Monitor operating on a claim. A gravel hillside. There is water on the hill. Above the hill are many dead looking trees
itemBARK_1990.0003.0543Hoy, C. D.
A Chinese sign saying Tai Lee, translation of characters: Chong Shui Lee, possibly a person's name.
itemBARK_1990.0003.0867.1
Depicts a woman standing in the middle distance near a curved retaining wall (for a driveway) with a young girl to the right. In the far distance are houses sloping down to a body of water. See also P6120, P6121.
itemBARK_1980.0112.0005
A black and white Postcard. This postcard shows ten unidentified Chinese men standing on a front porch of a unidentified building. At the front of this building there is two signs above the door way. These signs are printed in Chinese characters. There is also…
itemBARK_1990.0003.0898.1
Depicts a view of a Chinese woman with a young boy and a younger girl standing on a curved concrete sidewalk in front of steps leading up to the porch of a house.
itemBARK_1984.0005.0001
A large wood and metal school abacus. The artifact consists of a triangular metal base from which a large circular lathe turned segment rises vertically up to the undersurface of a wooden square area. Extending horizontally from one side of this square area to…
itemBARK_1960.0019.0001
A rectangular shaped wooden abacus. The artifact consists of a box-like frame which in turn has been divided longitudinally through the use of a rectangular shaped piece of wood. A total of eleven circular wooden segments and two circular brass segments rise f…
itemBARK_1999.0031.2116
A rectangular shaped dark brown coloured (outside edges, the interior is unstained) all wood abacus. The artifact exhibits four edge segments that in turn have been horizontally connected by a rectangular shaped segment of wood. Mitre joints appear at the poin…
itemBARK_2001.0013.0001
One wooden abacus, purchased new. The wooden frame is sealed in a dark varnish and protected at the corners by brass fittings. The thirteen bars hold seven beads, divided by the beam. Five beads sit below the beam, and two above. In the curatorial documentatio…
itemBARK_1990.0003.1027Hoy, C. D.
A young Chinese girl standing in a majorette type costume. There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. She is wearing a gymnastic exercise suit, fancy socks, ballet type shoes with laces, criss crossed up her shin. Probably one of the…
itemBARK_1990.0003.1028Hoy, C. D.
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, doing a spread eagle on the floor. There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. To the side is an electric floor lamp. Probably one of the Hoy girls. See also P 1819, P 1821 to…