ARCHIVED - The Early Chinese Canadians
1858-1947

Historical Photographs and Documents

Gallery of Photographs

In this gallery, you will find photographs from the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) collection relating to early Chinese-Canadian history, up until 1947.

To order a print or digital copy of these documents, please use our online order form. The order form will ask you for a reference number or item description, which you can obtain by clicking on the "Source" button beside each item. Information about price and format, as well as the online order form, is available in The Public section of the LAC website.

To find out more about these photographs, read the Research Guide to Early Chinese-Canadian History at Library and Archives Canada

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Who: Hong Sing
When: ca. 1889
Where: British Columbia
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When: ca. 1900
Where: Unknown (perhaps Lunenburg, N.S.)
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When: ca. 1885
Where: British Columbia
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Where: Unknown (perhaps Montréal, Que.)
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Who: Lila Gee (centre)
When: November 1951
Where: Vancouver, B.C.
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When: Around 1889
Where: Victoria, B.C.
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What: Picking watercress in High Park
When: May 15, 1920
Where: Toronto, Ont.
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When: 1885
Where: British Columbia
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What: Workers' camp for Canadian Pacific Railway
When: 1886
Where: Kamloops, B.C.
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