Damage to Quong Lee’s store
Type: Image
Date: 13 August 1913
History
As a part of The Big Coal Strike (1912-1914) on Vancouver Island, Quong Lee's Store fell victim to the violence that unfolded on August 13, 1913. During this eventful night, strike supporters looted and set fire to homes and businesses owned by Chinese immigrants in Extension. Chinese workers, who had been compelled to return to work as strikebreakers, further exacerbated the already heightened racial tensions prevailing at the time.
Transferred from the Legislative Library of British Columbia to the Provincial Archives in 1978. Digitized as part of the Chinese Historical Wrongs Legacy Initiative.
Description
This image shows the damage done by rioters to Quong Lee's store in Extension.
Item Details
- Materials: Graphic material
- Archival Reference: F-05339
- Other reference: HP093346; 197905-009. / 197905-009
- Author: British Columbia. Commission to Inquire into the Vancouver Island Riots, 1913-1914 [1916]
- Credit: Image F-05339 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum