C194-012: Large group of men posing

Group in front of miners’ boarding house

Imagec. 1915

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6 men on steps

Photo of 6 men in Cumberland B.C.

Image[unknown]

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Photo of Foon Sien Wong at desk, 1940s

Photo of Wong Foon Sien at writing desk

Imagec. 1940

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C140-166

Matsubuchi family portrait

Imagec. 1920

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C140-161

Maruya family portrait

Imagec. 1920

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C150-016

Skidder Crew at Oyster River 1914

Imagec. 1914

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C150-001: a frame on floats at comox

A-frame at Comox Lake

Imagec. 1930

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THIS IS A TEST

Winnipeg General Strike, crowds at Victoria Park

Image1919

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Wong Foon Sien accepting award

Image

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C040-130i

Street scene of Chinatown, Cumberland B.C. 1930’s

Imagec. 1930

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Poster on Chinese Immigration [textual record]

Poster Regarding The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923.

Image

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C040-129

Street in Chinatown, Cumberland B.C. with a dog lying in the middle of the road

Imagec. 1930

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Different ways to navigate the history of Cumberland ...

Stories
C040-345

Forging Solidarity

The Perseverance of Chinese Workers

Story • 13 min read

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Maps
Climbing-4 (1)

A Day At The Lake

A fun itinerary

Map • 11 Locations

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People
Portrait of Joe Naylor

Joe Naylor

1872 - 1946

Coal miner, labour activist

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Royston Lumber Co. Baseball Uniforms

baseball gear

Artifactc. [1920 - 1930]

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Journeys
Experience the history of workers' rights

The Labour Movement

Men recruited to work in the coal mines in Canada brought ideas of workers’ rights with them from overseas. The horrific and dangerous working conditions, long hours, poor treatment of workers, high fatality rates, and low pay made the time “rotten ripe” for change.

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Two Men Underground
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