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Certificate of residence for Chin Wah
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 suspended Chinese immigration. This act also called for all current immigrant to obtain certificates of residences, often referred to as identity cards. The certificate contains a photograph of the immigrant it…
Photograph of telegraph line construction
A photograph (dimensions unknown) captioned ‘an uphill pull’, by federal government employee Lance Burdon, of two workhorses pulling a large load uphill over felled trees, followed by two men supervising. The construction of the telegraph line…
Photograph of dredge mining in Barkerville, BC
A 1958 photograph of gold dredge mining machinery in a mine in Barkerville, situated in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. Large gold dredge machines like this developed through the first half of the twentieth-century and are machines used for…
Japanese Store, Honolulu
A photograph depicting a Japanese family in and around their store in Honolulu. The subjects are pictured in a mix of traditional and non-traditional clothing, and there is a sign in Japanese over the store. The image looks posed, as everyone is…
Photograph of Cisco Bridge over the Fraser River
This photograph is of the Cisco Bridge that crosses the Fraser River. The photo shows the well-constructed bridge made of steel and stone, allowing for railway tracks to be built on top of it. This would have allowed access for more miners into the…
Photograph of Reverend Green with a Tsimshian interpreter
This source is a photograph of Reverend A.E. Green and his Tsimshian interpreter. This shows both persons dressed traditionally; Green in the bowler hat and smart jacket and the interpreter in old clothing, which highlights the clash between the two…
Photograph of Reverend James Roberts
This photograph is of Reverend James Roberts, a Kuper Island missionary, dressed in traditional First Nations dress that was given to him in 1864. The fact that this was given to him by the indigenous peoples suggests the relationship he had with…
Log Cabin during the Gold Rush
This image shows a number of miners standing within a small settlement, with a dog sledge ready to pull someone away. As well as showing the living conditions, this image also provides an example of the types of transport used. Dogsledding could be…
A First Nations Family with Sluice boxes and rockers; Looking for gold on the Fraser River
This image shows a group of 7 First Nation people searching for gold in the Fraser River. Both men and women are active in the search for gold on the river beds. The Author is described as the British Columbia Provincial secretary, suggesting that…
Despatch to London: Douglas to Stanley
This report describes a number of different aspects all related to the Fraser River. Douglas first acknowledges that a large amount of people are coming to the area from San Francisco, in order to mine for gold. Towards the end of the document,…