Labour History - Photographs ➔ [Photo of South Asian men standing on a railway platform]
Item
Identifier:
2021_08_01_009
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections
Repository Identifier
UW18744@300ppi_8x10
Date
1905 – 1914;Estimated dates
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Photo of South Asian men standing on a railway platform next to a Canadian Pacific Railway train. Various bags and bundles are on the ground next to and near the men.
Notes
Many South Asians fled the violence in Bellingham and headed north to Canada by train or on foot. Within hours a similar riot erupted in Vancouver. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW 18744
Rights Statement
No copyright - non-commerical use only
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;Anti-Asian racism
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Vancouver Riot, Vancouver, B.C., 1907 [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010014403];White supremacy movements [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88004109];Race discrimination [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110237];Canada--Race relations [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114569]
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