Labour History - Photographs ➔ [Photo of living and cooking quarters at Tod Inlet]

Item
Identifier:
2021_08_01_018
Repository
Repository Web Site
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/
Repository Identifier
a-09159
Date
1910;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Photo of living and cooking quarters at Tod Inlet, which were racially segregated and crude. Cardboard was used for insulation and flour sacks as blankets. The 1911 Census recorded 63 men living in the “Hindu Camp” and 239 in the "Chinese Camp".
Location
Canada;British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Tod Inlet
Notes
Living and cooking quarters at Tod Inlet were racially segregated and crude. Cardboard was used for insulation and flour sacks as blankets. The 1911 Census recorded sixty-three men living in the “Hindu Camp” and 239 in the Chinese Camp. Tod Inlet ca. 1910, Image A-09159, courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Rights Statement
In copyright - non-commercial use permitted
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Barracks and quarters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007731];Tod Inlet (B.C.) [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2015002440]