Series 1: Hundal Family Photographs
Railway Workers collection ➔ [Photo of Hakam Singh Hundal with three unidentified men on a locomotive, Vancouver, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_17_01_001
Repository Identifier
Hakam Singh Hundal on the right
Date
Creator
Thomson, Stuart
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Photo of Hakam Singh Hundal (on the top right) with three unidentified men on a locomotive. Hakam Singh Hundal first came to B.C. in October 1906. Hakam and his brother, Jiwan Singh Hundal arrived in North America through San Francisco in 1905. They worked their way up the coast until he entered Canada. Hakam settled in Vancouver, B.C. while his brother Jiwan settled in Astoria, Oregon. Hakam initially worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway. However, strong union activism during the period was committed to excluding South Asians from all union jobs. Thus, Hakam worked at other jobs, including clearing the land for the Vancouver Golf Club in 1910 and later worked at the False Creek Lumber Company as a laborer, circa 1918.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Metro Vancouver Regional District;Vancouver
Language
English
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
Sikh men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Locomotives [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077999]