Item
Identifier:
2021_05_074
Date
1912;Date(s) of publication
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Image of politician Richard McBride, who served as Premier of British Columbia from 1903-1915, as well as a MLA for Westminster-Dewdney, Dewdney, Yale, and Victoria City. McBride was an advocate for anti-Asian discriminatory polices at the provicinal and local level, particulary in regards to immigration.
Location
Canada;British Columbia
Notes
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. This image was reproduced from the publication Some Reminiscences of Old Victoria by Edgar Fawcett.
Rights Statement
Public domain
Subject Headings - SACDA
Anti-Asian racism
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Racism in public administration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2020000513];Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114564];Portrait photographs [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm008083];Politicians [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm008016]
