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C.D. Hoy and Josephine Alexander, c.1915

Black-and-white photo of a well-dressed couple standing in a doorway, the woman leaning on the man with her hand on her hip, both facing the camera.

C.D. Hoy, C.D. Hoy and Josephine Alexander, c.1915, P1972 Barkerville Historic Town Archives.

While the Canadian government actively worked to disenfranchise and exclude non-Caucasian immigrants and the Indigenous people of this land, Hoy was creating a record that in many ways pushed back against these racist constructs. Perhaps that is nowhere better seen than in the many images of people who had created families and friendships across cultures, including the portrait that Hoy had taken of himself and the young Josephine Alexander, a Tsilhqot’in woman who worked for him and sat for him at least fifteen times. The ease and joy they take in each other’s existence in the image is palpable.

Gallery

Black-and-white portrait of a seated man with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie, posed against a plain backdrop.

Hoy Self-Portrait, c.1910

Black-and-white photo of a woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat standing beside a wooden chair in front of a wooden building.

Mathilda Joe, c.1910

Black-and-white photo of seven men in early 20th-century clothing and hats standing in a line outside a wooden building.

Group of men in front of C.D. Hoy’s store in Quesnel, c.1910

Black and white photo of a young woman sitting in a chair with her arm resting on the back of the chair.

Laura (Yee) Sing / Mrs. Won Gar Wong, c.1915 / 1912

Black-and-white portrait of an elderly East Asian man wearing traditional clothing and a cap, seated and facing the camera.

Lim Poi (likely), c.1910

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit and tie, seated on a stool and facing the camera.

Chinese man in business suit and traditional Chinese shoes, c.1910

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit seated with legs crossed, holding a cigarette, with Chinese calligraphy banners and a wall calendar behind him.

Chinese man in Revolutionary background, 1912

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a hat sitting cross-legged on a chair, reading a small booklet, with books, a clock, and a 1912 calendar behind him.

Caucasian man with pamphlet / Long Jim, 1912 / c.1912

Black-and-white photo of three people standing outdoors on grass, a woman and two men dressed in early 20th-century clothing.

Cecilia, Marvin, and August (Sr.) Baker, 1910–20

Black-and-white portrait of a woman standing beside a seated man in a studio setting, both wearing early 20th-century clothing and looking at the camera.

Betsy Adams (née Duchamp) and George P. Adams, c.1910

Black-and-white photo of a well-dressed couple standing in a doorway, the woman leaning on the man with her hand on her hip, both facing the camera.

C.D. Hoy and Josephine Alexander, c.1915

Black-and-white photo of a person wearing a hat, sitting on a horse in a dirt street with wooden buildings in the background.

Kong Shing Sing on a horse on Barlow Avenue in Quesnel, c.1910

Black-and-white portrait of a seated man with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie, posed against a plain backdrop.

Hoy Self-Portrait, c.1910

Black-and-white photo of a woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat standing beside a wooden chair in front of a wooden building.

Mathilda Joe, c.1910

Black-and-white photo of seven men in early 20th-century clothing and hats standing in a line outside a wooden building.

Group of men in front of C.D. Hoy’s store in Quesnel, c.1910

Black and white photo of a young woman sitting in a chair with her arm resting on the back of the chair.

Laura (Yee) Sing / Mrs. Won Gar Wong, c.1915 / 1912

Black-and-white portrait of an elderly East Asian man wearing traditional clothing and a cap, seated and facing the camera.

Lim Poi (likely), c.1910

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit and tie, seated on a stool and facing the camera.

Chinese man in business suit and traditional Chinese shoes, c.1910

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit seated with legs crossed, holding a cigarette, with Chinese calligraphy banners and a wall calendar behind him.

Chinese man in Revolutionary background, 1912

Black-and-white portrait of a man in a hat sitting cross-legged on a chair, reading a small booklet, with books, a clock, and a 1912 calendar behind him.

Caucasian man with pamphlet / Long Jim, 1912 / c.1912

Black-and-white photo of three people standing outdoors on grass, a woman and two men dressed in early 20th-century clothing.

Cecilia, Marvin, and August (Sr.) Baker, 1910–20

Black-and-white portrait of a woman standing beside a seated man in a studio setting, both wearing early 20th-century clothing and looking at the camera.

Betsy Adams (née Duchamp) and George P. Adams, c.1910

Black-and-white photo of a well-dressed couple standing in a doorway, the woman leaning on the man with her hand on her hip, both facing the camera.

C.D. Hoy and Josephine Alexander, c.1915

Black-and-white photo of a person wearing a hat, sitting on a horse in a dirt street with wooden buildings in the background.

Kong Shing Sing on a horse on Barlow Avenue in Quesnel, c.1910

C.D. Hoy and Josephine Alexander - Art Canada