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Chinese man in Revolutionary background, 1912

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.

C.D. Hoy, Chinese man in Revolutionary background, 1912, P1687 Barkerville Historic Town Archives.

In his studio, Hoy’s go-to cloth backdrop was festooned with chrysanthemums, a late-blooming flower that represented the overcoming of adversity in Chinese culture. This image also includes banners for the Republican Political Party in China that state “by 1912 we swear to eliminate the barbarians,” and “after 1914 we push out ———” (this phrase is obscured by the man’s shoulder). Smaller writing on the right and left of the banners reads, “To all comrades of the Republican Party” and “your brother Chew inscribes.” The banners would have been made by the Chih Kung T’ang, a Chinese secret society that later became the Chinese Freemasons.

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

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