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Yip Him's Canadian Pacific Chinese sub-agent cards Yip Sang Company

Description

Five company cards of Yip Him as passenger sub-agent for Canadian Pacific Steamships and Canadian Pacific Railway, permitting access to station, platform and wharf, as well as to steamers while in port. One card is stamped, signed and sealed by Canada Chinese Immigration.

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Title
Yip Him's Canadian Pacific Chinese sub-agent cards
Creator
Yip Sang Company
Date Created
1917-1934
Description
Five company cards of Yip Him as passenger sub-agent for Canadian Pacific Steamships and Canadian Pacific Railway, permitting access to station, platform and wharf, as well as to steamers while in port. One card is stamped, signed and sealed by Canada Chinese Immigration.
Subject
Asian experience in North America; Chinese--Canada; Transportation; Ocean travel
Person Or Corporation
The Yip family and Yip Sang Company
Genre
Ephemera
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_105_001
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-TX-105-1
Date Available
2016-02-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0225740
Category
The Yip family and Yip Sang Company
RBSCLocation
Box 105
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/