Collection Timeline

1853 to 1949

1853
A program of events
An advertisement for the Chinese Magicians
A newspaper advertisement for the Chinese theatre troupe to which Achuen Amoy "Grace" Eaton belonged.
A poster
An advertisement
An advertisement
An advertisement for the acrobats last show in Montreal
An advertisement

1890
An insurance plan map showing Rue De La Gauchetière, the heart of many early Chinatown businesses and residences.

1891
A photograph of Edith Eaton by A.G. Walford

1892
A newspaper illustration of the Chinese Sacred Lily.
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee family
Certificate of naturalization

1893
Announcing the wedding of Ho Sang Kee and Chu Shee
article with images
article with images
illustration from article "Sang Kee and Miss Chu See"
illustration from article "Sang Kee and Miss Chu See"
illustration from article "Sang Kee and Miss Chu See"
illustration from article "Sang Kee and Miss Chu See"
illustration from article "Sang Kee and Miss Chu See"
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee family

1894
A newspaper article
A newspaper article
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee family
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee and Wing Sing families.
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee family
An article about Wong Cheeping

1895
Newspaper article
A letter to editor
A newspaper article
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee family
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee and Wing Sing families.
article with images
illustration from article "Chinese Colony"
illustration from article "Chinese Colony"
illustration from article "Chinese Colony"
illustration from article "Chinese Colony"
illustration from article "Chinese Colony"
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Sang Kee family
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Wing Sing family
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Wing Sing family

1896
Article written by Rev. F.M. Dewey
A letter to editor
A photograph of Edith Eaton
A newspaper article
A newspaper article
A short story
An article about Wong Cheeping

1897
A photograph
A photograph identifying a "Miss Sang Kee." It is unclear whether she is the slave girl referenced by Sui Sin Far in "Girl Slave in Montreal" in 1894 though the dates suggest a possibility. The McCord museum dates this photograph as 1897, the same time as "Mrs. Sang Kee and children," which also shows Georgie Sang Kee (the oldest Sang Kee child) as a toddler.

1900
A photograph of Edith Eaton. George H. Braas Photographer, gift of Mr. Charles Lummis
Letter to Harold Rugg with signature
A photograph of Mrs. Wing Sing
Petition signed by Wong Cheeping

1903
An oval portrait of Edith Eaton with inscription and signature. Coules Palace Studio.
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Wing Sing family
Newspaper article by Edith Eaton about the Wing Sing family

1904
A short story featuring the Wing Sing family
A travelogue written about the Wing Sing family by Sui Sin Far

1905
Family photograph

1906
Newspaper article

1908
The obituary for George Sang Kee

1910s
A photograph of Achuen Amoy (Grace Eaton) and her husband Edward Eaton. Parents of Edith Eaton (Sui Sin Far) and Winnifred Eaton (Onoto Watanna).

1912
The book cover to Mrs. Spring Fragrance.
A newspaper article

1949
A photograph of Ho Sang Kee's headstone