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Image Not Available for Chinese celebration of the dead, lighting the life sticks, Victoria BC.
Chinese celebration of the dead, lighting the life sticks, Victoria BC.
Image Not Available for Chinese celebration of the dead, lighting the life sticks, Victoria BC.

Chinese celebration of the dead, lighting the life sticks, Victoria BC.

Creator Edith Sarah Watson (American, 1861 - 1943)
Date1890s-1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions17.7 x 12.4 cm
Credit LineFrances Rooney Collection. Purchase with funds generously donated by Martha LA McCain, 2018
Object number2018/3601.31a
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Lighting the "life" sticks in the Chinese cemetery, Victoria BC [page 29 of Alert Bay album]
Lighting the "life" sticks in the Chinese cemetery, Victoria BC [page 29 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for [Chinese symbols on gravestone on Chinese cemetery in Victoria BC]
[Chinese symbols on gravestone on Chinese cemetery in Victoria BC]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for Attractive graves in the Chinese cemetery at Victoria BC
Attractive graves in the Chinese cemetery at Victoria BC
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for [Grave in Chinese cemetery in Victoria BC, page 27 of Alert Bay album]
[Grave in Chinese cemetery in Victoria BC, page 27 of Alert Bay album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for [Man at gravestone in Chinese cemetery in Victoria BC]
[Man at gravestone in Chinese cemetery in Victoria BC]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for A trusty Chinese garden brings all the knowledge of the Orient to view in the planting & upkeep of the beautiful gardens and grounds of "Duval" [Page 17 of Victoria, BC album]
A trusty Chinese garden brings all the knowledge of the Orient to view in the planting & upkeep of the beautiful gardens and grounds of "Duval" [Page 17 of Victoria, BC album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for [Woman gathering sticks from water, page 27 of The Doukhobors I album]
[Woman gathering sticks from water, page 27 of The Doukhobors I album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for [Woman in headscarf kneeling and holding bundle of sticks, page 30 of The Doukhobors I album
[Woman in headscarf kneeling and holding bundle of sticks, page 30 of The Doukhobors I album
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for [Woman in headscarf standing in yard and holding bundle of sticks, page 31 of The Doukhobors I album
[Woman in headscarf standing in yard and holding bundle of sticks, page 31 of The Doukhobors I album
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for Miss Victoria Hayward arm-in-arm with the "Merry Widow" in Ms. Peudray famous garden in Victoria BC [Page 1 of Victoria, BC album]
Miss Victoria Hayward arm-in-arm with the "Merry Widow" in Ms. Peudray famous garden in Victoria BC [Page 1 of Victoria, BC album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for In Victoria, hard lines in steps are smothered in masks of flowers planted in boxes, pots, or classic urns. This sweet custom reaches full development in Ms. Wilson's residence on the sloping lines of St. Charles street, Victoria BC [page 20 of Victoria, BC album]
In Victoria, hard lines in steps are smothered in masks of flowers planted in boxes, pots, or classic urns. This sweet custom reaches full development in Ms. Wilson's residence on the sloping lines of St. Charles street, Victoria BC [page 20 of Victoria, BC album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
Image Not Available for A realistic squirrel in Ms. Peudray's garden, Victoria BC [Page 5 of Victoria, BC album]
A realistic squirrel in Ms. Peudray's garden, Victoria BC [Page 5 of Victoria, BC album]
Edith Sarah Watson
1890s-1930s
Page
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