Title: No Orientals Wanted Sign at Stewart, B.C. in 1947

This record describes an item in the Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. fonds.

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: 1947

Physical Description: ["1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm (referred to as copy 1)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 2)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm (referred to as copy 3)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists of three men standing on the side of the road near a sign stating "No Orientals Wanted." The sign was sponsored by the Stewart Citizens Association. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "Stewart - Hyder. 1947." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 2 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C." Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 3 reads: "Stewart, B. C. 1946." Photograph of a sign reading ‘No Orientals Allowed,’ documenting anti-Asian exclusion practices in Stewart, B.C.

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Note: Title based on contents of image.

Name Access:
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Subject Access:
Racism
Discrimination against Asian Canadians
Signs and signboards

Geographic Access:
Stewart, B.C.

Accession Number: WP997-113-14274

Negative Number: JRW647

Record ID: 3322


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