Series 1: Sunga Family Photographs

Passport photo of Atma Singh Rai with a beard wearing formal attire and a turban, taken in 1929.

Group photo of Sikh men, women and children taken in Hillcrest on 1st July, 1929 as they gathered to celebrate Canada Day. They are wearing formal attire. Many of these people, including Atma Singh Rai, worked in various lumber mills on the island.

Full length portrait of Atma Singh Rai wearing formal attire taken in Canada. He intended to merge this photograph with his wife's to give the impression that they took it together. more

Family photo (from left): Harnan (Harinder Jit Kaur's father's Aunt) seated on a chair, Harinder Jit Kaur standing in front of her, Harinder Jit Singh (Harinder Jit Kaur's twin brother) standing alongside them, Kartar Kaur (Harinder Jit's mother) seated in the centre, Gian Singh (Harinder Jit's older brother) standing next to her and Seetal Kaur (Harinder Jit's… more

Portrait of Kartar Kaur (mother of Harinder Jit Kaur) in a photo frame at 16 years of age. The photo was taken around 1920 when she got married.

Full length photo of Kartar Kaur and her son Gian Kaur in Anandpur

Group studio photograph of Harinder Jit Singh (left), Gian Singh seated on a chair (centre), Harinder Jit Kaur (right). This photo was taken sometime after their mother, Kartar Kaur, had passed away.

Portrait of Atma Singh Rai, clean shaven, wearing a formal attire and spectacles, most likely taken in Port Moody, Canada.

Family photo of Dewa Singh Rai, captured in 1920. Dewa Singh Rai is sitting on the right, sitting beside him on the left is his elder son Surain Singh Rai. His younger son aged 16, Atma Singh Rai is standing behing them.

A composite photograph of Atma Singh Rai with his wife Kartar Kaur. Both of the pictures were captured seperately, Atma's photo in Canada and Kartar's photo in India, both at different times in 1936. Kartar's photo was captured first with the flower pot and then Atma Singh took a carefully posed photo of himself with his hand at the same level of that of the flower pot in Kartar… more

Wedding photo of Preetom Singh Sunga and Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga captured on August 25, 1951. Preetom is standing on the left wearing a wedding suit and Harinder is standing on the right wearing a wedding dress, holding flowers in one hand.

Group photo of the Sunga family captured in 1969. The names of the family members starting from the left is Lyal Singh Sunga, Sharon Jit Kaur, Harinder Jit Kaur, Seetal Kaur, Preetom Singh and Paul Singh Sunga. At that time Lyal Singh Sunga was 9 years old, Sharon Jit Kaur was 17 years old, Seetal Kaur was 1 year old and Paul SIngh Sunga was 13 years old.

Photo of Shaon Sunga Mylod, the eldest daugher of Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga and Preetom Singh Sunga. A Six Sigma Black Belt executive and award-winning video producer, currenlty living in Aurora, Canada with her husband and two sons.

Photo of Paul Singh Sunga, the eldest son of Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga and Preetom Singh Sunga. A professional in healthcare, worked with the Government of Canada as an International health consultant and a writer of three novels.

Photo of Lyal Singh Sunga, the younger son of Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga and Preetom Singh Sunga. An author of two books and dozens of articles, a professor of law, and member or consultant for the UN. He currently lives in Rome, Italy with his wife and two children.

Photo of Seetal Sunga, the youngest child of Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga and Preetom Singh Sunga. She is a Senior Counsel at the Department of Justice - Canada, winner of Carleton University's Senate Medal and a professor of law. She lives with her husband in Ottawa, Canada. more

Photo of Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga, with her daughter Seetal Sunga captured in 2017. Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga was 87 years old at the time the picture was taken.

Photo of Seetal Kaur Sunga at her Bharata Natyam graduation dance.

Photo of Pamela Rai, the daughter of Harinder Jit Singh Rai who was Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga's brother. In the photo she is holding the Olympic bronze medal that she won in 4 X 100 Medley Relay at 1984 Olympics, three months after the death of her father. more

Group photo of the winning team in a Tug of War tournament at Hillcrest Mill, captured on July 1, 1929. Atma Singh Rai is reclining in the front row on the right hand side.

Group photo of Canada's candidates for the Olympic field hockey team captured in 1964. Harinder Jit Singh Rai, Harinder Jit Kaur Sunga's twin brother is standing fourth from the left in the back row. However, Harinder Jit Singh Rai was not able to play for Canada since he was pulled out at the last minute. more