Paldi Gurdwara collection

Photograph of two women and a young child. The two women are seated on chairs and the young child is sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of them. The women are dressed in salwar kameez suits and the boy is wearing a turban. The photograph was taken in a studio setting and is set in a cardstock frame. The back of the framed photograph shows signs of age and written in blue ink it reads,… more

Photograph of two unidentified men and a young girl seated on a couch together. The photograph appears to have been taken inside a home. The two men are dressed in dress pants, white collared shirts, and ties. Both are also wearing turbans. The young girl is seated on the arm of the couch. All are looking forward towards the camera.

Photograph of three unidentified men taken in a studio setting. The men are all dressed in formal suits and are wearing turbans. Two of the men are sitting on wooden chairs while the third is standing behind them with his hands resting on their shoulders. The photograph is framed in cardstock and has a Yucho Chow Studios official stamp on the bottom right corner.

Group photograph of an unidentified woman and two unidentified children. The photograph was taken in a studio setting. The woman seen seated, holding a child in her lap. The second child, a young boy, is seen seated on a wooden chair next to her.

Aerial photograph of an unknown area, possibly Malahat, BC. On the back of the photograph is a stamp from the Royal Canadian Air Force. Handwritten in pencil is a note that states, "Lot 103 Malahat." more

Photograph of an unidentified older man. He is seen standing in front of a low stone wall in what appears to be a garden. Behind him is a large tree and greenery. He is wearing a turban, a long jacket, and is facing the camera.

Photograph taken during an unknown event. Several people are seen dressed in formal clothing and one man on the left of the photograph, is wearing a military or officer's uniform. The photograph is framed in a cardstock frame. more

Photograph taken at the Akali Temple in Victoria, BC. There are five men standing and one seated behind the Guru Granth Sahib. The men are all wearing formal suits and dress pants. They all are wearing turbans and are carrying swords (kirpans). There is a newspaper clipping taped to the photograph with the title,"The Beard and Turban must stay." The article details a disagreement among… more

Photograph taken of the Manhas family. The photograph was taken in a studio setting. Ghanea Singh Manhas, the older brother of Mayo Singh, is seen standing in the back. On two chairs in front of him are his wife Khushal Kaur and the wife and sister-in-law, Amar Kaur. Amar Kaur was the wife of Ghanda Singh, Mayo Singh's younger brother. There are six children in the photograph. Both Amar Kaur… more

Photograph taken of Dyalo and Jindo standing outside what appears to be a house. The two girls are looking forward, standing next to each other, wearing Indian suits. The photograph is framed in cardstock and there is a note taped to the bottom of the frame. In Punjabi it reads: Dyalo daughter of Ghanea Singh Jindo daughter of Mayo Singh.

Photograph of a family taken outside. The photograph is framed in white cardstock. The caption includes the names of the people in the photograph. Standing: Dr. Ranbir Singh Parmar, Kundan, Balbir Singh Parmar, Jagjit Singh Saroya Chairs: Dr. Avtar Singh Parmar, Gurdip Singh Parmar, Sir Dr. Raj Singh Parmar O.B.E., Mrs. Shankri Parmar, Mrs. Gurbachan Kaur Parmar Front row: Sukhbir Singh Parmar,… more

Photograph of an unidentified young girl holding Gindi Mayo. The photograph was taken outside and the girl is standing in front of a toy rocking horse. She is facing forward looking towards the camera while Gindi is looking to the right of the frame. The photograph is framed in cardstock and on the back of the frame, written in blue in it says, "MayoRam5" and in black marker, it reads… more

Photograph of an unidentified man taken in a studio setting. He is standing in front of a wooden chair and next to a wooden table. His right hand is resting on the table while the left is in his pocket. He is wearing a formal suit and a dark turban.

Group photograph from left ot right of Prabh Kaur Duman, Khushal Kaur Manhas, Bishan Kaur Manhas, and Ninder Kaur Manhas. The three women are seen standing in front of a house. Kneeling in front of them is a young child, Ninder Kaur. The photograph was hand tinted to show colour. The photograph was framed, with a note on the front as well as the back, listing the subjects.

Clipping with photograph of Mayo Singh presenting the mayor of Duncan with a car in 1948. The clipping was taken from the souvenir booklet created during the centennial celebrations of Sikh heritage in Canada by various Sikh societies in Canada.