Railway Workers collection

An unidentified Sikh [?] man standing in front of the Gerrard train station near the foot of Trout Lake, B.C. The 1911 census found 28 South Asian men working there as railway trackmen.

1911 Census of Canada, Gerrard, B.C. The 1911 census found 28 South Asian men working as railway trackmen.

Photo of Hakam Singh Hundal (on the top right) with three unidentified men on a locomotive. Hakam Singh Hundal first came to B.C. in October 1906. Hakam and his brother, Jiwan Singh Hundal arrived in North America through San Francisco in 1905. They worked their way up the coast until he entered Canada. Hakam settled in Vancouver, B.C. while his brother Jiwan settled in Astoria, Oregon. Hakam… more