Rai, Atma Singh

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.

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's photo.

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.

Highlights from Kartar's letters compiled and copied by Atma Singh Rai. Kartar Kaur frequently wrote letters from India to her husband, Atma Singh, who lived and worked as a sawmill worker in Hillcrest, Vancouver Island in Canada. She expressed her hopes, fears, and longings in poetic verses along with occassional news. Additionally, she would write about daily events and tasks that she did or planned to do.

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

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.

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.

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