File contains certificate certifying that Edith Belle Lee was enrolled as a member of the Cradle Roll Department of the Avondale Sunday School in Tillsonburg, ON, 1925. Typed transcript of interview with Edith and Don Wing, includes 11 b&w and col. photographs embedded in text. Arrived in manila en…
File contains certificate certifying that Edith Belle Lee was enrolled as a member of the Cradle Roll Department of the Avondale Sunday School in Tillsonburg, ON, 1925. Typed transcript of interview with Edith and Don Wing, includes 11 b&w and col. photographs embedded in text. Arrived in manila envelope with sticky note attached – note in case file. April 18, 1947 and April 25, 1947 issues of the Crag and Canyon newspaper. April 18 issue includes birth announcement for Carole Elaine Wing, April 25 issue includes thank you notice from Wings for gifts/cards/flowers/calls after Carole’s birth. April 2, 1925 issue of the Tillsonburg News, includes thank you notice from Mr. and Mrs. Lee Yip for the kindness and gifts at the banquet for their new daughter Edith Belle [This item has been moved to oversize].
File contains bound book titled “Our Wedding Book” filled in with handwriting and newspaper clippings (Chinese characters). 2 cards, 1 handwritten letter (Chinese characters), 1 envelope. Stored in white box, “Room 26” written in pencil in corner.
File contains bound book titled “Our Wedding Book” filled in with handwriting and newspaper clippings (Chinese characters). 2 cards, 1 handwritten letter (Chinese characters), 1 envelope. Stored in white box, “Room 26” written in pencil in corner.
Fonds consists of two series. Series I: Photography and Series II: textual.
Series I Photography consists of one sub-series: A: Wing Family Photographs
Series II textual consists of two sub-series. Sub-series A: Dominion Cafe, and sub-series B: Family History and Documents.
Series M558/A: Dominion…
[13] cm of textual records. 255 photographs: Photograph album : 1 photograph album (235 photographs; b&w and col.). 20 photographs : b&w.
History / Biographical
Fred Yee Wing (1912-1968) was born in China. He mmigrated to Canada in 1921 aboard a CP steam ship RMS Monteagle and landed in Victoria B.C. Edith Belle (Lee) Wing (February 22, 1925 - 2014) was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Edith and Fred married in 1945 and had four children: Carole Elaine (Wing) Gray, (April 13, 1947) born Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alberta; Paul Delano Wing, (January 6, 1952), born Calgary General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; Brian Frederick Wing, (July 27, 1957) born Calgary, Alberta; Donald Francis Wing (August 30, 1960) Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff Alberta.
Edith and Fred Wing were the first Chinese family to settle in Banff National Park and owned and operated the restaurant The Dominion Cafe. This has since been recognized by Parks Canada and the Heritage Society of Banff. Following the death of Fred Wing, Edith Wing sold the business and the family moved to Calgary. The Dominion Cafe had a 99 year lease with the Government of Canada.
Edith Wing took up photography in the 1940s as a hobby and documented the everyday as well as her family life in Banff. She photographed up until 1968 when her husband, Fred Wing, passed away. She used a Rolleiflex and Kodak 616 Vigilant.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series. Series I: Photography and Series II: textual.
Series I Photography consists of one sub-series: A: Wing Family Photographs
Series II textual consists of two sub-series. Sub-series A: Dominion Cafe, and sub-series B: Family History and Documents.
Series M558/A: Dominion Cafe includes receipt pads, menus, and letterhead. Series M558/B: Family History and Documents includes newspapers with birth announcements, a wedding book. cradle roll certificate, and transcripts from an interview.
V781/A: Photographs includes 1 album and 20 photographic prints.
File consists of 20 photographs. Photographs have been printed from negatives on large white sheets of paper leaving substantial white borders around image. Images depict dragon costume at [Christmas] Parade, ski scenes, Banff National Park administration building in winter, man with 3 bear cubs, u…
Photographs: 20 prints : b&w ; 25.5 cm x 20 cm to 35 cm x 27.5 cm (paper).
Scope & Content
File consists of 20 photographs. Photographs have been printed from negatives on large white sheets of paper leaving substantial white borders around image. Images depict dragon costume at [Christmas] Parade, ski scenes, Banff National Park administration building in winter, man with 3 bear cubs, unidentified man and children (possibly Fred, Carole, and Paul Wing) and unidentified movie set with child [Carole Wing?] in image. Edges of paper curling
File consists of 1 album with 226 b&w photographs and 9 colour photographs depicting everyday scenes of the Wing family around Banff. Includes photographs of the two eldest Wing children (Carole and Paul) as babies and young children. Album has 1 colour print of the Bow valley on front and is bound…
Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (235 photographs; b&w and col.).
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 album with 226 b&w photographs and 9 colour photographs depicting everyday scenes of the Wing family around Banff. Includes photographs of the two eldest Wing children (Carole and Paul) as babies and young children. Album has 1 colour print of the Bow valley on front and is bound with black cord. Plastic lacing around edges of album is broken in some parts. Images mostly adhered with photo corners.