Mass Capture repository of scanned images
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Date
2021
Authors
Cho, Lily
Létourneau, Émilie
Piekoszewski, Helen
Wong, Angie
Wong, Rachel
Zhang, Biwei Claire
Shi, Chloe
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Dataset of reconstituted digital reproductions of CI 9 documents, issued under the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885, from microfilm reels held by Library Archives Canada.
Description
Consists of scanned and enhanced images from microfilm reels held at Library Archives Canada. Organized in file folders labelled by reel number, these images are of CI 9 documents, state documents issued under the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885. Issued from 1885 to 1953, CI 9 documents include date of birth, place of residence, occupation, identifying marks, known associates, and, significantly, identification photographs. The CI 9 documents were microfilmed in 1963 and the originals destroyed. As part of a SSHRC-funded research project led by Dr. Lily Cho, this data set consists of over xxx reconstituted digital reproductions of CI 9 documents.
Keywords
Chinese Canadians, Chinese Immigration Act (1885), Chinese Immigration Act (1923), Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration, Identification photographs, Taxation, CI 9, Race discrimintation, Portrait photography, Emigration and immigration