Today, we explored the Museum of Vancouver. I spent hours in the exhibit "From Rationing to Ravishing". An amazing collection of women's clothing.
http://www.museumofvancouver.ca
Both patterns are stamped by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, indicating products contrary to government garment restrictions.
From high fashion to high lights! A collection of MOV's neon sign collection:
http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/exhibitions/exhibit/neon-vancouver-ugly-vancouver
The following photos provide an overview of historical events portrayed in the museum: white women seeking the vote in 1917, Komagata Maru's arrival in 1914 and the federal government's response, the effect of exclusionary laws and head taxes on Chinese people, war service of First Nations, Chinese Canadians and Japanese Canadians, reaction to Japanese Canadians seeking Canadian citizenship, the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II and Canada's acknowledgement of "past injustices" towards the Japanese Canadian community.
Jacqueline's partner, Richard is of Japanese ancestry, Sensei. His grandparents and father were interned during World War II. His wife's family lost their fishing licenses and he and his family lost their family home. Richard's grandfather knew of people who had entrusted their property to non-Japanese before their move to camp. Their property was not returned to them. After the war, Grandfather was asked to leave the country. However, he appealed the order and remained in B. C. Before the war, Grandfather operated an all Asian logging camp. He was a horticulturist by trade. After he and his family's internment, he opened a garden centre business. His speciality was Bonsai and Japanese gardens. St. Mary's Hospital, on the Sunshine Coast, has bonsai trees that he cultivated.
The 50's Gallery:
1960's-1970's: You Say You Want A Revolution
This fibre exhibit really is of the caliber that we saw of period clothing in the Victoria and Albert museum in London... " Not too Shabby" as J.D. would say!
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