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- [190-?] (Creation)
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1 photograph.
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Donated to Esquimalt Municipal Archives, Accession v991-041.
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Photo demonstrate a view of Old Esquimalt Village. The little house with hanging cloths is Soue Kee Laundry, 627 Pioneer Street is in the photo. The Laundry facility was owned and operated (until 1939) by Soue Kee (Tang Kam Chew) born in Canton, China in 1884 and moved to Esquimalt in 1909. When he first came to Esquimalt, Sue worked for Yang Yip Laundry located on Head Street near Gore. He was a long-time resident in Esquimalt and died in 1965 in the Victoria Chinese Community Hospital.
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Duplicate photo: Judy Chamberlain fonds, 014-001-013.
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Revised 2026-10-13 Dulma Karunarathna