08 maart 2017

The Heathen Chinee in British Columbia

Chee Lung, Washing, Ironing
Image source: Royal BC Museum
Title proper: "The Heathen Chinee in British Columbia"; Amor de Cosmos and a caricature of a Chinese man.
Date(s): 1879 (Creation)
Physical description: 1 print: tinted engraving, mounted; 24.9 x 23.7 cm
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The Heathen Chinee in British Columbia
Amor de Cosmos i.e. :—The Love of the World or the Lover of Mankind

Heathen Chinee:—Why you sendee me offee?
A.D.C.:—Because you can't or won't 'assimilate' with us.
Heathen Chinee:—What is datee?
A.D.C.:—You won't drink whisky, and talk politics and vote like us.



Jacques Toussele Photographs: box 184 5 / 219

Studio Photo Jacques; no date
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio

Jacques Toussele Photographs: box 183 [c 1989] 193 / 366

Studio Photo Jacques; 01/04/1989
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio

Jacques Toussele Photographs: box 181 [c 1989] 524 / 985

 Studio Photo Jacques; 19/5/89 29/8/89
Colorized version via Algorithmia:
 Studio Photo Jacques; 19/5/89 29/8/89; colorized
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio

An unidentified man in uniform

An unidentified man in uniform
Colorized version via Algorithmia:
An unidentified man in uniform; automatically colorized photograph
Image source: Royal BC Museum
Title proper: An unidentified man in uniform
Attributions and conjectures: The photographer is undetermined.
Date(s): [ca. 1890] (Creation)
Scope and content: First Nations man, holding crucifix.


07 maart 2017

Jacques Toussele Photographs: box 181 [c 1989] 354 / 985

Studio Photo Jacques; 19/5/89 29/8/89
Colorized version via Algorithmia:
Studio Photo Jacques; 19/5/89 29/8/89; colorized
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio


Jacques Toussele Photographs: box 181 [c 1989] 272 / 985

Studio Photo Jacques; 19/5/89 29/8/89
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio

Jacques Toussele Photographs: box 179 [c 1986] 209 / 338

Studio Photo Jacques; 09/12/1986
Colorized version via Algorithmia:
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio

Thylke

Truth is a thing that ever I will keep ... unto thylke day in which I creep into ... my sepulchre
Uit: Rip Van Winkle, Wahington Irving

Als je een beetje gaat zoeken op thylke, zie je al snel dat het woord eigenlijk alleen in Rip Van Winkle lijkt voor te komen. Gezien de sterke Nederlandse invloed in het boek denk je als rechtgeaarde volksetymoloog toch al snel dat thylke eigenlijk gewoon zulke is, op z’n Engels uitgesproken.

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120-film laden; foto: Winny de Meij
120-film laden; foto: Winny de Meij
120-film laden; foto: Winny de Meij