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The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives reading room will be temporarily closed from December 15, 2025 until early 2026 for upgrades.
During this period, RBSC and UA will still be able to provide some reproduction services. Please contact Rare Book and Special Collections or University Archives for more information on available remote research support.
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Loo Gee Wing, centre, with glasses. Surrounded by a mixed group of family and friends, including Leon J Eekman family. Text on the left reads: “This is the day when every year, friends gather together at various chosen scenic spots to eat and drink, and then go boating back at night.”

Remembering Loo Gee Wing (1861-1923)

By Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese on November 22, 2024

As part of a new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection, we remember Loo Gee Wing, a forgotten tycoon who helped shape Chinese Canadian history.

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