South Asian Canadian Sports collection ➔ [Group photo of members of a South Asian youth association baseball team, Vancouver, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_06_01_014
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
N00246.tif
Date
July 4 1943;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Group photo of 15 young men and 1 older man from a youth association for South Asian Canadians[?] in Vancouver, B.C. The group is posed in front of a wooden building. Nine of the youths, and the 1 older man, are standing. In front of them, 6 youths sit on a bench. Two youths sit on the grass. Between them, a baseball sits in a baseball glove and 2 baseball bats rest on the knees of 2 of the seated youths. Eleven of the youths pictured are wearing matching sweaters with a logo reading "E I Y A",
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Metro Vancouver Regional District;Vancouver
Language
English
Notes
Caption reads "East-Indian Youth Association, Vancouver, B.C. July 4/43." Youbou, 1943. Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, N00246, IWA Local 1-80, Wilmer Gold Photo Collection, ©United Steelworkers Local 1-1937.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;South Asian Canadian men baseball players
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Baseball players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85012045];Sports [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126887];Sports teams [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93006008]