Kaatza Station Museum and Archives collection ➔ [Group photo of the 1950 Lady of the Lake and attendants, Lake Cowichan, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_06_01_020
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
N01756.tif
Date
September 4 1950;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Group photo of the 1950 Lady of the Lake, Gurdev Hari, and her 3 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in the grass in front of a parked car. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on their right shoulder. The pageant winner also has her regalia - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake".
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Cowichan Land District;Lake Cowichan
Language
English
Notes
Caption reads "Lady of the Lake & Attendants, Lake Cowichan, Sept. 4 - 50" Lake Cowichan, 1950. Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, N01756, IWA Local 1-80, Wilmer Gold Photo Collection, ©United Steelworkers Local 1-1937. The Lady of the Lake pageant is held on Labour Day, in Lake Cowichan BC. The winner in 1950 was Gurdev Hari.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian teenage girls;Sarees
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Beauty contests [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85012724];Beauty contestants [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85012723]