Item
Identifier:
2023_06_01_023
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
N01762.tif
Date
September 3 1951;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake along with Gurdev Hari and her other 2 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in front of a parade float in the middle of town. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the left. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up between the two "Ladies". Hari wears the crown and holds the scepter, while 1951's winner wears the "Lady of the Lake" sash. The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Cowichan Land District;Lake Cowichan
Language
English
Notes
Caption reads "Lake Cowichan, Sept. 3 - 1951"
Lake Cowichan, 1951. Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, N01762, 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. This photo of the 1951 pageant features the preceding year's winner 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]
![[Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake and attendants in town, Lake Cowichan, B.C.];[Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake and attendants in town, Lake Cowichan, B.C.]](https://sacda.ca/media/collectiveaccess/images/1/2/3/28422_ca_object_representations_media_12312_large.jpg)