Paldi Gurdwara collection ➔ [Group photograph of Paldi men]

Item

Identifier:
2023_04_01_018
Repository
Date
1935;Estimated dates
Extent
1 photograph: b&w
Format
still image
Description
Group photograph taken in Paldi of South Asian men and children taken outside. There are approximately 81 men and around 18 children in the photograph. There are two rows of men standing and two sitting, with the last group sitting on the ground. The children are all seated on the ground, while a few are being held by some of the men. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note that reads, "81 men with their sons. Fathers of families who lived in Paldi and single men who live in bunkhouses. Approx. date 1935 (clarify this)."
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Sahtlam Land District;Paldi
Language
English
Rights Statement
Copyright not evaluated
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian children;South Asian Canadian families;South Asian Canadian men;Sikh men;South Asian Canadian men sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Group portraits [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm004759];Children [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm001966];Family members [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm012404]

Related person
Singh, Mayo, 1891-1955 (subject)