Kaatza Station Museum and Archives collection

Group photo of the Youbou Rockets Volleyball Team at Champions of Vaisakhi 1956 in Youbou, B.C. There are 18 men in the photograph and they are posed in two rows in front of a volleyball net. Seven of them are wearing sweatshirts reading "Youbou Rockets". Before them is placed a covered table bearing 6 trophy cups, in front of which are placed 2 volleyballs and a trophy plaque. The team… more

Group photo of 10 Sikh lumber mill workers at the Hillcrest Lumber Company, Sahtlam, BC. Two of the workers are seated, the rest are standing. They are posed in front of a stack of long wooden planks, behind which can be seen a partially forested[?] stand of trees.

Group photo of a crowd of people standing on the front steps of the Hillcrest Gurdwara [Sikh Temple] in Sahtlam, B.C. The gurdwara is decorated with triangular flag bunting.

Group photo of 32 lumber mill workers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers stand in 3 rows, posed amidst piles of wooden planks on the sawmill's log deck[?]. more

Group photo of Sikh men standing in front of the Hillcrest Gurdwara [Sikh Temple] in Sahtlam, B.C. The gurdwara is decorated with triangular flag bunting.

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 with the lake visible behind them. 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 also has her regalia - a paper… more

Group photo at the 1951 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant, Lake Cowichan. Gurdev Hari, 1950's pageant winner, sits at the stern of a parade float decorated to resemble a boat, with 1951's winner seated in front of her. Opposite them sit 2 attendants. 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… more

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… more

Group photo at the 1950 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant in Lake Cowichan, B.C. 1949's pageant winner sits at the stern of a parade float decorated to resemble a boat, with Gurdev Hari, 1950's winner, seated in front of her. Opposite them sit 2 attendants. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up… more

Group photo 66 lumber mill workers from the British Columbia Forest Products community in Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in 4 haphazard rows amidst the sawmill equipment and piles of lumber at a log deck[?].

Photo of Gurdev Hari, winner of the 1950 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant, standing in the grass in front of a parade float in Lake Cowichan, B.C. She is wearing a white saree with a corsage on the right shoulder along with the regalia given to the pageant winner - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat. more

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". more

Photo of Gurdev Hari, the winner of the 1950 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant in Lake Cowichan, B.C. She is seated on a parade float. She is wearing a white saree with a corsage on the right shoulder along with the regalia given to the pageant winner - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat. more

Photo of a bunkhouse and cookhouse for the South Asian labourers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C.

Group photo of 13 South Asian lumber mill workers from the #1 Planer Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. Six workers are seated on sawhorses, the rest are standing. The workers are posed on the deck of a building at the logging camp[?]. The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions. Back Row: Sandager S. Chahl; Harbent… more