Kaatza Station Museum and Archives collection

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… more

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 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

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

Group photo of the winner of the 1954 Lady of the Lake pageant and her attendants seated in a car in Lake Cowichan, B.C. A large crowd is visible behind them. Further back, the edge of the town of Lake Cowichan gives way to forested hills and distant mountains. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned to the right shoulder. The pageant winner, seated in the rear of the car,… more

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 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