[Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake and attendants by the lake, Lake Cowichan, B.C.]

1951-09-03

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 crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat.

Caption reads "Lake Cowichan, Sept. 3 - 1951" Lake Cowichan, 1951. Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, N01761, 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.

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