Komagata Maru tragedy

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen standing. In the background, Canada Place is visible on the left. The turbaned gentleman in the center, wearing glasses and holding a camera is Gurdial Singh Neel, a member of the organizing committee. On the right, a building is seen, as well as several construction cranes.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is chair holding a plaque. There is a podium that reads, "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Jagtar Singh Sandhu is seen giving a speech into the microphone. Kanwal Singh Neel and John Fraser are seen seated on stage.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is chair holding a plaque. There is a podium that reads, "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Jagtar Singh Sandhu is seen giving a speech into the microphone. Kanwal Singh Neel and Noël Kinsella are seen seated on stage.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is a table. There is a podium that reads, "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Moe Sihota is seen giving a speech into the microphone. Kanwal Singh Neel, Noël Kinsella, Margaret Mitchell, and Gordon Wilson are seen seated on stage behind Moe Sihota.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is a table. There is a podium that reads, "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Moe Sihota is seen giving a speech into the microphone. Kanwal Singh Neel, Noël Kinsella, Margaret Mitchell, and Gordon Wilson are seen seated on stage.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is a table. There is a podium that reads, "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Kanwal Singh Neel is seen standing behind the podium. Noël Kinsella, Margaret Mitchell, and Gordon Wilson are seen seated on stage.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is a table. There is a podium that reads, "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Kanwal Singh Neel is moving the microphone at the podium towards him and Emery Barnes is seen turning away from the podium, to the right of the image. Margaret Mitchell is seen seated in the background, clapping.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. Margaret Mitchell, Doug Mowat, Rosaline Stoddard, and Moe Sihota are seen seated on stage. Emery Barnes is standing on the left of the image, giving a speech into a microphone. There are three flags visible on stage: the B.C. flag, the Canadian flag, and the Nishan Sahib, a flag symbolizing the Sikh religion. There is a crowd of people in the foreground, standing in front of the stage.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is a table. Kanwal Singh Neel, John Fraser, Margaret Mitchell, and Gordon Wilson are seen on stage. There is a podium that "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Emery Barnes is seen giving a speech into a microphone.

A colour image taken at the historical gathering commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy. A group of people are seen seated on top of a stage. On the left there is a table. Kanwal Singh Neel, John Fraser, Noël Kinsella, Margaret Mitchell, Gordon Wilson, Emery Barnes, Moe Sihota, Rosaline Stoddard, and Jim Young are seen on stage. There is a podium that reads "Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary 1914-1989." Doug Mowat, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, is seen giving a speech into a microphone.