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Photo of Sheila Singh sitting on the chair.
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Photo of Sheila Singh standing with flowers.
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Photo of Sheila Singh standing with her degree besides a chair.
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Photo of four bridesmaids standing together.
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Group photo of an unidentified woman and two girls. The woman is dressed in a floral salwar kameez suit and the two girls are wearing dresses. The three are standing in a kitchen.
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This is a picture of the Alamwala family: Sarwan Singh, Bachan Kaur, Surinder Kaur, Jasvir Singh, Avtar Singh, and Jagtar Singh. The family is seated on a sofa together. Bachan Kaur and Surinder Kaur are wearing dresses. Sarwan Singh is wearing a dark-coloured suit. The photograph's estimated date is during the 1960s in British Columbia, Canada.
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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".
Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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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 "Ladies". Hari wears the crown and holds the scepter, while 1951's winner wears the "Lady of the Lake" sash. The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat.
Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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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.
Creator: Gold, Wilmer
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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 left. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up between the two "Ladies". Hari wears the crown and holds the scepter, while 1951's winner wears the "Lady of the Lake" sash.