Gill, Kartar Kaur

The text describes Indar Singh's collage B images. The text describes the six images' history: The beginning of Indar Fuel Company (1951) Gill family shopping in downtown Vancouver Gill family men in Canada (1931) Kartar Kaur's passport picture (1949) Indar Singh's passport picture (1935) Gill family photo

The text describes Indar Singh Gill's story of moving to Canada. The text also describes the photographs in collage A. The text describes the two images' history: Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur Gill in 1952 and Nachhatter (Nash) Singh and Rajinder Kaur Thind's 1972 wedding picture.

A photograph depicting two framed watercoloured paintings, one of Kartar Kaur Gill, alongside another framed watercoloured sketch of Indar Singh Gill. The sketch depicts Kartar Kaur in her adulthood, dressed in an orange Panjabi salwar suit and chunni. The sketch of Indar Singh shows him wearing a dark suit and turban.

Collage B consists of six black and white pictures of the Gill family. The photograph on the bottom left corner depicts Indar Fuel Company trucks (1951). The photograph above it shows the Gill family shopping in downtown Vancouver. Behind that photograph is another of Kartar Kaur's passport picture (1949). Next to this is Indar Singh's passport picture (1935). In the top right corner is a photograph of Indar Singh, his two uncles, and his cousin (1931). The final photograph is a family portrait of the Gill family.

Collage A consists of two pictures of the Gill family. The top left picture is a black and white photograph of Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur Gill in 1952. The large bottom picture is a colour photograph from Nash Singh (Indar's son) and Rajinder Kaur wedding, surrounded by wedding guests at the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple.

Photo taken at the wedding of Nachattar Gill and Rajinder Thind. The Gill family are standing in front of the light-blue car in a row. Included in the photo are Malkit Kaur, Baljit Kaur, Kartar Kaur, Indar Singh, and Khem Singh. Rajinder Kaur, the bride, is wearing a pink wedding lehenga with a dupatta covering her head. Nash Singh, the groom, is wearing a formal suit, a pink turban, and carrying a wedding sword. The couple has varmalas around their necks, flower garlands that signify their marital union. Also, they are each holding an end of a yellow scarf called a palla, which signifies their physical union. And the goal for a spiritual union of their souls. The Gill men are wearing formal suits, pink turbans, and boutonnières. Malkit Kaur and Baljit Kaur are wearing sarees. Kartar Kaur is wearing a pink salwar suit and a chunni covering her head. The background consists of the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple with wedding guests outside.

Nacchatter (Nash) Singh and Rajinder Kaur Thind were married on June 18, 1972, at the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple. The bride and groom stand behind four girls, who are dressed in identical orange Indian lehengas. Rajinder Kaur is wearing a pink bridal lehenga with her head covered by a dupatta. Nash Singh is wearing a formal pin-striped suit. Both the bride and groom have varmalas around their necks, which is a flower garland that signifies the marital union. Wedding guests surround the couple. Amongst the crowd is Indar Singh (third row, third from right) in a pink turban. Khem Singh Gill (Indar Singh's father) is in the front row, second to the right. Khem Singh is wearing a pink turban with his cane on the ground. Mohinder Singh Gill (Indar's brother) is standing in the foreground to the left. Kartar Kaur Gill is standing close to the couple. Nash's sisters Baljit and Malkit are all standing nearby.

Photograph of the Gill family taken in a photography studio with a long, light-coloured curtain as the background. Left to right: Ganga Singh Gill, Indar's cousin, Malkit Kaur Gill, Kartar Kaur Gill, Indar Singh Gill, Nacchattar (Nash) Singh Gill, and Joginder Singh Gill Standing: Kartar Singh Sidhu, Indar Singh's brother-in-law, Mohinder Singh Gill, Indar Singh's brother, and Pal Singh Gill, Indar's cousin

Professional photograph taken of Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur Gill are posing for a photograph in a studio. This picture was taken in 1952. Indar Singh is wearing a formal suit. Kartar Kaur is wearing a long coat covering her dress with a light-coloured, black-trimmed head covering called a chunni and black heels. The background is a curtain draping to the floor.

Indar Singh Gill and Kartar Kaur Gill are standing beside each other in a house in January 1961. The background wall has a portrait of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Kartar Kaur is wearing a white dress with a white head covering, while Indar Singh is wearing a light-coloured suit with a light turban.