Burnaby's First May Day 1925
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the procession of the May Queen and her suite at the first May Day celebration in Burnaby in 1925. Leading the procession is a page boy in a velvet blazer, holding a flower crown on a cushion. Following him is a group of flower girls. Then the May Queen, and her attendants follow, s…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the procession of the May Queen and her suite at the first May Day celebration in Burnaby in 1925. Leading the procession is a page boy in a velvet blazer, holding a flower crown on a cushion. Following him is a group of flower girls. Then the May Queen, and her attendants follow, some of them escorted by a man in a suit or a uniform. Each girl in the suite is holding a flower basket. A large crowd is gathered to watch the procession. Also note, in the foreground, right corner of the photograph, is a boy in a scout uniform, holding a flagpole.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Accession Code
- HV977.17.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1925
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-04
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Inscribed in the original negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "Burnaby's First May Day 1925 / #2 / Stride Photo."