Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV015.35.79

Description

tie or scarf, Girl Guides; pale yellow cotton necktie or scarf; triangular, folded into long rectangle. "ANNI T" marked on tie in black ink; could be used by a Guide to make a sling.

Object History

Girl guide scarf belonged to Dorothy Pitman who was a Girl Guide in the 1st Burnaby Company. She was known to be involved with guiding from 1919 to 1931. Textual records and photographs of the Pitman family, including one of Dorothy and her sister Gwen, are held by the City of Burnaby Archives. Dorothy and Gwen's parents, Ernest and Jean Pitman, owned McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods.

Category

03. Personal Artifacts

Classification

Clothing

Clothing - - Clothing Accessories

Subjects

Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Clothing - Uniforms

Names

Girl Guides of Canada

Pitman, Dorothy

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