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Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2013.012.04864-.04869 |
Object Name |
Negative, Sheet Film |
Title |
Woman's Institute 60th Anniversary |
Photographer |
Thornburn, Lindsay |
Date |
November 15, 1957 |
Description |
Negative photographs featuring the Women's Institute's Diamond Jubilee banquet. People were identified from an article about the event published on the front page of the "Port Elgin Times," on November 20, 1957. A2013.012.04864: The officers and special guests at the Port Elgin Women's Institute's 60th Anniversary celebration held in the Port Elgin Legion Hall, Friday November 15, 1957. Seated, (L to R): Mrs. James Murdock [Iona Murdoch], secretary. Mrs. Wm. McAngus [ Kathleen McAngus], president; guest speaker, Mrs. George Wilson of St. Mary's, regional vice-president. Standing (L to R): Mrs. C.A. Fraser [Jean Fraser], vice-president; Mrs. Harry Cornish [Ellen Cornish], vice president; Mrs. O. Gateman [Mary Gateman], Southampton District vice-president; Mrs. McKeller [Elizabeth McKellar], Tiverton, federated Board member. A2013.012.04865: Mrs. N. Gingrich, oldest member of the Port Elgin Women's Institute, holds a knife ready to cut the Jubilee cake. She is flanked by two large bouquets and a framed picture. A2013.012.04866: Mrs. N. (Norman) Gingrich [Minerva Gingrich], oldest member of the Port Elgin Women's Institute, holding a knife ready to cut the Jubilee cake. She is flanked by two large bouquets and a framed picture. A2013.012.04867: The officers and special guests and members of the Port Elgin Women's Institute's 60th Anniversary celebration held in the Port Elgin Legion Hall, Friday November 15, 1957. There are balloons and ribbons hanging from the ceiling and the tables are arranged in a square around the room. To the rear on the stage is a table with a Jubilee cake and two large floral bouquets. A2013.012.04868: Group of ladies at the Port Elgin Women's Institute celebration, November 15, 1957. Three of the women are seated, four are standing behind them. A2013.012.04869: The officers and special guests at the Port Elgin Women's Institute's 60th Anniversary celebration held in the Port Elgin Legion Hall, Friday November 15, 1957. Seated, (L to R): Mrs. James Murdock, secretary. Mrs. Wm. McAngus, president; guest speaker, Mrs. George Wilson of St. Mary's, regional vice-president. Standing (L to R): Mrs. C.A. Fraser, vice-president; Mrs. Harry Cornish, vice president; Mrs. O. Gateman, Southampton District vice-president; Mrs. McKeller, Tiverton, federated Board member. |
Physical Description |
6 photographs : black and white negative ; 6 x 6 cm |
Collection |
Thornburn, Lindsay photo collection |
Provenance |
These negatives were part of a collection of over 20,000 images captured by teacher and photographer J. Lindsay Thornburn from 1950-1983. They were originally housed in an envelope with handwritten title "Woman's Institute 60th Anniversary" which was in a container bearing a date of 1957-1961. |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright has been transferred to the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre. |
Places |
Port Elgin |
People |
Cornish, Ellen (Allinson) Fraser, Jean (Cruickshank) Gateman, Mary (Wills) Gingrich, Minerva (Andrews) McAngus, Kathleen (Brown) McKellar, Elizabeth (Beaubien) Murdoch, Iona Taylor |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Anniversaries Organizations Women's Institute |