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Photo Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2023.045.021 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Title |
"Happy days" minstrel show 1975 |
Date |
1975 |
Description |
[This image depicts individuals in costumes that depict racist and stereotypical caricatures of Black people. For more information about the Archives' approach to imagery and depictions of people found in historical records, see BCM&CC's Descriptive Language Statement] Black and white photograph depicting members of the Bruce Minstrels [who put on musical theatre at the Bruce Township Central Public School in the 1970s]. A separate identification sheet identifies the musical as 'Happy Days' performed in 1975. Individuals in the photograph are identified as follows: Back row: Osmo Falden, Janis Wrightson, Shirley Thompson, Betty McCulloch, Mona Maclean, Eileen Walden, Eleanor Thompson, Ruby Brown, Stewart McGillivray, Jack MacGillivray, Gladys Lilley, Diane Henkenhaf, Iris Sparks, Muriel Schwandt, Dorothy Howe, Ellie [Ellen] Leggett, Sally Kidson, Gordon Wrightson, Bob [Robert] Woodason 3rd row: Campbell MacKenzie, George Inkster, Ken Jones, Ken Hendry, Tom Ribey, Lloyd Brown, Yvette McGillivray, Bill MacKay, Ron McGillivray, Howard Ribey, Jim Alexander, Bruce McPherson [Macpherson], Gary Wrightson 2nd row: Kenny Bruce MacLean, John Kempers, Jack Clark, Dave Hamilton, "Mandy" Stewart Nutt, Iona Paoletti, Laurie Ryder, Lindsay Thornburn, Denise Thomas, Lillian Brown, Nancy McGillivray, Louise Neeb, Ilene Ribey, Eileen Morris, Bruce MacLean Front row: Velma Thornburn, Lorna Caley, Joyce Thede, Wilda Lamont, Cheryl Thompson [McCulloch], Beth MacKay, Norma Kempers, Marie Hamilton, Shirley Woodason Make-up (not in picture) Jo-Ann Allen, June MacKenzie, Etta Yaraskavitch, Janet MacKenzie, Donelda MacGillivray, Jackie Pope, Sylvia Kushmaniuk, Eva MacKay, Mary Card. Blackface was a form of theatrical makeup and entertainment used throughout the 1800s and 1900s by primarily white individuals to portray caricatures and racial stereotypes of Black people. Blackface was a popular form of entertainment with Canadian schools, religious organizations, and community groups. |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : black and white ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm + 1 identification key |
Medium |
Gelatin Silver Emulsion/Photographic Paper |
Processing Method |
Gelatin Silver Developing-out Print |
Restrictions on Use |
Record is subject to copyright. Permissible use rests with the user. |
Places |
Bruce Township |
People |
Alexander, James (Jim) Allen, Jo-Ann Brown, Lillian Brown, Lloyd Brown, Ruby Caley, Lorna Card, Mary Clark, Jack Falden, Eileen Falden, Osmo Hamilton, David Hamilton, Marie Hendry, Kenneth Henkenhaf, Diane Howe, Dorothy Inkster, George Jones, Ken Kempers, John Kempers, Norma Kidson, Sally Kushmaniuk, Sylvia Lamont, Wilda Leggett, Ellen (Inkster) Lilley, Gladys MacKay, Beth MacKay, Bill MacKay, Eva MacKenzie, Campbell MacKenzie, Janet MacKenzie, June MacLean, Bruce Maclean, Kenneth Bruce MacLean, Mona Macpherson, Bruce Alexander McCulloch, Betty McCulloch, Cheryl (Thompson) McGillivray, Donelda McGillivray, Jack McGillivray, Nancy McGillivray, Ron McGillivray, Stewart McGillivray, Yvette Morris, Eileen Neeb, Louise Nutt, Stewart Paoletti, Iona Pope, Jackie Ribey, Howard Ribey, Illene Ribey, Thomas Ryder, Laurie Schwandt, Muriel Sparks, Iris Thede, Joyce Thomas, Denise Thompson, Eleanor Thompson, Shirley (Morris) Thornburn, J. Lindsay Thornburn, Velma Woodason, Robert Woodason, Shirley Wrightson, Gary Wrightson, Gordon Wrightson, Janis Yaraskavitch, Etta |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Music Theatre & cinema |