Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

PLASTIC, CLOTH FABRIC

No. Pieces

2

Height

45.0

Description

MULTICOLOURED. PLASTIC DOLL WITH BLINKING EYES, CLOTHED IN TRADITIONAL FEMALE UKRAINIAN COSTUME. COSTUME PROBABLY HANDMADE, C/W RED BOOTS, PINK, FLOWER HEAD PIECE, WITH BLUE, GREEN, PINK, YELLOW, & RED RIBBONS. CROSS-STITCH BLOUSE & APRON, BLUE VELVET VEST. BLOUSE & VEST TRIMMED IN SEQUINS. RED DRESS REPEATS COLORS OF RIBBONED HEADBAND. INSET SYNTHETIC HAIR. ALSO C/W UNDERWEAR AND COTTON SLIP. PINK BEADED EARRINGS.

Subjects

TOY

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

GIVEN TO DONOR'S FATHER, GEORGE WATSON, SR., BY THE ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN CANADIANS IN LETHBRIDGE. FATHER ACTIVE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS, SCHOOLS, CADETS & MUSEUM. FATHER BORN IN 1896 IN LETHBRIDGE, HIS FATHER WAS A BLACKSMITH FOR A.R.C. CO. AND LETHBRIDGE IRON WORKS. GEORGE WATSON SR. DIED IN 1980. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS, WHICH INCLUDED OBJECTS RELATED TO THE WATSON FAMILY. FROM WATSON SR.'S OBITUARY IN JUNE 30, 1980 LETHBRIDGE HERALD: "WATSON, GEORGE OF 1409 9 AVE SOUTH PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON JUNE 27 AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS... [HE] WAS EDUCATED IN LETHBRIDGE AND TOOK HIS NORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING IN CALGARY. DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS, SERVING AS A FLYING CADET. HE RETURNED TO THIS AREA AND TAUGHT SCHOOL IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, MILK RIVER, COALHURST, COALDALE, AT THE LETHBRIDGE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FROM 1930 TO 1950, AND FROM 1950-1961 AS VICE PRINCIPAL OF HAMILTON SCHOOL, THE FIRST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN LETHBRIDGE. HE WAS AN HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION. ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, HE SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING: THE FIRST TOWN PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, THE HEALTH UNIT, AND ONE TERM AS AN ALDERMAN ON CITY COUNCIL. DURING ITS FORMATIVE YEARS HE SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NO. 1 SQUADRON OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LETHBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THE LETHBRIDGE RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION." ACCORDING TO HER SPOKANE CHRONICLE OBITUARY, THE DONOR, C. HELEN RANKIN, PASSED AWAY IN SPOKANE ON MAY 13, 1992. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATSON FAMILY, INCLUDING WATSON SR.'S MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19830011000-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19830010000

Acquisition Date

1983-02

Collection

Museum

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