Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

FEATHER BOA

Date Range From

1920

Date Range To

1930

Materials

FEATHER, SATIN, METAL

No. Pieces

1

Length

102.8

Width

15.2

Description

HANDMADE. FEATHERS SEWN ON BLK CHEESECLOTH BACKING & SATIN LINED. STEEL HOOK & EYE CLASP.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

*UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A BOA DONATED BY R. KING. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. RALPH JOHN KING WAS BORN IN LETHBRIDGE ON APRIL 4, 1909 AND WAS RAISED AND EDUCATED IN COALDALE, AB. ON MAY 31, 1939 RALPH MARRIED MARGARET GREER AND THE COUPLE LIVED SOUTH OF COALDALE WHERE THEY FARMED UNTIL 1941. RALPH THEN DROVE A SCHOOL BUS, WHICH WERE ALSO USED TO TRANSPORT GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR. HE ALSO SPENT 29 YEARS SERVING THE FARMING COMMUNITY AS A BULK FUEL AGENT FOR IMPERIAL OIL LTD. RALPH WAS THE SON OF DAVID AND MARTHA (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) KING. HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 86 ON MAY 8, 1995. MARGARET DONALDA KING (NEE GREER) WAS BORN IN ROSETOWN,SK AND MOVED TO COALDALE, WHERE SHE WAS EDUCATED, AT THE AGE OF 2. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF ROY AND EVA (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) GREER. MARGARET WAS ACTIVE IN THE COALDALE COMMUNITY AND WAS A KEY MEMBER OF THE COALDALE HISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE. SHE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 99 ON OCTOBER 12, 2005. DAVID KING WAS BORN IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRT, ENGLAND, THE SECOND SON OF A FAMILY OF 10 CHILDREN BORN TO MR. AND MRS. GEORGE KING (HIS MOTHER’S NAME IS UNKNOWN). HE ARRIVED IN CANADA ON OCTOBER 11, 1905, WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN JOINING HIM THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN MAY 1906. DAVID SERVED AS MAYOR OF COALDALE AND AS AN ALDERMAN FOR THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE. DAVID PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 27, 1954. MARTHA KING (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) WAS BORN IN ENGLAND AND MARRIED DAVID KING THERE IN 1895. SHE MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN MAY 1906. SHE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 92 ON DECEMBER 7, 1961. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.

Catalogue Number

P19705475000

Acquisition Date

1970-03

Collection

Museum

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