The Doukhobor Historic Sign Unveiling Ceremony
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1974
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 19991047002
- Physical Description
- 17.6 x 12.8 cm Black and white copy photograph
- Scope and Content
- Michael Verigin (right) and unidentified man pose with the historic sign commemorating Doukhobor Settlement and life near Cowly and Shouldice.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1974
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 17.6 x 12.8 cm Black and white copy photograph
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- The photo is a Lethbridge Herald record of ceremony unveiling an historical sign just west of Cowley, dedicated to the Doukhobor Settlers who came to the Cowley-Lundbreck area in 1915 and Shouldice in 1926. The unveiling was the occasion for a large gathering in the 'Community Home'. Local village mayors were in attendance, along with the Alberta Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation Horst A. Schmid.
- Acquisition Source
- Lethbridge Herald
- Scope and Content
- Michael Verigin (right) and unidentified man pose with the historic sign commemorating Doukhobor Settlement and life near Cowly and Shouldice.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19991047002
- Collection
- Archive
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