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Parks
- Queen's Park
#2562
Date:
[N.D.] c.1905
Source: Anonymous donor
Photographer:
Information:
Crowds in the stands in Queen's Park. A Minto Cup lacrosse game
is being played in Queen's Park. One of a series of 3 photographs
of this event. Advertisement on the building states, "Ask the
Man for a Beaver Cigar made by Fred Lynch". The Beaver Cigar Factory
is first mentioned in the 1904 B.C. directory. The Minto Cup began
in 1901 and was given to amateurs until 1904, when the cup started
to be given to the top professional team. See "A History of the
Sport of Lacrosse in B.C." by David Savelieff. Cupola visible
in the background looks to be part of the Industrial Building.
This building was part of the Exhibition buildings and was built
in 1905.
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Parks
- Queen's Park
#129
Date:
[N.D.] c.1911
Source:
Photographer:
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Queen's Park. Coronation Day, June 26th, 1911. Public School Exercises.
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Parks
- Queen's Park
#3076
Date:
September, 1926
Source: Margaret McElhinney, donor
Photographer:
Information:
E.L. "Strawberry Red" Wall at left, with unidentified man, at
the Stampede in Queen's Park, New Westminster. Note the 1926 license
plate on the automobile. The Stampede was part of the Provincial
Exhibition which ran from Sept. 6-11, 1926. An article in the
"British Columbian" newspaper, Sept. 4, 1926, p.1 describes the
rodeo: "Featuring the entertainment program will be the second
annual World's Championship Stampede. Under the direction of E.L.
"Strawberry Red" Wall, the prize bucking horses of the western
provinces and states have gathered together for the big event.
It will be staged each afternoon during the week in the stadium.
Grandstand attractions and lady bronco riders will lend additional
color to the spectacle. In 1925, "Strawberry Red" held a very
successful stampede during the Exhibition. The finals of the Stampede
ended with the second annual cowboys' banquet. The champion rider
of the week was presented with a handsome saddle, the gift of
the Kraft-McLaren Cheese Co..
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Parks
- Queen's Park
#3073
Date:
September, 1926
Source: Margaret McElhinney, donor
Photographer:
Information:
Stampede, Queen's Park, New Westminster. The Stampede was part
of the Provincial Exhibition which ran from Sept. 6-11, 1926.
An article in the "British Columbian" newspaper, Sept. 4, 1926,
p.1 describes the rodeo: "Featuring the entertainment program
will be the second annual World's Championship Stampede. Under
the direction of E.L. "Strawberry Red" Wall, the prize bucking
horses of the western provinces and states have gathered together
for the big event. It will be staged each afternoon during the
week in the stadium. Grandstand attractions and lady bronco riders
will lend additional color to the spectacle. In 1925, "Strawberry
Red" held a very successful stampede during the Exhibition." Clara
Bell is mentioned in the "British Columbian" Sept. 8, 1926, p.
1&8, in the article "Second Day of Stampede is Exciting": "An
added attraction was staged yesterday afternoon when Clara Bell
of Calgary and Nora Wells of New Westminster both took a chance
in the bronc riding with saddle". The finals of the Stampede ended
with the second annual cowboys' banquet. The champion rider of
the week was presented with a handsome saddle, the gift of the
Kraft-McLaren Cheese Co.
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Social
Life and Customs
#2803
Date:
1927
Source: Herbert Spencer Scrapbooks - History Album 1912
- 1993
Photographer: The Stride Studios, 657 Columbia Street,
New Westminster
Information:
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in the Best Dressed Doll contest
held in Queen's Park. The prizes were Pauline Johnson chocolates.
Mayor A. Wells Gray is handing out a prize to a little girl. Josephine
Vaughn (Peterson) is the girl in the centre.
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Parks
- Moody Park
#3082
Date:
August 23, 1938
Source: Gordon Clarke, donor
Photographer:
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Moody Park Clubhouse. In an article in the "Columbian" newspaper,
August 23, 1938, p. 14, they describe the building as, "the fine
new $8000 community club house just completed at Moody Square
by the New Westminster Kiwanis Club…". This photograph is of the
official opening ceremony which took place at 2 pm on August 23,
1938. This building is now used as head office for the New Westminster
Parks and Recreation Department. In its early days this building
boasted a spacious community room, locker rooms and showers for
children using the Moody Square playgrounds, and had accommodation
for the resident park caretaker.
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