Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2021.034.012

Title

Roy and Gwen Body with kids Lynda, Sandi, Shirley and Doug, May 21, 1956.

Date

21 May 1956.

Description

1 photograph; digital copy; color. This photograph shows the Body family on May 21, 1956, the occasion of Langley's May Day celebration. From left to right: Roy Body, Lynda Body (1956 May Queen), Sandi Body (wearing a white dress), Shirley Body (wearing a green dress), Gwen and Doug Body; the family has posed for this group portrait; Lynda can be seen wearing a white pointed crown and holding a bouquet of pink and white flowers tied with a pink ribbon; the photograph was taken outdoors; a number of trees can be seen in the background.

People/Subject

May Day celebrations

Fort Langley established its May Day in 1922, and it continues to be an annual tradition (2003). In Langley, May Day refers to the 24 of May, the date of the birth of Queen Victoria. The first May Day was held in Fort Langley, then the event moved to Langley Prairie from 1923-1957. In 1958 the Langley Kinsmen gave up the event, and it returned to Fort Langley where it was organized by the Community Improvement Society and the Fort Langley Lions club, and finally a community committee. May Day celebrations include the crowning of the May Queen and the May pole dancing.

Superbase See Also: May Day Celebrations - Langley Prairie
Term Source: Warren Sommer's "From Prairie to City", p. 154.

May Day Celebrations - Langley Prairie

May Queen

Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-230/1026)

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