First Nations people on stage.
Database ID | 27733 | |
Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
Fonds/Collection | Hillyard Photographs Collection | |
File/Item Reference | B-1717 | |
Date of creation | 1943 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 18 cm X 12.5 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | In 1976 the Local History Department of the Saskatoon Public Library aquired the Leonard A. Hillyard Photographic Collection. He was one of the earliest photographers of Saskatoon, being active until his death in 1975 at the age of 84 years. He arrived in Saskatoon from England in 1907, and worked for photographers George Trott and Ralph Dill in those early years. He opened his own studio in 1912 which was closed during WW I. The period covered by this part of his collection is from the early 1930s to the 1960s. | |
Scope and content | First Nations people in feather head-dresses and other traditional garb, on an outdoor stage in front of an elaborate stage set. An article in the Star-Phoenix July 22, 1943 describes a ceremony on stage in front of the grandstand, in which Sid Johns, secretary-manager of the Exhibition, was inducted into the tribe of Sioux Indians and made an [honorary] Indian chief, by Chief Harry Littlecrow. Johns was named Chief Fine Weather. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Contributer | Hillyard, Leonard A. | |
Copyright holder | public domain | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Credit Saskatoon Public Library - Local History Room. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Hillyard, Leonard A. | |
Place | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Subject | Events Art and Artifacts -- Clothing Ceremonies | |
Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27733 |