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Alma College May Day
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 19, 1951
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2094
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2095
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2096
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2097
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- 51-908 (1_2094)
- 51-909 (1_2095)
- 51-910 (1_2096)
- 51-911 (1_2097)
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2094
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2095
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2096
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_2097
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- May 19, 1951
- Publication
- 1_2096 was published with article in St. Thomas Times-Journal on May 21, 1951, page one.
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives: plastic
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the May Court at Alma College and photographs of the Queen of the May, Jeanne Holman.
Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal, May 21, 1951, page one: “Alma College’s May Queen and Her Court.”
1_2096: “Lovely Jeanne Holman, of Niagara Falls, who was crowned Queen of the May at the annual May Festival in the amphitheatre of Alma College on Saturday afternoon, is photographed with members of her court just following the traditional ceremonies. Left to right are: Helen Knott, this city, one of the pretty little flower girls; Winnifred Nearon, of Bermuda, a counsellor; flower girl Betty Ann McGregor, St. Thomas; Leaon Caldwell, of Sarnia, a counsellor; the May Queen, and the Lord of the May, Lynn Wilson, of St. Marys, who placed the floral crown on the Queen’s head, thereby bestowing on Miss Holman the highest honor of the college.
“Four other members of the May Court, not appearing in the photograph, were: Train bearers, Pat Smith, Morpeth, and Nancy Adams, Simcoe; pages, Darlene Graham and Judith Mycroft, St. Thomas.”
- Name Access
- Alma College
- Alma College Amphitheatre
- Related Material
- Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh4 B10 10_220
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