Northern Celebration (02)


Title: Northern Celebration (02)
Creator: Kirkby, Alfred L.
Subject: Canoes, Canoeing, Tug of War, Community Celebrations, Dominion Day
Description: This photograph is part of a collection of images of a community celebration (perhaps Dominion Day, the precursor to Canada Day) in a northern community and were taken by Alfred L. Kirkby sometime in the 1940s or ‘50s.

This photograph of the canoe race and other boats were likely taken on La Ronge Lake. The Gabriel Dumont Institute thanks Teron Roberts, John and Margaret Irving, and Anne Hrynuik for providing the correct descriptive information for this photograph.
Date: 1940s or 50s
Type: Image
Date of Copyright: January 28, 2025; Revised April 9, 2025
Coverage: La Ronge/Northern Saskatchewan
GDI Media Filename: Northern Celebration (02).jpg

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Category The Alfred Lynden Kirkby Photograph Collection