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A Hudsons Bay Ball Bullock-Webster, Harry, 1855-
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A Hudsons Bay Ball
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Date Created |
[between 1874 and 1880?]
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Extent |
1 painting : paper, watercolour
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image/jpeg
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Language |
English
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Notes |
Text on back reads: "Christmas in British Columbia. A. Hudsons Bay Ball. Those who are lucky enough to be able to leave their forts & go to Headquarters for Xmas have lots of fun. Amongst other things there is invariably a ball. A very different thing tho' to a civilized 'Ball'. All the voyageurs & laborers etc. are invited together with their wives & daughters (all halfbreeds as there are no pure white women so far north.) The dancing consists entirely of jigs & reels & the music is violin & a drum. All the women sit on one side of the room & the men on the other. The man chooses his partner dances the jig or reel & then takes the 'fair one' back to her side of the room. The women never utter a word & always look as demure & serious as possible. (when alone tho' quite the reverse). The men on the other hand yell all the while they dance. & give vent to the most fearful war hoops. The dresses are most amusing. The women with their beaded leggings & gorgeous silk handkerchiefs on their heads & the men in the flashiest of leggings & beautifully worked deerskin coats. They all wear moccasins. HBW."
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Identifier |
bws_006
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. H.Bullock-Webster fonds.
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Date Available |
2013-06
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Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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Project Website |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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AIPUUID |
0845af43-49e3-44a9-af89-f189ef01045d
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0044978
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CONTENTdm
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/