"0845af43-49e3-44a9-af89-f189ef01045d"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "H. Bullock-Webster fonds"@en . "Bullock-Webster, Harry, 1855-"@en . "2013-06"@en . "[between 1874 and 1880?]"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bullock/items/1.0044978/source.json"@en . "1 painting : paper, watercolour"@en . "image/jpeg"@en . " "@en . "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.\""@en . "Paintings"@en . "bws_006"@en . "10.14288/1.0044978"@en . "English"@en . "Hudson's Bay Company"@en . "Northwest, Canadian--History."@en . "Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel."@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "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/"@en . "Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. H.Bullock-Webster fonds."@en . "A Hudsons Bay Ball"@en . "Still Image"@en . ""@en .