Miss Canadian University Queen Pageant, 1968
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white photograph of contestants on stage during the 1968 Miss Canadian University Queen Pageant held in the Theatre Auditorium at Waterloo Lutheran University. The women are in formal attire. One of the contestants is speaking into a microphone to the right of the stage. A man is standing next to her.
- Notes
- -- The national Miss Canadian University Queen pageant was a highlight of Waterloo Lutheran University's Winter Carnival, a winter festival featuring concerts, cookouts, outdoor sports, and a snow sculpture competition. Pageant contestants represented universities across Canada. Although Winter Carnival continues, the last pageant was held in 1970.
-- Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.
- Date of Original
- Jan. 26, 1968
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 15.5cm
Image Height: 10.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- U57_4264.3
- Collection
- Wilfrid Laurier University photograph collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4668 Longitude: -80.51639
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Wilfrid Laurier University Archives & Special Collections
- Contact
- Wilfrid Laurier University LibraryEmail:libarch@wlu.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3C5
