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Bing Crosby being named a chief

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Photographer / Studio
Province Newspaper
Cunningham, William
Date
September 28, 1948
Accession Number
60085
Material Type
photograph
Content
Crosby was recording his radio program at the PNE Forum when he was named Thunder Voice.
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Photographer / Studio
Province Newspaper
Cunningham, William
Collection
Province Newspaper Collection
Date
September 28, 1948
Content
Crosby was recording his radio program at the PNE Forum when he was named Thunder Voice.
Next to Crosby is Chief Mathias Joe. His wife Ellen is next to him; the boy is his grandson Joe, and behind him is Josie Charlie.
Person
Crosby, Bing, 1904-1977
Joe, Mathias, Chief, 1887-1966
T'echuxanm-t siyam (Mathias, Joseph William), Chief, 1943-2000
Joe, Ellen, 1894-1959
Charlie, Josephine, 1898-1983
Corporation
Exhibition Forum (Vancouver, B.C.)
Topic
Rites and ceremonies
Ceremonial dress
First Nations chiefs
Microphone
Headdresses
Entertainers
Squamish (North American people)
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Hastings-Sunrise - Hastings Park
Accession Number
60085
Material Type
photograph
Physical Description
Source negative (10x13 cm)
Copyright
Public Domain
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