Oakville 100 Celebration, 1857-1957
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- In 1957, the town of Oakville, Ontario celebrated the 100 years of its incorporation in 1857. From June 29th to July 6th, this centennial celebration included a parade, fair, music concerts, street decorations, crowning of Joan Fairfax (nee Eileen Pickup) as Miss Oakville Centennial, planting of an oak tree, a banquet and fireworks among other activities.
Teen Janet Lees is sitting in this photograph, the other young women have not been identified to us. - Date Of Event
- 1957
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- TTOIMNK0033
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4473682625124 Longitude: -79.6665048808289
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- Donor
- Michelle Knoll
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
