Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2012.027.002

Title

Klondyke Night $1 Coupon

Date

29-30 Oct. 1954.

Description

1 paper coupon from Klondyke Night on October 29-30, 1954; grey and black border; off-white coloured; $1 value; reads: "$1/Klondyke Night/ Warning: You'll get shot if you/ try to use this bill any-/where but at the Klon-/dyke Carnival / - Flatbush Finance Co./ A Special Issue of/ Bogue Bills/ to commemorate/ Klondyke Night/ Fort Langley/ October 29-30, 1954/ Warning: You'll get shot if you/ try to use this bill any-/where but at the Klon-/dyke Carnival / - Flatbush Finance Co./ Phoney Mazuma; back reads: "Klondyke Coupon/ No. 918" and then a list of merchants; measures 16.5 x 6.8 cm.

People/Subject

Klondike (Klondyke) Nights

Klondike Nights (often "Klondyke" or sometimes "Nite") was an annual celebration from the late 1940s to late 1950s. The celebration took place in October each year at the Fort Langley Community Hall and welcomed a dance floor and skits, along with novelty booths and bingo. The event was sponsored by all the organizations in the community. Proceeds went to various fundraising efforts, including starting of the Langley Centennial Museum. Kelsey Moore and Roy Seney was a major organizer of the event.

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