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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2010.001.1302

Title

Harvest Queen Joan Greenwood being crowned at the Langley Fall Fair.

Date

15 Sep. 1955.

Description

Black and white photograph of the new Harvest Queen, Joan Greenwood of Fort Langley, being crowned at the beginning of the Langley Fall Fair. The crowning took place in the Langley High School auditorium, and was done by the 1954 Harvest Princess Shirley Hansen, as the 1954 Queen Kay Barichello was unavailable. Joan went on to be named Miss PNE and Miss BC Lions in September 1956. Joan and Shirley are standing nearly perpendicular to the photographer, to the right of centre in the photograph. Beside Joan on her left is a microphone on a metal stand. Shirley is putting the crown on Joan's head. Beside them in the background are young girls and a young boy, and another young woman who is looking up at the two and smiling. In the background to the right of Shirley two people are seated: Mr. John Harrower and Mrs. Annie Medd. In front of the Queen and Princess are bouquets. The Queen and Princess are wearing light coloured dresses, which have been drawn on in grey ink (likely so there will be more contrast when the photograph was used for the newspaper).

People/Subject

Harvest Queen pageant

The Harvest Queen pageant was held every September in Langley for many years, in conjunction with the Fall Fair.

Langley's 67th Fall Fair Harvest Queen - Gina Giacomazzi

Langley High School

In 1909 the first high school class was organized and held in rented quarters in Murrayville. From 1911-18, classes were held in Belmont Superior School (later Murrayville Elementary), but the school became overcrowded with elementary and high school students. The school board approached the Municipal Council, but their request for a new schol was turned down twice. The board resigned, but the next board was more successful and local contractor Owen Hughes was hired on a low bid of $11,900. The School Board temporarily found room for the overflow pupils from Murrayville in the downstairs portion of Milner Hall and by renting the Sharon Presbyterian Church Hall. In 1922, Langley High School moved from Murrayville to Milner School, where it remained until Langley High School was built on Yale Road in 1924. Langley High School opened in 1924 with two classrooms and one science room. It taught grades 9 to 12. Additional rooms were built in 1934. In roughly 1947 the new school on the current property (2005) was built, and it included Grades 11 and 12. In 1948, the old building on Fraser Highway became Langley Central Elementary, and the high school students moved to the current location (2006) at Langley SECONDARY School. In 1985 the school went from Grades 8-12.
See Also: Langley Secondary School
Term Source: History of Langley Schools" by Harry McTaggart, Maureen Pepin, and Norman Sherrit.

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