The collection consists of portraits taken of the May Queens and attendants from 1940 to 1962, as well as the Roll Book which provides the name of each girl in the photographs, including the list of names for the 1971 May Day celebrations for the British Columbia centennial.
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1940. According to the Roll of May Queens, the young women pictured in the photograph are: Evelyn Thacker, Caroline Farrell, Shirley Gueho, Shirley Dynes, and Yvette Gagnon.
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1941. The young women pictured in the photograph (from left to right) are: Top row - Euphemia Thompson (Maid of Honour), Joyce Brown (Maid of Honour), Gilbert Gamache (May Queen), Lois Jago (Miss Canada), Dolly Boe (Record Bearer); Bottom row - Simone Grimard (Flower Girl), and Jeannette L'Heureux (Flower Girl).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1942. The young women pictured in the photograph (from left to right) are: Shirley Christmas (Flower Girl), Edith Alexander (Maid of Honour), Peggy Brittain (May Queen), Ruth Nyhang (Record Bearer), Dorothy Thacker (Miss Canada), Angeline Roberge (Maid of Honour), Doreen Cornelius (Flower Girl).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1943. The young women pictured in the photograph (from left to right) include: Dolly Boe (Maid of Honour), Beverley Gold (Flower Girl), Pauline Pelcher (May Queen), Helen Gagn? (Miss Canada), Beverley Caddy (Maid of Honour), Doris Poncelet (Record Bearer), and Shirley Kenward (Flower Girl).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1944. The young women pictured in the photograph (from left to right) include: Camille Leclair (Maid of Honour), Gloria Fife (Miss Canada), Mary Charlton (May Queen- top), Myrna Butler (Flower Girl- bottom), Betty Shankowitz (Flower Girl), Roland Payer (Maid of Honour- top), Joan Cooper (Record Bearer- bottom).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1945. The young women pictured in the photograph (from left to right) include: Joan McIntyre (Maid of Honour), Anita Carpenter (Flower Girl), Doris Filiatrault (May Queen), Jean Trickey (Miss Canada), Vivian Desaulnier (Flower Girl), Helen Anderson (Maid of Honour), Patricia Oxtoby (Record Bearer).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1946. The young women pictured in the photograph include: Shirley Christmas (May Queen- top middle), Shirley Williams (Maid of Honour- top left), Jeanne Carrier (Maid of Honour- top right), Vivian Noel (Miss Canada- right middle), Merle Cooper (Record Bearer- right bottom), Patricia Cosser (Flower Girl- bottom middle), and Eileen Severdid (Flower Girl- bottom left).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1947. The young women pictured in the photograph include: Jeannette Barber (Flower Girl- left bottom), Teresa Albert (Maid of Honour- left middle), Mary Zaharko (Miss Canada- left top), Patricia Hartigan (May Queen), Sheila Kaila (Maid of Honour), Diane Randall (Flower Girl), Velma Hale (Record Bearer).
The item consists of a B&W portrait of the May Queen and her Attendants from 1948. The young women pictured in the photograph (from left to right) include: Gail Davies (Maid of Honour), Diane Hachey (Flower Girl), Alice Burslem (May Queen), Linda Martin (Flower Girl), Ann Stoddart (Miss Canada), Claudette Lambert (Maid of Honour), Diane Bouthot (Record Bearer).