Subject: Doukhobors
Hindu Bias
Newspaper article describing Canada as a Garden of Eden over-run by swarms of locusts and mosquitoes in regards to incoming minorities.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0045 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 16th 1908 |
Japanese Voting
Japanese of B.C. are determined to test the constitutionality of the provincial law which bars them from voting at the election.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0455 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 7th 1900 |
Doukhobor Coverage
Description of immigrants in the Winnipeg station, a study of Englishmen, Doukhobors and Galicians.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0491 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 6th 1903 |
Later Doukhobors
Doukhobor Colonization Society requesting information on the possibility of a settlement in the Peace River region.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0561 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 31st 1926 |
Hospital Bills Owing
Due to half the debt owing to Kootenay Lake hospital in Nelson belonging to Doukhobors, only payment in advance will be accepted prior to their admittance.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0629 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 20th 1930 |
Doukhobor Discrimination
No loyalty to the Empire was heard from Doukhobors when a call was made for volunteers to fight, they would only offer their services to take the places of British subjects working the mines at Lethbridge.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0898 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 8th 1899 |
Doukhobors
Newspaper editorial with poem about Doukhobors nude protests that made their leader throw up the sponge.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0445 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 16th 1922 |
Doukhobors
Train of 18 cars of Doukhobors passed through Cranbrook enroute to Brilliant and Glade, with the 20 cars that passed through earlier, there will now be over 2000 Doukhhobors in the settlements with an increase of 75 per cent.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0737 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 19th 1912 |
Doukhobors Work for CPR
Newspaper blurb on Doukohobors and how they are providing extra help for CP Rail.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0055 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 6th 1927 |
Montreal Daily Star
Scanned clipping - the Montreal Daily Star Saturday, July 24, 1926.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0115 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | July 24th 1926 |
The Brilliant Bridge
The Brilliant bridge, built across the kootenay River near Castlegar, B.C. This bridge was constructed by the Doukhobor community to gain access to Nelson to the north as well as Robson to the south.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0118 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobors Back in the News
Doukhobors back in the news, showing a much-used photo of Doukhobor women yoked to a plough. The text is racist and exclusionary. In the first days of Doukhobor settlement the men of the villages went off to earn money while the women and older people were left to get in gardens and crops. In the beginning the villages were unable to finance work animals.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0119 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1905 |
Barge or Ferry Deck Moored on Columbia River
Barge or possible new ferry deck tied to shore on Columbia River, Castlegar, B.C. area. The Doukhobor village of "Raspberry" is visible in the background, with the two "Doms" to the left of the light coloured roofs.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0252 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Prayer Home and Museum
This is the Prayer Home and Museum being restored in Verigin, Sask. This was the building that the Doukhobor leader resided in when in the region.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0254 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Abandoned Doukhobor Village Home
Abandoned Doukhobor residence or village home,in the Castlegar, B.C. area. These structures were part of a larger complex or "village", occupied communally. This organization was the basis of early Doukhobor development and proved very effective.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0255 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Abandoned Doukhobor Community Living Quarters
Abandoned living quarters in the Castlegar, B.C. area. These living quarters usually connected two large village houses.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0256 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Restoration of Doukhobor Village House
Carpenter working on railing repair for front porch of a Doukhobor community home. These village structures were once very common in the West Kootenay region.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0257 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Abandoned Homestead
Abandoned homestead Castlegar, B.C. area, showing wood and brick detail around window. In all probability this is one of the Doukhobor communal houses in the Brilliant area.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0266 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor Communal Village
Doukhobor communal village homes at Raspberry, B.C. near Castlegar, managed as retirement homes for Doukhobors (1970).
| Internal ID: | 0131.0268 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor Communal Home
One of the Doukhobor communal homes at Raspberry, B.C., now (1965) a retirement home for Doukhobor people.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0271 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor Communal Homes
Doukhobor communal homes at Raspberry Village, B.C., now (1965) a retirement home for Doukhobors.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0272 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor Communal Home
Doukhobor communal home at Raspberry Village, B.C., now (1965) retirement homes for Doukhobor people.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0273 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor People
An unknown family of Doukhobor descent, on the road at Crescent Valley presumably as the Sons of Freedom "Trek" was occuring.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0275 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1962 |
Verigin Farewell
Large gathering of Doukhobor people by grain elevator at Brilliant, B.C. Likely lined up to pay respects to Peter "Lordly" Verigin after his untimely passing in a train explosion at Farron, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0278 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Verigin Farewell
A gathering of Doukhobors by the grain elevator and pole yard at Brilliant, B.C. Possibly funeral proceedings of Peter "Lordly" Verigin.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0279 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Sons of Freedom Doukhobors
Members of the Sons of Freedon sect of Doukhobors, at Crescent Valley, B.C. 1962, marching with banner on their foot trek from Krestova to Agassiz, B.C. The banner states " Fact Or Fantasy - "I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what i think right, free to oppose what i believe wrong, free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind. - The Canadian Billl of Rights."
| Internal ID: | 0131.0280 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1962 |
Verigin Farewell
Farewell for Peter "Lordly" Verigin at Brilliant in 1924. Peter Verigin was killed in a train explosion at Farron, B.C. He was eventually laid to rest in a tomb above Brilliant, lookig out on the joining of the Kootenay and Columbia rivers and the incredibly fertile community that he had helped to foster at Brilliant (and at other sites in West Kootenay).
| Internal ID: | 0131.0281 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Verigin Farewell
Part of the funeral procession at Brilliant after the death of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, spiritual leader of the Canadian Doukhobors.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0282 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Verigin Farewell
Peter "Lordly" Verigin prior to interment, after explosion at Farron, B.C. This individual was the spiritual leader of the Doukhobors in Canada, and was hugely respected within the Doukhobor community. It was during his time that the social and economic development of the "community" Doukhobors reached its zenith.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0283 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | October 1st 1924 |
Peter Vasilevich Verigin
Peter Vasilevich Verigin often known as Peter "the Lordly" Verigin (July 12 [O.S. June 29] 1859 - October 29, 1924) was a Russian philosopher, activist and preacher of the Doukhobors. Peter Lordly was a spiritual leader of the Doukhobors from 1887-1924.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0284 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1922 |
Peter Gospodnie Verigin
Peter Lordly Verigin with a large group of Doukhobor people, taken on the meadow below Selkirk College and near the Kootenay River, Castlegar area.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0285 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Peter "Chistiakov" Verigin
Arrival of Peter II from Russia to Brilliant, B.C. This photo is taken at the tomb of Peter Lordly, overlooking the large Doukhobor enterprise at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0287 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Doukhobor Monument
Large gathering of Doukhobors by 50th Anniversary monument, possibly Grand Forks, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0292 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1949 |
Peter Chistiakov Verigin
Arrival of Peter II from Russia to Brilliant, B.C. He, son of Peter Lordly Verigin, was to take over as spiritual leader of the Doukhobors in Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0293 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Peter Chistiakov Verigin
Arrival of Peter II from Russia to Brilliant, B.C. The gathering took place at Verigin's Tomb, overlooking the prospering Doukhobor community of Brilliant.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0294 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Doukhobor Monument
Large gathering of Doukhobors by 50th Anniversary monument to the coming of the Doukhobor people to Canada, possibly Grand Forks, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0295 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1949 |
Doukhobor Jam Factory
Jam makers working inside the jam factory at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0296 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Doukhobor Jam Factory
Staff of the jam factory at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0297 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Doukhobor Youth
Group of young people, possibly workers at the Doukhobor Jam Factory, Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0298 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Doukhobor Jam Factory
Inside the Doukhobor jam factory, Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0299 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Group of young people
Group of young people, possibly Brilliant, BC
| Internal ID: | 0131.0300 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Factory Workers at the Brilliant Jam Factory
Factory workers at the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood jam factory at Brilliant, BC. This was a large and prosperous Doukhobor enterprise at this time - c. 1922.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0301 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1922 |
Factory workers at Brilliant, B.C., 1917
These Doukhobor workers at Brilliant are possibly employed in the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood's jam factory. The CCUB had extensive economic development at Brilliant during this period of time.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0302 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | July 14th 1917 |
Young Doukhobor Group, Probably at Brilliant, c. 1910
Group of Doukhobor young people, possibly Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0303 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Doukhobors Gathered at Meeting at Brilliant, BC
A very large gathering of Doukhobor people at Brilliant, BC, with Sons of Freedom slogans posted above the gathering. The building in the background is the KC Preservative Works - the "Jam Factory" from which the Doukhobor people produced fruit jams that they were known all over western Canada for.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0304 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Farewell to Peter Verigin at Brilliant, B.C. 1924
A gathering of Doukhobor people at Brilliant, B.C. to do with the death of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, spiritual leader of the Doukhobors. Peter Verigin died in a CPR train explosion at Farron, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0306 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Abandoned Brilliant Building, c. 1965
Abandoned building at Brilliant, B.C., close to the CPR railway siding. This may have been a commercial building that later became a residence.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0307 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Young Doukhobor Men Performing Human Pyramid Balancing
A group of young Doukhobor men performing a balancing act - human pyramid. Unknown location, possibly Brilliant area.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0309 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1918 |
Tomb of Peter "Lordly" Verigin at Brilliant, B.C.
The first tomb structure of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, before the bomb attacks which severely damaged the structure. This site is still present at Brilliant, and is well worth visiting.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0310 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Doukhobor Centennial Choir, 1967
Doukhobor Centennial Choir 1967 at Expo '67 in Montreal, Quebec
| Internal ID: | 0131.0311 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1967 |
Doukhobor Family
Mother and daughter in traditional Doukhobor clothing, unknown location but presumably near Castlegar.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0312 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Brilliant Jam Factory
An overview of Brilliant at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. This view shows the large agricultural and commercial development created by the Doukhobor people near Castlegar. Most of this work was accomplished within the span of 20 years.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0313 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1918 |
Doukhobor Gathering
Brilliant, B.C., Doukhobor gathering with non-Doukhobor visitors. Occasion unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0314 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Verigin "Farewell", April 1, 1913
Verigin "Farewell", April 1, 1913
| Internal ID: | 0131.0315 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1913 |
Verigin "Farewell", April 1, 1913
Verigin "Farewell", April 1, 1913
| Internal ID: | 0131.0316 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1913 |
Arrival of Peter "Chistiakov" Verigin at Brilliant, B.C.
Arrival of Peter "Chistiakov" Verigin, Brilliant, BC. The gathering is at the tomb of Peter "Lordly" Verigin on the hillside immediately above Brilliant. This area is still a gathering place today.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0317 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Mr and Mrs Sherstobitoff
Mr. and Mrs. Sherstobitoff, communal Doukhobors. Location unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0318 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Stanley Humphrey Student Doukhobor Choir
Stanley Humphries Secondary School Doukhobor choir, Castlegar, BC
| Internal ID: | 0131.0319 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1975 |
CCUB Logging Operation, Little Slocan
Sam Verigin and John Maslov - Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood Logging operation at Little Slocan, B.C. The CCUB was the organization of the community Doukhobors.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0320 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1919 |
Peter "Lordly" Commemoration Service at Brilliant
Yearly commemoration service for Peter Lordly, recognizing his leadership and tragic death October, 29th, 1924.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0321 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1941 |
School House
Old school house built 1919 unknown location: Noted on back of photo - Still standing (1973 ) used as library now by hippie group. It is next door to home of Richard and Marie Hopp, of the original Doukhobor who pioneered and still remains there. Does anyone know more about this building, as some of the above note does not appear to make sense?
| Internal ID: | 0131.0322 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1973 |
Brilliant Bridge
Suspension bridge over the Kootenay River at Brilliant, B.C. - constructed by the Doukhobor community to provide convenient access to Nelson.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0365 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Brilliant Bridge
Bridge at Brilliant, B.C. completed in 1913 by the Doukhobors. It spans the Kootenay River, giving road access to both Nelson and Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0391 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Visiting cemetery
Unknown persons visiting Verigin's tomb in Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0406 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Verigin's Tomb at Brilliant
Unknown persons visiting the tomb of Peter Verigin at Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0407 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Cable Ferry
Cable ferry, possible to Glade or the early Waterloo ferry. Glade seems more reasonable.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0417 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1900 |
Doukhobor Village
A Doukhobor Village House, presumably in the Briliant area. Sadly weather and neglect are taking their toll on what was once a thriving communal property.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0545 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Sons of Freedom
The minority sect Sons of Freedom gathering in Brilliant.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0761 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Gathering
A ceremonial gathering of Doukhobors at Brilliant.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0768 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1970 |
Peter Verigin Funeral
Doukhobors gathered at the funeral of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, spiritual leader of the Doukhobors in Canada. The gather ing is on the bluff above Brilliant, the location of Verigin's tomb.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0775 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Women Posing
Presumed to be Doukhobor women posing inside one of the communal villages in the Castlegar area.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0776 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Doukhobor Village House
One communal home of a Doukhobor village with second home just visible in background, presumed to be in the Brilliant area. Decay and breakdown are evident in photo.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0790 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
