Collection

Bill Dungate collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Creator

[Bill Dungate]

Fonds No.

C8

Item No.

P9962

Accession No.

2021.23

Physical Description

1 b&w print; 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Scan Resolution

300 dpi

Date Range

May 20, 1988

History / Biographical

This parade was held in late May to mark the start of the Pleasant Valley Days Rodeo. Newspaper records indicate that the first Pleasant Valley Days parade was held in 1988, though general May Day parades had been held in Houston since at least the 1950s.

Custodial History

Print was presumably made from a photo taken by Bill Dungate. It came into the possession of Dino Laramie sometime after Dungate's death and was donated by him to the Museum prior to 2020, along with a large number of other Dungate prints and slides. It was accessioned in September/October 2022.

Scope and Content

Photograph of the B.C. Forest Service's float in the Pleasant Valley Days Parade.

Geographic Access

Houston, B.C.

Notes

This float won first prize in the commercial class in the 1988 parade. Houston Today, June 1st 1988, pg. 7 states that the float was designed to model the local area and was manned by children and forestry employees.

Type of Record

Archival Description

Less detail