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Shirley and Sharon Firth with Roseanne Allen

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

ca. 1971.

Reference:

R13261-0-6-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3964132

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Canada. Fitness and Amateur Sport Directorate collection

Shirley and Sharon Firth with Roseanne Allen
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1971.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 photograph

Language of material:

English

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Item consists of a photograph of Roseanne Allen with twin sisters Shirley and Sharon Firth.
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Firth, Shirley

Firth, Sharon

Allen, Roseanne
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General note:

Roseanne Allen and twin sisters Shirley and Sharon Firth represented Canada in the 1972 Olympics in cross-country skiing. Members of the Gwich'in First Nation, Allen and the Firths were the first Aboriginal women to compete in the Olympics. The Firth sisters represented Canada in four consecutive Winter Olympics.

Exhibitions note:

A reproduction of this photograph was shown as part of :
Exhibition title: Portraits in the street: Vancouver 2010. Curator: Carolyn Cook, Portrait Gallery of Canada/ Library and Archives Canada, Railspur Alley, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C. 2010.01.28- 2010.03.22.
Subject heading:

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Olympic Games

Cross-country skiing
Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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1980-110 NPC
R227
RG29
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
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Credit line : Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R13261, e010752924
Copyright : Library and Archives Canada
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