Welcome to Edmonton in 1920!
Hey everyone! Here are the first of many different photographs from 1920s street at Fort Edmonton Park. Admire my colleagues!
George and Holly. George maintains and drives the fleet of historical vehicles at the park, ranging from a very early one from 1904(?), which still has carriage-like wheels and a non-electric headlight system, to a Harley Davidson motorcycle from the 1930s(?) and several other trucks and vehicles from that time period. He's going to teach me how to drive the Model Ts! :)
Holly is a lovely lady - now a volunteer, but former interpreter - who can out-Charleston me and anyone any day of the week.
Danielle! (Coquettishly sliding her sleeve back up over the strap of her slip). Mistress of the wood burning stove and all around awesome lady!
Kyle, pharmacist-extraordinaire! (Ask him about alcohol prescriptions! Get around prohibition!)
Oh man, we look so much better now! This was taken on the first day/evening rental we were in costume. My hair should be up (not showing under the wimple), I'm missing my belt, and have a silly expression on my face... Neil also has more accurate boots and a better belt. The volunteer girls are cute as always. :)
At least I'm smiling in this one? Though I notice that the photo looks very blue (I don't think I had it on outdoor settings). The perfectionist side of me is criticizing my lack of white collar as well. D:
The uniform is that of a nurse in the Canadian army medical corps. Nicknamed the "bluebirds" for their cheerfully-coloured uniforms, they held the rank of Lieutenant (though they were addressed as "sister"), and had equal pay with men... unlike their British counterparts.
More photos will come. I hope that I can get someone to catch a photograph of me while on the women's bicycle, wimple fluttering in the wind behind me as the streetcar goes past...
I also have a slinky black and red 1920s civilian dress with a super-cute black cloche hat. Photos of that will come!
George and Holly. George maintains and drives the fleet of historical vehicles at the park, ranging from a very early one from 1904(?), which still has carriage-like wheels and a non-electric headlight system, to a Harley Davidson motorcycle from the 1930s(?) and several other trucks and vehicles from that time period. He's going to teach me how to drive the Model Ts! :)
Holly is a lovely lady - now a volunteer, but former interpreter - who can out-Charleston me and anyone any day of the week.
Danielle! (Coquettishly sliding her sleeve back up over the strap of her slip). Mistress of the wood burning stove and all around awesome lady!
Kyle, pharmacist-extraordinaire! (Ask him about alcohol prescriptions! Get around prohibition!)
Oh man, we look so much better now! This was taken on the first day/evening rental we were in costume. My hair should be up (not showing under the wimple), I'm missing my belt, and have a silly expression on my face... Neil also has more accurate boots and a better belt. The volunteer girls are cute as always. :)
At least I'm smiling in this one? Though I notice that the photo looks very blue (I don't think I had it on outdoor settings). The perfectionist side of me is criticizing my lack of white collar as well. D:
The uniform is that of a nurse in the Canadian army medical corps. Nicknamed the "bluebirds" for their cheerfully-coloured uniforms, they held the rank of Lieutenant (though they were addressed as "sister"), and had equal pay with men... unlike their British counterparts.
More photos will come. I hope that I can get someone to catch a photograph of me while on the women's bicycle, wimple fluttering in the wind behind me as the streetcar goes past...
I also have a slinky black and red 1920s civilian dress with a super-cute black cloche hat. Photos of that will come!