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Brass Band Leads A Dominion Day (July 1st) Parade

Black and white vintage photograph of an unpaved street lined with two and three story commercial buildings along which a parade is led by a uniformed brass band of about 15 musicians followed by over a hundred children, many dressed in white with white hats, walking in rows three abreast. These followed by a file of vehicles stretching beyond the field of sight.

Source: Ladysmith Archives

Date: July 1, 1916

Dominion Day parades were a big deal in early Ladysmith, with many of the townsfolk, young and old, participating. Led by the town brass band, children marched behind in ‘crocodile’ followed by a file of vehicles decorated as parade floats – much like today!