Doukhobors meet at Brilliant, B.C. with their new leader, Peter Verigin, 1881-1939, from Russia, commemorating the death of Peter Lordly Verigin, 1859-1924, [1927 October 11]

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Title: Doukhobors meet at Brilliant, B.C. with their new leader, Peter Verigin, 1881-1939, from Russia, commemorating the death of Peter Lordly Verigin, 1859-1924, [1927 October 11]
Date: n.d.
Contributor: Hughes Bros. [photographers]
Description: Summary: Thousands of Doukhobor men, women, and children face the camera. Peter Verigin, 1881-1939, stands in the middle, in front of a group of children, next to a table set with the symbolic bread, salt, and water. Large banners in Russian and English can be seen in the background. Banners read: "Sons of freedom cannot be slaves of corruption" and "Toil and peaceful life Peter Lordly (Verigin)."
Subject(s): Clothing and dress
Verigin, Peter, 1859-1924
Verigin, Peter, 1881-1939
Format: 1 photograph: black and white, 82 x 20 cm
Genre: Photographs
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Local identifier: 001-031-001-001