Gym Class - Sir Adam Beck Collegiate Institute, c. 1936
Datec. 1936
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mary Green, 1982.
Object number1982.016.002
Label TextMary West and her classmates wear gym uniforms as students at Sir Adam Beck Collegiate Institute in this photograph from around 1936. Each girl was responsible for cutting out and making – or having made – her uniform. Did you know that this romper is actually a revolutionary garment? It is the culmination of decades of development in women’s access to physical education as well as in women’s dress reform.
NamePrint, Photographic
1931-1936
BERNARD DE HOOG
