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Ukrainian Dancers, 1940

A black-and-white photograph of five dancers on a stage. The dancers are squatted down on their feet and have their arms on each others shoulders. The stage background is a mural of poplar trees.

Revelstoke Museum and Archives photograph 10870. Photographer: George Stocks.

These Ukrainian men from Mount Cartier performed the dance “Arken” at an International Folk Dance program at the YMCA in Revelstoke on March 21, 1940.

The dancers are Fred Olynyk, John Mamchuk, Steve Olynyk, Mike Sheleski, and Willie Cwikula.