Friends of Historic Forest Grove Digital Exhibits

W. J. McCready Lumber Co. wagon at Gay Nineties parade

A black and white photograph featuring a man driving a horse-drawn wagon representing W.J. McCready Lumber Co. at the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken by Allan J. de Lay during the late 1950s or early 1960s.

This is one photograph from a collection on the Gay Nineties festival and the the Original All-Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest in Forest Grove, Oregon. The festival centered around a theme of nostalgia for the 1890s decade. The event, which ran from 1947 through the 1990s, featured a parade downtown, residents dressing up in 1890s-themed costumes for the celebrations, local businesses decorating their window displays, and the crown jewel of the event, the Original All-Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest, which earned Forest Grove the nickname "Ballad Town U.S.A."

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1955-1965

Forest Grove (Or.)

Nostalgia--United States--19th century

Nostalgia--United States--History--20th century

Barbershop quartets

Barbershop singing

Parades

Festivals

Forest Grove, Oregon

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