Two teenagers in Gay Nineties swimming attire

Title

Two teenagers in Gay Nineties swimming attire

Description

A black and white photograph featuring two teenagers in Gay Nineties swimming attire in the late 1940s or 1950s. The photographer is unknown, but it may have been Allan J. de Lay, a staff photographer for The Oregonian who took numerous photographs of the event over the years.
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."

Identifier

FHFG_G90_255

Date: Display

1947-1959

Subject

Forest Grove (Or.)
Nostalgia--United States--19th century
Nostalgia--United States--History--20th century
Barbershop quartets
Barbershop singing
Parades
Festivals

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon

Copyright

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact Friends of Historic Forest Grove at: info@fhfg.org
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Source

Friends of Historic Forest Grove