Gay Nineties women's quartet singing in diner
Title
Gay Nineties women's quartet singing in diner
Description
A black and white photograph of a women's quartet group singing in a diner in Forest Grove, Oregon on the occasion of the Gay Nineties festival. The photograph was either taken in the late 1940s or the 1950s. A typed inscription on the back of the print reads "Quartets harmonize [sic] all over town, on street corners, in barber shops and coffee houses. Forest Grove hosts over half a hundred foursomes, including women's beauty shoppe quartettes like this one serenading in a local eatery." 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_101
Date: Display
1947-1959
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Copyright
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