Tea and "gossip" during the Gay Nineties festival
Title
Tea and "gossip" during the Gay Nineties festival
Description
A black and white, seemingly staged photograph featuring three women dressed up for the Gay Nineties festival who are "gossiping" over tea. One of the women pictured is Tora Samuelson. Photographer Allan J. de Lay may have taken this photograph, which dates to the 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."
Identifier
FHFG_G90_138
Date: Display
1950-1965
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Copyright
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