Women's dance routine at Gay Nineties festival

Title

Women's dance routine at Gay Nineties festival

Description

A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a women's dance routine performing at the 1961 Gay Nineties festival in Forest Grove. The group is likely performing at a theater in a local school. The names listed on the artistic backdrop in the photograph signify that the event was attended by the residents of the nearby communities of Gales Creek and Hillsboro.
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."

Date: Display

February 25, 1961

Identifier

FHFG_G90_165

Copyright

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