Elementary school students dressed up in shawls for the Gay Nineties
Title
Elementary school students dressed up in shawls for the Gay Nineties
Description
A black and white photograph featuring two elementary school students dressed up in old fashioned shawls and hats for the Gay Nineties festival in the 1960s. 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_206
Date: Display
1960-1970
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Copyright
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