Man holding up newspaper with headline: "Ballad Town U.S.A. Beset by Song"
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Man holding up newspaper with headline: "Ballad Town U.S.A. Beset by Song"
Description
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a man in a buggy at the Gay Nineties parade holding a Washington County News-Times newspaper which headline reads: "Ballad Town U.S.A. Beset by Song" in the 1950s or 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."
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Date: Display
1955-1965
Identifier
FHFG_G90_226
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Copyright
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