Maypole Dancers, probably on Homeland Day, June 13, 1914
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 x 4 1/8in. (7.9 x 10.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.250
DescriptionBoys and girls are dancing around a maypole on a broad grassy lawn. In the background, specatators are seated beneath canvas marquees. Flags, including American flags, are flying from flagpoles.
NotesHomeland Day, June 13, 1914, celebrated the different national origins of the residents of the town. In addition to a parade, the celebration included folk dances of different nations performed outdoors on wooden platforms. A maypole dance represented "Old England."Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1914
