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
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.
Object number1988.133.250
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-250" "View of people, mostly dressed in white / dancing around a Maypole. c. 1914 / Donor believes photo was taken at / a Manchester celebration." "negative of / 1988-175-10.43"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."Subject Terms
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