Children in toy covered wagon holding firearm during the Gay Nineties festival

Identifier

FHFG_G90_114

Title

Children in toy covered wagon holding firearm during the Gay Nineties festival

Description

A photograph featuring children in a toy covered wagon holding what is presumably a fake firearm during the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove. Leaning against the covered wagon is a sign that states "Oregon or Bust!" Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- FEB 24 1962" is faintly stamped on the back of the print.

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: Year(s)

1950/1965

Date: Display

1950-1965

Subject

Forest Grove (Or.)

Nostalgia--United States--19th century

Nostalgia--United States--History--20th century

Barbershop quartets

Barbershop singing

Parades

Festivals

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon

Source

Friends of Historic Forest Grove

Copyright

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact Friends of Historic Forest Grove at: info@fhfg.org

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