Satirical quartet at the Barbershop Ballad Contest · Digital Exhibits

Identifier: FHFG_G90_172
Title: Satirical quartet at the Barbershop Ballad Contest
Description: A black and white photograph by photographer Allan J. de Lay featuring an unnamed, satirical quartet performing at the All-Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest in the early 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."
Creator: De Lay, Allan J.
Date: Year(s): 1960/1965
Date: Display: 1960-1965
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; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/