St-Jean-Baptiste parade, Lewiston, 1958
Contributed by Franco-American Collection
Item 18403
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Floats in the annual St-Jean-Baptiste celebration in Lewiston-Auburn often had historical themes. This one, in 1958, commemorates the French Catholic missionaries in North America who converted Indians.
Other Information
- Title: St-Jean-Baptiste parade, Lewiston, 1958
- Creation Date: 1958
- Subject Date: 1958
- Town: Auburn, Lewiston
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 7.6 x 11.6
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Franco-American Collection
USM, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 753-6545
http://www.usm.maine.edu/lac/franco/
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LC Subject Headings
Celebrations
French Americans
Parades and processions--Maine--Lewiston
St. John--Anniversaries
Floats (Parades)
Saints
St. John--Commemorations
Other Keywords
1958
Catholics
Evangelican
Franco Americans
French Americans
French Canadians
Indians
Jacques Cartier Institute
Native Americans
St. John the Baptist parade
floats
parades
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