Young St-Jean-Baptiste, Lewiston, ca. 1940s
Contributed by Franco-American Collection
Item 18411
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Ahtheode Chaqmon was the young St. John the Baptist in the annual celebration of the saint's birth in Lewiston-Auburn in the 1940s. Each year, a young boy played the young St-Jean-Baptiste, posing with a sheep.
Other Information
- Title: Young St-Jean-Baptiste, Lewiston, ca. 1940s
- Creation Date: circa 1940
- Subject Date: circa 1940
- Town: Auburn, Lewiston
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 24 x 19.1
- 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
St. John--Portrayals
Sheep
French Americans
Parades and processions--Maine--Lewiston
St. John--Anniversaries
Saints
Floats (Parades)
Celebrations
St. John--Commemorations
Chaqmon, Ahtheode--Performances
People
Other Keywords
Auburn
Catholic
Chaqmon, Ahtheode
Franco American
Franco-Americans
French American
French Canadian
Lewiston
St. Jean Baptiste
celebrations
children
parades
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