Lobster Festival Parade, Rockland, ca. 1955
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"Yorkie" the clown leads the annual Seafoods Festival Parade in Rockland.
The festival is held at the beginning of August. The postcard image notes that more than 20,000 lobsters are served to people from all over the nation.
The festival began in 1947 in Camden, then moved to Rockland.
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- Title: Lobster Festival Parade, Rockland, ca. 1955
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast
- Creation Date: circa 1955
- Subject Date: circa 1955
- Town: Rockland
- County: Knox
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph on postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4014, Postcards, A71-24-44
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
Entertainers
Clowns
Festivals--Maine--Rockland
Seafoods--Maine
Fisheries--Maine
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