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Description
Before the Maine Centennial Parade held in Portland in 1920, a group of residents held the Parade of Horribles, a popular parade genre that often included humor about various topics.
This woman, dressed in a mask and patterned jumpsuit, carries a pennant, produced by the Women's Political Union, proclaiming "Votes for Women."
While the woman suffrage issue was only about a month away from ratification, the topic still garnered discussion.
This photograph, with a collection of others from the parade, was on page twenty-two of the Tuesday, July 6, 1920 issue of the Portland Evening Express with the title "Indicative of What the Camera Can Stand--Views of Monday's Parade of Horribles."
About This Item
- Title: Votes for Women, Maine Centennial Parade, 1920
- Creator: Portland Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1920-07-05
- Subject Date: 1920-07-05
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.2906
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland
- Humorous pictures
- Maine Centennial, June 26-July 5, 1920
- Maine--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Parades and processions--Maine--Portland
- Smiling
- Suffrage--Maine
- Suffragists--Maine--Portland
- Women's rights--Maine
- Women's suffrage--Maine
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