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Description
The Village Blacksmith float is shown in the 1920 Maine Centennial Celebration parade through Portland.
This float commemorated the poem by Portland native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Village Blacksmith," which begins "Under the spreading chestnut-tree the village smithy stands ..." The Children's Hour poem was also featured, as seen nested inside The Village Blacksmith book.
The Maine Centennial Celebration was held June 26 to July 5, 1920.
About This Item
- Title: Village Blacksmith float, Portland, 1920
- 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, 2005.061.2888
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Blacksmithing
- Blacksmiths
- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Portland
- Floats (Parades)--Maine--Portland
- Forge shops
- Maine Centennial, June 26-July 5, 1920
- Parades and processions--Maine--Portland
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