Keywords: Parade floats
Item 25674
Floats for Biddeford Tercentenary celebration, 1916
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1916-09-16 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 40476
Maine Centennial Float #4 in Historic Floats Parade, Portland, 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
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St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
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Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911
"80 float, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society The large Lubec crowds next enjoyed the Pocahontas float And the Eastern Star Women on this float are…"
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Guilford, Maine - Special Events
"… several Street Floats, Clubs & Organizations Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands, and even a doll…"
