John Sullivan and Jim Corbett in staged fighting stance
Title
John Sullivan and Jim Corbett in staged fighting stance
Description
A black and white photograph featuring two school children dressed up for the Gay Nineties festival in a staged fighting stance in the late 1950s or early 1960s. A typewritten inscription on the back reads: "There was a lotta talk about John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett. A couple of the boys have a demonstration." The photographer is unknown, but it may have been Allan J. de Lay, a staff photographer for The Oregonian who took numerous photographs of the event over the years.
This is one photograph from a collection on the Gay Nineties festival and the the Original All-Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest in Forest Grove, Oregon. The festival centered around a theme of nostalgia for the 1890s decade. The event, which ran from 1947 through the 1990s, featured a parade downtown, residents dressing up in 1890s-themed costumes for the celebrations, local businesses decorating their window displays, and the crown jewel of the event, the Original All-Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest, which earned Forest Grove the nickname "Ballad Town U.S.A."
Identifier
FHFG_G90_246
Date: Display
1957-1965
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Copyright
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