Title

Painted Sketch for "The Visit of the Vikings" Parade Float

Authors

Joseph A. Damon

Files

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Collection

Maine Centennial Celebration Scrapbook

Contributor

Messmore and Damon, Inc.

Call number of Original

974.1 M225c-s Me.Coll. Archives

Format of Original

tempera on card stock

Size of Original

23 1/2" x 14 1/4"

Creator

Joseph A. Damon, artist

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Description

Medieval Norse sagas contain accounts of Viking journeys to mainland North America. Long after this float was created, archeologists in the 1960sunearthed evidence of a Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland.

Publication Date

1920

Keywords

Parade floats, Maine -- Centennial celebrations, etc.

Recommended Citation

Damon, Joseph A., "Painted Sketch for "The Visit of the Vikings" Parade Float" (1920). Maine Centennial Parade Floats 1920. 3.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/3