Maine Centennial Parade Floats 1920
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
pencil and watercolor on card stock
Size of Original
28" x 18 1/2"
Creator
Joseph A. Damon, artist
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Description
This float shows the Portland-born poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, sitting in a chair. At the back of the float are life-sized books bearing the titles of two of his famous works, "The Children's Hour" and "The Village Blacksmith." Several children walk out of "The Children's Hour" and head towards the poet, while a blacksmith stands at the entrance to the second book.
Publication Date
1920
Keywords
Parade floats, Maine -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Recommended Citation
Damon, Joseph A., "Painted Sketch for "Longfellow" Parade Float" (1920). Maine Centennial Parade Floats 1920. 6.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/6
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