Rural School Children of Calhoun County Participating in State Normal School Play Festival, May Pole and Other May Day Festivities 1

Creation Date

1913

Decade

1910

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Children, Maypoles

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Description

A play festival was held at Jacksonville State Normal School in the 1912-1913 school year. Rural school children of Calhoun County engaged in activities such as circling the May Pole shown. The king of the May was chosen, with the king then choosing his queen. (circa 1913)

Date Digitized

8-8-2017

Source

Alabama Gallery Special Collections

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. Images may be copied for research, teaching, personal, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. For questions or further information about usage rights, please contact the Library’s Electronic Resources Department at (256) 782-8195.

Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 1, Item 164.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1910/psp1910_1/PSP1910maypoles_00164.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 575 dpi. The file name is PSP1910maypoles_00164.tif; file size is 29.7 MB. Original image is 5 by 7 on matte photographic paper