Photograph of a Big Sachem Parade Float for Old Town Woolen Co. [1933 approx.]

Descriptive Object

Identifier:
OBJ.O.1992.136
Description
A sepia photograph of a truck-bed float that was part of Old Town, Maine's Big Sachem Parade around 1933. It advertises Old Town Woolen Co., with four adult and two child performers using textile tools (e.g. spinning wheel, yarn winder, and a loom). The back of the photo identifies the performer at the spinning wheel as Barbara Lancaster.