Crowning of the Queen, Norwood May Festival   Save
Ohio Guide Collection
Description: The caption reads: "'CROWNING OF THE QUEEN,' Norwood May Festival, May 2, 1936. A W.P.A. Recreational Program for school children. Photo by W.P.A Staff Photographer." This is a photo of children performing in the Norwood May Day Festival, a WPA Recreational program for school children, in Norwood, Ohio. The children are in costume and it appears they are performing a ceremony where a festival queen is crowned. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F04_016_001
Subjects: May Day--United States--History; Children; Norwood (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Festivals and holidays; Rites and ceremonies--Ohio; May poles--1930-1940; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)