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Kentfield - May Day Celebration (1909-1912) – Kent Family Collection

Owning Institution: Marin County Free Library

About this Collection

Documents the May Day Festival, held annually at the Tamalpais Centre in Kentfield, in which all of the schools in Southern Marin participated. The celebration included races and baseball games, a Queen of the May and May Pole dances. The children wore white dresses and white shirts with colored ribbons to designate their school. Some of the photographs were collected by Jessie Hanna who was the physical education teacher at the Tamalpais Centre. She taught gym classes and dancing.

Also included in this collection is a brochure from the 1909 event at the Tamalpais Centre. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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45 items found in this collection

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Balloon ascension and parachute drop by Frank Hamilton, Kentfield May Day Celebration, …
A boy on horseback and in costume during the second annual May …
Boys demonstrate their horsemanship skills at the second annual May Day celebrations …
Children assembling to dance around the may poles, Kentfield May Day Celebration, …
Children at the playground, Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa 1911 [photographic postcard]
Children at the playground, Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa 1911 [photographic postcard]
Children at the playground, Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa 1911 [photographic postcard]
Children dancing around the may poles, Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa 1911 …
Children prepare to weave streamers around may poles during the second annual …
Children using the playground at the Tamalpais Centre during May Day. Kentfield, …
Children weave streamers around a may pole during the second annual May …
Contingent of schoolchildren en route to the Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa …
Contingent of schoolchildren en route to the Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa …
Contingent of schoolchildren en route to the Kentfield May Day Celebration, circa …
Corte Madera schoolchildren dancing around the may pole, Kentfield May Day Celebration, …
Costumed school children pose for a photograph at the second annual May …
Event program from the 1909 May Day Festival, held at the Tamalpais …
Girls in costume during the May Day celebrations at Tamalpais Centre in …
Girls play a game of basketball during the second annual May Day …
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Tamalpais Centre Clubhouse, Kentfield May Day Celebration, 1909 …
Group of young girls and their teacher in May Day finery, Kentfield …
Marching band on its way to the second annual May Day celebrations …
May pole dance, Kentfield May Day Celebration, 1909 [photograph]
May pole dance, Kentfield May Day Celebration, 1909 [photograph]
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