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Title
Oakland Christmas Pageant, 1981
Alternative Title
1981 Christmas Pageant and Interview
Date Created and/or Issued
1981-12
Contributing Institution
Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center
Collection
California Revealed from Oakland History Center, Oakland Public Library
Rights Information
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Description
Footage of the 1981 Oakland Christmas Pageant. Performed annually from 1919 to 1987 by Oakland's elementary and junior high school students as a gift to the city, the pageant was organized and choreographed by Louise Jorgensen, of the Parks and Recreation Department, who travelled to each school and instructed the students in the their parts.
Type
moving image
Format
Original
Sound
Color
1/2 inch videotape
Form/Genre
Community affairs
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
copl_000015
Language
English
Subject
Oakland (Calif.)--Social life and customs
Winter
Place
Oakland (Calif.)
Provenance
Oakland History Center, Oakland Public Library
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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