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Title: May Day float
Contributor: Moulin, Gabriel (photographer) (Creator)
Contributing Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: San José State University Archives Photograph Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/index.htm ; For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/index.htm
Description: Photograph shows a May Day float carrying three riders being pulled by six young men who are harnessed to the carriage while an audience watches. Float is an open carriage covered in leaves. The date of May 1 is made with leaves and hangs from a rope of leaves above the carriage.
The May fete began in 1900 as an outdoor play festival for youngsters in the kindergarten-primary program. It grew into a popular springtime celebration involving nearly everyone on campus and attracting hundreds of spectators.
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
5.9 X 8 in.
Identifier: islandora:81_1119
filename: ua_may_fete_001
oclc: 633964411
islandora: 81_1119
Language: English
Subject: Normal School
Campus Life
Events
Floats (Parades)
Students
May Day
Place: San Jose
California
Relation: San Jose State University Archives Photograph Collection

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