Queen of the May Festival

1966

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Queen of the May Festival
  • Title
  • Queen of the May Festival
  • Creator
  • Lou Malkin
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B019.F05.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B019.F05.I01
  • Description
  • Ninth Grader Linda Washington of Herron Hill Junior High School, surrounded by her court, was crowned “Queen of the May Festival” during ceremonies held at the school. The school’s faculty nominated outstanding students for the honor and the students voted for the “Queen.” The annual event was sponsored by the Girls Gym Department under the supervision of teachers Martha Hunt and Dorothy Marstiller.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Herron Hill Junior High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    African American students--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    May Day.
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs, 1880-1982, MSP 117, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center