Maypole Dance on the Village Green during Country Fair in Greenfield Village, May 1975

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Artifact Overview

The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

May 1975

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.235.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Resin-coated paper

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Maypole Dance on the Village Green during Country Fair in Greenfield Village, May 1975