Contributed by Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
Description
Roger Bouffard of Lewiston, age 6, plays the young St. John the Baptist in the annual celebration of the saint's birth in 1958. The float is at l'Eglise Ste-Croix on Lisbon Street.
Young, curly-haired boys in sheepskin clothing posed as St. John the Baptist each year.
About This Item
- Title: Petit St-Jean-Baptiste, 1958
- Creation Date: 1958
- Subject Date: 1958
- Location: Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 7.6 cm x 11.6 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bouffard, Roger--Performances
- St. John--Portrayals
- French Americans
- St. John--Commemorations
- Parades and processions--Maine--Lewiston
- St. John--Anniversaries
- Floats (Parades)
- Saints
- Celebrations
People
Other Keywords
- 1958
- Catholics
- children
- floats
- Franco Americans
- Franco-Americans
- French Americans
- French Canadians
- Jacques Cartier Institute
- L'Eglise St.Croix
- lambs
- Lisbon Street
- parades
- sheep
- St. John the Baptist parade
For more information about this item, contact:
Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 753-6545
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