Contributed by Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
Description
Althéode Chagnon was the young St. John the Baptist in the annual celebration of the saint's birth in Lewiston-Auburn in the 1940s. Each year, a young boy played the young St-Jean-Baptiste, posing with a sheep.
About This Item
- Title: Young St-Jean-Baptiste, Lewiston, ca. 1940
- Creation Date: circa 1940
- Subject Date: circa 1940
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Locations:
- Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME
- Auburn, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 19.1 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Celebrations
- Chaqmon, Ahtheode--Performances
- Floats (Parades)
- French Americans
- Parades and processions--Maine--Lewiston
- Saints
- Sheep
- St. John--Anniversaries
- St. John--Commemorations
- St. John--Portrayals
People
Other Keywords
- Auburn
- Catholic
- celebrations
- Chaqmon, Ahtheode
- children
- Franco American
- Franco-Americans
- French American
- French Canadian
- Lewiston
- parades
- St. Jean Baptiste
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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