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Description
Normal School roommates Liz and Muriel (last names unknown) pose in their white Arbor Day dresses at the Farmington State Normal School in 1917.
The first Arbor Day celebration was in 1886 and it soon became an annual tradition at the school. The ceremony, held on the second Friday in May, included a tree planting with the tree chosen by the graduating class.
About This Item
- Title: Arbor Day, Farmington State Normal School, 1917
- Creation Date: 1917-05-14
- Subject Date: 1917-05-14
- Location: Farmington, Franklin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 7 cm
- Local Code: 1917 Photo Album
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Arbor Day--Maine--Farmington
- Farmington State Normal School (Me.)
- Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
- Students--Maine--Farmington
- University of Maine Farmington--History
Other Keywords
- Arbor Day
- college
- education
- Farmington State Normal School
- FSNS
- holiday
- students
- UMF
- University of Maine at Farmington
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(207) 778-7219
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