Contributed by Stanley Museum
Description
A group of young men and boys take part in a watermelon race on Squirrel Island, August 27, 1910. Contests and races such as this were part of the traditional Fete Week summertime celebrations on Squirrel Island. The young man leading the pack of runners is Raymond W. Stanley, the son of F.E. Stanley, a noted Maine inventor most famous for the Stanley steamer automobile.
About This Item
- Title: Watermelon Race, Squirrel Island Fete Week, 1910
- Creation Date: 1910-08-27
- Subject Date: 1910-08-27
- Location: Squirrel Island, Southport, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 13.5 cm
- Local Code: PC 1 #2
- Collection: Raymond W. Stanley Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Festivals and fairs--Maine--Southport--Squirrel Island
- Races--Maine--Southport
- Fete Week (Southport, Squirrel Island, Me.)--Photographs
- Watermelons
People
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Stanley Museumstreet: 40 School Street, mailing: PO BOX 77, Kingfield, ME 04947
(207) 265-2729
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