Keywords: Auger, Alfred
Item 18402
Alfred Auger as St-Jean-Baptiste, 1890
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1890 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print
Item 18522
St-Jean-Baptiste portrayal, 1890
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1890 Location: Lewiston; Auburn; Poland Media: Oil
Exhibit
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
