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Metadata
Title |
Oak Lawn Round Up Parade, 1953 |
Accession Number |
2019.163.075 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
This is a photograph of the Oak Lawn Round-Up Days parade in 1953. The black & white image shows a Conestoga wagon being pulled by a pair of oxen on 95th Street near 53rd Avenue. A sign on the side of the wagon indicates that lumber to refurbish it was donated by I.N.R. Beatty Lumber Company and that it was owned by Sparr Farms of Morris, Illinois. The sign also claims that the wagon was built in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for the 1849 California Gold Rush but never used. In the background, a sign for the Stevens & Company Insurance, can be seen on the side of a building at 5308 W. 95th Street on the left side of the photo. A Ferris wheel was erected between the 5308 building and Behrend's Hardware store, seen on the right side of the photo, at 5300 W. 95th Street. Spectators can be seen lining the street to watch the parade move past while two people are sitting in a chair on the Ferris wheel watching from above. |
Date |
09/19/1953 |
Year Range from |
1953 |
Year Range to |
1953 |
Print size |
8" x 10" |
Classification |
Oak Lawn, Illinois Round-Up Days Parades & Pageants I.N.R. Beatty Lumber Company |
Search Terms |
Round Up Days Parades Covered wagons Ferris wheels I.N.R. Beatty Lumber Company Buildings People Oxen Behrend's Hardware Store Streets Neighborhoods |
People |
Andersen, Charles M. "Milt" |