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Date of Work
1923
Identification #
UAP 11725
Description
26 cake bearers for the 1923 May Fete. Campus Barn, Chandler Hall, and Davis Hall are seen in the background. The Cake Bearers are standing on a cement stairwell extending down to the English Coulee. The May Fete was a modest production from 1909-1916 until Nell Martindale took over as head and expanded the small show into a spectacular dance-drama. From 1917 to 1927, May Fete saw elaborate sets and as many as 500 performers. The last May Fete was in 1927 when Martindale resigned to be married.
Subject
May Fete; Students; Cakes; Davis Hall; Chandler Hall; Campus Barn; College students; Cake; Coulees; Women college students; Baked products; Clothing and dress; Stairs
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks; North Dakota; North Dakota--English Coulee (N.D.)
Organizations Depicted
Davis Hall (Grand Forks, N.D.); Chandler Hall (Grand Forks, N.D.); University of North Dakota; May Fete (University of North Dakota)
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota