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Creation Date
6-25-1983
Identification #
OGL291-0489
Description
This photograph was taken on June 25, 1983 during "Summerthing '83" in Riverside Park.
Attendees are scattered around resting in the shade from the trees on the ground and at picnic tables. Some of the people on the ground are sitting under makeshift tents. There seems to be a small crowd forming aound a white horse The trees and their shade seem to be set on the edge of the park leaving the center cast in sunlight.
"Summerthing '83" was a three-weekend art festival held annual for both the performing and visual arts. It held workshops for the public, had theatrical and musical performances, dance and various art presentations. The activities were designed for children, students, adults and senior citizens to participate. This event was put on through the Grand Forks Park District.
Each weekend had a different theme and was hosted at three separate parks in Grand Forks. This event was put on through the Grand Forks Park District.
Places Depicted
Grand Forks. North Dakota
Organizations Depicted
Riverside Park
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks