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Negative, Film

Date:
1930-1930
Dimensions:
Print Size: 4.8750 x 6.8750
Description:
This black and white negative depicts six girls dressed as flowers, with scenery backdrop set up in Dwelling House Chapel as part of "Judith" play on Easter 1930. They wear petal hats and skirts with knee socks and shoes. The room is decorated with garlands around posts. Shaker-made pails are used for potted pussy willows. A painted backdrop is at back.
Provenance:
Negative was found in Brethren's Shop/Floor 1/Vault/Black Negative Case 2/Folder 472 "Entertainment" in 1983.

Original nitrate negative used to make duplicate negatives is stored in Enfield House/Floor 0/Freezer. Nitrate negatives were duplicated by NEDCC in the 1990s, using an interpositive method.
People:
Unknown Girl
Place of Origin:
New Hampshire/East Canterbury/Shaker Village/Dwelling House/Floor 1/Room 38
Collection Name:
Canterbury Photograph Collection
Item Number:
2-pn285
Type of Material:
Photographs
Copyright Statement:
For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Canterbury Shaker Village
Participating Organization:
Canterbury Shaker Village
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