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Photo, Print, Drawing Good Shepherd Sisters Centennial Choir concert, St. Bruno Catholic Church, Van Buren, Maine; Centennial festival, New Sweden, Maine

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Title

  • Good Shepherd Sisters Centennial Choir concert, St. Bruno Catholic Church, Van Buren, Maine; Centennial festival, New Sweden, Maine

Names

  • Brassieur, C. Ray (Research team member)
  • Whitman, David A., 1950- (Photographer)

Created / Published

  • Van Buren, Maine, New Sweden, Maine, June 21, 1991 - June 22, 1991

Headings

  • -  Folklore--Maine
  • -  Photographs
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Documentary photographs
  • -  United States -- Maine -- Aroostook County -- Van Buren
  • -  United States -- Maine -- Aroostook County -- New Sweden

Genre

  • Photographs
  • Ethnography
  • Documentary photographs

Notes

  • -  Index data: These images document a multi-choir concert held at St. Bruno Catholic Church in Van Buren to celebrate the centennial of the arrival of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (the Good Shepherd Sisters); 2-3, A choir in performance, photographed from the back of the sanctuary; 4-5, Basement of the church set up for post-concert reception; 6-8, Exterior of St. Bruno Catholic Church; 9-11, Inscription over door to church; 12-22, Various choirs in performance; 23-24, The sisters appear to be enjoying themselves; 25-26, All the participating choirs assemble for the finale; 27, The sisters listen to the finale; 28-32, Choirs perform the finale; These images document a visit to New Sweden, ME; 33-34, Cemetery; the small building was used to store the bodies of those who died during the winter when it was impossible to dig graves; 35-end, Preparation of flower garlands

Medium

  • 35 mm black-and-white film negatives

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-B012-61301
  • Field project identifier: MAP-DW-B012-61301

Source Collection

  • Maine Acadian Cultural Survey collection (AFC 1991/029)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

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Credit line: Maine Acadian Cultural Survey collection (AFC 1991/029), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Brassieur, C. Ray, and David A Whitman. Good Shepherd Sisters Centennial Choir concert, St. Bruno Catholic Church, Van Buren, Maine; Centennial festival, New Sweden, Maine. Aroostook County Van Buren Maine United States New Sweden, 1991. Van Buren, Maine, New Sweden, Maine, - June 22, 1991. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_dw_b012_61301/.

APA citation style:

Brassieur, C. R. & Whitman, D. A. (1991) Good Shepherd Sisters Centennial Choir concert, St. Bruno Catholic Church, Van Buren, Maine; Centennial festival, New Sweden, Maine. Aroostook County Van Buren Maine United States New Sweden, 1991. Van Buren, Maine, New Sweden, Maine, - June 22, 1991. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_dw_b012_61301/.

MLA citation style:

Brassieur, C. Ray, and David A Whitman. Good Shepherd Sisters Centennial Choir concert, St. Bruno Catholic Church, Van Buren, Maine; Centennial festival, New Sweden, Maine. Van Buren, Maine, New Sweden, Maine, - June 22, 1991. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_dw_b012_61301/>.