Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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  • Location Covered = Somerset County (Pa.)
  • Subject = Stages (Platforms)

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With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors' permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late 1950s through the 1980s as part of its 2018 Scan PA project. The festival is a Somerset County tradition dating back to 1948. Each spring it attracts thousands of visitors from throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states to the small community of Meyersdale, where they learn about the rich history behind the county's maple production industry. Again working in conjunction with the festival board, the library also digitized additional 35mm slides of past festival activities later discovered by the board. Now totaling nearly 500 digital images, these photographs, captured by amateur volunteer photographers, help tell the story of a community celebration which in 2022 is celebrating its 75th year.
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Audience In Front of Maple Festival Stage
Audience In Front of Maple Festival Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Stages (Platforms), Audiences
View behind large seated audience watching band on stage
Band Performs on Stage
Band Performs on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Stages (Platforms), Audiences, Ice sculpture
Fiddler and two guitarists perform on stage; ice sculpture stands on ground in front
Clogging Dancers on Stage
Clogging Dancers on Stage
Performances, Dancers, Entertainment, Stages (Platforms)
Crowd on straw bales watch circle of dancers on stage
Dancing Woman at Front of Cloggers on Stage
Dancing Woman at Front of Cloggers on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Woman high kicking at front of stage backed by three women and three men in vests; guitar to left
Male and Female Clogging Group Perform on Stage
Male and Female Clogging Group Perform on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Man in jeans and vest dances at front of stage in front of men and four women; guitarist at left
Male and Female Clogging Group Perform on Stage
Male and Female Clogging Group Perform on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Man in jeans and vest with beard dances at front of stage in front of three men and four women; guitarist at left
Male Cloggers Perform on Stage
Male Cloggers Perform on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Four men in jeans, vests, and white shirts dance in line in front of women with blue dresses
Maple Festival Pageant With Train Prop
Maple Festival Pageant With Train Prop
Historical pageants, Actors, Stages (Platforms)
Two men in center hold large key in center of stage surrounded by performers
Maple Queen Ceremony With Susan Bodes
Maple Queen Ceremony With Susan Bodes
Women, Pageants, Stages (Platforms), Beauty contests, Crowds
Young women lined up at back of stage; girls in white and boys sit on either side of young woman with crown on stage outside
Maple Queen Contestants Huddled on Stage
Maple Queen Contestants Huddled on Stage
Women, Pageants, Stages (Platforms), Beauty contests, Seven Springs
Group of young women in dresses on stage gather in circle; woman at podium claps
Maple Queen Crowning
Maple Queen Crowning
Women, Pageants, Stages (Platforms), Beauty contests, Crowds
Young woman crowns another; children lined up on outdoor stage while crowd watches
Musical Group Perform on Stage
Musical Group Perform on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Stages (Platforms)
LIne of banjo player, two fiddlers, and guitarist at stage corner
Rear View of Dancers Facing Audience
Rear View of Dancers Facing Audience
Entertainment, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Rear view of performers with audience in front
Side View of Square Dancers on Stage
Side View of Square Dancers on Stage
Entertainment, Square dancing, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Side view on stage of dancing couples with men having arm on women's shoulders; drums to right
Square Dancers Perform on Stage
Square Dancers Perform on Stage
Entertainment, Square dancing, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Four pairs of dancers dance in circle on stage; guitarist, fiddler, and banjo player at left
Square Dancers Perform on Stage
Square Dancers Perform on Stage
Entertainment, Square dancing, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Two dancing couples hold arms up for other two couple to dance underneath
Square Dancers With Crowd on Lawn
Square Dancers With Crowd on Lawn
Entertainment, Square dancing, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Dancers face each other while man in jeans looks to right at front on lawn
Square Dancers With Crowd on Lawn
Square Dancers With Crowd on Lawn
Entertainment, Square dancing, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Dancers hold arms up for other to pass underneath dance on lawn near audience
Square Dancers With Crowd on Lawn
Square Dancers With Crowd on Lawn
Entertainment, Square dancing, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Woman in pink skirt arm in arm with man in jacket dance through two lines of dancers on yard between audience and stage
Square Dancing Men in Front of Partner Dance
Square Dancing Men in Front of Partner Dance
Entertainment, Square dancing, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Four men dance in front of four women on stage between musicians and sound equipment; woman in yellow skirt has one leg lifted