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- Dancing Around the May Pole during Country Fair in Greenfield Village, 1969 - The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- 1969
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Dancing Around the May Pole during Country Fair in Greenfield Village, 1969
The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- The Saturday Evening Post, May 4, 1946 - <em>The Saturday Evening Post</em>, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by well-known artists and illustrators. Publishers chose a painting by artist Doris Lee for this May 1946 issue.
- May 04, 1946
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The Saturday Evening Post, May 4, 1946
The Saturday Evening Post, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by well-known artists and illustrators. Publishers chose a painting by artist Doris Lee for this May 1946 issue.
- Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "Our Liberty Pole May-Day," 1892 -
- 1892
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Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "Our Liberty Pole May-Day," 1892
- Maypole Dance on the Village Green during Country Fair in Greenfield Village, May 1975 - The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- May 01, 1975
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Maypole Dance on the Village Green during Country Fair in Greenfield Village, May 1975
The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- Hallmark "Maypole Stroll" Easter Ornaments and Display Stand, 1993 - Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.
- 1993
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Hallmark "Maypole Stroll" Easter Ornaments and Display Stand, 1993
Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.