Photograph
Historical Pageant
| Two girls in costume sitting at the feet of Mary Turner Carriel, who is sitting on a raised dais in a chair dressed in a fur-trimmed cape, crowned Mother Queen as part of a centennial celebration historical pageant at the Greek Theater. Other costumed women stand on either side holding bouquets. A boy holding an American flag is standing behind them near a piano. |
| Image ID: | 80585 |
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| Creation Date: | 1925 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 13Z, Box 53, Folder 4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5 inches |
| "Mary Turner Carriel was the daughter of Jonathan Baldwin Turner and wife of Henry Frost Carriel, Superintendent of the Jacksonville State Hospital. She was the first woman to serve on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, from 1897 to 1903." The original handwritten caption reads: "Community - no neg. Historical Pageant - in new Greek Theatre. Jacksonville, Ill. - Centennial Celebration. Directed by Thos. ...Slevus (?) - Mary Turner Carriel - Mother Queen for 1925 - Harold Wlech - Chamber of Commerce." Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Miscellaneous. |
| Piano |
| Theaters |
| Flower arrangement |
| Flowers |
| Costume |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Chairs |
| Rites and ceremonies |
| Children |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Flags |
| Pageants |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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