Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois

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Citation

Gilbert, Douglas R., “Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois,” Digital Collections, accessed December 18, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/55219.

Title

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois

Description

Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, a group of baton twirling girls are marching in the parade while in costume. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.

Coverage

1970s

Date

1970-06-28

Rights

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Identifier

RHC-183_K151-0005a

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image