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/55220.

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 vintage automobile is seen driving down a neighborhood street with an American and Swedish flag on display while the crowd looks on. 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

In Copyright

Publisher

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

Identifier

RHC-183_K151-0012a

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

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