Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois

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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, four older men dressed in cowboy hats and wearing sheriff's department badges are seen riding on horseback while the crowd looks on from a neighborhood street. 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_K151-0015a

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Citation

Gilbert, Douglas R., “Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois,” Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/55221.
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