Picture No | 11939042 |
Date | 1902 |
Description | Knutsford, Cheshire, Royal May Day Festival 1902 |
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May Day Festival in Knutsford, Cheshire town, taking place every year, were children dress-up in costumes, shepherdesses, milkmaids and folkloric figures like Robin Hood, Little John and Maid Marion. To celebrate the event the crowning of the years 'May Day Queen', pageant, which was given a garland of flowers at the Maypole.
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Source | Photograph by Benjamin Stone in 'Sir Benjamin Stone's Pictures', page 7 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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