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Title Festival in the Park
Date June 13, 1970
Description The image shows people kneeling in an outdoor tent weaving chair backs while others stand and watch. One of the women in the photograph wears an early American costume of a dress and bonnet. A street with a passing car is in the background. The photograph was taken by Robert G. Bruce on June 13, 1970. It was captured at Elmwood Park in Roanoke, Virgina, which is near milepost 121.4 section 1N on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Elmwood Park
Parkway Milepost: 121.4
Latitude: 37.2673595
Longitude: -79.9392043
Creator Individual Robert G. Bruce
Tags Arts and crafts
Festivals
People
Photographs
Roanoke County (Va.)
Roanoke (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway