Name/Title
Photos Flag Day, 1944Entry/Object ID
1996.73.150Description
Acc. No. 96.73.150 A-V
Subject Category: Celebration and Events; Parks, Washington Park; City, Parks and Recreation Department
Dare or Period: 1944
Object: Photographs
Description:
17 black-and-white glossy photos of in an event in a park, showing audience and participants, including groups in military uniforms, a group of girls in long dresses carrying a lair with greenery, a group of women with large drums, boys with uniforms on the stands, officials posing. A has a label attached with yellowed scotch tape on the reverse. A and B have a stamp from the Maritime Service Officers School date-stamped, A: Jun 13, 1944, B: Oct 26, 1944. A-G have handwritten in blue pen 'Naval Air No.' and a number. G-N have 'Photograph by KILLINGER' and a sequence number stamped on the back. O and P have handwritten in pencil 'Washington Park'. Q has no identifying information.
Size: (each): L 10 x W 8 inches
History of Object: Photos of Flag Day Ceremony, June 11, 1944. Participants include cadets from the United States Maritime Service school, WAVES, sailors, bands, a group dressed in 1890s outfits, girls in may-day outfits, a group of asian women drummers and perhaps boy scouts or crossing guards. A 1-floor building with dormer windows and step-stair gable can be seen on some of the photos.
Otto Rittler was heading the Recreation and Parks department.
Photos were part of a collection of uncataloged photos from the Rittler Estate.
Donor: Otto Rittler Estate
Donated: ca. 3/1/1996
Cataloged: October 11, 2024
