Name/Title
Inaugural SHS May CourtDescription
Black and white photographic print of group of people taken in a gymnasium; center of the print is girl seated in a draped chair under a floral arch, dressed in white and has flowers in hair; to each side of her is series of potted palms to each end of the stage where a seated man is wearing light pants, dark coat, bow tie and holding a trumpet; in front of and below the girl in the center is a platform raised from the floor and on this platform are 5 girls dressed in white on the left side and 5 men dressed in light pants and dark coats on the right side, at the center of platform sitting on a small step is a small girl.Photograph Details
Subject
People identified: May Queen, Bertha Worland; trumpeters, Richard Jones (l) and Raymond Leslie (r); crown bearer, Millie Talbert; girls (left to right) Mary Beth Wilson, Margaret Mardis, Louise Arbuckle, Mary Frances Stubbs, Dorothy Pittman; boys (right to left) Arthur Barnett, Charles Whitman, Kenneth Graham, Charles Antle, Richard Rottet.Subject Place
City
ShelbyvilleTownship
Addison TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaContext
This photograph was taken of the inaugural Shelbyville High School May Court and it was organized by the donor, who was teaching at SHS at the time.Collection
Lela McKeandCategory
SHS May Festival
Shelby County Schools, Education
Acquisition
Accession
1986.004Source or Donor
Lela McKeandAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
James F. OrebaughAttribution
Attributed toRole
PhotographerStudio
The Orebaugh StudioDate made
May 1924Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
ShelbyvilleTownship
Addison TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Attributed to Orebaugh, as donor said that is who took picture.Create Date
December 19, 2001Update Date
November 1, 2024