Name/Title
MAD Festival, 1979Entry/Object ID
2007-012.H460NDescription
MAD Festival, 1979. These five black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using two separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images.
The images in group "a" show people engaged in various activities at the 1979 Music, Art and Dance Festival in Lacey, Washington. Image 1a shows a man in a blazer standing on a stage and speaking into a microphone. On a long table in front of the man are many trophies. A drumset is visible on the stage behind the man. Images 2a and 3a show five standing men and four crouching women posing for a group photo. Each person is holding a small trophy. Image 4a shows an older woman wearing glasses and a t-shirt which reads "THE MAD DASH 79." Images 5a and 6a show a man in a blazer at left shaking the hand of a woman at center. A second woman is standing at right. A car is parked immediately behind these three people. Image 7a shows an older woman wearing a long floral-print dress singing into a microphone. She is wearing glasses and has a small flower in her hair. Images 8a and 9a show a seated man on stage playing an acoustic guitar and singing. The man has a mustache. Image 10a shows a woman putting on a ventriloquism act with one man-like puppet and one puppet which appears to be a rabbit. Image 11a shows a four-member rock band playing on an outdoor stage. The Old Main building on the Saint Martin's campus is partially visible in the background. Image 12a shows a man in a blazer reaching his right hand into a rolled piece of paper held in his left hand. The man appears to be putting on a magic act. Image 13a is similar to the previous image, but here the man is leaning forward slightly and appears to be unfolding a piece of paper. Image 14a shows a child in a fringed leotard and cape. The child is spreading the sides of the cape open and may be dancing.
The images in group "b" show people engaged in various activities a the 1979 Music, Art and Dance Festival. Image 9b shows Karen Fraser riding a pogo stick. Ken Balsley is standing only a few feet away from Ms. Fraser, and appears to be ready to catch her if she falls over. Image 10b also shows Ms. Fraser riding the pogo stick, but here she is much nearer to the camera. Mr. Balsley is also nearer to the camera, and he is facing away from the camera. Printed on the back of Mr. Balsley's shirt is "I'M BRAD'S DAD." George Barner, Jr. is visible just beyond Ms. Fraser and Mr. Balsley. Image 11b shows an unknown person riding a pogo stick. This person is turned almost completely away from the camera. A man in a vest is facing away from the camera along the right-hand edge of the image frame. Image 12b shows an unknown man riding in a wheelchair. George Barner is at the left-hand side of the image. Several other unknown people are visible in the background. Image 13b shows two people in wheelchairs and a handful of spectators. The man in the wheelchair at the center of the image appears to be Wes Barclift. Image 14b shows an unknown man carrying a stack of eight milk crates as George Barner, Jr. looks on from the left-hand side of the image and Ken Balsley looks on from the right. Image 27b shows an all-female choir performing. Images 28b through 30b show a young man playing a drumset. This young man appears to be Brad Balsley.
Printed at intervals along one long edge of each of these strips is "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5063."Made/Created
Date made
1979 - 1979Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: August, 1979
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
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Person or Organization
Kenneth Dale BalsleyPerson or Organization
Brad BalsleyPerson or Organization
Wesley BarcliftPerson or Organization
George Barner, Jr.Person or Organization
Karen Fraser