Name/Title
MAD Festival, Unknown YearEntry/Object ID
2007-012.315PDescription
MAD Festival, unknown dates. These thirteen black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. Several separate film rolls were used in the creation of these images, so some of the physical numbers are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to which film roll they originally came from. Each of these groups 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 a reception and group photo session with the contestants for the Miss Thurston County pageant. Image 14a shows a man with glasses playing an upright piano or electric organ. Behind this man are three women in long dresses and a man with glasses wearing a suit. This man may be Ed Bagley. Image 15a shows a similar scene to the previous image, but the photographer has panned to their left, making more people visible in the image. Image 16a shows a man in a blazer appearing to ladle punch into a glass. A woman (Kathy Taylor) in glasses and a floral-print dress is standing next to the man. The man playing the piano is visible in the background. Image 17a shows a woman in a blazer speaking to one of the Miss Thurston County contestants. The contestant is holding a small cup in her right hand and is wearing a sash. Image 18a shows a scene similar to the previous image, but the contestant has oriented her body more toward the camera, and she is tipping her head to her left. Image 20a shows six pageant contestants posing for a group photo with three men and three other women. The man on the far left has a handlebar mustache. The woman on the far right is looking over toward the other people in the image. The woman at center is Kathy Taylor. Image 21a is similar to the previous image, but the photographer has moved to their left. The rightmost contestant and woman are outside of the image frame. Image 22a shows a similar scene, but one of the women is walking away from the group. A woman in a floral-print pants suit is at the far right of the group. Image 23a is similar to the previous image, but all of the people in this image are either seated on the couch or standing immediately behind it. The person nearest to the camera is the man with the handlebar mustache. He also has large sideburns, and his head is turned away from the camera. Image 24a is very similar to the previous image, but the man with the handlebar mustache and sideburns is facing more toward the camera. Image 25a is similar to the previous images, but a man with a camera hanging around his neck is standing in front of the group and pointing forward with a flat hand. Image 26a shows a woman in a sleeveless, high-collared dress with a scales/feathers design on it posing for a photo. Her left hand is on her left hip and she is smiling. Image 27a shows a man with a goatee holding a camera in his left hand and another photographic device in his right hand. He is leaning up against a wall. A second man, in a blazer and glasses, is seated in a chair to the right of the man with the camera. Image 28a shows the man with the camera standing in front of the six contestants, who are all standing in a line. The man with the camera is reaching out and touching the arm of one of the contestants. Image 29a shows the six contestants standing in a line. Image 30a shows the six contestants standing in a line, and two men and one woman seated in front of the contestants. The man with the camera is reaching out to touch the seated woman. Image 31a shows several women in a room. One of the women is seated. The woman with the scales/feathers design on her dress is in the lower right corner of the image.
The images in group "b" show a Lacey MAD Festival parade. Image 4b shows three young women riding on a parade float. One of the women is wearing a tiara and a sash which reads "LACEY FESTIVAL..." (likely "LACEY FESTIVAL QUEEN"). One of the two other women is holding a trophy. There is a small sign on the front of the float with the number 15 on it. Visible in the background is a banner which reads "CAPITAL LAKEFAIR." Image 5b also shows the young women riding on the float. The right arm and right torso of a women in a plaid dress is visible at the right-hand edge of the image. Image 6b also shows the women on the float. Visible near the right-hand edge of the image is an American flag hanging from a flagpole. Image 7b again shows the young women on the float, but nearer to the camera are seven young women in plaid dresses which read "THS" on the front. A second parade float is visible beyond the one carrying the three pageant contestants. Image 9b shows a crowd gathered at the edge of a road. There is a man in glasses carrying a microphone and several sheets of paper walking past the crowd and looking toward the camera. Image 10b shows the man carrying the microphone from the previous image, but here the image is focused on him. A portion of the crowd is visible behind him. Image 11b shows the young women in the plaid dresses with "THS" on the front leading the parade. A long banner reading "LACEY MAD FESTIVAL" is being carried at the front of the parade by two young women wearing short capes. Image 12b shows the three pageant contestants riding their float. The contestant on the left's arm is extended outside of the image frame. Image 13b shows the back end of the float carrying the three pageant contestants. Several of the young women in the plaid dresses with "THS" on the front are visible in the background. Image 38b shows people gathered on several hotel or apartment balconies and presumably watching the parade. Two announcers or radio commentators are seated at small tables below the balconies. Image 39b shows a similar scene to that of the previous image, but this image is focused more on the announcers/radio commentators. Image 40b shows the young women in the plaid dresses with "THS" on the front leading the parade. The Lacey MAD Festival banner is in the image foreground. The float carrying the three pageant contesants is visible in the background. Image 41b shows the young women in the plaid dresses with "THS" on the front in a chorus line. They are all bringing a knee up in preparation to kick. Image 42b is very similar to the previous image, but the young women are doing full kicks. Image 43b shows a man with glasses wearing a large pair of headphones and speaking into a handheld microphone. He is facing toward the right-hand side of the image frame. Image 44b is very similar to the previous image, but here the man is facing toward the camera. Image 1b shows the front of the parade turning a corner. The two young women carrying the Lacey MAD Festival banner are the nearest parade participants to the camera. Image 2b shows the young women in the plaid dresses which read "THS" on the front turning the corner. Image 3b shows the float with the three pageant contestants on it turning the corner.
The images in group "c" show Miss Thurston County pageant contesants being given sashes. Image 21c shows four women in dresses in a wood-panelled room. None of the women are facing the camera, and two of them have their backs turned to the camera. Image 22c shows a woman in a dress holding a sash out horizontally in front of her. Three pageant contestants are standing to the left of this woman, and one woman is standing to the right of her. Image 23c shows a woman in glasses putting a sash which reads "MISS SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS" on another woman. Image 24c shows the woman who is now wearing the Miss Seattle Trust and Savings sash adjusting the sash. The woman who was placing the sash on her now appears to be securing the ends of the sash together. Two other pageant contestants are visible to the left of the woman wearing the Miss Seattle Trust and Savings sash. Image 25c shows the woman in glasses who was placing the sash on the other woman now with her body oriented toward the camera. She is looking downward and to her left. Image 26c shows a woman in glasses with a long ponytail preparing to place a sash which reads "MISS SOUND MERCHANTS" on a woman in high-waisted pants and a floral top. Image 27c shows the woman in glasses and the pony tail securing the Miss Sound Merchants sash on the woman with the high-waisted pants. Image 28c shows the woman with the glasses and ponytail now standing next to the young woman in the high-waisted pants. Image 29c shows a woman in a pants suit pinning a sash onto a young woman in a floral-print, mid-thigh length dress. Image 30c shows the woman in the pants suit standing next to the young woman who she pinned the sash onto. The sash reads "MISS BANK OF OLYMPIA." Image 31c shows a man with glasses and a goatee (Ken Balsley) pinning a sash which reads "MISS LACEY ROTARY CLUB" onto a young woman in a floral-print dress and a cardigan. Image 32c shows Mr. Balsley kneeling down to secure the ends of the sash. Image 33c shows a man with sideburns and wearing a jacket or thick overshirt placing a sash which reads "MISS EVERGREEN SAVINGS" on a young woman. Image 34c shows the man in the jacket or thick overshirt bending over to secure the lower ends of the sash.
The images in group "d" show MAD Festival performances. Most or all of these images appear to have been captured in Saint Martin's Marcus Pavilion. Image 9d shows three or possibly four men singing into a single microphone on a stage. This image was captured from on stage and slightly behind the singers. Image 10d shows a man in a suit and striped tie walking through a crowd of seated spectators. Image 11d shows several young women in matching dresses approaching the stage at the MAD Festival. At least two are carrying canes. The young woman closest to the camera is wearing a pageant sash. Image 12d shows the young women in the matching dresses performing a dance routine with canes and boater hats. Image 30d shows a seated woman playing a piano. She has a large circular button attached to her dress with the number 5 on it. Image 31d shows a close-up of a woman in glasses with octagonal frames. Image 32d shows a man and a woman in elaborate dance costumes and feather-plumed hats. Both are raising one arm into the air. The woman is kicking one leg to the side. Image 33d shows a young woman wearing a formal dress and a tiara and holding a bouquet of flowers. She is not looking toward the camera. Image 34d is very similar to the previous image, but the woman is looking toward the camera. Image 35d shows a different young woman in a formal dress and crown standing next to a man in a suit speaking into a microphone.Made/Created
Date made
1967 - 1981Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
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Events, Entertainment, MAD Festival, Marcus Pavilion, Saint Martin's UniversityRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kenneth Dale BalsleyPerson or Organization
Kathy Taylor