Velma Gaudreau & Reggie Garrison on Helie's Float

Photograph

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Pejepscot History Center

Velma Gaudreau & Reggie Garrison on Helie's Float: Copyright: PHS owns; Origsize: 10.2 X 15.2 cm; Origformat: Print-Photographic
Velma Gaudreau & Reggie Garrison on Helie's Float

Copyright: PHS owns; Origsize: 10.2 X 15.2 cm; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Velma Gaudreau & Reggie Garrison on Helie's Float

Entry/Object ID

2005.40.5

Description

A 4 X 6 B/W photograph of Velma Gaudreau (seated) and Reggie Garrison (standing, playing guitar) on Helie's Bakery Products float in Brunswick's July 4th parade, 1939. Park Row is in the background. Velma Darice Gaudreau Ouellette St. Pierre DOB July 23, 1922, DOD MARCH 10, 2005 Lived at 13 Booker St. (Market Lane) since March of 1949. Sang at numerous functions in the Brunswick area. She sang country music mostly. She was offered by Ken McKenzie to become part of his TV show. But turned him down. She also sang for many weddings and funerals at St. John the Baptist Church here in Brunswick.

Collection

Ron Oullette Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bakeries

Search Terms

Parades, Park Row, Black history, African American History