Big Pavilion flyer

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Newspaper clipping of a Big Pavilion advertisment

Newspaper clipping of a Big Pavilion advertisment

Name/Title

Big Pavilion flyer

Entry/Object ID

2021.05.03

Scope and Content

Framed Big Pavilion flyer, advertising a costume party as their last big event of the summer.

Collection

1909 Big Pavilion -1960

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2021.05

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

12 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 21 small works

Room

Art Conservation Room

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Big Pavilion 1909-1960

Interpretative Labels

Label

From "Collecting the Lakeshore" 2025-2026 at the History Center main floor gallery Big Pavilion Broadside 1917 | letterpress This flier printed by the Commercial Record describes the end of summer events planned at the Big Pavilion. The poster doesn’t mention a year, but the Wednesday August 29th detail may solve the mystery. Only the years 1917 and 1923 match up with that day/date combination on the calendar. It is noteworthy that Labor Day was an important event even back in 1917 that marked the unofficial end of summer! How did vacationers and townspeople celebrate at the Big Pavilion? What differences do you notice between this poster and the 1942 pavilion poster example across the gallery? This is a remarkable survival of an ephemeral artifact only intended to last for “about a day” so you can appreciate the care it has received over the last 100-plus years! Gift of Marcia and Loren Kontio Accession number 2021.05.03

Create Date

March 8, 2021

Update Date

September 15, 2026