La Fanfare Montagnard (The Montagnard Band) Photograph

Authors

Franco-American Collection

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Description

This was one of many bands in the St. Jon’s Day parade in Lewiston. The Dewitt Hotel near City Hall was considered a local landmark.

The Dominican Band regrouped in 1939 under the auspices of The Montagnard Club, a well-known Lewiston snowshoe club, and was renamed La Fanfare Montagnard. The band played in parades and at social functions around the state.

Publication Date

1960

City

Lewiston, Maine

Keywords

Franco-American Collection, music, music traditions

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | History | Music | Public History

Media Type

Photographic Reprint

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Franco-American Music Traditions Collection, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

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