Item 9504 - Women's Race, Squirrel Island, ca. 1905
- Item 9504 - Women's Race, Squirrel Island, ca. 1905
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- Item 9504
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Image Info A group of women engage in a footrace before a large crowd of their Squirrel Island neighbors as part of the field day races during Fete Week, circa 1905.
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The building to the rear is the Squirrel Island Casino, a social center, theater, and dance hall. Constructed in 1887 or 1889, it served as the community center on the island until it was destroyed by fire in 1965.
