St. Patrick’s Day Square Dance - 1956
Creator: Rex Johnson (1956)
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This home movie (silent) captures scenes of a St. Patrick’s Day square dance in Clarendon, Texas. in 1956. Numerous dances and couples are captured, as well as children taking the floor when the adults sit down for a break. There's a good shot of the caller (unidentified) at 5:54. Although it's difficult to identify whole sequences of figures, the film may be of interest to those following changes in square dance clothing over the decades.
Collection: MWSD
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: home movie, Texas
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1950s
Tags: home movie, Texas
Citation
Rex Johnson, “St. Patrick’s Day Square Dance - 1956,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1680.
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Title
St. Patrick’s Day Square Dance - 1956
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Description
This home movie (silent) captures scenes of a St. Patrick’s Day square dance in Clarendon, Texas. in 1956. Numerous dances and couples are captured, as well as children taking the floor when the adults sit down for a break. There's a good shot of the caller (unidentified) at 5:54. Although it's difficult to identify whole sequences of figures, the film may be of interest to those following changes in square dance clothing over the decades.
Creator
Source
Wallace and Elva Raney Collection, Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Date Created
1956