Mariposa Folk Festival

Mariposa : celebrating Canadian folk music :

Item consists of a cardboard poster for the 1968 Mariposa Folk Festival. On the lefthand side of the long, horizontal poster is a black, stylized sun with a face (only half the face is visible) printed on top of an orange background. In the top righthand corner there is black, western-style text reading "At Toronto Island's Mariposa '68 Folk Festival.....Aug 9-11" with "Mariposa '68" in very large, bold text. In the centre of the poster, a column of text written in plain, black uppercase letters reads: "-Three full days of fun in the sun at Toronto Island Park -Music, dance and craftwork with almost 200 participants -Special daytime activities for children". To the far right, another column of text reads: "For special advanced price tickets or descriptive brochure contact--- Mariposa Folk Festival, 45 Bonnechere Cres, Scarboro, 924-6485 -Sam The Record Man, 45 Yonge Street, Toronto -The Book Cellar, 1184 Bay Street, Toronto -Special group rates for 5 or more - 929-5305".

Description

Item consists of a cardboard poster for the 1968 Mariposa Folk Festival. On the lefthand side of the long, horizontal poster is a black, stylized sun with a face (only half the face is visible) printed on top of an orange background. In the top righthand corner there is black, western-style text reading "At Toronto Island's Mariposa '68 Folk Festival.....Aug 9-11" with "Mariposa '68" in very large, bold text. In the centre of the poster, a column of text written in plain, black uppercase letters reads: "-Three full days of fun in the sun at Toronto Island Park -Music, dance and craftwork with almost 200 participants -Special daytime activities for children". To the far right, another column of text reads: "For special advanced price tickets or descriptive brochure contact--- Mariposa Folk Festival, 45 Bonnechere Cres, Scarboro, 924-6485 -Sam The Record Man, 45 Yonge Street, Toronto -The Book Cellar, 1184 Bay Street, Toronto -Special group rates for 5 or more - 929-5305".

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Date

1968

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Title

Mariposa Folk Festival

Description

Item consists of a cardboard poster for the 1968 Mariposa Folk Festival. On the lefthand side of the long, horizontal poster is a black, stylized sun with a face (only half the face is visible) printed on top of an orange background. In the top righthand corner there is black, western-style text reading "At Toronto Island's Mariposa '68 Folk Festival.....Aug 9-11" with "Mariposa '68" in very large, bold text. In the centre of the poster, a column of text written in plain, black uppercase letters reads: "-Three full days of fun in the sun at Toronto Island Park -Music, dance and craftwork with almost 200 participants -Special daytime activities for children". To the far right, another column of text reads: "For special advanced price tickets or descriptive brochure contact--- Mariposa Folk Festival, 45 Bonnechere Cres, Scarboro, 924-6485 -Sam The Record Man, 45 Yonge Street, Toronto -The Book Cellar, 1184 Bay Street, Toronto -Special group rates for 5 or more - 929-5305".

Date

1968

Date Created

18-Feb-10

Is Part Of

Mariposa Folk Foundation, F0511

Format

1 jpeg : (600dpi) ; 800 pixels across
1 print: poster;

Type

Still image

Identifier

ASC06073
2007-009

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handle

http://hdl.handle.net/10315/3870

URL

http://pi.library.yorku.ca/dspace/bitstream/handle/10315/3870/ASC06073.jpg?sequence=1

Citation

“Mariposa Folk Festival,” York University Libraries | Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections online exhibits, accessed June 19, 2013, http://archives.library.yorku.ca/items/show/1925.

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