Irish Cultural Garden Dedication Film (MS5313)

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The Irish Cultural Garden was dedicated in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in 1939. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 to develop and maintain landscaped gardens and statuary honoring various ethnic groups in Cleveland. The gardens are located in Rockefeller Park along East Boulevard and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The collection consists of one 16mm color film and DVD reproduction of the dedication of the Irish Cultural Garden.

: Irish Cultural Garden Dedication Film; The Irish Cultural Garden Dedication Film, October 29, 1939, consists of one color 16mm film and a DVD reproduction of that film. The film does not include sound and is 6 minutes and 18 seconds in length. Cuyahoga County Engineer John McWilliams was the photographer. The film includes scenes of the garden statuary, walkways, landscaping, and walls. The crowds attending the dedication are also depicted, including wide angle shots and close up views of individual attendees and families. The film includes brief views of featured speakers and honored guests, and several views of the Irish-American Sons and Daughters of Eire Fife and Drum Corps performing at the dedication.