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Title Festival in the Park - Elmewood Park, Roanoke, VA
Date June 13, 1970
Description The image shows a peg board display hung with six paintings under the shade of a tree. There are several obscured people standing behind the display, as well as another painting display in the background. The photograph was taken at Festival in the Park at Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Virginia by Robert G. Bruce on June 13, 1970. Elmwood Park is near milepost 121.4 in section 1N of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Blue Ridge Parkway was one of the sponsors of the festival.
Location Location Name: Elmwood Park
Parkway Milepost: 121.4
Latitude: 37.2673595
Longitude: -79.9392043
Creator Individual Robert G. Bruce
Tags Arts and crafts
Festivals
People
Photographs
Roanoke County (Va.)
Roanoke (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway