First Festival of American Folklife Held
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PrintThe first Festival of American Folklife is held on the National Mall. The festivals are intended to present American and foreign craftsmen and musicians and dancers. Some of the Festival features included basket weavers, pottery, makers, woodworkers, carvers, doll makers, needleworkers, tale tellers, boat builders, and folk singers, dancers, and musicians.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
July 1-4, 1967
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)