Blocker Photograph Collection
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Preferred Citation
Milk Fest Oktoc Float, File_No_3_149, Fred A. Blocker Photograph Collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries
Description
This is a black and white photo of the Oktoc Float with the King, Queen, a young boy, and a young girl standing on top. The float is labelled "OKTOC" on the side, and it is otherwise decorated with a silo and crown. The float is for Milk Fest. Milk Fest, or the North Central Mississippi Milk Festival, was a corporate event that highlighted the various dairies available in the area in 1940 and 1942. The Queen is holding a bouquet of flowers, and the boy and girl are each standing next to a cow.
Keywords
Fred Blocker; Agriculture; Vintage Photographs
Date
1940
Time Period
1940-1949
Object Type
image
Digital ID
File_No_3_149
Format (original)
photograph negative
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives, Blocker, (Fred A.) Photograph Collection
Format (digital)
JPEG
Repository
University Archives
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Keywords
Fred Blocker; Agriculture; Vintage Photographs