Object Record
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Metadata
Name |
Block, Wood |
Caption |
Souvenir |
Description |
Wood Cut, Pumpkin Festival Collector's Collection wood block number 124/250 of 1998 "Pumpkin Race", depicting runners with houses in background. Reverse side of the wood block reads "Pumpkin Race, Sycamore, Illinois The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce organizes the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival 10,000 meter road race drawing over eight hundred runners each year. The race, established in 1978 , requires the work of 100 community volunteers. Local businesses sponsor the race which is USATF sanctioned. The race course begins at the National Guard Armory and proceeds west on Rt 64, south on Somonauk Street, east on Bethany Road, north on Airport Road, winds through the beautiful 200 acre Sycamore Park to the finish line near the park entrance on Rt 64. Awards are given in 14 age divisions." The Sycamore, Illinois Pumpkin Festival, is a fundraising activity for Sycamore Lions Club and a variety of local schools and service clubs. |
Image |
002\20041713.JPG |
Catalog Number |
2004.171.3 |
Search Terms |
Wood Block Pumpkin Festival Race 1998 Fundraiser Organization Lions Club |
Size |
W-3.75 L-6.75 D-0.75 inches |
Subjects |
Sycamore |