Sujet
Contestants in a dance marathon, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1930. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Contestants in a dance marathon, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1930. The girl has fallen asleep. Dance marathons were popular competitions organised in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Contestants attempted to continue dancing for as long as posible in order to win prizes. A 1935 book about the contests, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, written by Horace McCoy, who worked as a bouncer at dance marathons, was made into a successful Academy Award-winning film in 1969.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1933
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D79_214
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,0Mo (2,3Mo) / 27,8cm x 36,0cm / 3288 x 4250 (300dpi)