UNICEF Year of the Child Pageant
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UNICEF announced that 1979 was the International Year of the Child. The local public health district received $1,000 to fund a local project to emphasize the rights and needs of children. These photos depict the Christmas concert put on by schoolchildren in support.
Two Girls
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Two young girls performing on stage at the Rosetown Community Hall of UNICEF's Year of the Child Pageant.
Skit
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12 children perform a skit on stage. Musical instruments lay about in background. A table on stage to the left reads "Sound Effects Man."
School Band
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The Rosetown school band performing at the UNICEF International Year of the Child Christmas pageant.
Nativity Scene
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Eleven youngsters in a nativity scene on stage at the Rosetown Community Hall for the UNICEF International Year of the Child Christmas pageant.
Music Number
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A "band" of children plays music instruments on stage at the Rosetown Community Hall.
Library
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2 polaroids depicting children spending time in the Rosetown Centennial Library.
Kids' Christmas Pageant
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Children performing a Christmas number for UNICEF's Year of the Child Christmas pageant. Back row, middle: Sarah Normand.
In Costume
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Nineteen children sing on stage in costume for the UNICEF International Year of the Child pageant.
Gold Stars
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UNICEF's Year of the Child Christmas concert at the Rosetown community hall. 6 small girls are dressed in white and gold, carrying gold stars on tall sticks.
Dress-Up Dance
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A group of children perform what could be a square dance in oversized dress-up clothes.
Church Children
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Children sit at a long table with plates, teacups, bread, and other dishes. Adults stand around the table. Photo taken in a church basement.
Christmas Performance
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Roughly thirty youngsters performing on the Rosetown Community Hall stage, some holding up green and red letters to form the word "CHRISTMAS."
Children's Choir
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A choir of young girls singing at the UNICEF International Year of the Child Christmas pageant.
Children playing near the railroad track
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A little boy and two girls wearing dresses on the grass near the railroad. Train boxcars and what looks like an outhouse can be seen behind them.
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