1959 Lorain Bicentennial Parade Float

1959 / Main Library

Lorain Public Library had a book-themed float in the 1959 Lorain Bicentennial Parade. The float featured a large book titled "History of Lorain." Six women sit on the float, wearing sashes representing different forms of knowledge: science, history, biography, literature, technology.

Seated on the float (from left to right): Rosemary Marino, Karen Kosmo, Lois Nemeth, Barb Browne, Nancy Shepherd, and Marilyn Buckley.

Nancy Shepherd later worked at the Main Library.

~ Lorain Public Library System, “1959 Lorain Bicentennial Parade Float,” Lorain County Memory, accessed November 6, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2535.

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1959 Lorain Bicentennial Parade Float

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Lorain Public Library System

Date

1959

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Lorain Public Library System

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LPLS.02.0078

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Lorain, Ohio