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Photographs : The Ark and rainbows
Item type: PhotographsArchive reference: YMP/A/17/2/11
Date/year: various
Description: Noah and family after the Flood were sent a rainbow by God to reassure the world. This is a spectacular and colourful scene in the Mystery Plays, when it is selected - not every production covers Old Testament scenes. Modern lighting and technology makes the rainbow much easier. In 1954 it was attempted in a simpler way, below.
![1954-Noah-rainbow 1954-Noah-rainbow](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/Used-Margaret/54-rainbow.jpg)
This early colour photo (1966) was donated by the builder of the wagon, Mike Rogers.
![flood wagon 1966 flood wagon 1966](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/Flood 1966 5.jpg)
In 1994 this rainbow was produced by the Lords of Misrule.
![Kings Square wagon 1994 Kings Square wagon 1994](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/testfolder/ark1994Rainbow.jpg)
The Rainbow in 2000 was formed by lights in the East end of York Minster: see this page: 2000 rainbow
![2002 wagon rainbow 2002 wagon rainbow](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/Ark-rainbow.jpg)
In 2002 this scene is in Dean's Park.
In 2012 there was a wagon play, here performed outside St Williams College. In the Museum Gardens production that year, the rainbow was magnificently formed of the angels in their colourful costumes.
![2012 Museum Gardens 2012 Museum Gardens](http://www.yorkmysteryplays.org/uploads/mystery/mainsite/Used-Margaret/2012%20rainbow-skirts.jpg)
Below is the scene from the Minster in 2016, when the rainbow was formed by lights on the Nave roof, this photo taken by Duncan Lomax.
![2016 rainbow 2016 rainbow](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/Used-Margaret/2016rainbow-roof.jpg)
![Mansion House Ark Mansion House Ark](/uploads/mystery/mainsite/images/2022/LJOArkRainbow-MansionHouse.jpg)
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