undated
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-359682
Collection contains fourteen mounted photographic prints, twenty-three postcards, and three unmounted photographic prints. Materials depict parades in towns across New England. Towns pictured in the collection are: Littleton, New Hampshire; Dover, New Hampshire; Madbury, New Hampshire; Hartford, Connecticut; Franklin, New Hampshire; Marblehead, Massachusetts; Worcester, Massachusetts; Kingfield, Maine; Jaffrey, New Hampshire; Newington, New Hampshire; Framingham, Massachusetts; Hillsboro, New Hampshire; Concord, New Hampshire; Schenectady, New York; Winthrop, Massachusetts; Weston, Vermont; and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, among others. The vast majority of the collection is undated; a portion of materials are dated 1865-1936 and undated.
Floats, views of towns and townspeople, costumes, and other ephemera used to celebrate parades are pictured. Notable parades include the Sesquicentennial parade in Jaffrey, New Hampshire; a Fourth of July parade where the Liberty Bell was displayed on a float; and the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. A common theme in the parades is patriotism, most notably seen through representation of the American flag and its colors.
parades
floats (vehicles)
celebrations
holidays
flags
flowers (plants)
light horses
carriages (vehicles)
wagons (cargo vehicles)
costumes (character dress)
decorations (ornaments)
patriotism
automobiles
towns
black-and-white photographs
picture postcards
mounts (secondary support)
prints (visual works)
.47 linear feet (1 Hollinger box)
PC081
New England parades photographic collection
2021
PC081
Gift
1865-1936, undated
Gift of Jane and Richard C. Nylander, 2021
Littleton (Grafton county, New Hampshire)
Dover (Strafford county, New Hampshire)
Madbury (Strafford county, New Hampshire)
Franklin (Merrimack county, New Hampshire)
Marblehead (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Kingfield (Franklin county, Maine)
Jaffrey (Cheshire county, New Hampshire)
Newington (Rockingham county, New Hampshire)
Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)
Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Framingham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Hillsboro (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)
Las Animas (Bent county, Colorado)
Concord (Merrimack county, New Hampshire)
Schenectady (Schenectady county, New York state)
Winthrop (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Weston (Windsor county, Vermont)
New Portsmouth (Strafford county, New Hampshire)
Belmont (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Nylander, Jane C., 1938- (Collector)
black-and-white photographs
picture postcards
mounts (secondary support)
prints (visual works)
Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries
James Daisley Lumber
C.W. Luce & Co. Complete Home Furnishers
A.M. Eames & Co
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photograph
Celebration
Parades
Parade floats
Fourth of July
Civil War (1861-1865)
Hudson-Fulton Celebration
Collection
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403
Jordan Meyerl, Archives Cataloguer, 2023
This finding aid is Second Edition DACS-compliant.
Chicago Artificial Flower Co., Parade Floats and Decorations, 1935
The materials in this collection were collected by Jane C. Nylander while researching her book "The Best Ever!: Parades in New England, 1788-1940." In this book, she explores the tradition of parades in New England throughout history.
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