Pageant Exhibition Panel - Directions
description- – Directions for the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The exhibition contains 29 photographs with descriptions and history of the five historical episodes performed during the Lancaster 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The five scenes performed in the pageant were the Early English Fete, 1575-1625; the Settlement of Lancaster, 1650; the Massacre by the Indians, 1676; the Departure of the Minute-Men, 1775; and the Reception to Lafayette, 1824. The date of the Pageant listed on the directions is incorrect - the actual date was July 4, 1912.
- – DIRECTIONS. Hang the pictures in order according to their numbers, using two hooks for each picture. In repacking put in in the same order, No. 29 at the bottom and No. 1 on top, face to face, with the brown papers between. Place these directions over No. 1, and the heavy pasteboard over all. Pageant at Lancaster, Mass., July 4, 1913.[Stamp: Woman's Education Association Boston]
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Historical drama
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-1930?
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is of the directions that were sent with The Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912 Exhibit created by the Thayer Memorial Library
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 29 - The Audience at the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July pageant
description- – A photograph of the audience at the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July pageant. The Pageant was divided into five historical episodes, including the Early English Fete, 1575-1625; the Settlement of Lancaster, 1650; the Massacre by the Indians, 1676; the Departure of the Minutemen, 1775; and the Reception to Lafayette, 1824. The director of the pageant was Joseph Lindon Smith. About 400 amateur performers participated. It is estimated that 4000 people attended the pageant with about 1200 people seated in the bleachers alone. The day of the pageant began at 3:30 in the morning with a group called"the daybreak patrol"that drove around Lancaster and played musical instruments and turned on water hoses to wake people up. The play started at 10 am and lasted for two and a half hours. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Historical drama
- – Spectators--Pictorial works
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-ninth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 28 - The Pageant Actors
description- – A photograph of the actors who participated in the final episode, the Reception to Lafayette, of the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July pageant. Known participants are: Standing - Miss Virginia Keyes, Miss Mary Morse, Mrs. H.H. Fuller, Miss Annie Harris, Mrs. E.V.R. Thayer, Eben C. Mann, Dr. C.C. Beckley, Lester Griswold, John Hair, Sarah Treadway, Guy Hawkins, Lyman B. Sanborn Jr., Natalie Thayer, Rev. Abbot Peterson, Edith Parker, Mabel Safford, Katherine Parker, Helen Hawkins, Mrs. Walter Stiles, Mrs. Eben Fuller, Mrs. Lester Griswold, Dorothy Erskine, Miss Esther Morse, Edith Montgomery, Amanda Fortin, Ruth McLaughlin, Dorothy Sanborn, Bessie McGee, Bessie McLaughlin, Katharine Starbuck, Helen McGee, Conway Parker, Josphine Morse, Mrs. S.H. Erskine, Miss Louise Chickering, Mrs. H.H. Hosmer, Allan G. Buttrick; Sitting - Sally Bascom, Anna Fuller, Hazel Turner, Gertrude Temple, John Malone, Harriet Parker, John McLaughlin, William Monahan, Richard Mahan, Elizabeth Gordon, Charles Starbuck Jr. George McGee, Madeline McGee, Stewart Carr, Haven Parker, Frank McLaughlin, Harry Fuller, Charles McLaughlin, richard Farnsworth, James McLeod, Clara Francis, Mary Flannagan. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Historical drama
- – Actors--Pictorial works
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-eighth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 27 - The Minuet dancers
description- – The dancers who danced the Minuet in the final episode, the Reception to Lafayette, of the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July pageant. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912 THOSE WHO DANE THE MINUET AT THE RECEPTION TO LAFAYETTEMrs. Harmar Morse Mr. Harmar Morse Miss Mabel W. Safford Mr. Henry B. SampsonMiss Agnes Thayer Mr. George F. Morse, Jr. Miss Helen M. Hawkins Mr. Lester R. GriswoldMiss Nora F. Thayer Mr. Henry H. Fuller Miss Edith Parker Mr. Lyman B. Sanborn, Jr.Miss Natalie Thayer Mr. Guy C. Hawkins Miss Sarah C. Treadway Mr. Edward F. Safford
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Dancers--Pictorial works
- – Historical drama
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-seventh photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 26 - Close up of the Minuet dance
description- – The minuet dance performed during Episode V, The Reception of Lafayette, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The dancers were Sarah Treadway&Harmar Morse, Natalie Thayer&Lester Griswold, Mrs Harmar Morse&Lyman B. Sanborn, Jr., Mabel Safford&Henry H. Fuller, George F. Morse, Jr.&Nora Thayer, Henry B. Sampson&Helen Hawkins, Agnes Thayer&Edward Safford, and Guy Hawkins&Edith Parker. In 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. For thirteen months he visited nearly every town in the United States. He arrived at Lancaster on September 2, 1824 at half past six in the morning. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts
- – Minuet (Dance)--Pictorial works
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-sixth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 25 - Minuet dance from afar
description- – Seen from above, the Minuet dance in the town common during the festivities welcoming Marquis de la Lafayette, the French General who served in the American Revolutionary War, during the Episode V, The Reception of Lafayette, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. Notice the photographer on the ladder in the foreground. During the pageant, photographers were stationed all over the town common to document the festivities. In 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. For thirteen months he visited nearly every town in the United States. He arrived at Lancaster on September 2, 1824 at half past six in the morning. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts
- – Minuet (Dance)--Pictorial works
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-fifth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 24 - Reading the thank you and welcome address to Lafayette
description- – Reading the address of welcome and thank you to Marquis de la Lafayette, the French General who served in the American Revolutionary War, during Episode V, The Reception of Lafayette, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. After Lafayette was received on the church steps, Lafayette and Rev. Dr. Thayer walk through the Arch of Welcome. The welcome address, as seen in the photograph, is then read by Rev. Dr. Thayer in the center of the common. Lafayette, played by Thomas F. Temple, is in the white hat, and his son, George Washington Lafayette, played by Harmar Morse, is in the light colored suit. Behind the welcome arch are the Bolton Rifles seated on their horses. In 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. For thirteen months he visited nearly every town in the United States. He arrived at Lancaster on September 2, 1824 at half past six in the morning.The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912 Escorted by the chairman of the selectmen and the others, the guests walk under the arch of welcome, and are received at the church steps by the Rev. Dr. Thayer, who walks with Lafayette to the centre of the common, and there reads his address.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-fourth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 23 - Lafayette's coach arrives
description- – The arrival of Marquis de la Lafayette, the French General who served in the American Revolutionary War, coach during Episode V, The Reception of Lafayette, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The arrival was early in the day, a little after six o'clock. The town folk gather around to watch Lafayette's arrival. In 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. For thirteen months he visited nearly every town in the United States. He arrived at Lancaster on September 2, 1824 at half past six in the morning. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912 RECEPTION TO LAFAYETTE, 1824IN 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. He arrived at New York August 15, accompanied by his son George and his secretary M. Levasseur. During the following thirteen months he was received in nearly every town in the United States."The whole of this long journey,"says Bayard Tuckerman,"was a triumphal progress. Cities and towns vied with each other in the length of their processions, the brilliancy of their balls and public dinners; through the rural districts the population lined the road along which the general passed under arches surmounted with 'Welcome Lafayette!"At every stopping-place an orator expressed the feelings of his neighbours in language heartfelt, if florid, every surviving Revolutionary soldier became the great man of his community. The festivities and celebrations of that year had no precedent in the annals of the country."Lafayette's welcome at Lancaster was a typical incident of this"triumphal progress."September 2, 1824, he set out with his party from Boston, spending the night in Bolton at the mansion of S.V.S. Wilder, with whom he had become acquainted during Mr. Wilder's long career as a merchant in France. The Bolton Rifle Company,"in their new green uniform,"maintained a guard of honor through the night about the house, and the next morning escorted the illustrious quest, accompanied by Mr. Wilder, to Lancaster. On the way they were joined by other military companies. The incidents of Lafayette's reception took place on the village green, as here shown.The ladies of Lancaster with their husbands and veterans of the war now enter, and a townsman enters on horseback with the news that the coach, with outriders, is already in the village street, and the final preparations are hastily made, and the chairman helped up into his saddle. The coach arrives, followed by the Bolton Rifles. Lafayette dismounts with Mr. and Mrs. Wilder and his son, George Washington Lafayette. Many of the townsfolk are introduced, and Lafayette shows special pleasure at meeting veterans of the revolution.'At the early hour of half-past six, Lafayette, escorted by a company of cavalry proceeded to the Lancaster line. The turnpike gate was covered with flowers and evergreen, and bore a legend,"The Free welcome the Brave."here a salute was fired by the artillery. Nearly opposite the meeting-house an arch had been erected and elaborately decorated. The verse was composed by Caroline Lee Whiting, later well known as an author under her married name of Caroline Lee Hentz.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts
- – Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-third photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 22 - Young boys playing in front of the arch of welcome for Lafayette
description- – Young boys playing in front of the arch of welcome for Marquis de la Lafayette, the French General who served in the American Revolutionary War, during Episode V, The Reception of Lafayette, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. A group of women and girls string the garlands on the welcome sign. The man in the top hot and white suit is the Lancaster schoolmaster. In 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. For thirteen months he visited nearly every town in the United States. He arrived at Lancaster on September 2, 1824 at half past six in the morning. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts July 4, 1912.A punch is prepared for the festive occasion, and then the town clerk and his wife and daughter drive across the green and dismount, and he takes complete charge of everything. His old horse is unharnessed from chaise, and a hostler cleans and saddles the animal, while the constable has a hard time trying to drag the chaise off the scene, the boys being mischievous.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-second photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 21 - The Raising of the Flag at the Reception to Lafayette
description- – Young boys surrounding the man raising the flag in preparation for the arrival of Marquis de la Lafayette, the French General who served in the American Revolutionary War, during Episode V, The Reception of Lafayette, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The boys are pointing upwards at the flag. Behind them, men are staking in the arch of welcome to Lafayette. In 1824 General Lafayette was invited by President Monroe to revisit the United States as the guest of the nation. For thirteen months he visited nearly every town in the United States. He arrived at Lancaster on September 2, 1824 at half past six in the morning. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912.EPISODE V THE RECEPTION TO LAFAYETTESYNOPSIS The scene opens with the preparations for the reception to the distinguished visitor. The town constable, followed by the boys of the village, enters the common and raises the flag, not without difficulty. Meanwhile a group of young men enter, bearing an arch of welcome, which they set up. And the girls of Lancaster flock in with garlands or flowers for its adornment.The village schoolmaster directs the activities of the young people. He attempts to train the boys in the art of polite salutation, as does also a young schoolmistress with a group of girls in her charge.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twenty-first photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 20 - The Departure of the Minutemen
description- – The Lancaster Militia departing while the women console themselves during Episode IV, The Minutemen, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. On the morning of April 19, 1775, the news that the British troops under General Thomas Gage had left Boston for Lexington and Concord, and that the first shots had been fired there in the American Revolutionary War reached Lancaster. The calls went out across the region, and men swarmed to the town common to join the American forces and come to the aid of Boston. In the end two hundred and fifty men set out from Lancaster. Most remained in Cambridge for only two weeks, but a third remained in service for the remaining months of 1775. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. DEPARTURE OF THE MINUTE-MEN, 1775
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the twentieth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 19 - The calling out the rolls of the Militia
description- – The Lancaster Militia all lined up during Episode IV, The Minutemen, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The photograph shows the Lancaster Militia in a line, while a man reads out a prayer to the men. Women bow their heads and weep. On the morning of April 19, 1775, the news that the British troops under General Thomas Gage had left Boston for Lexington and Concord, and that the first shots had been fired there in the American Revolutionary War reached Lancaster. The calls went out across the region, and men swarmed to the town common to join the American forces and come to the aid of Boston. In the end two hundred and fifty men set out from Lancaster. Most remained in Cambridge for only two weeks, but a third remained in service for the remaining months of 1775. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MINUTE-MEN"When on the morning of April 19, 1775, the hurrying horseman sped through the town, shouting news of the sudden irruption from Boston of Gage's hated red-coats, almost before the clatter of galloping hoofs had faded away as a fresh horse bore the alarm courier westward, the roar of the town's four pounder field-pieces signaled the not unespected tidings, and speedily there swarmed from farm and shop down the Bay Road, under six company leaders, two hundred and fifty resolute men, eager to meet and drive the invaders back. it is possible that a part arrived in season to take active part in the fray, although no casualties were reported. The companies remained at Cambridge about two weeks, but many of the men were allowed to return to their homes some days sooner. About one in three enlisted for the remaining months of 1775 in the provincial service."Abridged from"Military Annals of Lancaster,"by Henry S. Nourse. On the same morning Colonel Abijah Willard, the richest and one of the most prominent citizens of Lancaster, who as a Loyalist, and especially as one of the hated Mandamus Councillors, had become very unpopular among his fellow-townsmen, fled to the British lines in Boston, never to return.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the nineteenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 18 - The Gathering of the Militia
description- – The gathering of the Minutemen in Lancaster during Episode IV, The Minutemen, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The photograph shows the men of the Lancaster Militia with their rifles gathering in the town common after the call was raised to defend Boston against the British. The woman and children rush off to say their farewells. On the morning of April 19, 1775, the news that the British troops under General Thomas Gage had left Boston for Lexington and Concord, and that the first shots had been fired there in the American Revolutionary War reached Lancaster. The calls went out across the region, and men swarmed to the town common to join the American forces and come to the aid of Boston. In the end two hundred and fifty men set out from Lancaster. Most remained in Cambridge for only two weeks, but a third remained in service for the remaining months of 1775. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MINUTE-MENThe group of farmers disperse, and run to their various homes to spread the news to get their arms and ammunition, and then from all directions the inhabitants come rushing in, and report themselves to the captain of the troops. Affecting farewells take place between the men and the women and girls who have followed them. To the drum and fife the men march off.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the eighteenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 17 - The arrival of bad news
description- – The arrival of the news that the first shots of the American Revolutionary War reached farmers in Lancaster during Episode IV, The Minutemen, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The photograph shows a group of farmers talking to a minister and his daughter, who sit in a cart behind them, just before the messenger arrives. On the morning of April 19, 1775, the news that the British troops under General Thomas Gage had left Boston for Lexington and Concord, and that the first shots had been fired there in the American Revolutionary War reached Lancaster. The calls went out across the region, and men swarmed to the town common to join the American forces and come to the aid of Boston. In the end two hundred and fifty men set out from Lancaster. Most remained in Cambridge for only two weeks, but a third remained in service for the remaining months of 1775.The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. EPISODE IVMINUTE-MEN A group of farmers enters the peaceful scene, on their way to work in some distant fields, discussing local affairs. Their argument halts them for a time in the middle of the green, where they are presently joined by the minister and his daughter.The farmers ask him what news there may be from Boston, but he can give only vague and ominous rumors. He admits the situation is bad, and that he is greatly troubled. At this moment the postman on his horse arrives, and, seeing the minister, holds up a letter for him, - a letter from Boston, - and this brings the latest news to Lancaster. The minister reads the letter out loud to the keenly interested townsmen, who begin to talk over the situation with eagerness.The coming storm seems to be in the air, and it bursts when a breathless rider tears madly through the common, has heard news, and realizes his position amongst his fellow-townspeople. he goes to prepare for departure."Abijah Willard had just passed his fiftieth year. He had won a captaincy before Louisburg when but twenty-one, and was promoted to colonelcy in active service against the French; was a thorough soldier, a gentleman of stately presence and dignified manners, and a skilful manager of affairs. He was the wealthiest citizen of Lancaster, kept six horses in his stables, and dispensed liberal hospitality. He was offered a colonel's commission in the British army; but refused to serve against his countrymen. He afterwards settled in New Brunswick, near St. John, where he died in 1789."Nours's Military Annals of Lancaster.
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama
- – Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the seventeenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 16 - Mary Rowlandson taken away
description- – Mary Rowlandson and her daughter being marched away by the Nashaway Indian Tribe during Episode 3, Massacre by the Indians, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The attack on Lancaster occurred on February 10, 1676 during the King Phillip's War between Native Americans and the English and their Native American allies. In the photograph, Mrs. Rowlandson, played by Mrs. J.C.L. Clark, her daughter, played by Adella Webster, and Rebeccah Rugg, played by Jessie Hair, are shown being led away by a Nashaway tribe member carrying a hatchet. Mary Rowlandson was held captive for eleven weeks and five days before she was ransomed for twenty pounds by John Hoar of Concord at Redemption Rock near Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts on May 2, 1676. Mary Rowlandson wrote a book on her experiences entitled,"A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson."The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MASSACRE"The Indians laid hold of us, pulling me one way, and the children another, and said,"Come, go along with us."I told them they would kill me' they answered, if I were willing to go along with them, they would not hurt me. I often before this said, that if the Indians should come, I should choose rather to be killed by them, than taken alive; but when it came to the trial, my mind changed; their glittering weapons so daunted my spirits that I choose rather to go along with those (as I may say) ravenous bears, than that morning to end my days."Narrative of Mrs. Rowlandson. The attack on Lancaster was made Feb. 10, 1676, and Mrs. Rowlandson was ransomed, through the influence of John Hoar on May 2, after traveling many miles with the Indians, and camping in twenty different places.
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Native Americans
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama
- – Indians of North America--Nashaway
- – Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711
- – Indians of North America--Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
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- – Image is the sixteenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 15 - Mary Rowlandson encourages the others
description- – Mary Rowlandson encouraging the other colonists during Episode 3, Massacre by the Indians, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The attack on Lancaster occurred on February 10, 1676 during the King Phillip's War between Native Americans and the English and their Native American allies. In the photograph Mrs. Rowlandson, played by Mrs. J.C.L. Clark, has her hands tied behind her back, but still encourages the others in her care. Two Nashaway tribe members lay dead to the side, while another comes toward the women with a hatchet. Smoke can be seen in the air. Mary Rowlandson was held captive for eleven weeks and five days before she was ransomed for twenty pounds by John Hoar of Concord at Redemption Rock near Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts on May 2, 1676. Mary Rowlandson wrote a book on her experiences entitled,"A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson."The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MASSACRE"Oh: the doleful sight that now was to behold at this house! Of thirty-seven persons who were in this one house, none escaped either present death, or a bitter captivity, save only one. There were twelve killed, some shot, some stabbed with their spears, some knocked down with their hatchets. It is a solemn sight to see so many Christians lying in their blood, some here and some there, like a company of sheep torn by wolves."Narrative of Mrs. Rowlandson. Mrs. Rowlandson encourages the others by her brave demeanor. The Indians tie their victims, tear clothing and valuables from the dead, and then drive the cattle and their hapless victims before them off the scene.Mr. Rowlandson, Captain Kerley, and Mr. Drew arrive too late, after all is over, and can do nothing but pick up the dad, and take them from the scene.
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Native Americans
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama
- – Indians of North America--Nashaway
- – Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711
- – Indians of North America--Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – Image is the fifteenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
- – English
Pageant Exhibition Panel 14 - Capture of the Colonists
description- – The capture of the colonists at the Rowlandson blockhouse during Episode 3, Massacre by the Indians, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. Three young woman in the center are shown grouped together and crying, a dead colonist lays at their feet. There are two members of the Nashaway tribe who are shown trying to secure them, while another picks up guns. The attack occurred on February 10, 1676 during King Phillip's War, also called Metacom's War or Metacom's Rebellion, which took place from 1675-76 between Native Americans and Colonists and their Native American Allies in Southern New England. Metacom, known as King Phillip to the English, was the grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MASSACRE"No sooner were we out of the house, but my brother-in-law fell down dead, whereat the Indians scornfully shouted and hallooed. The bullets flying thick, one went through my side, and the same (as it would seem) through the bowels and hand of my poor child. Thus were we butchered by those merciless heathens, standing amazed, with the blood running down to our heels."Narrative of Mrs. Rowlandson
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Native Americans
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama
- – Indians of North America--Nashaway
- – Indians of North America--Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – Image is the fourteenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
- – English
Pageant Exhibition Panel 13 - Fire of the blockhouse
description- – The Rowlandson blockhouse on fire during Episode 3, Massacre by the Nashaway Indian tribe, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The photograph shows the blockhouse on fire. Outside the fortifications, the women try to flee, while in front, the Nashaway's crouch low to ambush the colonists. In the distance, the crowd watching the pageant can be seen. The attack occurred on February 10, 1676 during King Phillip's War, also called Metacom's War or Metacom's Rebellion, that took place from 1675-76 between Native Americans and Colonists and their Native American Allies in Southern New England. Metacom, known as King Phillip to the English, was the grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MASSACREA sortie on the part of the settlers is met by disastrous resistance, and many die. The block-house then begins to be consumed, and its unhappy inmates come rushing out only to be set upon by the crouching savages at the gate, who spring upon them and slay all who resist."About two hours they had been about the house before they prevailed to fire it. Now is the dreadful hour come, that I have often heard of (in the time of war, as was the case with others) but now mine eyes see it. But out we must go, the fire increasing, and coming along behind us, roaring, and the Indians gaping before us with their guns, spears, and hatchets to devour us."Narrative of Mrs. Rowlandson.
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Native Americans
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama
- – Indians of North America--Nashaway
- – Indians of North America--Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – Image is the thirteenth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
- – English
Pageant Exhibition Panel 12 - Nashaway Indians during the attack on Lancaster, Massachusetts
description- – The attack on the Rowlandson blockhouse during Episode 3, Massacre by the Nashaway Indian Tribe, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The photograph shows one group of the Native Americans crawling close to the stockade while another group is shown running away. The attack occurred on February 10, 1676 during King Phillip's War, also called Metacom's War or Metacom's Rebellion, that took place from 1675-76 between Native Americans and Colonists and their Native American Allies in Southern New England. Metacom, known as King Phillip to the English, was the grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. MASSACREWhile firing on the left takes place by the first group of Indians, a second group is seen crawling stealthily along close to the stockade, and then lying in a compact group near the gate, while a third lot come running in from the right bearing brush and bundles of dried grass, which they set on fire and toss over the stockade and against the fort, which presently catches fire.
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Native Americans
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama
- – Indians of North America--Nashaway
- – Indians of North America--Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – Image is the twelfth photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
- – English
Pageant Exhibition Panel 11 - The Nashaway's attack
description- – The attack on the Rowlandson blockhouse during Episode 3, Massacre by the Nashaway Indian tribe, in the Lancaster, Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant. The photograph shows the Nashaways outside the fortifications of the blockhouse, some have gone around the edge of the fortifications and are about to confront the colonists inside the fortifications. The attack occurred on February 10, 1676 during King Phillip's War, also called Metacom's War or Metacom's Rebellion, which took place from 1675-76 between Native Americans and Colonists and their Native American Allies in Southern New England. Metacom, known as King Phillip to the English, was the grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The photograph is mounted on heavy cardboard and has text describing the activity and history depicted in the photograph. The text for this image has been transcribed.
- – Pageant at Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 4, 1912. EPISODE III. MASSACRE BY THE INDIANS, 1676"At length they came and beset our own house, and quickly it was the dolefulest day that ever mine eyes saw. Some in our house were fighting for their lives, others wallowing in their blood, and the bloody heathen ready to knock us on the head if we stirred out."Narrative of Mrs. Rowlandson.
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Native Americans
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Indians of North America--Massachusetts--History--Colonial period,ca. 1600-1775
- – Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama
- – Indians of North America--Nashaway
- – Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster
- – 1912-07-04
- – Thayer Memorial Library
- – From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – Image is the eleventh photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
- – English
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