Lancaster Collection

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… subject - Historical drama; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-DIR http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,43

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… subject - Spectators--Pictorial works; Historical drama; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-29 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,42

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… subject - Actors--Pictorial works; Historical drama; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-28 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,41

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… subject - Dancers--Pictorial works; Historical drama; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-27 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,40

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.… subject - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts; Minuet (Dance)--Pictorial works; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-26 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,39

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,… subject - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts; Minuet (Dance)--Pictorial works; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-25 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,38

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… subject - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-24 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,37

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… subject - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-23 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,36

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… subject - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-22 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,35

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… subject - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Travel--United States--Massachusetts; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-21 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,34

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… subject - United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-20 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,33

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… subject - United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-19 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,32

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… subject - United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-18 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,31

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… subject - United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Minuteman (Militia)--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Horse-drawn… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-17 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,30

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… subject - Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711; King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-16 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,29

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… subject - Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711; King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-15 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,28

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… subject - King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Indians of North… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-14 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,27

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,… subject - King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Indians of North… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-13 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,26

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… subject - King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Indians of North… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-12 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,25

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… subject - King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675; Lancaster (Mass.)--History--1670-1680--Drama; Fourth of July celebrations--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Library exhibits--Massachusetts--Lancaster; Indians of North… relation - From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org Identifier - 1912-PAG-11 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/lancaster,24