Pageant Exhibition Panel 21 - The Raising of the Flag at the Reception to Lafayette
Pageant Exhibition Panel 21 - The Raising of the Flag at the Reception to Lafayette
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Pageant Exhibition Panel 21 - The Raising of the Flag at the Reception to Lafayette
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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 LAFAYETTE SYNOPSIS 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.
Image is the twenty-first photograph in the Lancaster Massachusetts 1912 Fourth of July Pageant Exhibition created by the Thayer Memorial Library.
From the archives at the Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, Massachusetts. http://thayermemoriallibrary.org
