Southbridge Woman's Club Float in 1916 Centennial Parade Southbridge Massachusetts

Southbridge Woman's Club Float in 1916 Centennial Parade Southbridge Massachusetts

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Southbridge en fete in 1916, celebrating the centennial of its incorporation. Nine ladies are shown on a float sitting under a wooden structure with columns. The women whose hair is wrapped with ribbon, are wearing long robes without sleeves, suggesting Roman Each lady is wearing a sash with text. Some of the script is readable: Conservative, Motherhood, Education. A shield is held by one of the ladies which says "Progress". A man with a hat is holding the reins. Greenery covers the base of the float. Bunting is hanging from the porch on the building in the background. A female onlooker is observing the parade go by. The Southbridge Woman's Club was founded in 1914. Miss Gladys Litchfield and Miss Mildred Wheelock were responsible for the initiative.

Pease, Aaron, H.

Image from the A.H. Pease album #3

C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/

pre-1923

Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org

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